Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB384: Change dates to apply for speech language assistant licensure
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the dates to apply for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist license; amending section 37-15-303, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE DATES TO APPLY FOR A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST OR AUDIOLOGIST LICENSE; AMENDING SECTION 37-15-303, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 37-15-303, MCA, is amended to read: "37-15-303. Qualifications. (1) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, the applicant: (a) must meet the current academic, supervised clinical practicum, and supervised professional experience requirements as defined by board rule; and (b) shall pass an examination approved by the board. (2) (a) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant, the or (ii) shall provide evidence to the board that the applicant served as an unlicensed speechlanguage pathology assistant or an unlicensed audiology assistant sufficient to meet the requirements in subsection (2)(a)(i) for a period prior to January 1, 2024 July 15, 2025. (b) The board shall provide by rule the type of evidence and conditions to meet equivalency for current academic experience. (c) Licensure for speech-language pathology assistants qualifying under subsection (2)(a)(ii) must be retroactive to the date in which the board rules establishing equivalency were satisfied. (3) The standards defined by the board must be equal to or greater than the standards generally accepted as the national norm." - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 384 ENROLLED …
Sponsors
- Lynch, Jennifer (D, 73) · primary sponsor
- Novak, Sara (D, 36)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 89 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 89 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB384?
- HB384 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Change dates to apply for speech language assistant licensure.
- What does HB384 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the dates to apply for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist license; amending section 37-15-303, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB384?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB384?
- Lynch, Jennifer (D, 73), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB384?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3881
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