Mississippi Senate Bill 2005 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 73-38-3, 73-38-9, 73-38-11, 73-38-13, 73-38-15, 73-38-21, 73-38-23, 73-38-25, 73-38-27, 73-38-31 And 73-38-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Speech-language Pathologists And Audiologists Will Be Licensed And Regulated By The State Board Of Examiners For Audiology And Speech-language Pathology Instead Of The State Board Of Health; To Create The State Board Of Examiners For Audiology And Speech-language Pathology And Provide For Its Membership And Its Powers And Duties; To Create The Audiology And Speech-language Pathology Licensing Fund, Which Will Be Used For Paying The Costs Of Administering The Licensure Law; To Change The Name Of Speech-language Pathology Aides And Audiology Aides To Speech-language Pathology Assistants And Audiology Assistants; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Will Be Granted A Teacher License To Work In The Public School System As An Audiologist, Audiology Assistant, Speech-language Pathologist, Or Speech-language Pathology Assistant Without A Professional License Granted By The State Board Of Examiners For Audiology And Speech-language Pathology; To Repeal Section 73-38-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The State Board Of Health Is The Licensing Agency For Speech-language Pathologists And Audiologists; And For Related Purposes.

State Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Language Pathology; create.

Sen. Dean Kirby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-05	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	3	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	1	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
73	38	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	36	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	38	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2005.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2005IN.htm