SB 356 — An Act providing for portability of professional and occupational licenses for military spouses.

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WARD, MARCH 25, 2019 SENATORREFERRED TOMLINSON,TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, ASMARCH AMENDED,25, JUNE 4, 2019 AN ACT Providing for portability of professional and occupational licenses for military spouses.

"Licensing boardboard." OR COMMISSION." A professional or <-- occupational licensing board or commission of this Commonwealth, including:

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(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other law, a licensing board OR COMMISSION shall issue a license,license <-- CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT to a military spouse to allow the military spouse to practice the military spouse's profession or occupation in this Commonwealth if, upon application to the licensing boardboard, OR COMMISSION, the military <-- spouse satisfies all of the following conditions:

(2) Demonstrates competency in the profession or occupation through methods determined by the licensing boardboard, OR COMMISSION, including having completed continuing <-- education units or having experience in the profession or <-- occupation for at least two of the five years preceding the date of the application under this act.

(3) Has not committed any act in any state that would <-- have constituted CONSTITUTES grounds for refusal, suspension <-- or revocation of a license,license CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR <-- PERMIT to practice that profession or occupation in this 20190SB0356PN0864 - 3 - Commonwealth at the time the act was committed.

UNLESS(4) THEIs <--in LICENSINGgood BOARDstanding ORand COMMISSIONhas DETERMINES,not INbeen ITSdisciplined DISCRETION,by THAT20190SB0356PN0479 THE- ACT3 SHOULD- NOTthe BEjurisdiction ANthat IMPEDIMENTissued TOthe GRANTINGlicense. OF A LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT TO PRACTICE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.

(4)(5) IsPays inany goodfees standingrequired and has not been disciplined by the jurisdictionlicensing thatboard issuedfrom which the license,applicant CERTIFICATE,is <--seeking REGISTRATIONa ORlicense. PERMIT.

(5)(b) PaysRights anyand feesobligations.--A requiredmilitary byspouse thewho licensingis boardnot froma <--resident whichof thethis applicantCommonwealth and who is seekingissued a license ORunder COMMISSIONthis <--act IMPOSEDshall BYhave REGULATION.the same rights and obligations as a resident of this Commonwealth who is issued the same type of license.

(b) Rights and obligations.--A military spouse who is not a resident of this Commonwealth and who is issued a license, <-- CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT under this act shall have the same rights and obligations as a resident of this Commonwealth who is issued the same type of license, <-- CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT.

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other law, a licensing board OR COMMISSION may issue a provisional license,license <-- CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT to a military spouse who is licensed, certified, registered or issued a permit in another state while the military spouse is satisfying certain requirements, as determined by the licensing boardboard, OR <-- COMMISSION, for a license,license CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT <-- in this Commonwealth under section 3.

(1) A license,license CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT is <-- 20190SB0356PN0864 - 4 - granted or denied by the licensing board OR COMMISSION under <-- section 3.

This act may not prohibit a military spouse from proceeding under other licensure,licensure CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR PERMIT <-- requirements established by a licensing board.

OR COMMISSION.

<-- NOTHING IN THIS ACT IS INTENDED TO SUPERSEDE OR REPLACE EXISTING STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT OR LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY APPLICABLE TO LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ENABLING STATUTES.

A licensing board may adopt rules or regulations necessary to <-- implement this act.

FINAL20190SB0356PN0479 REGULATIONS- SHALL4 BE- PROMULGATEDSection BY7. <-- EACH LICENSING BOARD OR COMMISSION WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.

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