(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

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Sec. 5. Public policy. The practice of applied behavior analysis is declared to affect public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation in the public interest. The purpose of this Act is to protect and benefit the public by setting standards of qualifications, education, training, and experience for those who seek to obtain a license and hold the title of "licensed behavior analyst" or "licensed assistant behavior analyst", to promote high standards of professional performance for those licensed to practice applied behavior analysis in the State, to protect the public from the practice of applied behavior analysis by unqualified persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice applied behavior analysis.