Ala. Admin. Code r. 720-X-4-.06

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 720-X-4-.06 - Academic Credit for Military Education, Training and Experience

1. Per the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act (Ala. Code § 31-1-6), an applicant shall be issued a license, pending approval, if the requirements of the original issuing state or governing body are substantially equivalent to that required by the Board.

2. Per the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act (Ala. Code § 31-1-6), if an applicant is approved for licensure, the board will waive the initial licensing fee when a transfer of station is ordered by the Armed Forces or reserves of the United States.

3. Per the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act (Ala. Code § 31-1-6), temporary licenses shall be issued to applicants for a 180-day period, so that the applicant can begin practice while completing the requirements for full licensure.

4. Per Ala. Code § 31-12A-1, et seq., the Board will accept from an applicant satisfactory evidence of education, training, or service, completed as a service member, toward qualification of a license or certification.

5. An institution governed by the Board will award a veteran enrolled in the institution for courses that part of the veteran's military training or service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent academic credit based upon the institution's admission standards.

6. An armed services member who is deployed shall not pay dues or fees for the renewal of his or her license or have to obtain continuing education credits when (1) circumstance associated with the military duty prevent obtaining the training and a waiver has been submitted to the Board, or (2) the service member performs the licensed or certified plumbing or gas fitting work as part of his or her military duties as annotated on the DD214, or (3) performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the license or certification.

The Board may require the licensee to receive additional continuing education credits within one (1) year for the end of deployment.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 720-X-4-.06

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 09, June 28, 2024, eff. 8/12/2024.

Author: James Morgan, Tara Hetzel

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, 34-37-2, Act 2013-350