Ohio Code 5903.03 – Occupational licensing
(A) As used in this section, “military program of training” means a training program of the armed forces.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5903.03
- Armed forces: means the armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve components of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; or the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days. See Ohio Code 5903.01
- License: means a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization issued or conferred by a licensing agency under which a licensee may engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity. See Ohio Code 5903.01
- Licensing agency: means any state department, division, board, commission, agency, or other state governmental unit authorized by the Revised Code to issue a license. See Ohio Code 5903.01
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing agency shall consider an applicant for a license:
(1) To have met the educational requirement for that license if the applicant has completed a military program of training and has been awarded a military primary specialty at a level that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the educational requirement for that license; and
(2) To have met the experience requirement for that license if the applicant has served in that military primary specialty under honorable conditions for a period of time that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the experience requirement for that license.
(C) Each licensing agency, not later than June 30, 2014, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119 of the Revised Code regarding which military programs of training, military primary specialties, and lengths of service are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for each license that agency issues.