ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, Nos. 833 and 2537

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

ADOPTED MARCH 23, 2023

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  ANGELICA M. JIMENEZ

District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)

Assemblywoman  CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Quijano, Assemblymen Benson and Webber

SYNOPSIS

     Waives certain professional and occupational licensing fees for veterans and spouses of veterans.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Substitute as adopted by the Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.

An Act concerning certain exemptions from payment of license fees for professional and occupational licenses for veterans and their spouses and supplementing P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.).

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

     1.  As used in this act:

     “Board” means a professional or occupational board designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) that issues a professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certification.

     “Veteran” means a person who received an honorable discharge from a branch of the active or Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state.

     2.  Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a board shall not charge a license fee for the issuance of a license to an applicant who is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran if that applicant holds a current license to practice the profession or occupation in another jurisdiction that the board determines has licensure requirements to practice the profession or occupation that are equivalent, or substantially equivalent, as the case may be, to those adopted by the board.

     3.  This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.