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h_bus_2016a_2016-01-21t13:32:02z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/21/2016



Final

BILL SUMMARY for Division of Professions and Occupations Sunset Review



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Introduce draft bill LLS 16-0441. The motion passe PASS







01:39 PM -- Division of Professions and Occupations Sunset Review



Brian Tobias, Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), and Duane Gall, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to explain the sunset review process.



Mr. Tobias continued with a more in depth discussion of how DORA approaches the sunset review process.



Mr. Tobias responded to questions from the committee about how often DORA has recommended that a program sunset.



Mr. Tobias discussed the specific sunset review of the Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) within DORA. A copy of the sunset report can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8bNvcf083ydX1g5NU95S1pfaTQ/view. Mr. Tobias discussed the role and structure of DPO.



01:55 PM



Mr. Tobias spoke specifically about the recommendation made by DORA during the sunset review process to schedule the Healthcare Professions Profile Program (HPPP) for its own sunset review in 2021, which is reflected in the draft bill (LLS 16-0441) being considered by the committee.



Mr. Tobias responded to questions from the committee regarding several topics related to DPO's sunset review, including the suggested sunset timeline for the HPPP.



02:06 PM --
Lauren Larson, Director of DPO, and Michael Skorupka, Deputy Director of DPO, came to the table to respond to questions from the committee regarding the HPPP and several other topics discussed in the sunset report.



02:21 PM --
Larry Sarner, Colorado Citizens for Science in Medicine, spoke to the committee about a series of concerns related to the healthcare areas that DPO regulates, the HPPP, and concerns with the sunset review of DPO that was conducted. Mr. Sarner provided the committee with a handout (Attachment A). Mr. Sarner also spoke about concerns with the draft bill related to the sunset report that the committee is considering.



160121 AttachA.pdf160121 AttachA.pdf

BILL: Division of Professions and Occupations Sunset Review
TIME: 02:32:50 PM
MOVED: Kraft-Tharp
MOTION: Introduce draft bill LLS 16-0441. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED: Garnett
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Garnett
Yes
Navarro
Excused
Nordberg
Yes
Pabon
Excused
Rosenthal
Yes
Roupe
Yes
Sias
Yes
Thurlow
Yes
Winter
Yes
Wist
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS







Representative Kraft-Tharp and Representative Garnett volunteered to be co-prime sponsors on the introduced bill.



02:34 PM



The committee adjourned.