SB 346 — AN ACT CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE PORTABILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

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AN ACT CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE PORTABILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

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165 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill allows occupational license portability for members of the armed forces and their spouses and does not result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

Current law allows certain active-duty service members license reciprocity if they pay the credentialling fee and the bill does not exempt members from these fees.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None SB346 / File No.

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165 OLR Bill Analysis SB 346 AN ACT CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE PORTABILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

SUMMARY In 2023, Congress amended the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to allow the portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses for the duration of the servicemember’s military orders (50 U.S.C.

§ 4025a).

This bill requires state entities to recognize these occupational and professional credentials (i.e., covered licenses, see below) in compliance with this law.

Specifically, the bill applies these requirements to any agency, authority, board, commission, council, department, institution, or other instrumentality of the state.

Under SCRA, if the servicemember or spouse is eligible to practice under an interstate compact that Connecticut is part of, he or she is subject to the compact’s provisions, including establishing eligibility to practice, not SCRA.