Bill > S1442

This bill appropriates and adjusts funding for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses for fiscal year 2025, totaling $6,600,300 in new appropriations and a reduction of $3,814,500 from existing appropriations. * **Building Construction and Real Estate:** $4,146,600 is appropriated from the State Regulatory Fund, $12,100 from Miscellaneous Revenue/Industrial Safety Fund, $5,800 from Miscellaneous Revenue/Logging Fund, and $2,100 from the Federal Grant Fund. * **Occupational Licenses:** $1,041,500 is appropriated from the State Regulatory Fund. * **Health Professions:** $350,000 is appropriated from the State-Directed Opioid Settlement Fund and $1,042,200 from the State Regulatory Fund. * **Administration Program Reduction:** The appropriation for the Administration Program from the State Regulatory Fund is reduced by $3,705,000 for Personnel Costs and $109,500 for Operating Expenditures. * **Reappropriation Authority:** Unexpended balances from fiscal year 2024, not exceeding $6,054,000 from the Occupational Licenses Fund, are reappropriated for the procurement and operation of a commercial licensing information system for non-recurring expenditures. * **Reporting Requirement:** The Division must report on fund balances by December 1, 2024, and propose plans for adjustments if balances exceed 125% or fall below 30% of the five-year rolling average of expenditures.