New Jersey S 103: Concerns certain requirements regarding experience and examination for nonresident military spouses seeking professional or occupational licensure.

Bill Text

SENATE, No. 103

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION

Sponsored by:
Senator JEAN STANFIELD
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)

SYNOPSIS
Concerns certain requirements regarding experience and examination for
nonresident military spouses seeking professional or occupational licensure.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.

Matter underlined thus is new matter.

AN ACT concerning professional and occupational licensure for 1
nonresident military spouses, and amending P.L.2013, c.264. 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. Section 1 of P.L.2013, c.264 (C.45:1-15.5) is amended to 7
read as follows: 8
1. a. As used in this section: 9
"Another jurisdiction" means the District of Columbia, a territory 10
of the United States, or a state other than New Jersey. 11
"Board" means a professional or occupational board designated 12
in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) that issues a professional 13
or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certification. 14
"Nonresident military spouse" means a person who is not 15
domiciled in this State who is the spouse of an active duty member 16
of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been transferred 17
to this State in the course of the member's service, is legally 18
domiciled in this State, or has moved to this State on a permanent 19
change-of-station basis. 20
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation 21
to the contrary, each board shall issue, upon application, a license to 22
a nonresident military spouse who meets the requirements of this 23
section, so that the nonresident military spouse may practice 24
lawfully the person's profession or occupation. At the discretion of 25
the board, a nonresident military spouse shall receive a license 26
under this subsection: 27
(1) pursuant to any law, rule, or regulation providing for 28
licensure by endorsement or reciprocity in the profession or 29
occupation regulated by the board; or 30
(2) pursuant to an application for a temporary courtesy license 31
pursuant to subsection d. of this section. 32
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or 33
regulation to the contrary, each board shall establish criteria for the 34
issuance of a temporary courtesy license to a nonresident military 35
spouse so that the nonresident military spouse may lawfully practice 36
the profession or occupation regulated by that board in this State on 37
a temporary basis, subject to the requirements of subsection d. of 38
this section when applicable. 39
d. A nonresident military spouse who applies for a temporary 40
courtesy license pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this 41
section shall be entitled to receive that license if that person: 42
(1) holds a current license to practice the profession or 43
occupation in another jurisdiction that the board determines has 44
licensure requirements to practice the profession or occupation that 45
are equivalent to those adopted by the board; 46

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(2) was engaged in the active practice of the profession or 1
occupation in another jurisdiction for at least two of the [five] 2
seven years immediately preceding the date of application for the 3
temporary courtesy license, for which purpose relevant full-time 4
experience in the discharge of official duties in the Armed Forces of 5
the United States or an agency of the federal government shall be 6
credited in the counting of years of service; 7
(3) has not committed an act in another jurisdiction that would 8
have constituted grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation 9
of a license to practice the profession or occupation in this State; 10
(4) has not been disciplined, and is not the subject of an 11
investigation of an unresolved complaint, or a review procedure or 12
disciplinary proceeding, which was conducted by, or is pending 13
before, a professional or occupational licensing or credentialing 14
entity in another jurisdiction; 15
(5) pays for, and authorizes the board to conduct, a criminal 16
history record background check of that person pursuant to 17
P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-28 et seq.) if such check is required to 18
practice the occupation or practice regulated by that board; 19
(6) pays any fee the board reasonably requires for the issuance 20
of the temporary courtesy license; 21
(7) has satisfied any continuing education requirements in the 22
jurisdiction where that person holds a current license to practice the 23
profession or occupation, and, at the discretion of the board, 24
completes such continuing education hours or credits as may be 25
required by the board within the time frame the board may 26
establish; 27
(8) at the discretion