SB 232

This bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to

promulgate rules that allow an initial credential or a reciprocal credential to be

granted with provisional status to an applicant who has applied for the credential.

These rules apply to credentials granted by DSPS and also apply to initial

credentials granted by credentialing boards, unless a credentialing board

promulgates its own provisional status credential rules.

The holder of a credential granted with provisional status is subject to the same

laws and procedures, including professional discipline, that otherwise apply to the

credential, except that the credential is not subject to renewal unless and until the

credential is ultimately approved. A credential with provisional status is granted

subject to the ultimate determination on the application for the credential, and the

provisional status is removed if the application is approved. A credential with

provisional status immediately expires upon the issuance of a notice to deny the

application. A decision on whether to grant a credential with provisional status is

not subject to administrative or judicial review.