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and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1691
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BURGER.
7291S.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.
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Section A. Section 324.009, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1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 occupation 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 in the state of Missouri as a 16
police officer, peace officer certified under chapter 590, 17
auxiliary police officer, sheriff, sheriff's deputy, member 18
of the patrol as that term is defined in section 43.010, or 19
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in some like position involving the enforcement of the law 20
and protection of the public interest at the risk of that 21
person's life and who is a permanent resident of the state 22
of Missouri or who is domiciled in the state of Missouri; 23
(4) "Nonresident military or law enforcement spouse": 24
(a) A nonresident spouse of an active duty member of 25
the Armed Forces of the United States who has been 26
transferred or is scheduled to be transferred to the state 27
of Missouri, or who has been transferred or is scheduled to 28
be transferred to an adjacent state and is or will be 29
domiciled in the state of Missouri, or has moved to the 30
state of Missouri on a permanent change-of-station basis; or 31
(b) A nonresident spouse of a person residing outside 32
the state of Missouri who has accepted an offer of 33
employment from and with the state or a local governmental 34
entity in the state of Missouri and who will become a 35
Missouri law enforcement officer upon the commencement of 36
such employment; 37
(5) "Oversight body", any board, department, agency, 38
or office of a jurisdiction that issues licenses; 39
(6) "Resident military or law enforcement spouse", a 40
spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the 41
United States who has been transferred or is scheduled to be 42
transferred to the state of Missouri or an adjacent state 43
and who is a permanent resident of the state of Missouri, 44
who is domiciled in the state of Missouri, or who has 45
Missouri as his or her home of record, or a spouse of a 46
Missouri law enforcement officer. 47
2. Any person who holds a valid current license issued 48
by another state, a branch or unit of the military, a 49
territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, 50
and who has been licensed for at least one year in such 51
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other jurisdiction, may submit an application for a license 52
in Missouri in the same occupation or profession, and at the 53
same practice level, for which he or she holds the current 54
license, along with proof of current licensure and proof of 55
licensure for at least one year in the other jurisdiction, 56
to the relevant oversight body in this state. 57
3. The oversight body in this state shall: 58
(1) Within six months of receiving an application 59
described in subsection 2 of this section, waive any 60
examination, educational, or experience requirements for 61
licensure in this state for the applicant if it determines 62
that there were minimum education requirements and, if 63
applicable, work experience and clinical supervision 64
requirements in effect and the other [state] jurisdiction 65
verifies that the person met those requirements in order to 66
be licensed or certified in that [state] jurisdiction. An 67
oversight body that administers an examination on laws of 68
this state as part of its licensing application requirement 69
may require an applicant to take and pass an examination 70
specific to the laws of this state; or 71
(2) Within thirty days of receiving an application 72
described in subsection 2 of this section from a nonresident 73
military or law enforcement spouse or a resident military or 74
law enforcement spouse, waive any examination, educational, 75
or experience requirements for licensure in this state for 76
the applicant and issue such applicant a license under this 77
section if such applicant otherwise meets the requirements 78
of this section. 79
4. (1) The oversight body shall not waive any 80
examination, educational, or experience requirements for any 81
applicant who has had his or her license revoked by an 82
oversight body outside the state; who is currently under 83
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investigation, who has a complaint pending, or who is 84
currently under disciplinary action, except as provided in 85
subdivision (2) of this subsection, with an oversight body 86
outside the state; who does not hold a license in good 87
standing with an oversight body outside the state; who has a 88
criminal record that would disqualify him or her for 89
licensure in Missouri; or who does not hold a valid current 90
license in the other jurisdiction on the date the oversight 91
body receives his or her application under this section. 92
(2) If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary 93
action against an applicant, the oversight body shall 94
determine if the cause for the action was corrected and the 95
matter resolved. If the matter has not been resolved by 96
that jurisdiction, the oversight body may deny a license 97
until the matter is resolved. 98
5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the 99
oversight body from denying a license to an applicant under 100
this section for any reason described in any section 101
associated with the occupation or profession for which the 102
applicant seeks a license. 103
6. Any person who is licensed under the provisions of 104
this section shall be subject to the applicable oversight 105
body's jurisdiction and all rules and regulations pertaining 106
to the practice of the licensed occupation or profession in 107
this state. Any health care provider licensed under the 108
provisions of this section shall be deemed fully licensed to 109
practice within the profession's scope of practice in this 110
state and may provide telehealth services as described in 111
section 191.1145 to the same extent and in the same manner 112
as a health care provider who received his or her license 113
without a waiver of any requirements. 114
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7. This section shall not be construed to waive any 115
requirement for an applicant to pay any fees, post any bonds 116
or surety bonds, or submit proof of insurance associated 117
with the license the applicant seeks. 118
8. This section shall not apply to business, 119
professional, or occupational licenses issued or required by 120
political subdivisions. 121
9. The provisions of this section shall not impede an 122
oversight body's authority to require an applicant to submit 123
fingerprints as part of the application process. 124
10. The provisions of this section shall not be 125
construed to alter the authority granted by, or any 126
requirements promulgated pursuant to, any 127
interjurisdictional or interstate compacts adopted by 128
Missouri statute or any reciprocity agreements with other 129
states in effect, and whenever possible this section shall 130
be interpreted so as to imply no conflict between it and any 131
compact, or any reciprocity agreements with other states in 132
effect. 133
11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 134
license issued under this section shall be valid only in 135
this state and shall not make a licensee eligible to be part 136
of an interstate compact. An applicant who is licensed in 137
another state pursuant to an interstate compact shall not be 138
eligible for licensure by an oversight body under the 139
provisions of this section. 140
12. The provisions of this section shall not apply to 141
any occupation set forth in subsection 6 of section 290.257, 142
or any electrical contractor licensed under sections 324.900 143
to 324.945. 144
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