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Licensing boards outline fee-funded budgets and workforce concerns during House Health Committee operating-budget hearing
Summary
Six professional licensing boards told the House Health Committee their operations are largely fee-funded and requested biennial spending authority; witnesses highlighted workforce data collection, mental-health supports for licensees, and the effects of recent licensure law changes on caseloads and revenue.
The Ohio House Health Committee opened an informal hearing on House Bill 96 (the operating budget) and invited testimony from six professional licensing boards that regulate occupations ranging from chiropractic and cosmetology to psychology and veterinary medicine. Executives from each board summarized their missions, requested biennial spending authority, and answered members' questions about workforce trends, licensure changes and enforcement demands.
Liz Moore, executive director of the Ohio State Chiropractic Board, described the board's fee-supported structure and asked the committee to grant the board's recommended FY26–27 budget to maintain operations and public protection. Lori Pearson, executive director of the Cosmetology and Barber Board, asked for spending authority of $5,523,000 in FY26…
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