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Votes at a glance: Licensing Advisory Committee actions, Jan. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions recorded during the committee meeting, including candidate coursework recommendations, rule change recommendation and approval to establish a Rapid DNA working group.
The Licensing Advisory Committee recorded a number of formal motions by voice vote during its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting. The meeting transcript records motions, seconds and voice 'aye' responses; roll‑call tallies were not recorded on the public transcript.
Votes and formal recommendations recorded in the meeting minutes:
- Approve meeting minutes (Oct. 24, 2024) — motion carried by voice vote. - Candidate 2 (statistics course): recommend the commission approve the candidate's coursework as equivalent to a 3‑semester‑credit statistics course — motion carried (voice vote). - Candidate 1 (forensic biology coursework): recommend the commission decline the candidate's coursework as meeting minimum requirements — motion carried (voice vote). - Candidate 3 (cell biology/molecular biology documentation): recommend the commission decline the candidate's coursework — motion carried (voice vote). - Candidate 4 (molecular genetics course): recommend the commission approve the candidate's coursework as meeting molecular biology requirement — motion carried (voice vote). - Recommend commission adopt proposed rule changes to accept TCOLE course 2106 (pre‑2019 and 2019 versions) when taught by a TCOLE certified instructor or a commission‑approved subject matter expert — motion carried (voice vote). - Recommend commission establish a state working group to develop Rapid DNA licensing partner criteria and operational guidance — motion carried (voice vote). - Motion to schedule quarterly committee meetings for 2025 (dates discussed in meeting) — motion carried (voice vote). - Motion to excuse absent members (Jessica Frazier and Angelica Coguero) — motion carried (voice vote).
Where the transcript records only a voice vote the committee did not provide numeric roll‑call tallies; the meeting minutes state the motions carried after affirmative 'aye' responses.
