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
As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 18, 2023, with amendments.
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 1at any time1 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 1[license]1 fee for the 1initial application and1 issuance of a 1[license] professional or occupational license, certificate of registration, or certificate1 to an applicant who is a veteran or the spouse1, domestic partner, or civil union partner1 of a veteran if that applicant 1resides in this State and1 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.