i don't know neither. I gave the form 4B to my previous employer, and i still hold the form 4.

KJ thanks. Where you got this info?

Well, the forms 4 and 4b don't say anything about needing to send out one before the other.  Although I mailed off form 4 and gave form 4b to my employers on the same day (11/23), and I think my current employer mailed off the 4b around 11/30.

From other New Yorkers' posts I've seen, it takes maybe 6-8 weeks to get the license, so hopefully I'll hear something in January or Feb.  FYI, you can look up your name at http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm to see if you have an active license.