Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4100.6

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Automatic extension of licensure or certification

Official statutory text

A. Every agency, board or commission in this state with

authority to issue and regulate professional licenses or

certifications is authorized to provide for the automatic extension

of such professional license or certification for active-duty

military service members and to provide a reasonable period of time

after military service to activate the license or certification for

employment purposes.

B. Notwithstanding any other statutes to the contrary, any

member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who

at the time of activation was:

1. A member in good standing with any administrative body of

the state; and

2. Duly licensed or certified to engage in his or her

profession or vocation in this state,

may be kept in good standing by the administrative body with which

he or she is licensed or certified.

C. While a licensee or certificate holder is deployed on active

duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the

license or certificate referenced in subsection B of this section

may be renewed without:

1. The payment of dues or fees; and

2. Obtaining continuing education credits when:

a. circumstances associated with military duty prevent

obtaining training and a waiver request has been

submitted to the appropriate administrative body,

b. the active-duty military member performs the licensed

or certified occupation as part of his or her military

duties as annotated in Defense Department Form 214 (DD

214), or

c. performing any other act typically required for the

renewal of the license or certificate.

D. The license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions

of this section may be continued as long as the licensee or

certificate holder is a member of the Armed Forces of the United

States on active duty and for a period of at least one (1) year

after discharge from active duty.

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