DECEMBER 8, 2023 – The California Department of Consumer Affairs launched a new process and portal in support of servicemembers and their families following new federal and state laws this year.
Known as the Federal Professional License Portability and State Registration portal, this new DCA online portal will allow boards and bureaus to accept online requests from military servicemembers and their spouses who currently hold a valid license in good standing in another state, district, or territory to register their practice in California within the same profession or vocation, if they relocate to California because of military orders.
In addition, DCA’s military resources webpage and Board and Bureau licensing webpages have been updated with Federal Professional License Portability and State Registration information.
Military servicemembers or spouses who require assistance, can contact the respective Board or Bureau or DCA’s military@dca.ca.gov email inbox.
For more information about the Federal Professional License Portability and State Registration portal, visit https://www.dca.ca.gov/military/federal.shtml.
The Department is very proud of the work done by DCA staff that has made this launch possible.
The Defense-State Liaison Office works with state policymakers to change laws and policies to improve military family well-being. Each year, the DSLO focuses on 10 key priorities. For each priority, the Military State Policy Source website provides background information, official Defense Department data and status updates on relevant information across states.
Many priorities impacting the well-being of service members and their families are best addressed by state governments. In 2004, the undersecretary of defense for Personnel and Readiness established an outreach program through the DSLO to educate state policymakers on unintended barriers created by state policies and other priorities important to military families.
The DSLO has eight regional liaisons who live and work in regions of the United States. The liaisons assist state policymakers by providing educational information, identifying “best practice” legislation, and presenting testimony when requested.
DSLO has assisted state policymakers in enacting more than 1,150 bills since 2008 covering occupational licensure, employment protection, consumer protection, family law, child care, child protection, voting, education, health care and state judicial systems.
Visit our website to access information on state policy priorities, track the status of legislation on these priorities across states and connect to official data from the Defense Department. Learn more at statepolicy.militaryonesource.mil.
Brian Clifford
Senior Planning & Implementation Manager
Executive Office