Section 51A-17-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 7/1/2024]If an applicant avails itself or is otherwise subject to a multistate licensing process:
(1) The director is authorized and encouraged to accept the investigation results of a lead investigative state for the purpose of section 15 of this Act if the lead investigative state has sufficient staffing, expertise, and minimum standards; or(2) If the division is a lead investigative state, the director is authorized and encouraged to investigate the applicant pursuant to section 15 of this Act and the timeframes established by agreement through the multistate licensing process, provided, however, that in no case shall such a timeframe be noncompliant with the application period in section 13 of this Act.Added by S.L. 2024, ch. TBD,s. 16, eff. 7/1/2024.