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Counselor licensing board seeks rulemaking power, duplicate‑license and technology fees to join counseling compact
Summary
The North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners told the Senate Industry and Business Committee it needs authority to adopt administrative rules, to charge duplicate‑certificate and a technology fee, and requested an appropriation to build a cloud licensing system to meet Counseling Compact data requirements; the committee asked for fiscal details
Erin Grond, chair of the North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners, asked the Senate Industry and Business Committee to approve changes that would allow the board to adopt rules, charge a duplicate certificate fee and a technology fee, and to consider an appropriation to pay startup costs for a cloud‑based licensing system.
Grond testified the board is self‑funded and has historically processed applications with paper records. The proposed technology fee would help pay for a cloud system to receive electronic applications, verify licenses, and provide the two‑way data exchanges required by the Counseling Compact, which Grond said is expected to be operational nationally in coordination with North Dakota in mid‑to‑late 2025.
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