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AR SB262
Bill
Status
Passed
4/21/2021
Primary Sponsor
Bart Hester
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AI Summary
- Reduces the solid waste management facility licensing committee from 10 to 7 voting members, eliminating separate positions for waste tire processing facility operators and nonsegregated materials recovery/transfer/composting facility operators
- Changes the academic representative requirement from a faculty member of an accredited college or university to a representative of a designated Solid Waste Operator training academy
- Extends operator license validity from 1 year to 2 years (biennial renewal), while provisional certificates remain valid for 1 year
- Allows the Director to waive examination requirements for applicants holding substantially equivalent solid waste management operator licenses from other states, territories, or U.S. districts
- Adjusts licensing fee structure to include $50 for initial testing application, $50 for reciprocity review, and $25 paid on a biennial basis for renewal instead of annually
Legislative Description
To Amend The Licensing Of Operators Of Solid Waste Management Facilities; To Amend The Licensing Committee; To Allow For Biennial License Renewal; And To Address Reciprocity In Arkansas.
Last Action
Notification that SB262 is now Act 773
4/21/2021
Committee Referrals
Public Health, Welfare and Labor3/18/2021
Public Health, Welfare And Labor2/2/2021
Full Bill Text
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