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DOPL presents budget, audit response; seeks pay and vehicle funding for inspectors
Summary
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses reported on consolidation impacts and audit findings about excessive cash balances, requested ongoing pay increases and one-time vehicle and hardware funding, and outlined licensing-system efficiencies.
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 that it continues to reconcile cash balances from a 2020 consolidation, is responding to a legislative audit finding about excessive board cash balances, and is seeking targeted funding to address inspector turnover and equipment needs.
Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, walked the committee through DOPL’s organization, funding and recent activity. McGurkin said DOPL was formed by House Bill 318 in 2020 and consolidated what had been 11 agencies and nearly 50 boards into one division; DOPL now supports 45 boards and commissions and bills those boards for centralized services.
The agency is funded entirely from dedicated and federal funds; it does not use general-fund appropriations, DOPL staff said. McGurkin noted the agency received transfers and receipts of roughly $83…
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