Note: This year IFF rated maintenance bills according to a more refined system. This is an enhancement bill, and will be rated as a standalone bill. IFF will only consider enhancement line items in these ratings. This means that FTP reductions passed in maintenance legislation will not be evaluated here, among other things.

Bill Description: Senate Bill 1407 is an enhancement of $472,700 and 0.00 new full-time positions for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) for fiscal year 2027. This legislation appropriates a total of $37,271,800 and 267.20 full-time positions to the agency.

Rating: 0

Does this budget incur any wasteful spending among discretionary funds, including new line items? Conversely, does this budget contain any provisions that serve to reduce spending where possible (i.e. base reductions, debt reconciliation, etc.)?

This legislation authorizes onetime spending for DOPL of $472,700, adding additional expenditures after last year’s (FY26) onetime spending of $1,046,900. Onetime spending is often even more volatile than ongoing spending, which is to be expected due to the onetime expenses generally being utilized for projects or capital outlay. This also calls for special scrutiny and discernment.

These consist of replacement items and OITS Hardware and are De Minimis to an agency of this size and mandate. DOPL has a fleet of ~115 vehicles, and are replacing 9 this year. 

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