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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 622
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides relative to professional fees and continuing education
requirements
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1681, relative to the armed forces of the United States and the2
Louisiana National Guard; to provide with respect to professional fees; to provide3
with respect to continuing education requirements for professions; to provide for4
exceptions for members of the military; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 37:1681 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1681. Armed forces, professional persons in; remittance of annual fees; continuing8
education requirements9
A. The annual or renewal fee that would be due by a member of any10
profession to any state board, commission, department, or agency for such member11
to continue to be entitled to practice his profession in this state is remitted in favor12
of such member while he is enlisted and serving in any of the armed forces of the13
United States, or has been mobilized or called to active duty in his capacity as a14
member of the Louisiana National Guard. The remission of the annual or renewal15
fee shall not apply to any annual or renewal fee that was delinquent at the time of16
enlistment in the service, but shall include annual or renewal fees that fall due for17
two calendar years following the year in which the member receives his honorable18
discharge, or his mobilization or activation with the Louisiana National Guard has19
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B. Any member of the armed forces of the United States or the Louisiana1
National Guard who is mobilized or called to active duty shall be exempted from all2
continuing education requirements imposed by the state board, commission,3
department, or agency authorized to issue and maintain a permit, license or4
certification under this Title for his respective profession during the duration of his5
activation or mobilization. The exemption of continuing education requirements6
shall not include continuing education requirements that were delinquent at the time7
of enlistment in the service or activation or mobilization of the Louisiana National8
Guard. The member of the armed forces of the United States or the Louisiana9
National Guard shall resume his status as a member of his profession in good10
standing when he receives his honorable discharge or his activation or mobilization11
with the Louisiana National Guard has ended.12
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hoffmann HB No. 622
Abstract: Provides that members of the armed forces or national guard shall not be
responsible for annual or renewal fees or continuing education requirements while
he is enlisted and serving in any of the armed forces or activated in the La. National
Guard.
Present law provides that members of the armed forces shall not be assessed any annual or
renewal fee due by a member of any profession while he is enlisted and serving in any of the
armed forces of the United States.
Proposed law retains present law and extends it to members of the Louisiana National Guard
who have been activated.
Proposed law further provides that members of the U.S. armed forces, and activated
members of the Louisiana National Guard shall not be responsible for continuing education
requirements for their professions while activated.
(Amends R.S. 37:1681)