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BCE staff reports stable fund condition, recruitment for most vacancies and progress on business modernization
Summary
Board staff told the committee the board's fund condition is stable, the program is actively recruiting for five of six vacancies, purchased staff laptops, and is advancing rulemaking packages and business modernization including continuing education work in the Connect system.
Miss Walker, staff member for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, reported during the Dec. 16, 2024 Government and Public Affairs Committee meeting that the board's fiscal outlook for the current year is "very stable." She said cost savings stem from staff vacancies and lower enforcement spending compared with prior years.
Walker told the committee the program made a one-time purchase of new laptops to replace outdated equipment and is working with its budget analyst to build an ongoing maintenance line so future bulk replacements are not needed. She said the department has cleared the board to recruit for five of six current vacancies; one staff services analyst position will be held vacant and is likely to be lost next fiscal year.
On regulation and modernization, Walker said ten rulemaking packages are in the production phase with three near initial filing. The board is developing continuing education (CE) functionality in the current Connect licensing platform after the vendor could not meet an upgrade schedule. Walker said staff is exploring a short-term DCA-built public course search and expects a basic tool to be operational in the first quarter of 2025. She also reported that Connect usage by licensees rose to about 41% in the first quarter of the fiscal year and that the program is absorbing online credit card fees to encourage electronic renewals.
Committee members asked about where the five recruitments will be placed; Walker said two are program technician positions to support administration and licensing, and three are lead positions (admin, licensing/continuing education, enforcement). She said placing leads will shift more policy work away from managers and into those lead roles. Committee members raised concerns about workload distribution from the held-back SSA position; Walker said those duties will be reallocated across existing staff and manager-level roles.
Walker also flagged travel and stakeholder engagement needs: she said staff will seek approvals for two representatives to attend FCLB and NBCE annual meetings and test-development activities in 2025, and seek a DCA exemption to allow board members to participate in a part 4 test development committee and standard-setting workshop.
No public comment was recorded during the discussion.
