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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1471
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5 By: Representative Wooldridge
6 By: Senator Flippo
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF ALL LICENSES
10 OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE
11 PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO AMEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF ALL
16 LICENSES OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN
17 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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21 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 17-100-305(a)-(c), concerning the annual
22 review of licenses issued by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language
23 Pathology and Audiology, are amended to read as follows:
24 (a) Licenses issued under this chapter expire and become invalid at
25 12:00 midnight, June 30, of each year if not renewed each year.
26 (b) To maintain a license, a person licensed under this chapter shall
27 pay a fee for renewal of license to the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language
28 Pathology and Audiology on or before June 30 the expiration date of each
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30 (c)(1)(A) If a request for renewal is postmarked on or before July 15
31 fifteen (15) days after the expiration date:
32 (i) The request shall not be considered late; and
33 (ii) The licensee shall not be:
34 (a) Considered as practicing without a
35 license; or
36 (b) Charged a late fee.
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1 (B) If payment of the renewal fee is postmarked on or
2 after July 16 sixteen (16) days after the expiration date of any given year,
3 the board may renew a license upon payment of the renewal of license fee plus
4 a late renewal payment penalty, which shall equal the amount prescribed for
5 late penalty per month under � 17-100-308.
6 (C) A license renewed under this subsection becomes
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8 (2) A person who requests renewal of a license, whose license
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