I strongly support this petition. In NJ, SLP state licensure criteria is very similar to the criteria for earning the ASHA CCC, but it does not tie them together as a mandate to have ASHA CCCs.  It’s very possible for the Board to create its own set of criteria (i.e. Master’s Degree, PRAXIS, xxx number of hours of work experience under a fully licensed SLP) without tying it to a requirement of membership in a private organization.  ASHA is a terrible organization with very obvious partisan political leanings.  It’s a travesty to force SLPs into membership in this private political organization as a condition of state licensure.