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Audit flags DOPL cash balances as division seeks pay increases for inspectors
Summary
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) briefed the committee on audit findings about excessive cash balances across boards and commissions, outlined a long-term plan to reduce reserves, and requested targeted pay increases and equipment replacements for inspectors amid high turnover.
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that it is addressing open legislative audit findings related to unusually high cash balances in some boards and commissions while requesting targeted increases to recruit and retain inspectors.
Kellen McGurkin, budget and policy analyst for the Legislative Services Office, summarized DOPL’s structure: created by House Bill 318 (2020), DOPL consolidated previously separate agencies into three professional bureaus and an administrative bureau and now oversees about 200,000 licensees and 45 boards and commissions. McGurkin noted the division is fully funded with dedicated and federal funds and pointed to $83 million in receipts and transfers in recent years, including $50 million moved from prior…
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