§59-4100.4. Satisfactory evidence of equivalent education.
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A. Every administrative body, state agency director or official with authority over any occupational or professional license or certification, and each of the respective examining and licensing boards, shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of equivalent education, training and experience by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept the education, training, and experience completed by the individual as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militias of any state, and apply it in the manner most favorable toward satisfying the qualifications for issuance of the requested license or certification or approval for license examination in this state.
B. Each agency director or official, and each examining and licensing board, shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
C. Any state licensing or certification authority that fails to implement rules or laws for recognizing appropriate military training and experience for its occupational or professional licensing or certification process shall be deemed in violation of this act. Added by Laws 2012, c. 226, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 91, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.