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Committee Hears Bill Letting Licensing Boards Count Experience Instead of High School Diploma
Summary
Senate Bill 13 would require professional licensing boards that set high-school-diploma requirements to consider relevant work experience in place of that diploma for licensure; the bill received a public hearing during the Senate Committee on Labor and Business meeting on Feb. 11, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business opened a public hearing Feb. 11 on Senate Bill 13, a proposal from Sen. Kim Thatcher that would require professional licensing boards, where a high school diploma is currently required for licensure, to consider an applicant’s relevant work experience in lieu of that diploma.
Committee members and the bill’s sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce barriers to employment for people who have relevant experience but lack a formal high school credential.
Sen. Kim Thatcher, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure is “very low-hanging fruit” to…
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