PRINTER'S NO. 2055
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1596
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, POLINCHOCK, SOLOMON, MILLARD, JAMES, HELM,
MURT, READSHAW, SAPPEY, WARREN, MACKENZIE, NEILSON, ZIMMERMAN
AND CIRESI, JUNE 10, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 10, 2019
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 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 or to work at
any trade or occupation, who heretofore has or shall thereafter
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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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