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Act 470 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 387 3
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By: Senator Crowell 5
By: Representative Cavenaugh 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN REPORTS OF 9
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ENTITIES; TO REPEAL THE LAW 10
REQUIRING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ENTITIES TO SUBMIT A 11
REPORT CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS GRANTED 12
AUTOMATIC OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE AND EXPEDITED 13
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING OCCUPATIONAL 18
LICENSING ENTITIES TO SUBMIT A REPORT 19
CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS 20
GRANTED AUTOMATIC OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE 21
AND EXPEDITED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 17 -4-110 is amended to read as follows: 26
17-4-110. Responsibilities of occupational licensing entities. 27
An occupational licensing entity shall: 28
(1) Submit proposed rules authorized under § 17-4-106 to the 29
Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Legislative Council for review and 30
approval before the proposed rules are promulgated under the Arkansas 31
Administrative Procedure Act, § 25 -15-201 et seq.; 32
(2) If the proposed rules are not approved as required under § 33
17-4-109, provide automatic occupational licensure to an individual listed in 34
§ 17-4-104; and 35
(3) Post prominently on the occupational licensing entity's 36 SB387
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website a link entitled “Military Member Licensure” that directly leads to 1
information applicable to an individual listed in § 17 -4-104; and 2
(4) Provide to the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, 3
Legislative and Military Affairs an annual report stating the number of 4
individuals granted automatic occupational licensure and expedited 5
occupational licensure under this chapter . 6
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APPROVED: 4/3/25 9
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