HB2625--INNOVATIONREADINESS
SPONSOR: Burger
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
WorkforceDevelopmentbyavoteof9to0.
Thisbillallowscertainindividualsholdingavalidcurrent
professionallicenseinanotherstateorterritoryoftheUnited
StatestopracticesuchprofessioninMissouri,withoutobtaininga
Missourilicense,aspartofapartnershipwiththefederal
InnovativeReadinessTrainingprogramwithintheUnitedStates
DepartmentofDefense. Suchindividualsmustbeactivedutyor
reservemembersoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,members
oftheNationalGuard,civilianemployeesoftheUnitedStates
DepartmentofDefense,orprofessionalsotherwiseauthorizedbythe
UnitedStatesDepartmentofDefenseandtheirpracticeofthe
professioninMissourimustberequiredbythefederalInnovative
ReadinessTrainingprogramundermilitaryorders.
Thisbillcontainsanemergencyclause.
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythatwithapartnershipthroughtheUS
DepartmentofDefense(DOD),theDeltaRegionalAuthoritysupports
theInnovativeReadinessTraining(IRT)programthatwouldbring
medical,dentalandvisioncaretoDeltaresidentsinsoutheast
Missouriatnocost.TheDODneedslegislationtoallowthe
membersofthemilitarytopracticeinMissouriwiththeir
credentialingorders,toprovidethehealthcareservicesinunder
servedareas.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Burger;andJoelEvans,
DeltaAreaEconomicOpportunityCorporation.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.