Committee Summary for JLCAR Administrative Rules (04/18/2025)

Bill/Time	Type	Title	Sponsor
Unclear 00:07:00.800 - 8:02:17 AM	General Working Session	Unclear

Unclear: Senator Rearen Information Only00:07:00.800 - 8:02:17 AM; Senator Rearen led the pledge of allegiance at the start of the meeting.
Unclear: Representative Layout Information Only00:07:00.800 - 8:02:17 AM; Representative Layout confirmed the quorum and moved on to approve the minutes of the last meeting. The minutes were approved without any further discussions or edits.
Unclear: Representative Schmidt Information Only00:07:00.800 - 8:02:17 AM; Representative Schmidt moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting.
Unclear: Representative Magguire Information Only00:07:00.800 - 8:02:17 AM; Representative Magguire seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting.
Unclear: Representative Leon Information Only00:08:08.000 - 8:03:25 AM; Representative Leon moved to approve the consent calendar as presented.
Unclear: Senator Ward Information Only00:08:08.000 - 8:03:25 AM; Senator Ward seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar.
Unclear: Representative Leyon Information Only00:09:00.880 - 8:04:17 AM; Representative Leyon moved to waive the timeline for the board of licensed dieticians item to allow it to be postponed until next month.
Unclear: Representative Grody Information Only00:09:00.880 - 8:04:17 AM; Representative Grody seconded the motion to waive the timeline for the board of licensed dieticians item.
Unclear: Representative Lynn Information Only00:09:00.880 - 8:04:17 AM; Representative Lynn moved to postpone the board of licensed dieticians item until next month.
Unclear: Senator Leard Information Only00:11:07.040 - 8:06:24 AM; Senator Leard moved to conditionally approve the board of registry and optometry's conditional approval request, which addressed editorial comments but raised a concern about the board's formulary not being explicitly exempted from rulemaking in the statute.
Unclear: Representative Roy Information Only00:12:11.200 - 8:07:28 AM; Representative Roy moved to postpone the board of accountancy item until next month.
Unclear: Patrick Hackley, Director, Division of Forest and Lands Information Only00:13:25.680 - 8:08:42 AM; Patrick Hackley from the Division of Forest and Lands discussed the interim rules for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. He acknowledged the objection regarding the regulation of kindling size for category 3 fires and stated that they would address it in May. He explained the urgency of having rules in place as the current regular rules had expired, impacting the ability of forest rangers to enforce burn permits.
Unclear: Representative Magguire Information Only00:18:55.360 - 8:14:12 AM; Representative Magguire moved to approve the interim rules for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, understanding that the objection regarding category 3 fires would be addressed in future rulemaking. He voted against the conditional approval, expressing concern about consistency with laws even on an interim basis.
Unclear: Nicholas, OPLC General Counsel Information Only00:20:43.520 - 8:16:00 AM; Nicholas, filling in for the dental examiner's board counsel, summarized the changes made in response to the objections from the committee regarding the dental 304 rules, specifically around exemptions for oral surgeons and emergency situations for maxillofacial surgeons.
Unclear: Dr. Mark Ael, Manchester, Dental Board Information Only00:21:44.000 - 8:17:01 AM; Dr. Mark Ael from Manchester, representing the Dental Board, explained the modifications made to the dental 304 rules in response to JLCAR's concerns. These modifications included exemptions for oral surgeons to provide anesthesia to children under 13, pediatric minimal sedation permitting, and adjustments to moderate sedation permitting for pediatric dentists.
Unclear: Representative Liv Information Only00:28:48.000 - 8:24:05 AM; Representative Liv moved to approve the modified dental 304 rules.