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NY A05172
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marianne Buttenschon
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AI Summary
- Creates a new pathway to funeral director licensure through a 1-4 year apprenticeship program as an alternative to passing licensing examinations
- Requires apprentices to have completed collegiate-level study in funeral service before entering the program
- Mandates that apprenticeships be led by licensed funeral directors and include curriculum covering embalming techniques, funeral arrangement procedures, regulatory compliance, ethics, and industry best practices
- Includes a required one-year residency period as part of the apprenticeship program
- Completion of the certified apprenticeship qualifies individuals for licensure as both a funeral director and an undertaker/embalmer
- Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authority for the department to develop implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Authorizes funeral directing apprenticeships as an alternative to licensing examinations; requires such apprenticeships to be one- to four-year programs led by licensing funeral directors; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to health
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Health2/12/2025
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