House Bill 2031 Summary

• Repeals Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 4.2 (relates to iceberg lettuce regulations) and multiple licensing boards and regulatory agencies including the acupuncture board of examiners, barbers and cosmetology board, and others.

• Consolidates certain health profession regulatory functions by merging the board of homeopathic and integrated medicine examiners with the acupuncture board of examiners staff and administrative support.

• Removes references to repealed boards from fingerprint clearance card requirements, health profession definitions, and administrative hearing procedures throughout Arizona Revised Statutes.

• Eliminates statutory provisions related to school bus advisory councils and student transportation advisory councils, transferring some school transportation rulemaking authority to the department of public safety.

• Prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with lobbying firms or spending public funds on lobbyists unless the person is a state employee.