(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.
(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.