HB 413-EXTENDING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:24:10 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR ELLIS announced HB 413 to be up for consideration.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
ELEANOR WOLFE, staff to Representative  Kurt Olson, sponsor of HB                                                               
413, explained this was requested  by the Department of Commerce,                                                               
Community  &  Economic  Development and  Legislative  Budget  and                                                               
Audit Committee. No one had introduced  a bill to extend the Real                                                               
Estate Commission  and the Legislative Auditor  advised to extend                                                               
it to 2016.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:25:11 PM                                                                                                                    
PAT  DAVIDSON, Division  Of Legislative  Audit,  said her  review                                                               
indicated  that the  commission was  operating in  a satisfactory                                                               
manner  and she  recommended a  2016 termination  date. She  also                                                               
recommended to  the Office of  the Governor that they  verify the                                                               
qualifications  of board  members before  presenting them  to the                                                               
legislature for  confirmation. One of the  recent appointments to                                                               
the  board  did not  have  the  necessary years  of  professional                                                               
experience.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  ELLIS  asked  if that  recommendation  was  well  received                                                               
advice.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS.  DAVIDSON replied  the Governor's  Office concurred  with the                                                               
recommendation and  said they would  improve their  procedures to                                                               
ensure that professional  requirements were met for  any of their                                                               
nominees.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  ELLIS thanked  her  for  her help  and  closed the  public                                                               
hearing saying  the bill  would be held.  There being  no further                                                               
business to come  before the committee, he  adjourned the meeting                                                               
at 2:27:36 PM.