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JFAC orders report and draft legislation on licensing and certification transfer; members debate "shall draft legislation" language
Summary
The committee approved intent language directing the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses on a report and draft legislation to explore moving the Licensing & Certification program; Senator Wintrow objected to the mandatory drafting language and the measure passed with some dissent.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved language asking the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) to prepare a report and draft legislation about transferring the Licensing & Certification program out of the Department of Health and Welfare and into DOPL.
The language does not itself move the program. Instead, it requires the department and DOPL to analyze logistics and, if appropriate, prepare draft legislation describing how a transfer would work and what statutory changes might be required. "This language does not facilitate that move. It just asks the department to work with DOPL on coming up with a report for JFAC by next January on what that might look like," a…
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