Revision: March 12, 2018, 9:34 a.m.
SB 334-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
01/18/2018 0094s
02/22/2018 0610s
2018 SESSION
18-2809
10/05
SENATE BILL 334-FN
AN ACT relative to temporary licenses for occupations and professions for persons from other states.
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Hansen, Hills. 22; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Weber, Ches. 1; Rep. Campion, Graf. 12
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires boards and commissions of regulated occupations and professions to allow for a temporary license or permit for an applicant for full licensure for 120 days while awaiting a determination for such licensure.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/18/2018 0094s
02/22/2018 0610s 18-2809
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to temporary licenses for occupations and professions for persons from other states.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Occupations and Professions; General Provisions; Temporary Licenses or Permits. Amend RSA 332-G by inserting after section 12 the following new section:
332-G:13 Temporary Licenses or Permits. The board or commission for any occupation or profession regulated under this title for which existing statutes or rules do not allow for the issuance of a temporary license or permit to an applicant for full licensure while awaiting a determination for such licensure, shall adopt rules as necessary to allow a temporary license or permit to be issued to a person who is currently licensed in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia for 120 days while the person has a pending application for licensure with the respective board or commission regulated under this title. An applicant for a temporary license or permit to practice, who is currently licensed in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia shall:
I. Hold an active unencumbered license; and
II. Have committed no acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, or, if such acts have been committed, would be grounds for disciplinary action.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
18-2809
Amended 3/7/18
SB 334-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-0610s)
AN ACT relative to temporary licenses for occupations and professions for persons from other states.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill would require those regulatory boards served by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) that do not have a temporary licensing process in place either by statute or administrative rule to adopt rules as necessary to allow a temporary license or permit to be issued to a person who is currently licensed in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia for 120 days while the person has a pending application. The OPLC indicates this will be a time-intensive process to provide a temporary license for over 50 professions currently licensed by OPLC that do not currently have a temporary licensing process. This could create a significant workload increase for the existing OPLC licensing clerks affected by the change. The increase in licensing workload may create a need for additional staff but the number of extra staff needed is indeterminable. An unknown number of out-of-state applicants may apply for a license due to this legislation, therefore the extra revenue from existing license fees is indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification