PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 372
PRINTER'S NO. 1301
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
404
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY WATRO, T. DAVIS, GLEIM, GUENST, HAMM, HEFFLEY,
JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, LEADBETER, E. NELSON, PICKETT,
STAMBAUGH, STRUZZI, ZIMMERMAN, CIRESI, CONKLIN, GILLEN AND
FLICK, MARCH 14, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
MAY 23, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in professional and occupational
licenses, further providing for retention of licenses and
certifications of persons entering military service.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7502(a) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 7502. Retention of licenses and certifications of persons
entering military service.
(a) General rule.--Any person licensed or certified by the
Department of State, Department of Labor and Industry,
Department of Education, Insurance Department, Department of
Banking, Department of Health , DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE or the
Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission or
pursuant to the act of October 10, 1974 (P.L.705, No.235), known
as the Lethal Weapons Training Act, to practice any profession
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or to work at any trade or occupation, who heretofore has or
shall thereafter enlist or be inducted or drafted into the
military or naval service of the United States in time of war or
preparation for national defense during a national emergency,
shall not thereby forfeit his or her current license or
registration and shall be exempt from any continuing educational
requirements or in-service training requirements.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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