Vermont H 472: An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

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No. 58. An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the
Office of Professional Regulation.
(H.472)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
* * * OPR Fees and Fund Management * * *
Sec. 1. 3 V.S.A. § 118 is amended to read:
§ 118. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF REVENUE
(a) There is hereby created a Secretary of State Services Fund. The Fund
shall be used to provide appropriations for the operations of the Office of the
Secretary of State, with the exception of those operations provided for in
chapter 5, subchapter 3 of this title. The Fund shall be administered as a
special fund pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. At the end of each
fiscal year, the unobligated balance in this Fund shall be transferred to the
General Fund.
(b) All revenues collected by the Secretary of State shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Services Fund except for the following revenues:
(1) any revenues collected by the Office of Professional Regulation set
forth in chapter 5, subchapter 3 of this title; and
(2) any revenues collected pursuant to subsection 117(k) of this title.
(c) The Secretary of State shall have the authority to collect and deposit
into the Secretary of State Services Fund revenues generated from optional
services offered in the normal course of business, including for one-time or
periodic sales of data by subscription or other contractual basis.

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Sec. 1a. SECRETARY OF STATE; REPORT; REVENUES FROM SALES
OF DATA
On or before December 1, 2025, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
House Committees on Energy and Digital Infrastructure, on Government
Operations and Military Affairs, and on Ways and Means and to the Senate
Committees on Finance, on Government Operations, and on Institutions a
written report detailing the revenues generated from optional services through
sales of data, as authorized pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 118(c), including the
categories of data sold.
Sec. 2. 3 V.S.A. § 125 is amended to read:
§ 125. FEES
(a) In addition to the fees otherwise authorized by law, a board or advisor
profession may charge the following fees:
(1) Verification of license, $20.00 $30.00.
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(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all
professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees
under Title 26:
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(4) Biennial renewal, $275.00, except biennial renewal for:
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(W) Electrology shop, $200.00.

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(9) Apprenticeship application, $50.00.
(10) Specialty or endorsement to existing license application, $100.00.
(11) Disciplinary action surcharge, $250.00.
(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a board shall not
require payment of renewal fees for years during which a license was lapsed.
[Repealed.]
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* * * 2027 Fee Increase; Peer Support Providers * * *
Sec. 3. 3 V.S.A. § 125 is amended to read:
§ 125. FEES
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(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the following fees shall apply to all
professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees
under Title 26:
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(4) Biennial renewal, $275.00, except biennial renewal for:
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(V) Peer support providers or peer recovery support specialists,
$50.00 $75.00.
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Sec. 4. 3 V.S.A. § 123 is amended to read:
§ 123. DUTIES OF OFFICE
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(k) For any profession attached to it, the Office shall provide a pre-
application determination of an individual’s criminal background. This
determination shall not be binding on the Office in a future application if the
individual violates probation or parole or is convicted of another crime
following the determination.
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(2) The individual shall submit this request online, accompanied by the
fee for preapplication determinations set forth in section 125 of this
subchapter. If the individual thereafter applies for licensure, this
preapplication fee shall be deducted from that license application fee.
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(m) The provisions of subsection 116a(b) of this title shall not apply to the
Office. The Office shall utilize the procedures within 26 V.S.A. chapter 57 to
review whether regulation of a profession is still necessary.
Sec. 5. 3 V.S.A. § 127 is amended to read:
§ 127. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE
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(b)(1) A person practicing a regulated profession without authority or an
employer permitting such practice may, upon the complaint of the Attorney
General or a State’s Attorney or an attorney assigned by the Office of
Professional Regulation, be enjoined therefrom by the Superior Court where
the violation occurred or the Washington County Superior Court and may be
assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00.
(2)(A) The Attorney General or an attorney assigned by the Office of
Profession