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AN ACT relating to the licensure of military-connected individuals. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 12.245 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) An administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document 4
required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the 5
Commonwealth shall issue within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed 6
application a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a member of the 7
United States military, Reserves, or National Guard, or to his or her spouse, or to a 8
veteran or the spouse of a veteran, who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or 9
other document and currently holds or recently held equivalent documentation 10
issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of 11
the United States unless: 12
(a) The license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the 13
District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States has 14
been expired for more than two (2) years; 15
(b) The license, permit, certificate, or other documentation is not in good 16
standing; 17
(c) The holder of the license, permit, certificate, or other document has had the 18
license, permit, certificate, or other document suspended for disciplinary 19
reasons; or 20
(d) The board can show substantive evidence of significant statutory deficiency in 21
the training, education, or experience of the United States military service 22
member, Reserves or National Guard member, veteran, or spouse, which 23
could cause a health or safety risk to the public. 24
(2) The United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, 25
veteran, or spouse shall submit: 26
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issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or 1
territory of the United States that is active or has been expired for less than 2
two (2) years; 3
(b) Proof that the valid license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by 4
another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the 5
United States is in good standing or was upon the date of expiration; and 6
(c) 1. His or her DD-214 form or other proof of active or prior military service 7
with an honorable discharge, discharge under honorable conditions, or a 8
general discharge under honorable conditions; or 9
2. Military orders documenting his or her transfer to a military 10
assignment in Kentucky. 11
(3) A United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, 12
veteran, or spouse who holds a license, permit, certificate, or other document issued 13
by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the 14
United States who applies for a license, permit, certificate, or other document 15
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and is denied shall have the right to appeal 16
the decision in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. 17
(4) A United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member, 18
veteran, or spouse who holds a license in multiple jurisdictions through an 19
interstate licensure compact, with respect to services that he or she provides 20
within the jurisdiction of the interstate licensure compact, shall be subject to the 21
requirements of the compact or applicable statutes and not this section. 22