Arkansas Statutes

§ 17-5-102 — Legislative findings - Purpose

Arkansas·Title 17
(a)The General Assembly finds that:
(1)Entrepreneurs and workers must pay various fees in order to work in a government-regulated profession or occupation or to start a small business in Arkansas;
(2)Families trying to break the cycle of government dependency should not have to pay the state to earn a living; and (3) Arkansas should waive initial fees associated with occupational and professional regulations and the formation of a business for low-income individuals.
(b)It is the purpose of this chapter to increase access to professional and occupational licenses that would otherwise be cost prohibitive for certain individuals.

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Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 725,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2022.

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