Amendment #11 to H4254

Special Commission on Fiscal Impact of Fee Increases

Mrs. Orrall of Lakeville moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following new section: -

“SECTION XX. There is hereby established a special commission for the purposes of determining the fiscal impact of any increase in licensing fees imposed on shops and schools by the Division of Professional Licensure. The task force will also be charged with creating a plan to correlate fee increases to a student enrollment ratio rather than revenue produced by said institutions.

The special commission shall consist of the chairs of the joint committee on consumer protection and professional licensure, who shall chair said commission, the director of the division of professional licensure, or his designee, representation from at least 3 of the boards controlled by the division of professional licensure to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representative, the senate president and the governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the minority leader of the house, or a designee,  and Senate the minority leader of the senate or a designee.

Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary the division of professional licensure shall not increase any licensing fees until such time a report is issued by the special commission created here.”.