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Bill would add Legislature to annual report on professional licensing board vacancies
Summary
House Bill 35 would require the Department of Labor’s existing annual licensing-board report to include vacancy and appointment-status details and be sent to the Legislature’s interim economic affairs committee; supporters said vacancies have impaired boards' ability to conduct disciplinary work.
Representative Jonathan Karlen introduced House Bill 35 and an amendment that would expand an existing Department of Labor report to include appointment and vacancy details and make that report available to the Legislature’s Economic Affairs interim committee.
Proponents told the committee vacancies have hampered some licensing boards’ ability to function. A massage-therapy board witness said the board at one point had two of five member slots filled, forcing holdover members to continue serving so panels could meet. "Having a vacancy for more than 6 months is an issue," the witness said,…
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