Under existing law, a military spouse relocating to the State of Alabama with an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may be permitted to obtain expedited issuance of certain professional licenses and certificates.
This bill would create the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act.
This bill would require each professional licensing body in the state to adopt a rule recognizing the professional licenses and certificates obtained by the spouses of certain military service members in other states, if the issuing state has licensing criteria that is greater than or substantially similar to the licensing criteria of the State of Alabama.
This bill would also require each professional licensing body in the state to adopt a rule providing for the issuance of a temporary professional license or certificate to those spouses who have been issued professional licenses or certificates in states where licensing criteria is not substantially similar to that of the State of Alabama.
Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 28, 2018.
Assigned Act No. 2018-540.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Drake motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1085
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1061
Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1060
Veterans and Military Affairs Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 506
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 505
Beech Amendment Offered
McClammy motion to Table adopted Roll Call 504
Military and Veterans Affairs Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature