Section 17-5-102 - Legislative findings - Purpose

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