S.B. 244 - Professional Licensing Modifications

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Professional Licensing Modifications

Number: S.B. 244 (2024GS)
Sponsor: Sen. Kwan, K.
Final action: Governor Vetoed 3/21/2024
Outcome: Vetoed

Summary

This bill modifies the Division of Professional Licensing Act.

What it does

This bill:
requires annual review of the guidelines published by the Division of Professional Licensing to verify the guidelines reflect current provisions of the Utah Criminal Code.

Every vote on this bill

2/20/2024Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Business and Labor Committee

5 0 3not eligible / no record

2/20/2024Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

23 0 6not eligible / no record

2/21/2024Senate/ circled

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/21/2024Senate/ uncircled

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

Voice votenot eligible / no record

2/21/2024Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Clerk of the House

21 0 8not eligible / no record

2/23/2024House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Business and Labor Committee

10 0 6YEA

3/1/2024House/ passed 3rd reading

House Speaker

72 0 3YEA

Bill text

introduced version · official source

PROFESSIONAL LICENSING MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen Kwan
House Sponsor: 
 Walt Brooks
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Division of Professional Licensing Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires annual review of the guidelines published by the Division of Professional
Licensing to verify the guidelines reflect current provisions of the Utah Criminal
Code. 
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
58-1-301.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 222, 223 and 225
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
58-1-301.5
 is amended to read:
58-1-301.5.
Division access to Bureau of Criminal Identification records.
(1) The division shall have direct access to local files maintained by the Bureau of
Criminal Identification under Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification,
for background screening of individuals who are applying for licensure, licensure renewal,
licensure reinstatement, or relicensure, as required in:
(a) Sections 
58-17b-306
 and 
58-17b-307
;
(b) Sections 
58-24b-302
 and 
58-24b-302.1
;
(c) Section 
58-31b-302
;
(d) Sections 
58-42a-302
 and 
58-42a-302.1
, of Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy
Practice Act;
(e) Section 
58-44a-302.1
;
(f) Sections 
58-47b-302
 and 
58-47b-302.1
;
(g) Section 
58-55-302
, as Section 
58-55-302
 applies to alarm companies and alarm
company agents, and Section 
58-55-302.1
;
(h) Sections 
58-60-103.1
, 
58-60-205
, 
58-60-305
, and 
58-60-405
, of Chapter 60, Mental
Health Professional Practice Act;
(i) Sections 
58-61-304
 and 
58-61-304.1
;
(j) Sections 
58-63-302
 and 
58-63-302.1
;
(k) Sections 
58-64-302
 and 
58-64-302.1
;
(l) Sections 
58-67-302
 and 
58-67-302.1
;
(m) Sections 
58-68-302
 and 
58-68-302.1
; and
(n) Sections 
58-70a-301.1
 and 
58-70a-302
, of Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant
Act.
(2) The division's access to criminal background information under this section:
(a) shall meet the requirements of Section 
53-10-108
; and
(b) includes convictions, pleas of nolo contendere, pleas of guilty or nolo contendere
held in abeyance, dismissed charges, and charges without a known disposition.
(3) The division may not disseminate outside of the division any criminal history
record information that the division obtains from the Bureau of Criminal Identification or the
Federal Bureau of Investigation under the criminal background check requirements of this
section.
(4) The division shall annually verify that criminal history guidelines published by the
division accurately reflect the most current provisions of the Utah Criminal Code.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.