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HB 498 Original 2020 Regular Session Emerson
Abstract: Requires licensing boards to waive fees to applicants who meet certain criteria and to
offer payment plans.
Proposed law requires licensing boards to waive certain fees for applicants who meet either of the
following criteria:
(1)Receiving public assistance.
(2)Earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Proposed law requires licensing boards to offer payment plans to all qualified applicants.
Proposed law stipulates that fees paid by the payment plans are not to exceed the amount of fees
charged for applicants paying the full price of exam or licensing.
(Adds R.S. 37:23.3)