SB 129 — Revises provisions governing occupational and professional licensing. (BDR 54-221)

Bill Text

• Introduced As Introduced Current pdf

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The bill revises the requirements and processes for issuing professional and occupational licenses by endorsement in Nevada.

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  by specific statute relating to the issuance of a license by endorsement,

  Removes the requirement that specific statutes govern the issuance of a license by endorsement, allowing for broader regulatory body discretion.

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  shall adopt regulations providing → is required to issue

  Changes the requirement from developing regulations to a direct obligation to issue licenses by endorsement.

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  who: (a) Holds → and a resident of this State. (a) Is a natural person

  Adds the requirement for applicants to be residents of Nevada.

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  qualifications that are substantially similar to the qualifications required for issuance of a license to engage in that occupation or profession in this State; and (c) Satisfies the requirements of this section and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

  Eliminates existing qualification comparisons with state requirements, streamlining the endorsement process.

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  an occupation or profession. ; (b) Possesses qualifications that are substantially similar to the qualifications required for issuance of a license to engage in that occupation or profession in this State; and (c) Satisfies the requirements of this section and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. → Has satisfied the minimum educational, examination and experience requirements for each such license to engage in the occupation or profession.

  Replaces the need for qualifications to be similar with specific educational, examination, and experience requirements.

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  and a natural person unless such a person: (a) → If the applicant holds more than one license to engage in the occupation or profession, all such licenses must be valid, unrestricted and in good standing. (c)

  Clarifies that all licenses held by an applicant must be valid and in good standing.

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  [; (f)]

  Removes redundant or unnecessary conditions for denial based on previous investigations.

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  must not allow the issuance of a license by endorsement to engage in an occupation or profession in this State to a natural person unless such a person:

  Eliminates regulations that would restrict the issuance of licenses based on specific conditions.

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  to engage in an occupation or profession in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States. → to engage in that occupation or profession in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States as confirmed by the corresponding regulatory authority.

  Clarifies the validation of licenses from other jurisdictions must be confirmed by the respective regulatory authority.

Action History

1. April 12, 2025

   (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

2. February 03, 2025

   Read first time. To committee.

3. January 31, 2025

   From printer.

4. January 29, 2025

   Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

Sponsors

• Jeff Stone · Primary

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