Connecticut 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00019 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 19
7	7	February Session, 2022
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11	11	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
12	12	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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15	15	Introduced by:
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21	21	AN ACT CONCERNING THE OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
22	22	LICENSES OF MILITARY MEMBERS' SPOUSES.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) An occupational or 1
27	27	professional license, permit, certification or registration shall be issued, 2
28	28	in the occupation or profession applied for and at a practice level 3
29	29	determined by the department having oversight of such licenses, 4
30	30	permits, certifications or registrations, to a person who establishes 5
31	31	residence in this state or who is married to an active duty member of the 6
32	32	armed forces of the United States and accompanies that member, 7
33	33	pursuant to an official permanent change of station, to a military 8
34	34	installation located in this state if: 9
35	35	(1) The person holds a valid license, permit, certification or 10
36	36	registration in at least one other state in the occupation or profession 11
37	37	applied for; 12
38	38	(2) The person has held such license, permit, certification or 13
39	39	registration for not less than two years; 14
40	40	LCO No. 504 2 of 3
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42	42	(3) The person is in good standing in all states in which he or she 15
43	43	holds a license, permit, certification or registration and (A) has not had 16
44	44	a license, permit, certification or registration revoked or discipline 17
45	45	imposed by any state, (B) does not have a complaint, allegation or 18
46	46	investigation related to unprofessional conduct pending in any state, 19
47	47	and (C) has not voluntarily surrendered a license, permit, certification 20
48	48	or registration while under investigation for unprofessional conduct in 21
49	49	any state; 22
50	50	(4) The person takes and passes any examination required of other 23
51	51	applicants for the license, permit, certification or registration; 24
52	52	(5) The person satisfies any background check or character and fitness 25
53	53	check required of other applicants for the license, permit, certification or 26
54	54	registration; and 27
55	55	(6) The person pays all fees required of other applicants for the 28
56	56	license, permit, certification or registration. 29
57	57	(b) Any person issued a license, permit, certification or registration 30
58	58	pursuant to this section shall be subject to the laws of this state and the 31
59	59	jurisdiction of the department having oversight of such license, permit, 32
60	60	certification or registration. 33
61	61	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any department 34
62	62	head, as defined in section 4-5 of the general statutes, may deny an 35
63	63	occupational or professional license, permit, certification or registration 36
64	64	for which such department head has responsibility if he or she finds 37
65	65	such denial is in the best interest of the state. 38
66	66	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
67	67	sections:
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69	69	Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section
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71	71	Statement of Purpose:
72	72	To allow military members' spouses to obtain an occupational or
73	73	professional license in this state if they hold such license in another state.
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77	77	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
78	78	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
79	79	underlined.]