Office of Professional Regulation proposes fee increases, new surcharges and repeal of racetrack oversight

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The Office of Professional Regulation outlined a package of technical statutory changes Wednesday including new and increased fees, a proposed disciplinary surcharge, a request to exempt boards from a five‑year termination provision and repeal of motor-vehicle-racing oversight; the committee discussed but did not vote.

The Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) on Thursday presented a package of technical statutory amendments to the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that would add and raise licensing and service fees, authorize a disciplinary surcharge, shift how the agency charges for data services and remove the agency’s authority over motor-vehicle-racing oversight.

OPR Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert and Jen Colon, general counsel for the Office of Professional Regulation, told the committee the changes are intended to shore up agency revenue and fix drafting errors in prior fee bills. “A lot of these changes are driven in part because the Office of Professional Regulation is running at such a deficit,” Hibbert said. She and Colon asked the committee to consider the package and said they will supply follow-up data on some items.

The proposal includes several specific fee changes…

Office of Professional Regulation proposes fee increases, new surcharges and repeal of racetrack oversight

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