S 169 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires professional boards to issue licenses under certain circumstances to veterans with credentials in good standing from another jurisdiction.

This bill requires New Jersey professional licensing boards to issue licenses to veterans who hold equivalent credentials in good standing from another state. It directly affects veterans with military service who were honorably discharged and possess valid licenses elsewhere. Boards must accept their credentials without requiring identical hours of experience, while still verifying honorable discharge, good standing in the other jurisdiction, and meeting other standard requirements like exams. The law aims to remove barriers for veterans seeking to work in licensed professions in New Jersey by recognizing their existing qualifications.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Vince Polistina
Vince Polistina
RRepublican
NJ
2