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H0378.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES - Amends existing law to revise provisions for
membership on the Speech and Hearing Services Licensure Board; and to
delete provisions for the removal of members.
01/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/13 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, LeFavour,
Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts,
Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Jaquet, Lake, Loertscher, Wood(35)
Floor Sponsor - Rusche
Title apvd - to Senate
02/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon
Floor Sponsor - Werk
Title apvd - to House
02/28 To enrol
02/29 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/03 Pres signed
03/04 To Governor
03/05 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 64
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 378 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD; AMENDING SECTION 3 54-2908, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE SPEECH AND 4 HEARING SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD AND TO DELETE PROVISIONS FOR REMOVAL OF 5 BOARD MEMBERS. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 54-2908, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 54-2908. SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD. (1) There is hereby 10 established in the department of self-governing agencies a speech and hearing 11 services licensure board. The board shall consist of seven (7) members 12 appointed by the governor. The governor may consider recommendations for 13 appointment to the board from the Idaho speech-language hearing association, 14 any Idaho association of hearing aid dealers and fitters, and any individual 15 residing in this state. Three (3) members of the board shall be speech- 16 language pathologists, two (2) members shall be audiologists, one (1) member 17 shall be a hearing aid dealer and fitter, and one (1) member shall be 18 appointed from the public at-large. Each nonpublic member shall: 19 (a) Have been a resident of the state of Idaho for no less than one (1) 20 year immediately preceding his or her appointment; 21 (b) Have been engaged in rendering services to the public, teaching, or 22 performing research in the field of audiology, speech-language pathology, 23 or hearing aid dealing and fitting for a period of not less than five (5) 24 years preceding his or her appointment; 25 (c) Be a currently practicing audiologist, speech-language pathologist or 26 hearing aid dealer and fitter; and 27 (d) At all times during such appointment to the board, maintain a valid 28 license in audiology, speech-language pathology or hearing aid dealing and 29 fitting, except for the first appointees who shall meet the eligibility 30 requirements for licensure as specified in this chapter at all times after 31 initial appointment. 32 (2) The public member appointed as provided herein shall have been a res- 33 ident of the state of Idaho for not less than one (1) year immediately preced- 34 ing his appointment. Further, such public member shall not be associated with 35 or financially interested in the practice or business of audiology, speech- 36 language pathology or hearing aid dealing and fitting, nor shall such public 37 member be engaged in an allied or related profession or occupation. 38 (3)Each member shall serve a term of three (3) years, which shall be39staggered as follows: The initial licensure board shall have two (2) members40whose terms expire July 1, 2006; two (2) members whose terms expire on July 1,412007; and three (3) members whose terms expire on July 1, 2008. Terms shall42begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the last day of the43calendar year or until successors are appointed, except for the first2 1appointed members who shall serve through the last calendar day of the year in2which they are appointed, before commencing the terms prescribed in this sec-3tion. A member may be appointed to serve for one (1) additional three (3) year4term. In the event of a vacancy other than by expiration of a term, the board5shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy forMembers shall serve a 6 term of three (3) years at the pleasure of the governor and shall be staggered 7 as follows: two (2) members whose terms expire July 1, 2008; two (2) members 8 whose terms expire July 1, 2009; and three (3) members whose terms expire July 9 1, 2010. The governor shall appoint members and their terms shall begin July 10 1, 2008. In the event of a vacancy other than expiration of a term, the gov- 11 ernor shall appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the 12 unexpired term. 13 (4) Members shall disqualify themselves and, upon the motion of any 14 interested party may, upon proper showing, be disqualified in any proceeding 15 concerning which they have an actual conflict of interest or bias that inter- 16 feres with their fair and impartial service. 17(5) The governor may remove any member of the board from the membership18of the board who is guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17443
This bill would change the expiration of board member terms to
expire on July 1 rather than the last day of the calendar year.
It would also clarify that members are appointed by the governor
and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact on general or dedicated funds.
CONTACT
Name: TANA CORY
Agency: Occupational License, Bureau
Phone: (208) 334-3233
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 378