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JFAC directs Health and Welfare, DOPL to draft potential legislation and report on Licensing & Certification transfer; some members object
Summary
The committee approved language exempting Licensing & Certification from personnel‑to‑operating transfer restrictions and directed the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses to draft possible legislation and report to JFAC by January. Senator Wintrow objected to mandatory 'shall draft'
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved intent language that exempts the Department of Health and Welfare’s Licensing & Certification program from a restriction on transferring personnel funds to operating expenditures and directed the department to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) on a report and potential draft legislation.
The exemption addresses a recurring practice in Licensing & Certification of using unused personnel funds to…
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