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Senate Commerce Committee Statement - Senate Bill No. 843 (State of New Jersey, February 13, 2020)

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A Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 843 with committee amendments, State of New Jersey, dated February 13, 2020, reporting Senate Bill No. 843 favorably and with committee amendments. The statement says the bill allows certain eligible immigrants to obtain professional and occupational licenses. It says an individual would have to meet the licensing qualification criteria for the license sought, other than citizenship, immigrant or lawful presence status in the United States. The committee amended various parts of the bill to provide that it applies to any eligible immigrant seeking a professional or occupational license in the State, not only undocumented immigrants.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                   SENATE, No. 843
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                   DATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2020

     The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 843.
     This bill allows certain eligible immigrants to obtain professional
and occupational licenses. In order to be eligible to obtain a
professional or occupational license under the bill, an individual would
have to meet the licensing qualification criteria for the license sought
by the individual, other than citizenship, immigrant or lawful presence
status in the United States.
     Many individuals, who came to the United States and to New
Jersey from other countries and who feel connected to this State and
this country, would like to obtain professional licenses, but are
constrained by federal and State law because of their non-citizen
status.
     These individuals have the talent, skills, and ability to be
productive members of the workforce, but they cannot exercise their
full potential because of current law. Moreover, these individuals
often complete extensive schooling in the aspiration to work as
doctors, nurses, attorneys, and other professionals, but without the
ability to obtain appropriate licensure, their degrees have limited
value.
     The community would benefit from the services these individuals
could provide, and the State would benefit from the income generated,
if these individuals were able to work in their desired professions and
occupations.
     This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2018-2019 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
    The committee amended various parts of the bill to provide that the
bill does not only apply to undocumented immigrants, but applies to
any eligible immigrant seeking to obtain a professional or occupational
license in the State.

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