04/23/2001 09:12 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 81(FIN)                                                                                              
     "An Act extending  the termination date of the  Board of Dental                                                            
     Examiners;  relating  to  the  Board of  Dental  Examiners  and                                                            
     regulation  of  the  practice  of dentistry;  and  relating  to                                                            
     dental hygienists and dental assistants."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilken  noted his  concerns voiced  at the previous  hearing                                                            
regarding  temporary licenses.  He stated that  while he there  is a                                                            
need for "an  underserved population",  determining the best  way to                                                            
address  the  issue  within  this  bill  would  delay  its  passage.                                                            
Therefore,  he  concluded  he would  work  on  separate legislation                                                             
during the interim.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilken offered  a motion to move from Committee SCS CS HB 81                                                            
(FIN)  with accompanying  zero fiscal  note from  the Department  of                                                            
Community and Economic Development.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The bill MOVED from Committee without objection.