SB312 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act, professional licensing boards required to issue licenses and certificates to military spouses who hold licenses and certificates from other states, required to issue temporary licenses and certificates in certain instances when other state has lesser requirements, Sec. 31-1-6 am'd.

Description

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.

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Subjects

Military