Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1264

Date: 02/15/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1264

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The amendme Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The amendm Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion Moved to refer House Bill 06-1264, as amended, to	FAIL Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

12:07 PM -- House Bill 06-1264

Representative Hefley, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 1264 that would make changes to professions and occupations currently regulated by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Registrations. She distributed two amendments, L.002 (Attachment B) and L.003 (Attachment C).

12:15 PM -- Rose McCool, representing the Division of Registrations, DORA, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a handout (Attachment D). She addressed the portion of the bill that removes the requirement that the executive administrator of the Board of Nursing be a professional nurse. She stated the change would open the position up to a fair and competitive process.

12:20 PM

Greg Romberg, representing the Colorado Press and Broadcasters Association, spoke about the bill and amendment L.003. He stated that the association is reluctant about the statute as it is, but the language in House Bill 1264 related to the confidentiality of letters of concern, but that it is better than what is in other sections of statute. Mr. Romberg discussed amendment L.003, and encouraged the committee to adopt it.

12:27 PM -- Paula Sterns, Executive Director of the Colorado Nurses Association, testified against the provision in the bill that would remove the requirement that the executive administrator of the Board of Nursing be a professional nurse. She stated only 3 states do not have a professional nurse as the executive administrator of their nursing board. Representative Hefley clarified that while 3 states have an executive administrator who is not a nurse, 17 states allow the option to hire an executive administrator who is not a nurse, which is what HB 1264 seeks to do.

12:34 PM -- Susan Miller, the Program Director of the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners, DORA, testified in support of the provision in the bill that would remove the requirement that the executive administrator of the Board of Nursing be a professional nurse. She stated that the position of this person is not to know medicine or set policy, but to manage the program. She responded to Ms. Sterns' previous comments and responded to committee questions.


BILL:	HB06-1264
TIME:	12:41:23 PM
MOVED:	Marshall
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The amendment was at the request of the Secretary of State. It would remove the communication by e-mail provision in the bill because the system is not technically set up to do so at this time. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	McCluskey
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Borodkin
	Butcher
	Carroll M.
	Coleman
	Knoedler
	Liston
	McCluskey
	Paccione
	Penry
	Welker
	Cerbo
	Marshall
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1264
TIME:	12:42:01 PM
MOVED:	Paccione
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Coleman
		VOTE
	Balmer
	Borodkin
	Butcher
	Carroll M.
	Coleman
	Knoedler
	Liston
	McCluskey
	Paccione
	Penry
	Welker
	Cerbo
	Marshall
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1264
TIME:	12:42:18 PM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The amendment would remove the provision in the bill that would remove the requirement that the executive administrator of the Board of Nursing be a professional nurse. The motion failed on a 6-7 vote.
SECONDED:	Paccione
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Borodkin	Yes
	Butcher	No
	Carroll M.	Yes
	Coleman	Yes
	Knoedler	No
	Liston	No
	McCluskey	No
	Paccione	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Welker	No
	Cerbo	No
	Marshall	No
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB06-1264
TIME:	12:49:43 PM
MOVED:	Coleman
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 06-1264, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 12-1.
SECONDED:	Butcher
		VOTE
	Balmer	Yes
	Borodkin	Yes
	Butcher	Yes
	Carroll M.	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Knoedler	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	McCluskey	Yes
	Paccione	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Cerbo	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS