Bills Seek More Financial Transparency From State Licensure Boards, AHSAA
An Alabama lawmaker wants the state’s more than 100 licensing boards, the groups that regulate professionals from contractors to medical personnel, to provide public accountings of their revenue and spending, which he said is millions of dollars a year. A separate bill would require regular audits of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Rep. Chris Pringle’s House Bill 61 would require boards’ expenditures, including contracts and grants, be published on their websites. Pringle, R-Mobile, said his bill originated from his work a few years ago on a budget reform task force. He said he found out many licensure boards don’t deposit the fees they collect into the state treasury, but have private bank accounts. “They answer to no one,” Pringle said. He said licensure fees are taxes. Read more.
