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IN HB1659
Bill
Status
1/24/2019
Primary Sponsor
Heath VanNatter
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AI Summary
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Licensing boards must grant occupational licenses to applicants who complete grade 8, finish an approved apprenticeship program, and pass any required program examination with a board-established passing score
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Boards cannot require additional examinations beyond those already required by the apprenticeship program, and cannot set passing scores higher than the program's own requirements
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Apprenticeship program length is capped at 4 years maximum
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Boards are prohibited from suspending or revoking professional licenses solely due to student loan delinquency, default, or unpaid work conditional scholarships
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Exemptions apply to cosmetologist licensing and construction professional apprenticeship programs; effective date is July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Occupational licensing. Provides that a board must grant a license for certain occupations or professions that an individual qualifies for or learns by the completion of an apprenticeship program to any applicant who successfully: (1) completes grade 8; (2) completes the apprenticeship program; and (3) passes an examination required by the apprenticeship program with a passing score established by the board. Provides that, if an applicant successfully completes an apprenticeship program that does not require an examination, a board may not require the applicant to take and pass an examination before granting the applicant a license. Provides that the length of an apprenticeship program may not exceed four years. Provides that a board may not suspend or revoke a practitioner's license solely because the practitioner is: (1) delinquent in; or (2) in default on; the payment of the practitioner's student loans or work conditional scholarship.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/24/2019