SB 5352-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Provides that, with respect to the use of expert testimony in a hearing on charges: (1) Each party may designate, identify, or call to testify at hearing no more than one expert witness on any issue presented;

(2) No expert testimony shall be permitted by any party unless the following information is exchanged in written form with counsel for the other party: (a) a curriculum vitae setting forth the qualifications of the expert; (b) a brief narrative statement of the general substance of the testimony that the expert is expected to give, including any opinion testimony and its basis; (c) a representation that the expert has agreed to testify at the hearing;

(3) A statement of the expert's hourly and daily fee for providing testimony and for consulting with the party who retained his or her services.