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Senate committee backs bill letting speech‑language pathology assistants work outside schools
Summary
Senators approved House Bill 10‑75 unanimously and placed it on the consent calendar; sponsors and therapists said expanding SLPA practice settings will ease workforce shortages and reduce wait lists.
The Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 10‑75 as amended, a bill that would extend regulation of speech‑language pathology assistants (SLPAs) so they can practice outside K‑12 schools under the supervision of licensed speech‑language pathologists.
Sponsors told the committee Colorado faces a workforce shortage in speech‑language pathology that has…
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