HOUSE BILL 293

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

William "Bill" R. Rehm and Debbie A. Rodella and Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES; PROHIBITING REQUIRING RESUBMISSION OF FINGERPRINTS AFTER ISSUE OF LICENSE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Uniform Licensing Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] FINGERPRINTS NOT REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.--Where a professional or occupational board requires submission of fingerprints as part of the initial license application, and a licensee has provided fingerprints and the license has been issued, the board shall not require a licensee to submit fingerprints again to renew the license, but a licensee shall submit to a background investigation if required."

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