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MO HB136
Bill
Status
7/14/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Allows military spouses to qualify for unemployment benefits when they quit work due to a spouse's mandatory and permanent military change of station order, if they remained employed as long as reasonable before relocating.
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Requires state occupational and professional regulatory boards to establish criteria for issuing temporary courtesy licenses to nonresident military spouses transferred to Missouri with active duty service members.
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Temporary courtesy licenses are valid for 180 days and may be extended for an additional 180 days if the spouse holds a current license in another state with equivalent requirements and meets other specified conditions.
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Exempts military spouse temporary licensing provisions from applying to the practice of law and regulation of attorneys.
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Credits relevant full-time military service or federal government experience toward years of practice requirements for temporary courtesy licenses.
Legislative Description
Allows the spouse of certain active military members to be eligible for unemployment benefits and to receive a temporary courtesy license to practice his or her occupation or profession in this state
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
7/14/2011