HB 1195 — Professional & Occupational Licensing Requirements, Joint Commission to Evaluate; created, report.

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1195 OfferedAMENDMENT JanuaryIN 10,THE 2018NATURE PrefiledOF JanuaryA 10,SUBSTITUTE 2018(Proposed by the House Committee on Rules on February 6, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cline) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-37630-376, through30-377, 30-380,and 30-378, relating to the Joint CommissionSubcommittee to Evaluate Professional and Occupational Licensing Requirements;Requirements.

report.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

---------- Patrons-- Cline, Helsel, McGuire and Thomas ---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-37630-376, through30-377, 30-380,and 30-378, as follows:

JOINT COMMISSIONSUBCOMMITTEE TO EVALUATE PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

Joint CommissionSubcommittee to Evaluate Professional and Occupational Licensing Requirements;

TheA. Joint Commission to Evaluate Professional and Occupational Licensing Requirements (the Joint Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government.

The purpose of the Joint CommissionSubcommittee is to examineEvaluate the statutory and regulatory professional and occupational licensing requirements of the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational RegulationLicensing Requirements (the Department)Joint toSubcommittee) determineis whetherestablished such requirements may be reduced or eliminated while still, in the leastlegislative restrictivebranch manner,of protectingstate thegovernment. public health and safety.

The purpose of the Joint Subcommittee is to examine the statutory and regulatory professional and occupational licensing requirements of the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (the Department) to determine whether such requirements may be reduced or eliminated while still, in the least restrictive manner, protecting the public health and safety.

B.

As used in this chapter:

"Certification" means the same as that term is defined in § 54.1-300.

"Licensing requirements" means the established minimum qualifications for licensure, certification, or registration that are required to be satisfied in order for an applicant to engage in any lawful profession, trade, or occupation under Subtitle II of Title 54.1 and the renewal of any such license, certification, or registration.

"Licensure" means the same as that term is defined in § 54.1-300.

"Registration" means the same as that term is defined in § 54.1-300.

The Joint CommissionSubcommittee shall have a total membership of 14 legislative members that shall consist of eight members of the House of Delegates and six members of the Senate.

Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms.

The Joint CommissionSubcommittee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership.

The meetings of the Joint CommissionSubcommittee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

No recommendation of the Joint CommissionSubcommittee shall be adopted if a majority of the House members or a majority of the Senate members appointed to the Joint CommissionSubcommittee (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Joint Commission.Subcommittee.

Members of the Joint CommissionSubcommittee shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§the 2.2-2813general andappropriation 2.2-2825.act.

Compensation to members of the General Assembly for attendance at official meetings of the Joint Commission shall be paid by the offices of the Clerk of the House of Delegates or Clerk of the Senate, as applicable.

All compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Joint Commission or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.

Powers and duties of the Joint Commission;Subcommittee;

A.The Joint Subcommittee shall have the following powers and duties to:

The Joint Commission shall have the power and duty to:

Adopt a schedule for reviewing suchthe statutory and regulatory licensing requirements;

Request that the Governor direct the Department to conduct independent evaluations of such licensing requirements in achieving their intended policy purpose and report the findings to the Joint Commission;Subcommittee;

B.Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the house of the General Assembly of which the chairman of the Joint Subcommittee is a member.

AdministrativeLegal, staffresearch, supportpolicy shallanalysis, beand providedother services requested by the OfficeJoint ofSubcommittee theshall Clerkbe ofprovided by the HouseDivision of Delegates.Legislative Services.

Legal, research, policy analysis, and other services requested by the Joint Commission shall be provided by the Division of Legislative Services.

C.The chairman shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Joint Subcommittee no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly.

The chairman shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Joint Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly.

§ 30-379.

Review by General Assembly.

To assist the Joint Commission in carrying out the powers and duties set forth in § 30-378, the General Assembly shall adopt a schedule for its timely review of the statutory and regulatory professional and occupational licensing requirements of the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

The schedule adopted shall require that no less than 20 percent of such licensing requirements be reviewed annually.

The General Assembly may delegate the requirements imposed by this section to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 30-73.1.

§ 30-380.