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2004 SESSION

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SENATE BILL NO. 573
Offered January 15, 2004
A BILL to amend and reenact the third enactment of Chapter 998 of the Acts of Assembly of 2003, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Department of Health Professions; continuing education for certain professional licensees.
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Patron-- Bolling
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the third enactment of Chapter 998 of the Acts of Assembly of 2003 is amended and reenacted as follows:

3. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Health Professions, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and local governing bodies shall extend the time allowed to comply with certification or licensure requirements, including those pertaining to the application for or renewal of any license, certificate, registration or authority, until one year after the person's release from active military duty, if the person is on active military duty during 2003 and such extension would not constitute a danger to the public health, safety or welfare. The provisions of this section enactment shall expire on July 1, 2004.