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Committee Advances Change to Degree Requirements for Polygraph Licenses
Summary
The Senate Workforce Committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 233 to limit degree requirements for polygraph examiner licenses, preventing the labor commissioner from imposing a bachelor's degree for non–law-enforcement applicants and an associate degree for law-enforcement applicants. The substitute was reported to the full Senate.
The Senate Workforce Committee agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 233 that would narrow the academic credentials the commissioner of labor may require for polygraph examiner licenses. Counsel told the committee the measure amends section 21-5-5c of the code to prevent the commissioner from requiring a bachelor’s degree for class 1 licenses (non–law-enforcement applicants) and from requiring an associate degree for class 2 licenses (law-enforcement applicants). Counsel said that change would preempt any degree requirements previously set by the commissioner or legislative rules and noted a similar bill, Senate Bill 534, had passed the Senate last year.
Committee members asked why the bill had not progressed in the prior legislative session; counsel said it moved to the House but did not advance there. There were no amendments offered. The committee agreed to the committee substitute by voice vote and the vice chair moved that it be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. The motion carried by voice vote and the committee substitute will be reported to the Senate.
