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Bill Text

A976 

ASSEMBLY, No. 976 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows for issuance of two-year temporary courtesy 
license for nonresident military spouses in certain professions.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning temporary courtesy licenses for 
certain nonresident military spouses and amending P.L.2013, c.264.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.2013, 
c.264 (C.45:1-15.5) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� a. As used in this 
section:

���� "Another 
jurisdiction" means the District of Columbia, a territory of the United 
States, or a state other than New Jersey.

���� "Board" means a 
professional or occupational board designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 
(C.45:1-15) that issues a professional or occupational license, certificate of 
registration, or certification.

���� "Nonresident military 
spouse" means a person who is not domiciled in this State who is the 
spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who 
has been transferred to this State in the course of the member's service, is 
legally domiciled in this State, or has moved to this State on a permanent 
change-of-station basis.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board shall 
issue, upon application, a license to a nonresident military spouse who meets 
the requirements of this section, so that the nonresident military spouse may 
practice lawfully the person's profession or occupation.� At the discretion of 
the board, a nonresident military spouse shall receive a license under this 
subsection:

���� (1)� pursuant to any law, 
rule, or regulation providing for licensure by endorsement or reciprocity in 
the profession or occupation regulated by the board; or

���� (2)� pursuant to an 
application for a temporary courtesy license pursuant to subsection d. of this 
section.

���� c.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, each board 
shall establish criteria for the issuance of a temporary courtesy license to a 
nonresident military spouse so that the nonresident military spouse may lawfully 
practice the profession or occupation regulated by that board in this State on 
a temporary basis, subject to the requirements of subsection d. of this section 
when applicable.

���� d.��� A nonresident military 
spouse who applies for a temporary courtesy license pursuant to paragraph (2) 
of subsection b. of this section shall be entitled to receive that license if 
that person:

���� (1)� holds a current license 
to practice the profession or occupation in another jurisdiction that the board 
determines has licensure requirements to practice the profession or occupation 
that are equivalent to those adopted by the board;

���� (2)� was engaged in the active 
practice of the profession or occupation in another jurisdiction for at least 
two of the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the 
temporary courtesy license, for which purpose relevant full-time experience in 
the discharge of official duties in the Armed Forces of the United States or an 
agency of the federal government shall be credited in the counting of years of 
service;

���� (3)� has not committed an act 
in another jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for the denial, 
suspension, or revocation of a license to practice the profession or occupation 
in this State;

���� (4)� has not been disciplined, 
and is not the subject of an investigation of an unresolved complaint, or a 
review procedure or disciplinary proceeding, which was conducted by, or is 
pending before, a professional or occupational licensing or credentialing entity 
in another jurisdiction;

���� (5)� pays for, and authorizes 
the board to conduct, a criminal history record background check of that person 
pursuant to P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-28 et seq.) if such check is required to 
practice the occupation or practice regulated by that board;

���� (6)� pays any fee the board 
reasonably requires for the issuance of the temporary courtesy license; 

���� (7)� has satisfied any 
continuing education requirements in the jurisdiction where that person holds a 
current license to practice the profession or occupation, and, at the 
discretion of the board, completes such continuing education hours or credits 
as may be required by the board within the time frame the board may establish; 

���� (8)� at the discretion of the 
board and if applicable, successfully completes a New Jersey jurisprudence 
examination required of resident applicants or any other examination 
specifically predicated on New Jersey law required for practice in the 
professio