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BC bills aim to address barriers for internationally-trained applicants

Posted In: Foreign-TrainedApplicants, Reducing Barriers to,

Nov 21

The British Columbia government has passed a bill to reduce barriers to licensure for internationally-educated applicants. The bills establish...

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Fall 2023, Volume 33, No. 2

Posted In: CLEAR Exam Review,

Nov 20

This issue features "Abstracts and Updates;" "Legal Beat;" "Recent CLEAR Quick Polls;" "Licensing Exam Construction, Validation, and Differential...

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National Council on Teacher Quality analysis of reading exam effectiveness

Posted In: Discr in Regulation, Examination Issues,

Nov 15

The National Council on Teacher Qualification has released an analysis of the effectiveness of teacher licensure exams intended to assess...

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Telemental Health: US trends in 2023

Posted In: Telemedicine,

Nov 15

Epstein Becker Green's Telemental Health Laws app tracks state telemental health laws and policies since 2016. The trends they identified in 2023...

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Alberta: opposition to changes in "engineer" title usage

Posted In: Use of Title,

Nov 15

Proposed Bill 7 in Alberta would amend the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act to allow individuals and corporations to use the word...

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Episode 71: CLEAR Award Recipients: Sharing Insights from Experience (Part 2)

Posted In: CLEAR Podcast,

Nov 14

The 2023 CLEAR Awards were presented in Salt Lake City during CLEAR's Annual Educational Conference. Our podcast host had the chance to catch up...

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Oregon approves new pathway to attorney licensure

Posted In: Alt Pathways to Licensure, Entry to Practice, Examination Issues,

Nov 8

The Oregon Supreme Court has voted unanimously to approve a new Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination as an alternate to the bar exam. The...

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Illinois: new program for licensure exam preparation

Posted In: Examination Issues, Resources for STBR,

Nov 8

The Illinois House Higher Education Appropriations Committee has announced a new program, Prepare for Illinois's Future, which will provide...

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Social Work England publishes diversity data

Posted In: Compliance & Discipline, Cultural Competence, Discr in Regulation, Diversity,

Nov 8

Social Work England has published an initial analysis of data collected about the diversity of social workers in relation to fitness to practice...

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Miami challenged by unlicensed plastic surgery care centers

Posted In: Facilities Regulation, Unlicensed Practice,

Nov 8

Miami, Florida has recently seen a number of cases of plastic surgery post-operative recovery homes operating without a license. The charge brought...

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North Carolina Board of Pharmacy approves direct-to-patient dispensing system

Posted In: Facilities Regulation, Technology,

Nov 2

New board rules effective September 1, 2023 authorize the use of direct-to-patient dispensing systems, either as a "locker" system (a secure...

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Report on Texas teacher licensing changes

Posted In: Reducing Barriers to, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Nov 2

A study of teacher licensing in Texas since the 2001 introduction of lower requirements for alternative licensing programs reveals reduced wages for...

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