455.507  Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards.--

(1)  Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States now or hereafter on active duty who, at the time of his becoming such a member, was in good standing with any administrative board of the state and was entitled to practice or engage in his profession or vocation in the state shall be kept in good standing by such administrative board, without registering, paying dues or fees, or performing any other act on his part to be performed, as long as he is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty and for a period of 6 months after his discharge from active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, provided he is not engaged in his licensed profession or vocation in the private sector for profit.

(2)  The boards listed in ss. 20.165 and 20.43 shall adopt rules exempting the spouses of members of the Armed Forces of the United States from licensure renewal provisions, but only in cases of absence from the state because of their spouses' duties with the Armed Forces.