HB 235 DEPT. OF DEFENSE RECOMMENDED CHANGES

Rep Debra Mari Sarinana

Actions: [3] not prntd-HRC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 House Bill 235 (HB 235) provides Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Coast Guard (CG) with licensing exemptions; allows for portability of professional licenses; amends commission and council memberships to include a member of the armed forces or state defense force, a spouse or veteran; amends sections of the NMSA 1978 to add “space force” membership for program/service eligibility; and provides for concurrent jurisdiction on violation of laws by a child on military installations. 

 House Bill 235 (HB 235) provides:

•	an exemption from state licensing requirements for childcare programs or facilities licensed or certified by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) or United States Coast Guard (CG); 

•	portability of professional licenses for a member of the armed forces or a member's spouse who relocates from another state to New Mexico; 

•	an allowance for various commission and council memberships to include a member of the armed forces or state defense force, a spouse or veteran; 

•	for the addition of “space force” to the definitions of "armed forces" and "uniformed services" that involve programs and services for which members of the armed forces of the United States are eligible; and 

•	for concurrent jurisdiction on violation of laws by a child on military installations.
 

 Currently, the described allowances, exemptions, and licensing portability are not authorized. If the bill does not pass, these adjustments will not be made to the law, and the current law will stand as written.  

 House Bill 302 (HB 302) - Department of Defense Military Recommendations