Bill Text: NJ S3151 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-07 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S3151 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-S3151-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3151

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 3, 2022

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  RICHARD J. CODEY

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 7, 2022, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning certain exemptions from payment of license fees for professional and occupational licenses for veterans and their spouses and supplementing P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.   As used in this act:

      "Board" means a professional or occupational board designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) that issues a professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certification.

      "Veteran" means a person who received an honorable discharge ¹at any time¹ from a branch of the active or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state.

 

     2.    Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a board shall not charge a ¹[license]¹ fee for the ¹initial application and¹ issuance of a ¹[license] professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certificate¹ to an applicant who is a veteran or the spouse¹, domestic partner, or civil union partner¹ of a veteran if that applicant ¹resides in this State and¹ holds a current license to practice the profession or occupation in another jurisdiction that the board determines has licensure requirements to practice the profession or occupation that are equivalent, or substantially equivalent, as the case may be, to those adopted by the board.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.