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."                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:43:07 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEITH   BAUGUESS,   STAFF,   SENATOR   GRAY-JACKSON,   introduced                                                               
himself.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELVI GRAY-JACKSON, SPONSOR, introduced the bill.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
KRIS  CURTIS,   AUDITOR,   LEGISLATIVE   AUDIT,  pointed   to  the                                                              
audit   of   the  State   Physical   Therapy    and  Occupational                                                               
Therapy  Board.  She  stated  that  there   was a  recommendation                                                               
for an eight-year extension of the board.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
She stated that the report made no recommendations.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:45:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OPENED public testimony.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop CLOSED public testimony. Co-Chair Bishop                                                                        
discussed the schedule for the following meeting.