S. 492 · 113th Congress
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Richard Burr
- Introduced
- 2013-03-07
- Latest action
- 2013-06-12 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Summary
Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the Department of Labor for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required.