State Certification or License Transferrabilityfor Active-Duty Military Spouses
July 31, 2024, Rebecca Biggio, PHD, Author and Active Duty Military Spouse Active-Duty Military Spouses: Does Your Career Depend on State Certification or Licensure? Are you an active-duty military spouse whose career depends on a certification or license to work in your field? Are you PCSing to a new state? The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) includes a new provision, as of January 2023, to help military spouses transfer professional licenses and certifications when relocating due to PCS orders. This provision also applies to servicemembers. The current SCRA Professional License Portability Provision follows a call issued by then-First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden in 2011, in which they challenged all 50 state governors to take action to help ease the burden of state licensing regulations for military families. You can read a 2016 White House press release describing the history of the Joining Forces initiative and its work to simplify state licensing requiremen