Funding for certified speech-language pathologists
Arkansas Code § 6-11-105; Arkansas Code § 6-17-402
- (a) Bonuses paid to a certified speech-language pathologist shall be paid from the funds appropriated and available for bonuses to certified speech-language pathologists.
- (b) If sufficient funds are not available to pay the full amount of the bonus to each certified speech-language pathologist as provided under this section, the Department of Education may reduce the amount of the bonus for each qualified recipient proportionately as necessary to provide a bonus to each qualified speech-language pathologist in an equal amount.
(c) The cost and expenses related to training for or acquisition of the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
- (1) Shall not be funded through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards program created under Arkansas Code §§ 6-17-412 – 6-17-413; and
- (2) Shall be the responsibility of the certified speech-language pathologist.