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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1868
Sponsor: SENATOR AUMENT
Printer's No. 2228
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed))
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for
military and veterans' licensure.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 through 18; pages 2 through 7,
lines 1 through 30; by striking out all of said lines on said
pages and inserting
Section 1. Title 63 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 33
MILITARY AND VETERANS' LICENSURE
Sec.
3301. Definitions.
3302. Bureau requirements.
3303. Licensing for military applicants.
3304. Relevant military experience.
3305. Renewal of license for deployed servicemembers.
3306. Fees.
3307. Reports.
§ 3301. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Bureau." The Bureau of Professional and Occupational
Affairs in the Department of State.
"License." A registration, permit, certificate or license
issued by a licensing board.
"Licensing board." A departmental or administrative board or
commission under the bureau.
"Military applicant." A servicemember, veteran or military
spouse who submits an application for a license and
documentation demonstrating status as a servicemember, veteran
or military spouse.
"Military Occupational Codes Crosswalk." A module created by
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the bureau to provide guidance when evaluating servicemembers'
and veterans' applications for licensure to identify skills,
experience, credentials and education that have been obtained in
the military and crosswalking those skills, experience,
credentials and education into substitute licensure
requirements.
"Military spouse." The spouse of a servicemember or veteran.
The term includes an unmarried spouse of a deceased
servicemember where the servicemember died within one year prior
to the date an application for a license is submitted to a
licensing board.
"Servicemember." An active duty member of the armed forces
of the United States, a reserve component or the national guard
of a state.
"Veteran." A former servicemember who was discharged from
active duty under conditions other than dishonorable.
§ 3302. Bureau requirements.
The bureau shall:
(1) Include a question on an application for licensure,
renewal and reactivation asking whether the individual
submitting the application is a servicemember, veteran or
military spouse.
(2) Expedite an application for a military applicant who
submits documentation demonstrating status as a
servicemember, veteran or military spouse.
(3) Update the Military Occupational Codes Crosswalk as
necessary to accommodate changes in a license or military
skills, experience, credentials and education.
(4) Develop criteria for temporary licensure at the
discretion of each licensing board specific to a military
applicant.
(5) Submit to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and post on each
licensing board's publicly accessible Internet website the
licensure process for military applicants.
§ 3303. Licensing for military applicants.
(a) Issuance.--A licensing board may issue a license to a
military applicant who does not meet the educational
requirements for a license if the military applicant:
(1) Submits an application and fee as prescribed by the
board by regulation.
(2) Passes all exams required for licensure.
(3) Has engaged in active practice for at least two of
the previous five years before submitting the application.
Relevant military service experience and official duties
shall be credited in the calculation of the number of years
of practice in the profession.
(4) Meets all other noneducational requirements for
licensure.
(5) Meets necessary qualifications outlined in section
3304.
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(b) Temporary license.--The following shall apply:
(1) A licensing board may issue a temporary license to a
military applicant who:
(i) Is assigned to a duty station in this
Commonwealth or has established legal residence in this
Commonwealth.
(ii) Complies with the licensing board's
requirements for temporary licensure for a limited period
of time at the discretion of the licensing board while
the military applicant completes additional requirements
for licensure in this Commonwealth.
(2) The temporary license shall be valid until the
earlier of:
(i) six months after the date of issuance of the
temporary license by the licensing board;
(ii) the date a license is granted; or
(iii) the date a notice to deny a license is issued.
§ 3304. Relevant military experience.
A licensing board shall use the Military Occupational Codes
Crosswalk to facilitate the acceptance of military practice or
experience if training or education requirements for licensure
are incomplete. The Military Occupational Codes Crosswalk shall
include:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
calculating a military applicant's years of practice or
experience in an occupation or a profession, a licensing
board shall give credit to the military applicant for
relevant experience obtained as a servicemember.
(2) A licensing board shall give credit for training and
education provided by the military and completed by a
military applicant toward training or education requirements
for licensure, if the training or education is determined by
the licensing board to be substantially equivalent to the
training or education required for licensure in this
Commonwealth.
§ 3305. Renewal of license for deployed servicemembers.
(a) Renewal application submission before deployment.--The
following shall apply:
(1) A servicemember who is scheduled to be deployed
outside this Commonwealth may apply for renewal of a license
if the deployment will occur when the license is eligible for
renewal.
(2) The servicemember may submit to the licensing board
all requirements for renewal prior to deployment outside this
Commonwealth.
(3) The licensing board shall provide a review of the
application and information received.
(4) If the licensing board finds that a requirement is
not met, the licensing board shall notify the servicemember
of the deficiency.
(5) The licensing board shall process the application
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upon the opening of the next licensing renewal.
(b) Reactivation after deployment.--A licensing board may
reactivate a license of a servicemember after the expiration of
the license without penalty if the renewal period occurred
during deployment outside of this Commonwealth. The
servicemember must seek reactivation of the license within one
month following the end of the deployment.
(c) Extension of continuing education.--A licensing board
shall extend a requirement to complete continuing education or
continued competency requirements for up to six months after the
end of deployment outside of this Commonwealth of a
servicemember if the servicemember meets all other requirements
for license renewal.
(d) Military spouse.--This section shall apply to a military
spouse if the military spouse resides with the servicemember
during deployment outside of this Commonwealth.
§ 3306. Fees.
A licensing board may not assess a fee for an initial
licensure of a military spouse who relocates to this
Commonwealth as a result of the servicemember's military orders.
§ 3307. Reports.
(a) Submission and content.--The bureau shall submit an
annual report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee of the
Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Professional Licensure Committee of the House of
Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the
Senate and the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall
include:
(1) The number of military applicants.
(2) The number of military applicants who were approved
for licensure.
(3) The number of military applicants who were denied
licensure, including data on the reasons for denial.
(4) Data on the licensing board's application processing
times for military applicants including reasons for delays.
(5) Recommendations on ways to improve the licensing
board's ability to meet the licensing needs of
servicemembers, veterans and military spouses.
(b) Expiration.--This section shall expire six years after
the effective date of this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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