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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6449
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
Request of the Governor Pursuant
to Joint Rule 9
AN ACT EXPANDING ECO NOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN OCCUP ATIONS
LICENSED BY THE DEPA RTMENT OF PUBLIC HEA LTH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) An occupational or 1
professional license, permit, certification or registration issued by the 2
Department of Public Health shall be issued, in the occupation or 3
profession applied for and at a practice level determined by the 4
department, to a person who is a resident of this state as defined in 5
section 12-701 of the general statutes or who is married to an active duty 6
member of the armed forces of the United States and accompanies said 7
member, pursuant to an official permanent change of station, to a 8
military installation located in this state if: 9
(1) The person holds a valid license, permit, certification or 10
registration in at least one other jurisdiction in the occupation or 11
profession applied for; 12
(2) The person has practiced under such license, permit, certification 13
or registration for not less than one year; 14 Governor's Bill No. 6449
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(3) The person is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which he or 15
she holds a license, permit, certification or registration and has not had 16
a license, permit, certification or registration revoked or discipline 17
imposed by any jurisdiction, does not have a complaint, allegation or 18
investigation related to unprofessional conduct pending in any 19
jurisdiction, and has not voluntarily surrendered a license, permit, 20
certification or registration while under investigation for unprofessional 21
conduct in any jurisdiction; 22
(4) The person satisfies any background check or character and fitness 23
check required of other applicants for the license, permit, certification or 24
registration; and 25
(5) The person pays all fees required of other applicants for the 26
license, permit, certification or registration. 27
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this 28
section, the Department of Public Health may require a person to take 29
and pass all or a portion of any examination required of other persons 30
applying for the license, permit, certification or registration. 31
(c) Any person issued a license, permit, certification or registration 32
pursuant to this section shall be subject to the laws of this state and the 33
jurisdiction of the Department of Public Health. 34
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, and pursuant to 35
section 19a-14 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Public 36
Health may deny an occupational or professional license, permit, 37
certification or registration if he or she finds such denial is in the best 38
interest of the state. 39
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of Public 40
Health shall convene working groups to determine whether 41
Connecticut should join any interstate licensure compacts. 42
(b) Such working groups shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of 43
Public Health, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 44 Governor's Bill No. 6449
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and the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, or their 45
designees, (2) the chair of the appropriate board of examiners or 46
advisory board, or his or her designee, (3) a representative of the 47
appropriate state professional association, (4) a representative of the 48
professional assistance program for regulated professions established 49
pursuant to section 19a-12a of the general statutes, and (5) any other 50
members the Commissioner of Public Health deems appropriate. Each 51
working group shall convene not later than sixty days after the effective 52
date of this section. 53
(c) Not later than January 15, 2022, the Commissioner of Public 54
Health shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 55
section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 56
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 57
health. Such report shall include recommendations that reflect the 58
determinations pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The working 59
groups shall terminate upon the submission of the report. 60
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than January 15, 2022, 61
the Commissioner of Public Health shall submit a report, in accordance 62
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 63
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 64
matters relating to public health. Such report shall be developed in 65
consultation with such boards or commissions as the commissioner 66
deems appropriate and shall recommend whether it would be in the 67
best interest of the state (1) for any examination administered by the 68
state pursuant to chapters 369 to 388, inclusive, chapter 393a, chapters 69
395 to 417, inclusive, chapters 435 to 449, inclusive, or chapters 474 to 70
483, inclusive, of the general statutes to be administered by a national 71
organization acceptable to the Department of Public Health, and (2) to 72
reduce any experience and training requirements while increasing any 73
such examination's ability to test applicants' knowledge or skills. 74
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section Governor's Bill No. 6449
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Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]