Sec. 8. (a) The agency shall review and evaluate each regulated occupation and board. The review and evaluation must include the following:

(1) The functions, powers, and duties of the regulated occupation and the board, including any functions, powers, or duties that are inconsistent with current or projected practice of the occupation.

(2) An assessment of the management efficiency of the board.

(3) An assessment of the regulated occupation’s and the board’s ability to meet the objectives of the general assembly in licensing the regulated occupation.

(4) An assessment of the necessity, burden, and alternatives to the licenses issued by the board.

(5) An assessment of the fees that the board charges for licenses.

(6) Any other criteria identified by the agency.

     (b) The agency shall prepare a report concerning each regulated occupation and board that the agency reviews and evaluates. The report must contain the following:

(1) The number of individuals who are licensed in the regulated occupation.

(2) A summary of the board’s functions and actions.

(3) The budget and other fiscal factors of regulating the regulated occupation, including the actual cost of administering license applications, renewals, and issuing licenses.

(4) An assessment of the effect of the regulated occupation on the state’s economy, including consumers and businesses.

(5) Any recommendations for legislation, including whether:

(A) the regulation of a regulated occupation should be modified;

(B) the board should be combined with another board;

(C) the board or the regulation of the regulated occupation should be terminated;

(D) a license should be eliminated; or

(E) multiple licenses should be consolidated into a single license.

(6) Any recommendations for administrative changes.

(7) Information that supports the agency’s recommendations.

     (c) This section does not apply to fees that support dedicated funds. After the agency has reviewed and evaluated a regulated occupation and board, the agency shall provide the board that is the subject of the agency’s evaluation with recommendations for fees that the board should charge for application fees, renewal fees, and fees to issue licenses. The recommendation for fees must comply with the requirements under IC 25-1-8-2. However, the recommendation must not exceed the lesser of either one hundred dollars ($100) or the actual administrative cost to process the application or renew or issue the license.

As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.112-2014, SEC.9; P.L.149-2016, SEC.76; P.L.49-2017, SEC.4.