CSHB 282(FIN) Summary

• Requires occupational licensing boards to accept military education, training, and service as credit toward occupational licenses if substantially equivalent to standard requirements and applicant provides evidence of service in U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard, or state military reserves.

• Authorizes temporary occupational licenses valid for 180 days (extendable for one additional 180-day period) for active-duty service members who held current licenses in other states or earned military credentials meeting technical training standards.

• Requires University of Alaska to implement policy accepting military education and training credit toward degrees and technical programs offered by the university.

• Mandates postsecondary educational institutions accept military education, training, and service credit toward degrees and technical programs if the institution accepts transfer credits and the process meets accrediting body requirements.

• Directs Alaska Workforce Investment Board to develop statewide policy accepting military education, training, and service credit toward vocational and technical training center degrees and programs.