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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mathew J. Muratore and Kathleen R. LaNatra

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to apprentice electricians.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/6/2020

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/6/2020

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/7/2020

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/9/2020

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

1/9/2020


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By Representatives Muratore of Plymouth and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Mathew J. Muratore, Kathleen R. LaNatra and others for legislation to require learners or apprentices employed by a journeyman electrician to be registered with the Division of Apprentice Training.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 136 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to apprentice electricians.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 8 of chapter 141 of the General Laws as so appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph, the following 3 sentences:-

All learners or apprentices so employed by a journeyman electrician shall be registered with the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Training. In order to register as an apprentice, one must present current and valid photo identification, a certified copy of a criminal background check, and a $20 fee. The learner or apprentice shall renew the registration yearly.  Registration renewal shall require payment of the $20 fee as well as a statement of the apprentice’s hours of on the job training to the board of state examiners of electricians. Neither a learner nor apprentice shall sit for the licensing test to become a journeyman electrician without first being registered with the division. In order to employ a learner or apprentice, a company shall annually pay 300 dollars to the board of state examiners of electricians.