Bill Text: MN HF2396 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Military member or their spouses or inactive military veteran license or certification expediting required by professional licensing boards, and report required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-20 - Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means [HF2396 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2396-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to employment; requiring professional licensing boards to expedite
1.3issuance of license or certification to military members or their spouses or certain
1.4inactive military veterans; requiring a report;proposing coding for new law in
1.5Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [197.4552] EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCESSING; FORMER AND
1.8CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.
1.9Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each professional licensing board
1.10defined in section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, shall establish a procedure to expedite
1.11the issuance of a license or certification to perform professional services regulated by
1.12each board to a qualified individual who is:
1.13(1) an active duty military member;
1.14(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or
1.15(3) an inactive military veteran who has left service in the two years preceding
1.16the date of license or certification application, and has confirmation of an honorable or
1.17general discharge status.
1.18 Sec. 2. REPORT ON TEMPORARY LICENSES.
1.19(a) The governor shall designate representatives of professional licensing boards
1.20listed under Minnesota Statutes, section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, to report to
1.21the legislature by January 15, 2015, on procedures for issuing temporary licenses or
1.22certifications to qualified persons who are active duty military members, spouses of active
1.23duty military members, and veterans who have recently left military service. The report
1.24must include recommendations on:
2.1(1) conditions for issuance of temporary licenses, including evidence of credentialing
2.2in other states;
2.3(2) duration of the temporary licenses or certifications; and
2.4(3) general legislation or board-specific legislation needed to implement temporary
2.5licensure recommendations quickly and cost-efficiently.
2.6(b) The recommendations of the report must ensure that to qualify for a temporary
2.7license, a person must:
2.8(1) produce evidence of a valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without
2.9history of disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and
2.10(2) produce evidence of a current criminal background check without a criminal
2.11conviction that adversely affects the person's ability to become licensed.
1.3issuance of license or certification to military members or their spouses or certain
1.4inactive military veterans; requiring a report;proposing coding for new law in
1.5Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [197.4552] EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCESSING; FORMER AND
1.8CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.
1.9Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each professional licensing board
1.10defined in section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, shall establish a procedure to expedite
1.11the issuance of a license or certification to perform professional services regulated by
1.12each board to a qualified individual who is:
1.13(1) an active duty military member;
1.14(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or
1.15(3) an inactive military veteran who has left service in the two years preceding
1.16the date of license or certification application, and has confirmation of an honorable or
1.17general discharge status.
1.18 Sec. 2. REPORT ON TEMPORARY LICENSES.
1.19(a) The governor shall designate representatives of professional licensing boards
1.20listed under Minnesota Statutes, section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, to report to
1.21the legislature by January 15, 2015, on procedures for issuing temporary licenses or
1.22certifications to qualified persons who are active duty military members, spouses of active
1.23duty military members, and veterans who have recently left military service. The report
1.24must include recommendations on:
2.1(1) conditions for issuance of temporary licenses, including evidence of credentialing
2.2in other states;
2.3(2) duration of the temporary licenses or certifications; and
2.4(3) general legislation or board-specific legislation needed to implement temporary
2.5licensure recommendations quickly and cost-efficiently.
2.6(b) The recommendations of the report must ensure that to qualify for a temporary
2.7license, a person must:
2.8(1) produce evidence of a valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without
2.9history of disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and
2.10(2) produce evidence of a current criminal background check without a criminal
2.11conviction that adversely affects the person's ability to become licensed.
