Bill Text: NH HB1460 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to minimum age requirements for certain occupational licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-12 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/10/2022 House Journal 5 [HB1460 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1460-Introduced.html
HB 1460-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2395
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1460-FN
AN ACT relative to minimum age requirements for certain occupational licenses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals minimum age requirements for certain occupational licenses.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2395
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to minimum age requirements for certain occupational licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Architects; Minimum Age for Licensure. Amend RSA 310-A:38, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Applicant [shall be at least 21 years of age and] shall have graduated from an approved high school or its equivalent; and
2 Attorneys and Counselors; Minimum Age. Amend RSA 311:2 to read as follows:
311:2 Admission to Practice. Any citizen [of the age of 18 years,] of good moral character and suitable qualifications, on application to the supreme court shall be admitted to practice as an attorney.
3 Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics; Minimum Age Requirements for Operators. Amend RSA 313-A:1, XI-a to read as follows:
XI-a. "Operator" means a person [age 18 or older] who has received training through a program approved by the board in the safe operation of tanning devices, operates the tanning device, controls the length of the exposure to UV light, and instructs the consumer in the proper use of the device. A person [age 16 or older] who, prior to January 1, 2005, has been certified by a program that was subsequently approved by the board shall be an operator under this paragraph.
4 Dentists and Dentistry; Minimum Age Requirements for Licensure. Amend RSA 317-A:8, I to read as follows:
I. Applications for licensure shall be made to the board in writing or online and shall be accompanied by a fee established in rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the board and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The applicant shall be of good professional character [and 18 years of age or older].
5 Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Qualifications. Amend RSA 326-I:9, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) [Be at least 18 years of age and] Make application to the board, upon a form prescribed by the board.
6 Optometry; Qualifications. Amend RSA 327:6 to read as follows:
327:6 Licenses; Qualifications. No person, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall practice optometry without a license. The board shall not issue a license to any applicant until the person has passed an examination approved by the board, and has presented satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to, that the person is [over 18 years of age and] of good moral character, has completed a minimum of 2 years at a college of arts and sciences and has graduated from a school or college of optometry approved by the board, maintaining a minimum of 4 years in optometric training. Persons who submit an application which demonstrates that they meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter and any rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A, and pay the $300 licensing fee, shall be licensed by the board.
7 Reflexologists; Structural Integrators; and Asian Bodywork Therapists; Reference Deleted. Amend RSA 328-H:17 to read as follows:
328-H:17 Temporary Authority to Practice. Any person who meets the requirements of RSA 328-H:8, [I(a), (d),] I(d) and (e) may practice his or her respective profession immediately upon passage of this chapter. Such authority to practice shall be valid for no more than one year from the effective date of this chapter, or no more than 60 days of adoption of the administrative rules, whichever occurs first, by which time the person shall apply for and receive a license issued by the executive director in accordance with RSA 328-H:8 in order to continue legally practicing.
8 New Hampshire Veterinary Practice Act; Qualifications. Amend RSA 332-B:9 to read as follows:
332-B:9 Application for License; Qualifications. Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application to the board. The application shall show that the applicant is [18 years of age or more,] a graduate of an AVMA accredited school of veterinary medicine or other veterinary school acceptable to the board, or the holder of an ECFVG certificate or a PAVE certificate, a person of good professional character, and such other information and proof as the board may require by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established and published by the board.
9 New Section; General Administration of Regulatory Boards and Commissions; Qualifications; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 332-G by inserting after section 14 the following new section:
332-G:15 Qualifications for Licensure, Registration, or Certification; Rulemaking. No board, commission, or council shall establish by administrative rule any minimum age requirements for licensure.
10 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 310-A:170, III(a), relative to minimum age requirements for court reporters.
II. RSA 310-A:190, I(d), relative to minimum age requirements for home inspectors.
III. RSA 310-A:210, I(c), relative to minimum age requirements for septic system evaluators.
IV. RSA 311-B:5, I, relative to minimum age requirements of auctioneers.
V. RSA 313-A:24, II(a), relative to minimum age requirements for barbering and cosmetology apprenticeships.
VI. RSA 318:18, I(b)(1), relative to minimum age requirements for pharmacists.
VII. RSA 325:13, I, relative to minimum age requirements for embalmers.
VIII. RSA 326-C:5, I(a), relative to minimum age requirements for occupational therapists.
IX. RSA 326-J:5, I(a), relative to minimum age requirements for recreational therapists.
X. RSA 326-K:3, III, relative to minimum age requirements for genetic counselors.
XI. RSA 328-B:5-a, I(a), relative to minimum age requirements for temporary massage therapists licenses.
XII. RSA 328-B:6, I(b), relative to minimum age requirements for massage therapists.
XIII. RSA 328-G:9, II(a), relative to minimum age requirements for acupuncturists.
XIV. RSA 328-H:8, I(a), relative to minimum age requirements for reflexologists, structural integrators, and Asian bodywork therapists.
XV. RSA 328-J:11, I(a), II(a), III(a), IV(a), V(a), VII(a), VIII(a), IX(a), and X(a), relative to minimum age requirements for certain medical imaging and radiation therapists.
XVI. RSA 329:12, I(d)(1), relative to minimum age requirements for physicians and surgeons.
XVII RSA 331-A:10, I(a) and II(a), relative to minimum age requirements for real estate salespersons and brokers, respectively.
11 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2395
Redraft 11/17/21
HB 1460-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to minimum age requirements for certain occupational licenses.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification Agency Fund | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals minimum age requirements for occupational licenses for architects, attorneys, barbers/cosmetologists/estheticians, dentists, optometrists, deaf interpreters, reflexologists, and veterinarians, among others. The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) assumes there is an insignificant number of applicants for licensure that are under the age of eighteen. Eliminating a requirement to be eighteen to obtain a license would not result in a significant increase in qualified applicants seeking licensure. OPLC states the fiscal impact would be indeterminable as they are unable to quantify or estimates the amount of individual who would seek licensure under the proposed.
It is assumed the fiscal impact would not occur until FY 2023.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
