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Section A. Section 324.009, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1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