S.B. 438 Summary

• Reduces the abandonment period for incomplete professional and vocational licensing applications from two years to one year after the licensing authority notifies the applicant in writing.

• Establishes specific abandonment conditions: applications deemed abandoned if applicant fails to submit required documents within one year of notice, or fails to take an approved examination within one year of notice.

• Specifies that applicants with rejected examination applications must correct deficiencies and take the examination within one-year periods from respective notices, or the application is abandoned.

• Prohibits time period extensions for abandoned applications regardless of additional submissions, requests for reconsideration, or other inquiries.

• Authorizes licensing authorities to destroy abandoned applications and requires applicants reapplying after abandonment to comply with all current licensing requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.