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David Fye, executive director for the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, told the committee the CE Broker portal for all seven BSRB professions went live in January 2025 and is intended to let licensees upload verified continuing-education documentation for easier audit review. “This was something that the board worked on and this company was able to offer it as a free resource to the licensing board and also a free account for all licensees as a tool for them to upload documentation of their continuing education hours,” Fye said.

Committee members described practical problems and use cases. Emily Kessler said she would welcome a repository that removes the need for multiple spreadsheets, and other members asked whether CE Broker could automatically extract fields from uploaded PDFs. Fye said CE Broker can integrate with some continuing-education providers and that the BSRB is asking the vendor for metrics on how many licensees have signed up; that data was not yet available but Fye expected to report numbers at the August meeting.

Why it matters: The portal is intended to speed audits and reduce back-and-forth for federally and state-regulated providers. The BSRB audits about 10% of licensees for continuing-education compliance; a populated CE Broker account would let staff review audit documentation more quickly than the current paper-based or emailed process.

Key details
- CE Broker access for BSRB licensees went live in January 2025; use is optional. David Fye said the board recommends, but does not require, licensees to use the portal.
- The BSRB audits 10% of renewals for continuing-education compliance; audited licensees may present documentation via CE Broker or the traditional submission methods.
- The board is exploring an API that would provide a live check during electronic renewals to indicate whether a licensee’s uploaded hours meet requirements; that integration is not yet implemented.
- Users reported confusion with the initial link and how to identify license type when signing up; the BSRB plans additional guidance and to add direct links from profession pages on ksbsrb.ks.gov.

Next steps: Fye said the BSRB will collect signup statistics after an upcoming meeting with CE Broker representatives, add links in the professions pages and renewal pathway, and bring back feedback to the advisory committee. Committee members volunteered to collect peers’ reactions and to test draft website language for the public-facing profession description.

Quotes from the meeting
“...when we do the renewals and we do the auditing process, if someone is using a CE Broker account and they have uploaded their documentation ... we can log into the portal, review the documents, and then approve the person through the audit process much more quickly,” David Fye said.

“I would be interested in using it because ... that would be interesting,” Emily Kessler said, describing how a single repository could remove manual tracking.

Ending
The committee did not create a requirement to use CE Broker; members asked staff to report signup numbers and to expand outreach and user instructions. Fye said he would return with metrics and proposed website links at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kansas BSRB - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee Meeting on June 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board heard an update on the board's CE Broker partnership and asked staff to collect user-feedback before pursuing tighter integration.","taxTitle","Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, State Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Kansas","taxId",22355,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6633775,"Advisory committee approves agenda and prior minutes; officers make procedural votes",7055,233510,7288640,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a&start=233&end=7288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a/thumbnail_233510.jpg","/articles/6633775/Kansas/Advisory-committee-approves-agenda-and-prior-minutes-officers-make-procedural-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633775-4be1a84d0de5c7f6cf6503704bc2d62b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770789874&Signature=MUIsRAkypB6fZDP-mpoBvbn6XAcN92TyHxdsev8Lh5mWAwAU4FmqzW19C8S6cvOQ9TnnO1T5O163~-SfUF3QFXSYqeXfbiK~gU4AFRvbm~Hj2-gGFzSNbvekgNElAWP4cuURdKq-MqJxix7uQdl6e6QO3OZ3PWKbMgjwEHshkF0pRIAjJRfmLAVkMnmXRVq8B1GIMKQVArNwLXyX5iHT6waHOqoyDJm3-2Zj~7RwmBGw2Mml87~~bd7y5dTn4gYbDMGI4Ic38EsLUvIE9T9DzVXXD~F19A5FAW1b6q1WuKk1nT9vN4giO9wreXQ7fVy1iyzUTI0CsXQY6pS1-BgnKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee approved its meeting agenda and approved minutes from the April 11, 2025 advisory-committee meeting, and formally adjourned at the scheduled end of the meeting.

Procedural votes recorded in the meeting minutes
- Approval of agenda: Motion offered by Denise Sizemann; Alec Bernstein seconded. Chair declared the motion carried after a voice vote of “Aye.”
- Approval of April 11, 2025 minutes: Motion offered by Lisonbee Bell; second recorded during the meeting. Chair declared the motion carried after a voice vote of “Aye.”
- Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was offered and seconded; Chair declared the motion carried.

Each motion was decided by voice vote in the open meeting; no roll-call tally with named votes was recorded in the public transcript.","At its remote meeting the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee approved its agenda and the minutes from the April 11, 2025 meeting and later adjourned by motion.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6633779,"Kansas behavior‑analyst advisory committee to study AI use and DEI continuing-education proposals amid legislative friction",233,3191280,3424299,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a&start=3191&end=3424","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a/thumbnail_3191280.jpg","/articles/6633779/Kansas/Kansas-behavioranalyst-advisory-committee-to-study-AI-use-and-DEI-continuing-education-proposals-amid-legislative-friction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633779-3952a1186df1eafe2090f68cd760813e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770789874&Signature=J40M6dXqLf9z8ZdR3h26FT3SABFkbnnVFCu7csfbt~g16Kd9FdaqnKDoYvuI8cAIoohaYmREDLjiYKiuKvqCuizipba-32w5e3jf4LoEMvYsIzvkRo8nYoflbyG5b4gBVWt1rwvvRvUR62Ttn6m9rz9TtLZJA9NaNqLFdTgejHodZGy4PM1rwXcZN6yktTkqrjSGXm0m~0wDUfupPTfkSS5jT85ZOGNg3y~bmvonfpVeHKbpXdnIWia9HDYVU~Ixw4otwZL-X5e6Bj-zDpe-5p-WGvNRXWoJnZktUVkOFihhO2ViYH1ZNlsSDTHxPcjCSf9OpP2F2dVEqD-RwoTEdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee discussed artificial intelligence in clinical settings and the history of legislative resistance to required cultural-diversity continuing education.

David Fye briefed the committee on a recent forum hosted by the Information Network of Kansas (INC) that considered state-level AI tools such as a basic website chatbot for FAQs. “I had not thought about using a chatbot for that function,” Fye said, noting the concept is intended to make agency information more accessible without expanding regulatory authority into AI oversight.

Fye also told the committee about press reports that a federal appropriations bill once contained a provision that would limit states’ ability to regulate AI for 10 years; he said states are opposing that provision and it is not final. Linda Heissman Powell, committee chair, and other members raised concerns about the potential effect of a long federal bar on state oversight, particularly given rapid technical change.

The committee reviewed a document provided by staff on the ethical and practical considerations of AI when working with autistic individuals, including technology that reads facial cues or augments learning. Committee members agreed to keep AI on the agenda for more in‑depth study and to examine guardrails for vulnerable populations.

DEI continuing-education history
Committee members also reviewed the recent state-level legislative history for DEI continuing education. Fye recounted that the board twice recommended adding a 3-hour cultural-diversity CE requirement (proposed initially for psychologists), but the Legislature removed the DEI provision both times. In the most recent session the Legislature reduced required diagnosis-and-treatment hours from six to three, with the change taking effect July 1, 2025. “I think the board has a certain responsibility to have conversations on this,” Fye said, but he warned that the board’s proposals previously faced strong legislative opposition.

Why it matters: Rapid improvements in AI and ongoing state legislative changes on continuing education may affect practice standards, training expectations and what regulatory action the state can take to protect patients.

Next steps: Committee members asked staff to keep researching state and federal developments on AI regulation and to review the AI ethical guidance document in more detail at upcoming meetings. Members also said they would continue to recommend DEI-related education to the board and to keep it on advisory meeting agendas.

Quotes from the meeting
“It appears that there was an appropriations bill that included a provision that if this federal appropriations bill was passed, it would limit state's ability to regulate artificial intelligence for 10 years,” David Fye said.

“I just think it's important. So and then hot off the press, there's that other document that, David sent out that I think it would be good, to read this and look at it particularly because a lot of us are involved in autism care,” Linda Heissman Powell said.

Ending
The advisory committee agreed to continue AI and DEI issues on future agendas, request additional staff research and, where appropriate, prepare recommendations to the board.","Committee members discussed artificial intelligence tools and ethical considerations for autistic populations, and reviewed the fraught legislative history of proposed continuing-education hours for cultural diversity (DEI). The committee agreed to continue the AI conversation and keep DEI on future agendas.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6633783,"Kansas BSRB outlines multi-year licensing modernization, records digitization and conduct-rule updates",456,1655835,2112175,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a&start=1655&end=2112","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024327-cff627c8bd0ff33463a68660e0ca224a/thumbnail_1655835.jpg","/articles/6633783/Kansas/Kansas-BSRB-outlines-multi-year-licensing-modernization-records-digitization-and-conduct-rule-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633783-66a9b516f1bc70d72a5122c1f8d517c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770789874&Signature=My67ltYVT3HyRKdKtOeMk4ygEZJtpk49u~py-Pb6fPPNVOOAeqmbsYzhWVB9aVXA~mL5keiJnQZMX5YS6FUFeBKCXAOjnKPxIZ63zCh2DnFHLvwH0vmT8-fWb7bgDQHPdj9ABCRNY3UrGnXiKiXeQ29IQq9z-12ddmDeGlC7GCVa8L-DnZudOrGlw1nojWzfcSO5MKKT1aYgLyebJ9dxMjiKRwtVxmKh7qRj9KNJs-QE13A2Yc9O0xtNrS7VNtqE1h6qN0NjFfJede3tP36qm1YRSIlz25xbcKm5Im-us-~sOUJHF63sZpJ5hhtC1LIsXADCyrHeH6hzrWEgS5vwvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee received operational updates from the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board about a planned migration to a new licensing system, a drive to digitize records and a near-finished review of unprofessional-conduct regulations.

David Fye, executive director, said the agency is working with the state Office of Information Technology Services and the vendor Accela to replace the current licensing system. “They have been meeting with us since January, and we are in the discovery phase where they are going through and making sure that they understand all of our current processes,” Fye said. He estimated the building, testing and launch process will take about a year to a year and a half.

Fye also described steps to reduce paper storage and to transfer archival records to the state archive. The agency’s document-retention and continuity-of-operations work — intended to reduce delays in case of catastrophe and to free staff time — will include off-site electronic storage and scanning plans, he said.

Unprofessional-conduct regulations: Fye said the board has compiled a side-by-side “bridal” (consolidated) table of current unprofessional-conduct language across all seven professions, with potential standardized wording. Board members have been discussing each item and will move toward public comment once the work is finished. “Once the board finishes that process, we'll be able to put this language out for public comment and review,” Fye said.

Why it matters: A modern licensing platform and fewer paper records are intended to improve customer service, reduce manual processing and better support audit and enforcement workflows. Standardized unprofessional-conduct language is intended to clarify expectations for both practitioners and the public.

Key details
- Vendor and platform: Accela; the BSRB is agency number 7 of ~10 statewide agencies pursuing this vendor solution.
- Timeline: Discovery began in January; Fye said full implementation is about one to 1.5 years away.
- Records: Staff are transferring older paper records to the state archive and planning electronic retention with off-site backup to support continuity-of-operations.
- Conduct rules: Staff produced a consolidated comparison table across all seven professions to support board decisions; the board will consider public comment after internal review.
- Out‑of‑town board meeting: The board’s annual all-day out-of-town meeting is scheduled for Sept. 29 in Manhattan, Kan.; it is open to the public.

Next steps: The BSRB will continue building the Accela instance, test workflows and report progress to advisory committees. The board will continue reviewing and refining unprofessional-conduct language before public comment and formal adoption.

Quotes from the meeting
“They have built they call them stories, but essentially walking through each step in the process to make sure they're not missing something that would need to be built into the system as a question,” David Fye said of the vendor’s discovery work.

“This system should do a lot of that for us,” Linda Heissman Powell, committee chair, said about benefits from electronic licensing and automation.

Ending
Committee members expressed support and asked staff to provide periodic demonstrations and timelines as the Accela implementation progresses. Fye said staff will continue to coordinate with OITS and provide updates as milestones are reached.","The advisory committee heard multi-topic operations updates from BSRB executive director David Fye on migration to a new licensing system (Accela), document-retention modernization and a multi-step process to update unprofessional-conduct regulations across seven professions.","actionData","errors"]

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