SB 761 Summary

• Occupational licensing boards must issue licenses to military-trained applicants if their military training and experience substantially meet licensure requirements, they practiced the occupation for at least 2 of 5 years preceding application, have no disqualifying conduct, and pay required fees.

• Military spouses may obtain occupational licenses through endorsement if they hold a current license from another jurisdiction with equivalent requirements, demonstrate competency through continuing education or recent experience, have clean disciplinary records, and pay required fees.

• Occupational licensing boards must notify applicants within 30 days if their military training or experience does not meet licensure requirements, specifying which criteria were not satisfied and the basis for the determination.

• UNC Board of Governors and State Board of Community Colleges must develop a uniform plan by January 1, 2015 for granting course credits to students based on military training or experience, including credit transfer procedures between institutions.

• Occupational licensing boards must contact military training offices to understand military occupational specialties and establish how military training correlates to licensure requirements, with status reports due by September 1, 2014.