(a) An application for renewal of a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization that an individual is required by law to hold to engage in a profession or trade is considered timely if the application is submitted within 1 year after the end of the individual’s active service in the armed forces of the United States.
(b) An individual applying to work in a trade or profession is entitled to credit toward a period of service as an apprentice in, or in preparation for, the profession or trade if:
(1) the period is required by law for the profession or trade;
(2) the applicant performed work or received training pertaining to the profession or trade while in the armed forces of the United States; and
(3) the applicant submits evidence of time and nature of the work or training satisfactory to the entity that has approval authority under the law.
(c) This section shall be construed liberally.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions
Section 3-701 - Medical Questions
Section 3-702 - Lie Detector Tests
Section 3-703 - Volunteer Activities
Section 3-704 - Day of Rest -- Retail and Wholesale Establishments
Section 3-710 - Healthy Retail Employee Act
Section 3-711 - Job Applicant Fairness Act
Section 3-712 - User Name and Password Privacy Protection and Exclusions
Section 3-713 - Payments or Deduction From Wages -- Tipped Employees
Section 3-714 - Hiring and Promotion Preferences -- Veterans and Veterans' Spouses
Section 3-716 - Noncompete or Conflict of Interest Provision in Contract
Section 3-717 - Use of Facial Recognition Services Prohibited -- Consent by Applicant