Sunset subcommittee weighs periodic review, board-to‑program transitions and complaint data needs

The sunset subcommittee described a framework for periodic review of licensing boards and requirements and highlighted practical constraints for any broad sunsetting effort.

Alan Lloyd said the subcommittee will study other states’ approaches and craft criteria that are implementable—review versus termination, frequency, who conducts reviews, and reporting structures. He emphasized a pragmatic approach: "Whatever we propose needs to be something that can actually happen in the real world."

Members debated whether all licenses should face sunset review and cautioned about removing protections for rare but high‑consequence harms (for example, some nursing or cosmetology risks cited in discussion). Several legislators suggested intermediate steps: converting low‑use boards into department programs for a trial period before considering elimination. A recurring practical gap was data: the committee lacks an easy way to capture licensee feedback and compare complaint volumes across license types; members flagged this for staff work.

Next steps: staff will add complaint‑mapping and licensee feedback mechanisms to the subcommittee’s research list; the sunset committee will meet again on April 24 to continue developing review criteria.