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Senate committee weighs lowering licensure fee and clarifying supervision for speech‑language pathology assistants
Summary
Senate File 1534 would clarify supervision for speech‑language pathology assistants (SLPAs) in school and health settings and proposes lowering the proposed SLPA licensure fee of $493. Testimony from the Minnesota Speech Language Hearing Association urged a reduced fee to avoid workforce barriers; the bill was laid over for further work with the
Senate File 1534, a bill to clarify supervision and lower licensure costs for speech‑language pathology assistants (SLPAs), was heard March 6, 2025 by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and laid over for further work with the Minnesota Department of Health.
Sponsor Senator Baldwin said the bill clarifies that an SLPA working in a school is supervised by a speech‑language pathologist licensed under the Professional…
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