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Committee advances HB 568 to update workforce code and raise some fees, including work permit fee
Summary
HB 568 would update workforce code language and adjust inspection fees; the bill raises an employer work permit fee from $15 to $50 (clarified as per‑employer, not per child). The committee gave the bill a favorable report by voice vote.
Chairman Sales presented HB 568 as a bill for the Department of Workforce to update code language and raise outdated fees. He noted some inspection fees had not been updated in years (for example, an inspection fee of $10) and that the bill increases a work permit fee from $15 to $50, explicitly as a per‑employer fee rather than per child.
Committee members confirmed that the Department of Workforce brought the bill and discussed practicalities such as inspection fees for elevators and similar items. The sponsor said the increases were intended to be reasonable and cover administrative costs rather than generate revenue. The committee moved the bill, it was seconded and passed by voice vote.
