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Committee backs HB 531 to drop associate-degree requirement for substance‑abuse coordinator license
Summary
A Utah House committee voted unanimously to recommend House Bill 531, which would remove an associate-degree requirement for entry-level substance‑abuse coordinator licensure and clarify related Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) rules.
A Utah House committee voted unanimously to recommend favorably House Bill 531, which would remove an associate-degree requirement for the entry-level substance‑abuse coordinator license and make small cleanups to align the statute with current Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) practice.
Representative Miller, who sponsored the bill, told the committee HB 531 is intended to speed qualified applicants into the workforce by removing the statutory requirement that applicants hold an associate degree in addition to specific coursework. "What this bill does is right now, to become a substance abuse coordinator and get a license for that, top of that, get an associate's degree," Representative Miller said, arguing the degree requirement was…
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