The petitioner requests the Board eliminate 18VAC30-21-60(A)(2)(c), which was part of a recently created pathway to licensure in Virginia that was made as part of the Board's regulatory reduction goal of reducing requirements to obtain a license in Virginia. This pathway became effective in February 2025 and allows an applicant to qualify for licensure without holding a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Assocation (ASHA).

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on July 14, 2025. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on July 14, 2025 and will close on August 13, 2025. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for December 9, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

At its December 9^th, 2025 meeting, the Board voted to take no action on the petition as the Board believes that the requirements contained in 18VAC30-21-60(A) are appropriate and necessary for licensure.