As used in this chapter:(1) 'License' means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by law or rule that is required for an individual to engage in a particular occupation or profession; and(2)(A) 'Licensing entity' means an office, board, commission, department, council, bureau, or other agency of state government having authority to license, certify, register, permit, or otherwise authorize an individual to engage in a particular occupation or profession.(B) 'Licensing entity' does not include a political subdivision of the state or any other local or regional governmental entity, including without limitation a city of the first class, a city of the second class, an incorporated town, or a county.Added by Act 2021, No. 725,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2022.
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