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Subcommittee advances Mental Health Regulatory Agency budget; funds two compliance positions
Summary
The Education Subcommittee on May 8 recommended SB 5532, the appropriation for the Mental Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA), be moved to the full Ways and Means Committee. LFO recommended $7,196,001 other funds and 17 positions (17 FTE), including a policy package to add two permanent positions to support compliance and investigations split across
The Education Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means on May 8 voted to move SB 5532, the appropriation bill for the Mental Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to the full Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation after the Legislative Fiscal Office presented the recommended budget and a related budget note.
Why it matters: The MHRA provides administrative and regulatory oversight for the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists and the Board of Psychology. The recommended budget restructures staff to support licensing and compliance, funds two new positions to improve investigations and compliance functions, and is projected to leave the agency with multi-month operating reserves.
LFO recommendation and breakdown: Michael, Legislative Fiscal Office analyst, told the committee the 2025–27 LFO-recommended budget for MHRA is $7,196,001 other funds and includes 17 positions (17.0 FTE). Michael said the recommended budget “represents a 15.9% increase from the 2023–25 legislatively…
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