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SENATE BILL 523
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CF HB 533
By: Senator Kagan
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Occupations and Professions – Licenses, Certificates, and Registration – 2
Immigrants 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a State occupational or professional licensing board from 4
denying an occupational or professional license, certification, or registration to an 5
immigrant if the individual meets certain requirements; and generally relating to 6
occupational and professional licenses, certifications, or registrations to immigrants. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – State Government 9
Section 8–506 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – State Government 15
8–506. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “IMMIGRANT” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL : 17
(1) WHOSE COUNTRY OF ORI GIN IS A COUNTRY OTH ER THAN THE 18
UNITED STATES; 19
(2) WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITES STATES; AND 20
(3) WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE. 21
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(B) A STATE OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD MAY 1
NOT DENY AN OCCUPATIONAL OR P ROFESSIONAL LICENSE , CERTIFICATION , OR 2
REGISTRATION TO AN IMMIGRANT IF THE INDIVIDUAL OTHERWISE MEETS ALL 3
EDUCATIONAL , TRAINING, OR PROFESSIONAL REQU IREMENTS FOR LICENSU RE, 4
CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION . 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2022. 7