Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 283
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26).
8	8	1402S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 324.009, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to licensure
11	11	reciprocity for spouses of law enforcement officers.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 324.009, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
15	15	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 324.009, 2
16	16	to read as follows:3
17	17	324.009. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
18	18	following terms mean: 2
19	19	(1) "License", a license, certificate, registration, 3
20	20	permit, accreditation, or military occupational speciality 4
21	21	that enables a person to legally practice an occupat ion or 5
22	22	profession in a particular jurisdiction; 6
23	23	(2) "Military", the Armed Forces of the United States 7
24	24	including the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 8
25	25	Navy, Space Force, National Guard and any other military 9
26	26	branch that is designated by Congress as part of the Armed 10
27	27	Forces of the United States, and all reserve components and 11
28	28	auxiliaries. Such term also includes the military reserves 12
29	29	and militia of any United States territory or state; 13
30	30	(3) "Missouri law enforcement officer", any person 14
31	31	employed by or otherwise serving in a position for the state 15
32	32	or a local governmental entity as a police officer, peace 16
33	33	officer certified under chapter 590, auxiliary police 17
34	34	officer, sheriff, sheriff's deputy, member of the patrol as 18 SB 283 2
35	35	that term is defined in section 43.010, or in some like 19
36	36	position involving the enforcement of the law and protection 20
37	37	of the public interest at the risk of that person's life and 21
38	38	who is a permanent resident of the state of Missouri or who 22
39	39	is domiciled in the state of Missouri; 23
40	40	(4) "Nonresident military spouse", a nonresident 24
41	41	spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the 25
42	42	United States who has been transferred or is scheduled to be 26
43	43	transferred to the state of Missouri, or who has been 27
44	44	transferred or is scheduled to be transferred to an adjacent 28
45	45	state and is or will be domiciled in the state of Missouri, 29
46	46	or has moved to the state of Missouri on a permanent change - 30
47	47	of-station basis; 31
48	48	[(4)] (5) "Oversight body", any board, department, 32
49	49	agency, or office of a jurisdiction that issues licenses; 33
50	50	[(5)] (6) "Resident military or law enforcement 34
51	51	spouse", a spouse of an active duty member of the Armed 35
52	52	Forces of the United States who has been transferred or is 36
53	53	scheduled to be transferred to the state of Missouri or an 37
54	54	adjacent state and who is a permanent resident of the state 38
55	55	of Missouri, who is domiciled in the state of Missouri, or 39
56	56	who has Missouri as his or her home of record or a spouse of 40
57	57	a Missouri law enforcement officer who is a permanent 41
58	58	resident of the state of Missouri, who is domiciled in the 42
59	59	state of Missouri, or who has Missouri as his or her home of 43
60	60	record. 44
61	61	2. Any person who holds a valid current license issued 45
62	62	by another state, a branch or unit of the military, a 46
63	63	territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, 47
64	64	and who has been licensed for at least one year in such 48
65	65	other jurisdiction, may submit an application for a license 49
66	66	in Missouri in the same occupation or profession, and at the 50 SB 283 3
67	67	same practice level, for which he or she holds the current 51
68	68	license, along with proof of current licensure and proof of 52
69	69	licensure for at least one year in the other jurisdiction, 53
70	70	to the relevant oversight body in this state. 54
71	71	3. The oversight body in this state shall: 55
72	72	(1) Within six months of receiving an application 56
73	73	described in subsection 2 of this section, waive any 57
74	74	examination, educational, or experience requirements for 58
75	75	licensure in this state for the applicant if it determines 59
76	76	that there were minimum education requirements and, if 60
77	77	applicable, work experience and clinical supervision 61
78	78	requirements in effect and the other state verifies that the 62
79	79	person met those requirements in order to be licensed or 63
80	80	certified in that state. An oversight body that administers 64
81	81	an examination on laws of this state as part of its 65
82	82	licensing application requirement may require an applicant 66
83	83	to take and pass an examination specific to the laws of this 67
84	84	state; or 68
85	85	(2) Within thirty days of receiving an applicati on 69
86	86	described in subsection 2 of this section from a nonresident 70
87	87	military or law enforcement spouse or a resident military 71
88	88	spouse, waive any examination, educational, or experience 72
89	89	requirements for licensure in this state for the applicant 73
90	90	and issue such applicant a license under this section if 74
91	91	such applicant otherwise meets the requirements of this 75
92	92	section. 76
93	93	4. (1) The oversight body shall not waive any 77
94	94	examination, educational, or experience requirements for any 78
95	95	applicant who has had his or her license revoked by an 79
96	96	oversight body outside the state; who is currently under 80
97	97	investigation, who has a complaint pending, or who is 81
98	98	currently under disciplinary action, except as provided in 82 SB 283 4
99	99	subdivision (2) of this subsection, with an oversight b ody 83
100	100	outside the state; who does not hold a license in good 84
101	101	standing with an oversight body outside the state; who has a 85
102	102	criminal record that would disqualify him or her for 86
103	103	licensure in Missouri; or who does not hold a valid current 87
104	104	license in the other jurisdiction on the date the oversight 88
105	105	body receives his or her application under this section. 89
106	106	(2) If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary 90
107	107	action against an applicant, the oversight body shall 91
108	108	determine if the cause for the action was c orrected and the 92
109	109	matter resolved. If the matter has not been resolved by 93
110	110	that jurisdiction, the oversight body may deny a license 94
111	111	until the matter is resolved. 95
112	112	5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the 96
113	113	oversight body from denying a license t o an applicant under 97
114	114	this section for any reason described in any section 98
115	115	associated with the occupation or profession for which the 99
116	116	applicant seeks a license. 100
117	117	6. Any person who is licensed under the provisions of 101
118	118	this section shall be subject to the applicable oversight 102
119	119	body's jurisdiction and all rules and regulations pertaining 103
120	120	to the practice of the licensed occupation or profession in 104
121	121	this state. 105
122	122	7. This section shall not be construed to waive any 106
123	123	requirement for an applicant to pay any fees, post any bonds 107
124	124	or surety bonds, or submit proof of insurance associated 108
125	125	with the license the applicant seeks. 109
126	126	8. This section shall not apply to business, 110
127	127	professional, or occupational licenses issued or required by 111
128	128	political subdivisions. 112 SB 283 5
129	129	9. The provisions of this section shall not impede an 113
130	130	oversight body's authority to require an applicant to submit 114
131	131	fingerprints as part of the application process. 115
132	132	10. The provisions of this section shall not apply to 116
133	133	an oversight body that has entered into a licensing compact 117
134	134	with another state for the regulation of practice under the 118
135	135	oversight body's jurisdiction. The provisions of this 119
136	136	section shall not be construed to alter the authority 120
137	137	granted by, or any requirements promulgat ed pursuant to, any 121
138	138	interjurisdictional or interstate compacts adopted by 122
139	139	Missouri statute or any reciprocity agreements with other 123
140	140	states in effect on August 28, 2018, and whenever possible 124
141	141	this section shall be interpreted so as to imply no conflict 125
142	142	between it and any compact, or any reciprocity agreements 126
143	143	with other states in effect on August 28, 2018. 127
144	144	11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 128
145	145	license issued under this section shall be valid only in 129
146	146	this state and shall not make a l icensee eligible to be part 130
147	147	of an interstate compact. An applicant who is licensed in 131
148	148	another state pursuant to an interstate compact shall not be 132
149	149	eligible for licensure by an oversight body under the 133
150	150	provisions of this section. 134
151	151	12. The provisions of this section shall not apply to 135
152	152	any occupation set forth in subsection 6 of section 290.257, 136
153	153	or any electrical contractor licensed under sections 324.900 137
154	154	to 324.945. 138
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