Indiana § 25-1-16-8 Review and evaluation of regulated occupations and boards; report

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-1-16-8 — Review and evaluation of regulated occupations and boards; report

Indiana § 25-1-16-8

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 16Evaluation of Regulated Occupations

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Ind. Code § 25-1-16-8 (2026).

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(a)The agency shall review and evaluate each regulated occupation and board. The review and evaluation must include the following:

(1)The functions, powers, and duties of the regulated occupation and the board, including any functions, powers, or duties that are inconsistent with current or projected practice of the occupation.

(2)An assessment of the management efficiency of the board.

(3)An assessment of the regulated occupation's and the board's ability to meet the objectives of the general assembly in licensing the regulated occupation.

(4)An assessment of the necessity, burden, and alternatives to the licenses issued by the board.

(5)An assessment of the fees that the board charges for licenses.

(6)Any other criteria identified by the agency.

(b)The agency shall prepare a repo

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(a) The agency shall review and evaluate each
regulated occupation and board. The review and evaluation must
include the following:
(1) The functions, powers, and duties of the regulated occupation
and the board, including any functions, powers, or duties that are
inconsistent with current or projected practice of the occupation.
(2) An assessment of the management efficiency of the board.
(3) An assessment of the regulated occupation's and the board's
ability to meet the objectives of the general assembly in licensing
the regulated occupation.
(4) An assessment of the necessity, burden, and alternatives to the
licenses issued by the board.
(5) An assessment of the fees that the board charges for licenses.
(6) Any other criteria identified by the agency.
(b) The agency shall prepare a report concerning each regulated
occupation and board that the agency reviews and evaluates. The report
must contain the following:
(1) The number of individuals who are licensed in the regulated
occupation.
(2) A summary of the board's functions and actions.
(3) The budget and other fiscal factors of regulating the regulated
occupation, including the actual cost of administering license
applications, renewals, and issuing licenses.
(4) An assessment of the effect of the regulated occupation on the
state's economy, including consumers and businesses.
(5) Any recommendations for legislation, including whether:
(A) the regulation of a regulated occupation should be
modified;
(B) the board should be combined with another board;
(C) the board or the regulation of the regulated occupation
should be terminated;
(D) a license should be eliminated; or
(E) multiple licenses should be consolidated into a single
license.
(6) Any recommendations for administrative changes.
(7) Information that supports the agency's recommendations.
(c) This section does not apply to fees that support dedicated funds.
After the agency has reviewed and evaluated a regulated occupation
and board, the agency shall provide the board that is the subject of the
agency's evaluation with recommendations for fees that the board
should charge for application fees, renewal fees, and fees to issue
licenses. The recommendation for fees must comply with the
requirements under IC 25-1-8-2. However, the recommendation must
not exceed the lesser of either one hundred dollars ($100) or the actual
administrative cost to process the application or renew or issue the
license.