SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3475

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 30, 2023

      The Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3475 with committee amendments.

     As amended, this bill amends current law on temporary courtesy licenses for nonresident military spouses. Under the bill, a nonresident military spouse who seeks and is approved to be issued a temporary courtesy license in New Jersey from the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners; the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, including the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee; the New Jersey Board of Nursing; the Occupational Therapy Advisory Council; the State Board of Psychological Examiners; the State Board of Social Work Examiners; or the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee is to have the temporary courtesy license for two years, with the option, at the discretion of the specific board, council, or committee and submission of an application by the holder of the temporary courtesy license, for a one-year extension. Currently, temporary courtesy licenses are granted for one year, with the option for a one-year extension.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The committee amended the bill to add the Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Advisory Committee to the list of boards, councils, and committees that may offer the temporary courtesy license as provided in the bill.