Occupation; evaluation of legislation increasing/beginning regulation, com. chairman request.

Evaluation of legislation increasing or beginning regulation of an occupation; committee chairman to request. Providesthat when any bill that would require the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation to increase or begin regulation of anoccupation is filed, the chairman of the committee having jurisdictionover the bill shall forward it to the Board for Professional andOccupational Regulation for evaluation. The Board shall completesuch evaluation by November 1 of the same year for requests receivedduring a regular session or as soon as practicable for requests receivedduring a special session. Currently, the Division of Legislative Servicesidentifies and forwards such bills to the Board for evaluation.