Ryan Bernard — Ryan Bernard is identified as the presenter for the rule docket.
Ryan Bernard — Ryan Bernard introduces himself and identifies his role with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
Ryan Bernard — Mr. Bernard is asked to introduce himself again for the pending rule presentation.
Ryan Bernard — Mr. Bernard is asked to present the pending rule and is told the substance is unchanged except for the effective date.
Ryan Bernard — Ryan Bernard reintroduces himself and presents the pending rule.
Ryan Bernard — Introduced the next pending rule presentation for the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
Ryan Bernard — Presented the pending rule and explained that fees are being moved into rule to comply with Idaho Code 67-9402.
Ryan Bernard — Asked the committee to approve the rule as final and stood for questions.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the rulemaking predated the legislation and that the board should still maintain a healthy cash balance.
Ryan Bernard — Reported that the board's cash balance at the end of FY 2025 was 402% of its five-year average rolling expenditures.
Ryan Bernard — Provided the cash balance amount as $337,319.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the building code board has a healthy cash balance and is being brought into compliance.
Ryan Bernard — Confirmed that the fee is a licensing fee for professional engineers and land surveyors.
Ryan Bernard — Introduced the next item, Rule Docket 24-3930-2501, the temporary rule for Building Safety / Building Code Rules.
Ryan Bernard — Presented Docket 24-3930-2501 and explained that the section covers fee decreases for the Building Code Board.
Ryan Bernard — Requested approval of the pending rule as final and extension of the temporary rule until July 1, 2026.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the board's cash balance has been high since consolidation into DOPL and grows with permitting activity.
Ryan Bernard — Reported the current cash balance as $6,460,827.
Ryan Bernard — Stated the board is at 447% of the five-year average rolling expenditures.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the board wanted to test the effect of the 20% decrease before going further.
Ryan Bernard — Said projections extend to fiscal year 2032 and the board may still increase in balance if construction remains strong.
Ryan Bernard — Said the division intends to see how the decreases work before asking for further changes.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that such a change would require a policy bill and cannot be done unilaterally by the division.
Ryan Bernard — Said the state does not have an interest in overcharging builders, while noting he did not know the exact legal answer.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the fees pay for inspections and permitting costs, and reported FY 2025 expenditures of $1,850,687.
Ryan Bernard — Explained the fees pay for inspection and permitting costs and gave FY 2025 expenditures.
Ryan Bernard — Explained the fees pay for inspection and permitting costs and reported FY 2025 expenditures.
Ryan Bernard — Was asked why the fee tables do not include not-to-exceed language.
Ryan Bernard — Said the board did not add not-to-exceed language to the fee table during last year's rulemaking.
Ryan Bernard — Was referred to as the person being helped in the discussion about inspector hiring challenges.
Ryan Bernard — Introduced himself and presented the pending rule docket as Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at DOPL.
Ryan Bernard — Asked that the pending rules be approved as final.
Ryan Bernard — Introduced the temporary rule docket for the Factory Built Structure Board and explained it concerns the modular building permit fee table.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that the rule change would not increase fees or affect the general fund and asked the committee to approve the pending rule as final and extend the temporary rule until July 1, 2026.
Ryan Bernard — Reported that the board's fund balance at the end of FY 2025 was 378% of the five-year average rolling expenditures, equal to $2,640,636.
Ryan Bernard — Explained that licensing and permitting fees go into the occupational licensing fund, which earns interest that is reverted back to the general fund.
Ryan Bernard — Said the law took effect July 1, 2025, and was passed in House Bill 152.
Ryan Bernard — The motion concerns the temporary rule docket Bernard had presented.
Ryan Bernard — Was asked to present the pending rule docket again.
Ryan Bernard — Presented the pending rules docket for the Factory Built Structure Board and asked that the pending rules be approved as final.
Ryan Bernard — His pending rules were the subject of the motion.
Ryan Bernard — Was thanked by Representative Birch for his presentation.
Ryan Bernard — Thanked for his presentation before the committee.
Jordan Redman — Representative Redman asks how the fee decrease percentages were determined.
Jordan Redman — Representative Redman is addressed in the response to his question.
Jordan Redman — Was addressed by the chair in the prior exchange as Representative Redman; likely the speaker line 'Representative Monks' is a transcription error for Monks.
Jordan Redman — Likely the speaker line 'Chairman Crane' is a transcription error; context suggests the chair is responding to the question.
Jordan Redman — Chairman Jordan Redman is addressed by name and then asks whether the board discussed lowering fees by more than 20%, questioning whether 20% was the intended target for the fee reduction.
Jordan Redman — Asked for the board's fund balance.
Jordan Redman — Asked for the board's fund balance.