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Senate Engrossed
nonhealth board directors; advocacy; legislation |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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CHAPTER 140
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SENATE BILL 1272 |
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AN ACT
amending section 32-4404, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the regulation of nonhealth professions and occupations.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-4404, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-4404. Board actions; records; website; compliance deadline; legislative advocacy
A. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board dismisses a complaint, the record of that complaint is available to that regulatory board and the public pursuant to section 39-121 but may not appear on the board's website. For the purposes of this subsection, "dismisses a complaint" means that a board does not issue a disciplinary or nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder.
B. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board issues a nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee or certificate holder, the record of the nondisciplinary order or action is available to that board and the public pursuant to section 39-121, but may not appear on the board's website, except that a practice limitation or restriction, and documentation relating to that action, may appear on the board's website.
C. If a nonhealth profession regulatory board maintains a website, the board must display on its website a statement that a person may obtain additional public records related to any licensee or certificate holder, including dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions and orders, by contacting the board directly.
D. This section does not prohibit a nonhealth profession regulatory board from conducting its authorized duties in a public meeting.
E. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to meeting minutes and notices kept by the board in accordance with the public meeting requirements of title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1.
F. A nonhealth profession regulatory board must comply with the requirements of this section on or before January 1, 2012.
F. The director of a nonhealth profession regulatory board may not advocate for or against a LEGISLATIVE proposal in the director's official capacity until the regulatory board has taken a formal position on the proposal in a public meeting.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 26, 2021.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 26, 2021.