The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) reported to the Joint Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee that all but one audit observation for the Real Estate Commission have been resolved.

Deidre, executive director at OPLC, told the committee there were originally 13 open observations and that the outstanding item is related to “improving review of applicants disclosing adverse financial history and liabilities.” She said that the commission is in the middle of amending its objective criteria (referred to in the hearing as "RSA 3 10") and that the pace of the rulemaking process accounts for much of the remaining work.

Why it matters: OPLC said formal rulemaking is required to standardize application review across boards and to codify objective criteria for licensure decisions. Deidre said the office has universal application process rules and is working to integrate those standards into each board’s rules.

Timing: OPLC gave a target of substantive completion by March 2027 (about 18 months), and said the commission is close to filing the rulemaking proposal; some items could move into a “substantively resolved” category within roughly six months once rulemaking is filed.

The committee had no further questions and asked OPLC to notify committee staff when the outstanding item is resolved. No formal vote was taken on this item.