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JFAC directs Health & Welfare to draft report and potential legislation on moving licensing and certification to DOPL
Summary
The committee approved language requiring the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses on a report and draft legislation by January on transferring the licensing and certification program; the motion drew recorded opposition in both chambers.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) to produce a report and draft legislation describing how transfer of the licensing and certification program might be done.
The approved language does not itself move the program; it directs the agencies to study the logistics, identify necessary statutory changes and return a report to JFAC by January. Several members raised concerns during debate about the strength of…
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