military spouse

A variety of professionals, including teachers and cosmetologists, need state-issued licenses to work. Getting a new one every time their military partner is transferred to a different state can be complicated.

Hannah Portée is in a court battle with the state of Texas after it refused to recognize her out-of-state professional licenses. It’s the first test of a federal law aimed at shielding military spouses from career setbacks when they move on military orders.

When military families move, the careers of service members' spouses may grind to a halt because they lack a professional license in their new state.