CO SB021

Enacts the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact" (ASLP-IC) to allow licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across member states under a "compact privilege" system while preserving state regulatory authority.

Establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission to administer the compact, promulgate rules, maintain a national data system for licensure and adverse actions, and coordinate among member states.

Requires applicants for compact privilege to hold an active, unencumbered home state license, pass national examinations, meet specific education requirements (master's degree or doctorate depending on graduation date), complete supervised clinical practicum, and undergo criminal background checks.

Allows remote states to take adverse action against practitioners' compact privileges and requires home states to have sole authority over license discipline; establishes procedures for sharing investigative information and disciplinary actions among member states.

Becomes effective when enacted by the tenth member state; appropriates $409,130 for the 2021-22 fiscal year to implement the compact, including funding for the Division of Professions and Occupations, legal services, information technology, and criminal background checks.