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Lawmakers, OPLC weigh timeline limits for professional-licensing investigations; staffing and statute conflicts raised
Summary
A bill to require the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) to meet fixed complaint-handling deadlines prompted questions about staffing, statutory conflicts and the agency's separation of investigative and adjudicative functions.
A bill to set fixed timelines for the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification's (OPLC) complaint handling prompted debate over agency capacity, statutory conflicts and costs during a subcommittee hearing of the House Executive Departments and Administration committee on May 21.
Proponents said the measure aims to reduce long delays in processing complaints and keep boards informed; OPLC officials and multiple lawmakers warned the timelines could force OPLC to hire additional investigators and might conflict with a separate five-year statutory limitation period for bringing misconduct allegations.
OPLC General Counsel Nicholas Fry told the committee the agency calibrated a fiscal-note staffing estimate by comparing complaints opened to complaints closed and said the revised amendment would still require additional positions. "At the time the fiscal impact statement…
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