{"id":27216,"date":"2019-05-09T21:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T21:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/09\/how-a-new-plan-aims-to-keep-military-spouses-working\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:23:07","slug":"how-a-new-plan-aims-to-keep-military-spouses-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/09\/how-a-new-plan-aims-to-keep-military-spouses-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How a new plan aims to keep military spouses working"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to help military spouses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/22\/spouses-have-more-problems-less-support-during-deployments-survey-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\">hold onto their jobs<\/a>, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced new legislation Thursday to create universal licensing standards for a host of professions and to modify state residency rules to ease barriers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/08\/02\/this-move-was-a-living-nightmare-and-its-just-one-example-from-a-brutal-pcs-season-for-troops-families\/\" target=\"_blank\">frequently moving families<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a whole pool of people who are talented, who have the skills we need for our jobs, and we put up all these barriers to them,\u201d said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., one of the sponsors of the measure. \u201cThis is a way not just to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/21\/military-services-delay-financial-help-for-spouse-employment\/\" target=_blank>military spouses<\/a>, but to help the economy as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill \u2014 dubbed the Portable Certification of Spouses Act \u2014 was unveiled on the eve of Military Spouse Appreciation Day at a Capitol Hill event featuring second lady Karen Pence, whose son serves in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/07\/housing-relocation-access-to-health-care-are-top-concerns-for-military-families-in-survey\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200-pix-moving.housing-photo-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Housing, relocation, access to health care are top concerns for military families in survey<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The amount of time service members are away from family, and spouse employment, are among the top issues, again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She announced plans for a White House summit next week with leaders from 46 national businesses to talk about ways to create more job opportunities for the spouses of servicemembers, calling it a critical need for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpouses are the backbone of the military family, and they can contribute directly to the strength and readiness of our troops,\u201d Pence said. \u201cIt is imperative we support them, because they play a significant role in the defense of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Department surveys have shown that about one in four military spouses are unemployed, despite efforts in recent years to find solutions to job challenges facing them. About one-third of those with jobs are in careers that require some type of state occupational license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">States have adopted a patchwork of rules surrounding credentialing and re-licensing rules surrounding military spouses, but many still face long waits and complicated paperwork when seeking a job after a military move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new measure aims to fix that in two ways. First, spouses could maintain state residency even after a move, allowing them to keep their current business licenses without running afoul of state laws. Active-duty troops can already choose whether to change their state residency with each move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea Krull, a Navy wife and public affairs consultant with her own firm, said in the last 15 years as a military spouse she has had eight different addresses. 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