04/27/2022 09:00 AM House FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 222                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the State                                                                        
     Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; and                                                                       
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:01:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick  relayed that  there had been  one previous                                                                    
hearing on  the bill on  April 20, 2022. She  indicated that                                                                    
Representative LeBon had joined the meeting.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:02:24 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OPENED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:02:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick  asked the department to  review the fiscal                                                                    
note. She noted that  Representative Thompson had joined the                                                                    
meeting.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
GLENN  HOSKINSON, DIVISION  OF CORPORATIONS,  BUSINESSES AND                                                                    
PROFESSIONAL  LICENSING, DEPARTMENT  OF COMMERCE,  COMMUNITY                                                                    
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  (via teleconference), reviewed the                                                                    
published fiscal  impact fiscal  note for the  Department of                                                                    
Commerce,  Community and  Economic Development  (DCCED) (FN1                                                                    
(CED).  She explained  that SB  222  extended the  statutory                                                                    
authorization for  the existing  State Physical  Therapy and                                                                    
Occupational Therapy  Board and  the fiscal note  showed the                                                                    
operating  costs of  the board.  The cost  included 7  board                                                                    
members and one staff member,  to attend four board meetings                                                                    
per year  for $26.9 thousand  in travel costs.  The Services                                                                    
costs  included  advertising  of   public  notice  of  board                                                                    
meetings,  training and  conference fees,  and stipends  for                                                                    
board  members  attending  board  meeting  in  community  of                                                                    
residence for the remainder of $28.4 thousand.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:04:30 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:04:47 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Foster MOVED  to REPORT  SB 222  out of  committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 222  was REPORTED out  of committee with seven  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations and two  "no recommendation" recommendations                                                                    
and with  one previously  published fiscal impact  note: FN1                                                                    
(CED).                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:05:36 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:06:27 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED