SB 2306 - EMPLOYMENT. LAW/POLICY - Military Spouse Licensure - 2019

Military Spouse Licensure

Military Families Top Ten (2 & 3)

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-51 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and military spouses; to amend and reenact sections 43-51-01, 43-51-11, and 43-51-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to occupational licensure of military members and spouses; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for a legislative management study.

This bill would...

• Require licensure and permit applications to inquire if applicant is military member or spouse of military member
• Require boards to Issue license, provisional license or temporarey permit to military spouse
• Provide for Legislative management study during 2019-2021 interim

SENATE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Combined language from SB 2127 to this bill
• Combined language from SB 2126 to this bill
• Require occupational and professional boards to adopt rules to implement by August 1, 2020
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 697
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 728

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Removed:
  • statement of legislative intent (section 11)
  • report to legislative management (section 9)
  • legislative management study (section 10)
  • all of section 6 Members of military license renewal
• Added:
  • Exemption for boards;
    • State board of accountancy
    • State electrical board
    • ND real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board
    • State real estate commission
    • Secretary of state with respect to contractor licensing
    • ND Board of medicine
    • State board of dental examiners
  • Provision to above listed boards of providing 30 days to issue license or issue a profisional license or temporary permit.
• Committee recommended DO PASS as amended 12-0-2 HJ 1263
• PASSED HOUSE 90-0 HJ 1340
• SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR to amendments SJ 1201
• Senate Conference Committee appointed: Meyer, K. Roers, Oban
• House Conference Committee appointed: Laning, Richter, Adams

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS

• Added: and to provide a report
• Section 8 report: Changed from report to Legislative Management to "Department of Commerce"
• Senate aceded to remaining House amendments
• PASSED SENATE 47-0 SJ 1719
• PASSED HOUSE 91-0 HJ 1984

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 4/25/2019 SJ 2014