SB1212 Summary

• Expands occupational and professional licensure eligibility to residents of Arizona who hold valid licenses in other states, not just military spouses accompanying active duty members to Arizona military installations.

• Requires applicants to have been licensed or certified in another state for at least one year and meet that state's education and experience requirements in effect at the time of their original licensure.

• Clarifies that regulating entities may require state-specific law examinations but cannot require applicants to meet current education standards of other states, only the standards that existed when they were originally licensed.

• Allows regulating entities to enter reciprocity agreements with other states but prohibits them from accepting applicants with standards lower than Arizona's requirements.

• Applies retroactively to August 26, 2019, and defines "resident" to include persons in Arizona for non-temporary purposes and those domiciled in Arizona who are temporarily absent.