Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §59-B is enacted to read:

§59-B.__Waiver for continuing education

If a person licensed under this Title is required to obtain continuing education and does not meet the requirement due to a serious illness or death in the person's family, the licensing authority for the profession of that person shall grant a hardship waiver with a provision for the person to make up the requirement.__A licensing authority under this Title shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A to implement the provisions of this section.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a licensing authority under the jurisdiction of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to grant a hardship waiver for a professional who fails to meet continuing education requirements due to a death or serious illness in the person's family.