GREAT NEWS - Effective July 1, 2023, California (DCA) licensing board is required to grant temporary licensure & fee waivers to MilSpouses

Effective July 1, 2023, each California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) licensing board and the bureau is required to grant temporary licensure to the spouse or domestic partner of an active-duty military member stationed in California if the applicant is currently licensed and holds an active and unrestricted license in another state with the same scope of practice as the profession in California for which they would like to practice. This applicant population also receives expedited processing and initial application and license fee waivers. Information for Military Personnel and Their Families - California Department of Consumer Affairs

Additionally, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/militaryservice-(cl-892) California Education Code 44235.5 requires the Commission to waive all application and processing fees for the initial issuance of a teaching credential for an out-of-state applicant who relocates to California due to orders received from a branch of the United States Armed Forces that require the applicant’s spouse to relocate to California. The Commission will expedite the processing of a completed application for the spouse of a military service member who has to relocate to California due to service orders. Applications from military spouses will be processed within seven (7) days of the date that the commission received the application.