Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s bid to end state licensing for barbershops, social workers, mental health counselors and other health care professionals ended abruptly this week.
That’s Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton. Kaufmann literally ripped a copy of the bill in half after taking testimony from critics of the legislation and announced the bill was “killed” for the year. Kaufmann is chairman of the House Governor Oversight Committee. THAT panel may set up a process this spring to review the long list of state boards and commissions.
Kaufmann says a task force may be assembled this summer to thoroughly examine the duties of state boards and commissions and come up with a realignment plan.
