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Funeral-services board requests spending authority for license-management update and inspector contracts
Summary
The State Board of Funeral Services requested $47,171 in FY27 authority, including a one-time $23,490 to update its license-management system, and reported 482 active establishments and a $230,360 cash balance.
Della Smith, executive director of the State Board of Funeral Services, told the committee the board licenses funeral establishments and professionals, reported 482 active establishments and 1,660 licensees, and seeks $47,171 in spending authority for inspector contracts, leases, legal/fiscal services and a one-time license-management system update. "We maintain a $230,360 cash balance for the last fiscal year," Smith said when describing the board’s financial position.
Smith cited recent activity counts—17 new establishment licenses and 107 new licensees in the prior fiscal year—and emphasized the utility of a modern license-management system for online applications, renewals and complaint handling. Committee members asked for clarification on investigations and a high-profile crematory case; Smith said the unlicensed operator was pursued appropriately and clarified the board’s enforcement options.
