Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dept. of Professional and Financial RegulationAndroscoggin Room, 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner
Dept. of Professional and Financial RegulationAndroscoggin Room, 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner
Information or directions can be obtained by calling 207-624-8605.
In advance of Veterans Day, Governor Paul R. LePage and Commissioner Anne Head are highlighting an ongoing initiative at the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (DPFR) to make occupational licensing in several professions quicker and easier for veterans with relevant military training and experience.
Governor LePage signed Public Law Chapter 603 in 2012 to ensure that veterans are given full credit for applicable military training and experience when they apply for an occupational license from the Department’s Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
These recent new laws provide the Department with greater flexibility in evaluating and crediting military experience toward license and continuing education requirements. It should also assist veterans and spouses by permitting them to acquire a license by endorsement if they hold a comparable license in another state for the remainder of the term of that license or until a license is obtained in Maine.
Additionally, the Department’s homepage (www.maine.gov/pfr) features information to assist veterans in applying their military training and experience toward occupational licensing requirements. Details about licensing can also be obtained by calling Catherine Carroll at 207-624-8605. Veterans are encouraged to contact the Department before applying for licensure.
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