HF 3997 Summary

• Legislative Coordinating Commission must study and report by January 15, 2017, and every five years thereafter on economic effects of occupational regulations on service provider availability and employment opportunities for economically underprivileged classes and racial minorities.

• Governor or designee must ensure all occupational licensing rules and policies are consistent with state policy requiring least restrictive regulation necessary to protect consumers from present, significant, and substantiated harm.

• Establishes an occupational regulations analyst position within Legislative Coordinating Commission to review occupational regulation legislation, evaluate competitive and economic effects, and issue periodic reports on impacts to underprivileged classes and racial minorities.

• Creates Office of Supervision of Occupational Boards' Disciplinary Actions within Office of Administrative Hearings to actively supervise state occupational boards and review disciplinary enforcement actions for consistency with occupational policy; boards must bear costs of review.

• Expands reporting requirements for occupational regulation proposals to include impact on practitioner supply, service costs, market competition, employment opportunities for minorities and underprivileged classes, and how other states and federal government regulate the occupation.