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 Military;
reported February 2, 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: 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 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 or other reserve component of the armed forces
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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to toll any state licensure
or registration requirement for persons on active duty in the
National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed Services.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.