| Committee of Jurisdiction: | Health and Human Services |
| Occupation Regulated: | Temporary Registered Environmental Health Specialist (for military spouses only) |
| Occupational Board: | Board of Registered Environmental Health Specialists |
| Contact: | Nicole Barrett |
| Purpose: | The license of Temporary Registered Environment Health Specialist allows for military spouses to conduct registered environmental health activities for a period of one-year while applying for a regular license as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist. The temporary license is applied for at the same time as the Registered Environmental Health Specialist license. |
| Regulated Professionals: | 0 |
| Year Created: | 2017 |
| Year Active: | 2017 |
| Sunset Date: | n/a |
| Statutory Authorization: | Board § 38-1307; Temporary Registered Environmental Health Specialist § 38-1312(2) |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Number of Members: | 6 |
| Who Appoints: | State Board of Health |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications of Members: | One public member, other members shall have been engaged in environmental health for at least 10 years, responsible charge of work for at least five years at the time of appointment and shall be a registered environmental health specialist. |
| Per Diem: | Yes |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | Five-year terms; up to 2 consecutive 5-year terms |
| Terms Rotate or Expire at Once: | Terms Rotate |
| Required FY 2024-2023: | 1 |
| Held FY 2024-2023: | 2 |
| Required FY 2023-2022: | 1 |
| Held FY 2023-2022: | 2 |
| Required FY 2022-2021: | 1 |
| Held FY 2022-2021: | 1 |
| Required FY 2021-2020: | 1 |
| Held FY 2021-2020: | 1 |
| Required FY 2020-2019: | 1 |
| Held FY 2020-2019: | 2 |
| Support Staff: | 6 |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 2024-2023 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2023-2022 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2022-2021 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2021-2020 Budget: | 0 |
| FY 2020-2019 Budget: | 0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | None |
| Spending Authority: | Licensure fees are deposited into the designated cash fund. Additional info sent to the Committee. |
| Government Certificates Issued: | 30 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | Temporary Registered Environment Health Specialist |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 0 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 0 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 0 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | n/a |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1731530008.pdf |
| Potential Harm | A Temporary Registered Environmental Health Specialist license is issued to an applicant who is a military spouse, to allow the applicant to conduct registered environmental health activities while they are applying for a regular credential. If this license type is taken away, military spouses would be unable to work in their profession while their application for a credential is pending, which may make it impractical for the spouse to apply for a credential. This means the military spouse may choose to work in another field or choose not to work while their family member is stationed in Nebraska. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1731530008.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |
| Survey Submitted: | November 13, 2024 02:33 PM |