SF0130 • 2013

Professional licensing-military.

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; providing for the issuance of professional and occupational licenses to past or present members of the military as specified; providing for the consideration of military education, experience and training as specified; providing exceptions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Landen
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/13/2013

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Amendments

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SF0130HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0065
2013-02-25 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0065
2013-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0065
2013-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0065
2013-02-25 Senate
S Did Concur
2013-02-21 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2013-02-21 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-20 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-19 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-19 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-02-19 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-08 House
H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2013-02-01 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-02-01 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-31 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-30 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-29 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-29 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-16 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2013-01-16 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0130
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
13LSO-0551
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0065

Chapter No.:
CH0198

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Landen

Catch Title:
Professional licensing-military.

Subject:
Provides
for recognition of military experience by professional licensing boards.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act requires professional and occupational
licensing boards under Title 33, in determining if an applicant meets
educational and training requirements for licensure, to consider an applicants
relevant education, training and experience received as a member of the armed
forces, National Guard or naval militia.

The act does not apply to attorneys or any profession
having authority to prescribe drugs that can be obtained only by prescription.

The act is effective immediately and applies to applications for
professional licensing received on or after July 1, 2013.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0130

ENROLLED ACT NO. 65, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

providing exceptions;
requiring rulemaking;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 33
‑
1
‑
116 is created to read:

33
‑
1
‑
116.

Professional and occupational licensure of military service members.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"
Applicant
"
means a person seeking licensure, certification or registration from a professional or occupational licensing board under
W.S. 21
‑
2
‑
802 or under
this title
of the Wyoming statutes;

(i
i
)

"Military service"

means service in the
United States army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, United States public health service commissioned corps, national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned corps
,
national guard
or any reserve or auxiliary component of any of these services
;

(iii)

"Military service member" means a person on active st
atus in the military service, or a person
released
from military service within two (2) years of applying for licensure, certification or registration pursuant to this section and

whose service was
characteriz
ed
upon release
as
honorable.

(b)

In determining whether a military service member applicant's education and training meet a professional or occupational licensing board's respective educational and training requirements, the board shall consider any relevant education
,
training
and experience
received by the applicant as a member of the armed forces or reserves of the United States, the national guard of any state, the military reserves of any state or the naval militia of any state.

(c)

Unless otherwise provided in this section,
m
ilitary service member applicants shall be subject to the other provisions of this title and to any requirements properly adopted by the professional or occupational licensing board to which the applicant has applied.

(d)

This section shall
not
apply
to title 33, chapter 5 regarding attorneys-at-law or to any profession having authority to prescribe drugs that can only be obtained legally by prescription.

(e
)

P
rofessional
and
occupational licensing board
s
shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to applications for professional licensing which are filed on or after July 1, 2013.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk