DPOR; regulatory boards expungement of disciplinary records.

Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; regulatory boards; expungement of disciplinary records.Authorizes any regulatory board within the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation to expunge the disciplinary record ofa regulant, provided that (i) the regulant's written applicationfor expungement is made at least five years from the date of finaldisposition of the disciplinary record, (ii) the disciplinary recordis the only disciplinary record that the regulant has with a regulatory board, (iii) the regulant is not the subject of an active investigationrelated to professional or occupational conduct, (iv) the regulantis not in a current disciplinary status and any fees or fines assessedhave been paid in full, and (v) the regulant has not had a disciplinaryrecord previously expunged by the regulatory board. The bill defines"expungement" as the removal of a disciplinary record by (a) permanentlysealing the affected record from public access, (b) deeming the proceedingsto which the affected record refers as not having occurred, and (c)affording the affected party the right to represent that no recordexists regarding the subject matter of the affected record. Underthe bill, a regulatory board may use a previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or release records of a previous discipline uponrequest from law enforcement or any other governmental body as permittedby law.