COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 121
(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, Minard, Barnes and
Stollings)
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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;
reported February 27, 2007.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §15-1F-1b, relating
to tolling any state licensure or registration requirement for
persons on active duty in the National Guard or other reserve
component of the armed services of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §15-1F-1b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS.
§15-1F-1b. Tolling of the running of any licensure or
registration requirement.
The running of any licensure or registration requirement, including, but not limited to, the payment of any license or
registration fees of a licensing board or commission of the state
shall be tolled during the period of absence for active duty for
any member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the
armed services of the United States until sixty days after the
return of the member from active duty:
Provided, That the service
member shall be granted a period of time equal to the period of
active duty to fulfill any continuing education requirements needed
for licensure or registration.