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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 387
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5 By: Senator Crowell
6 By: Representative Cavenaugh
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN REPORTS OF
10 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ENTITIES; TO REPEAL THE LAW
11 REQUIRING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ENTITIES TO SUBMIT A
12 REPORT CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS GRANTED
13 AUTOMATIC OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE AND EXPEDITED
14 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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18 TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING OCCUPATIONAL
19 LICENSING ENTITIES TO SUBMIT A REPORT
20 CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
21 GRANTED AUTOMATIC OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
22 AND EXPEDITED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 17-4-110 is amended to read as follows:
27 17-4-110. Responsibilities of occupational licensing entities.
28 An occupational licensing entity shall:
29 (1) Submit proposed rules authorized under � 17-4-106 to the
30 Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Legislative Council for review and
31 approval before the proposed rules are promulgated under the Arkansas
32 Administrative Procedure Act, � 25-15-201 et seq.;
33 (2) If the proposed rules are not approved as required under �
34 17-4-109, provide automatic occupational licensure to an individual listed in
35 � 17-4-104; and
36 (3) Post prominently on the occupational licensing entity's
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1 website a link entitled "Military Member Licensure" that directly leads to
2 information applicable to an individual listed in � 17-4-104; and
3 (4) Provide to the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth,
4 Legislative and Military Affairs an annual report stating the number of
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