Bill Text: NJ S2448 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-06 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee [S2448 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-S2448-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2448

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.

District 18 (Middlesex)

Senator  TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators A.R.Bucco and Brown

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 27, 2018, with amendments.

 

An Act concerning certain exemptions from payment of license fees for professional and occupational licenses for veterans and their spouses and supplementing P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    As used in this act:

     "Board" means a professional or occupational board designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) that issues a professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certification.

     ^I"Initial license fee" means the fee for an initial application and issuance of a professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certification for the initial period of issuance.  An initial license fee shall not be construed to include the cost for any required criminal history background check or for a professional seal which are paid for services provided by entities other than the board.

     "Spouse of a veteran" means a veteran's spouse, civil union partner or domestic partner, or the surviving spouse, civil union partner or domestic partner of a deceased veteran.¹

     "Veteran" means a person who received an honorable discharge from a branch of the active or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state.

 

     2.    Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a board shall not charge ¹[a] an initial¹ license fee ¹[for the issuance of a license]¹ to an applicant ¹who is domiciled in this State or will be moving to this State from another jurisdiction¹ who is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran if that applicant holds a current license ¹, registration or certification¹ to practice the profession or occupation in another jurisdiction that the board determines has licensure requirements to practice the profession or occupation that are equivalent, or substantially equivalent, as the case may be, to those adopted by the board.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.