Committee hears OPR request for time to study licensing of speech-language pathology assistants

Apr 1, 2026

Witnesses from the Office of Professional Regulation told the Senate Government Operations Committee they support a required Sunrise review of speech-language pathology assistants but asked for time to update research and produce legislative language; OPR set a target to complete the review by Nov. 15.

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The Senate Committee on Government Operations heard testimony March 31 on H.588, the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) bill, about whether speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) should be brought under state regulation.

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