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Committee advances bill extending licensing and tuition benefits to Department of Defense civilian hires
Summary
The committee favorably passed 1st substitute Senate Bill 17 to extend professional-license reciprocity and in-state tuition to Department of Defense civilian employees and their spouses when they hold valid out-of-state licenses.
The House Government Operations Committee voted to advance the first substitute of Senate Bill 17, a proposal to extend certain licensing and education benefits to civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who relocate to Utah for work.
Senator Milner, presenting the bill, said Utah increasingly relies on a "total force" that includes DOD civilian employees and that the measure would extend to those civilians the same supports already provided to military personnel. "It says for professional licensing that we would grant exemptions for…
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