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Committee advances bill to let people with lawful status, including DACA recipients, obtain professional licenses
Summary
HB 17‑35 would allow people who are legally present in the United States to receive occupational and professional licenses in Arkansas; supporters cited workforce shortages and presented economic and personal testimony; the committee passed the bill.
Representative Lee Johnson (District 75) told the committee HB 17‑35 is modeled on a successful process in the state trauma system and would enable a similar confidential data‑review and feedback process for prehospital medicine and expand licensure access for individuals with lawful presence. "This bill is designed to mirror process... we have within the trauma system…
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