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This bill, titled "Expedited Professional Licensure," aims to streamline the process for individuals seeking occupational or professional licenses in New Mexico by creating a new section within the Uniform Licensing Act. It mandates that state agencies, boards, or commissions that issue licenses under specific articles of Chapter 61 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA) must process applications and issue licenses as quickly as possible to qualified applicants who already hold a current and valid license from another U.S. jurisdiction, provided that jurisdiction's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to New Mexico's, and who also submit to required state and national criminal background checks. Importantly, licenses issued under this expedited process will not be provisional and will grant the same rights and responsibilities as any other license issued under the specified New Mexico laws, with the provisions of this act taking effect on July 1, 2016.