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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="6-112.1" title_number="6" title_name="Teachers and Other Personnel" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Personnel Matters">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Board” means the State Board of Audiologists, Hearing-Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a program of county aid to audiologists and speech-language pathologists who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide audiology and speech-language services on a third-party billing basis in schools; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Are licensed by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each audiologist and speech-language pathologist who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall receive from the county board an amount equal to the initial licensing fee or renewal of license fee charged by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the program established under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall reimburse the county board the full amount of the aid received if the audiologist or speech-language pathologist does not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Complete all the requirements for renewal of a license by the Board; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide audiology or speech-language pathology services on a third-party billing basis in a school.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
