ALC-Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee
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Thank you.
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Thank you all for being here today.
Senator Dave Wallace
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First order of business, now I'm finally getting organized, is call to order. We've called to order. I have no comments. Neither do I. Okay. Now we move on to the review of reports from the Occupational Authorization Entities. And the first one we're going to deal with is the State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors.
And if you all would come forward. Matt, it's good to see you today, sir. And if you will, introduce yourself. matt gilmore department of health mandy thomas department of health thank you all for being here and you're welcome to starston thank you mr chair thank you committee
Matt Gilmore
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um i've got a few things i'll just go over and then we'll open up to questions if that's okay with y'all so you have before you the report for the um board of examiners of alcoholism and drug abuse counselors small board they meet monthly that's about 12 members they license about a hundred and seventy two individuals under an 88 it fluctuates a little bit the number is like I said it fluctuates sometimes it you know from year to year it may go up one or two but not growing extremely fast some of the
things that the board has done recently to increase the number of individuals in this field is working with the various college campuses to hold meetings there and awareness events but also sponsoring continue education and workforce development meetings with the colleges and prospective students to educate them on what the what the counselors do in this field as far as the timeline to get someone licensed like I said they meet monthly so that's a pretty quick process
the number of C's required is in line with other states around us so nothing really out of the ordinary there I'm happy to take any questions y'all have or
Senator Dave Wallace
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address any issues members are there any questions seeing
no questions and then without objection this report stands as reviewed
thank you thank you sir in the next order of business is the adh Center for health protection and thank you all for coming
Senator Joshua Bryant
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if you would please introduce yourself thank you
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Health Paula day for the Arkansas Department of Health all right and you may start thank you sir we are presenting four licenses for your review the orthotic prosthetic assistant the orthotic and prosthetic prosthetist and the pedorthist as well as the perfusionist the first three are administered by the department with consultation from the orthotic prosthetic and pedorthic board and license
approximately 368 licensees and then the pedorthist are administered by the department and license 111 perfusions across the state and with that happy to answer any questions in members are
Senator Joshua Bryant
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there any questions I see one
Senator Dave Wallace
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representative Richardson you'll recognize her you know there we go thank
Representative R. Scott Richardson
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you thank you guys for being I just had a question and in terms of the fees that are that they're paying has it always just been around this what is it a hundred bucks and I can't pronounce the name so the or pro
Speaker 21
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how about that Yes representative for each of the Licensure programs those fees have been set and had been since the licensure was established those have not changed
Representative R. Scott Richardson
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Okay, how long is it? Do you know how long it's been? 2008 okay, thank you
Senator Dave Wallace
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Thank you, sir Members are there any other
questions? And sir you have anything to add no sir So seeing none without objections this report stands as reviewed. Thank you all for being here today Moving on our next group is the Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Board
how are you all doing if you would please
Speaker 34
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announce yourself I'm Diana Piosky I'm the director of the State Board of Appraisers
Speaker 38
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abstractors and home inspectors Lacey Kirchner counsel for the Department
of Labor and licensing Brian Hester, the chairman of the State Board of Appraisers, Home Inspectors, and after.
Speaker 34
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Thank you, sir. We have about, with Home Inspectors, there are about 300, we run around 400 licensees. We did discount their fees this past renewal cycle, last December, because they were building up a fund balance. And with that, sir, we're happy to take any questions.
Senator Dave Wallace
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Representative Rose, you're recognized, sir. Thank
Representative Ryan A. Rose
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you. Thank you guys for presenting this and taking questions today. I read through the questions that were attached with your exhibit. There was a discount that you guys offered for the renewal fees in 24, and I think you extended it into 25. Could you just maybe share with us why you came to the decision to
Speaker 45
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make the discount and if you think you're going to keep doing that
Speaker 34
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moving forward? We made the discount because home inspectors were building up more than a three-year fund balance.
funds have now been combined into one but yes sir we want it we look at that every January we've reduced appraiser fees for a number of years and if we can we hate as I've said we hate to they they look at it every year to make sure that the division won't be underfunded at any point we do that for all three
Speaker 46
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of our divisions. Follow-up, Mr. Chair. Go ahead, sir. Thank you.
Speaker 47
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Is that a $65 discount for every
fee, or is it just the renewal fee?
Speaker 34
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It is just the renewal fee. We also eliminated late fees for reinstatements and several other smaller fees, like address change fees and things like that as well. And that's what I was
Representative Ryan A. Rose
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going to follow up with. I was looking at your fees and penalties. And I was just curious
if the $65 discount on the renewal, were there other discounts or did any of the other fees, penalties, renewals, et cetera, did
Speaker 34
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those increase, stay the same discount? The $65 discount is just for renewal fees. So we eliminated some of the small fees
that the board had charged. So as far as penalties, those are set by a disciplinary case. And on
Representative Ryan A. Rose
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that Exhibit 3, you have the fees and penalties listed. Are those just remaining the same that they have been? Yes. Those are not new numbers. They're just, hey, this is what they are, this is what they were previously. Yes, sir. All right, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you,
sir. And Senator Flippo, you're recognized, sir. Yep.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Do we get an introduction here? Let's start with the gentleman in the red tie. I feel like I know you from somewhere. I just can't really. I'd like to know your qualifications to serve on this commission. I think
you were distracted by the senator to your right, but yes. Brian Hester. Brian Hester. Do
you have any siblings, Mr. Hester? Not that I recall. Okay. And what were your qualifications
Speaker 41
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again for this? Absolutely nothing. Nope. Sound like the man for the job.
Speaker 58
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I'm an appraiser here on the Home Inspector Board. And what information do
Speaker 59
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you have on a Bartholomew Hester from Green Forest? Sketchy guy is all I
Senator Dave Wallace
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know. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, sir. Members, are there any other questions? Seeing none, without objection, this port stands as reviewed.
Thank you all. members were moving on to other business do any of the members have any other business to discuss seeing none and I apologize was meaning taking so long but seeing none we are adjourned
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Comments by the Co-Chairs
C. Review of Reports from Occupational Authorization Entities:
D. Other Business
E. Adjournment
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Senator Dave Wallace
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Matt Gilmore
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Senator Joshua Bryant
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Representative R. Scott Richardson
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Senator Scott Flippo Chair
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Representative Ryan A. Rose
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