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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 347
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 2604
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CREDITING MILITARY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
TOWARD CERTAIN LICENSES RELATED TO SUBSURFACE
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 31-22u of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2022): 3
(a) Any member of the armed forces or National Guard or any 4
veteran, within two years of such veteran's discharge from the armed 5
forces, may submit an application for military training evaluation to the 6
Labor Department program of apprentice training set forth in section 7
31-22q. Such application shall include (1) evidence of satisfactory 8
completion of a program or course of instruction as part of military 9
training that is equivalent in content and quality to that required for a 10
specific trade in this state, and (2) if such applicant is a veteran, such 11
veteran's military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. 12
(b) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall evaluate any such application 13 Raised Bill No. 347
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and determine whether the applicant's military training may be 14
substituted for (A) all or part of the term of an apprenticeship program 15
registered with the Labor Department for a specific trade, or (B) an 16
apprentice's permit issued by the Department of Public Health under 17
subsection (b) of section 20-341d for subsurface sewage disposal system 18
work. [If] 19
(2) In the case of a specific trade under subparagraph (A) of 20
subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the commissioner determines that 21
the applicant's military training is equivalent to the training required for 22
completion of [such] an apprenticeship program for such trade, the 23
commissioner shall issue such applicant a recommendation for review 24
by the appropriate examining board established under section 20-331. 25
Presentation of such recommendation, pursuant to section 20-333, as 26
amended by this act, shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure 27
examination without [participation] such applicant having participated 28
in an apprenticeship program. If the commissioner determines that the 29
applicant's military training is equivalent to part of the training required 30
for completion of an apprenticeship program, such applicant's hours of 31
qualified military training, as determined by the commissioner, shall be 32
deducted from the hours of apprenticeship training required for the 33
specific trade, provided (A) such applicant completes the minimum 34
number of hours of apprenticeship training required under federal law, 35
and (B) prior to implementation of this provision, the Labor Department 36
obtains concurrence with such provision from the federal office of 37
apprenticeship pursuant to 29 CFR 29.13(b)(9). 38
(3) In the case of subsurface sewage disposal system work under 39
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the 40
commissioner determines that the applicant's military training is 41
equivalent to the apprentice's permit issued for such work, the 42
commissioner shall issue such applicant a recommendation for review 43
by the Department of Public Health. Presentation of such 44
recommendation, pursuant to section 20-341e, as amended by this act, 45
shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure examination without 46 Raised Bill No. 347
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such applicant having been issued an apprentice's permit. 47
(c) For the purposes of this section, "veteran" and "armed forces" have 48
the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, and "military 49
discharge document" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-50
219. 51
Sec. 2. Section 20-341e of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 53
(a) The Department of Public Health shall hold at least four 54
examinations each year, at such times and in such locations as may be 55
convenient. Notice of the time and place of each examination shall be 56
given in writing to each applicant at least ten days prior to the 57
examination. To obtain a license an applicant shall furnish such 58
evidence of competency as said department shall require. A 59
recommendation for review issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of 60
subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this act, shall be 61
sufficient to demonstrate such competency. The applicant shall satisfy 62
said department that he has the requisite skill to perform the work of a 63
subsurface sewage disposal system installer or cleaner and can comply 64
with all other requirements of this chapter. A recommendation for 65
review issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-66
22u, as amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate that an 67
applicant has such requisite skill and can comply with all other 68
requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this 69
chapter. Upon application to said department for a license, the applicant 70
shall pay to said department a fee of fifty dollars for a subsurface sewage 71
disposal system installer license or twenty dollars for a subsurface 72
sewage disposal system cleaner license. Any such fee shall be waived 73
for persons who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant 74
to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this 75
act. The applicant shall present himself at the next regular examination. 76
(b) The Department of Public Health shall conduct such written, oral 77
and practical examinations as it deems necessary to test the knowledge 78 Raised Bill No. 347
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of the applicant for a subsurface sewage disposal system installer's 79
license on sewage disposal system construction and installation or to 80
test the knowledge of the applicant for a subsurface sewage disposal 81
system cleaner on subsurface sewage disposal system cleaning and 82
servicing. The department shall allow any applicant who has not been 83
issued an apprentice's permit, but who presents a recommendation for 84
review pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 85
amended by this act, to sit for any such examination. 86
(c) When an applicant has qualified for a license, the department shall 87
issue to such person a license entitling him to engage in the work or 88
occupation of subsurface sewage disposal system installer or subsurface 89
sewage disposal system cleaner until the date for renewal under section 90
19a-88. All fees collected by said department shall be promptly 91
transmitted to the State Treasurer. 92
Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-333 of the 2022 93
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 94
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 95
(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 96
attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 97
evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 98
of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 99
issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 100
amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 101
competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 102
that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 103
from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 104
education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 105
to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 106
for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 107
and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 108
review issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-109
22u, as amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate that an 110
applicant [possesses] has such requisite skill and can comply with all 111 Raised Bill No. 347
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other requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted under 112
this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to this section that 113
requires a hearing or other action by the applicable examining board or 114
the commissioner, such hearing or other action by the applicable 115
examining board or the commissioner shall occur not later than thirty 116
days after the date of submission for such application. Upon application 117
for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the department a 118
nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a license under 119
subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision (4) of 120
subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application fee of 121
one hundred fifty dollars for a license under subdivision (1) of 122
subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b), subdivision (1) 123
of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (e) of 124
section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be waived for persons 125
who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to 126
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this 127
act. 128
(b) The department shall conduct such written, oral and practical 129
examinations as the appropriate board, with the consent of the 130
commissioner, deems necessary to test the knowledge of the applicant 131
in the work for which a license is being sought. The department shall 132
allow any applicant [,] who has not participated in an apprenticeship 133
program, but who presents a recommendation for review issued 134
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 135
amended by this act, to sit for any such examination. Any person 136
completing the required apprentice training program for a 137
journeyman's license under section 20-334a shall, within thirty days 138
following such completion, apply for a licensure examination given by 139
the department. If an applicant does not pass such licensure 140
examination, the commissioner shall provide each failed applicant with 141
information on how to retake the examination and a report describing 142
the applicant's strengths and weaknesses in such examination. Any 143
apprentice permit issued under section 20-334a to an applicant who fails 144
three licensure examinations in any one-year period shall remain in 145 Raised Bill No. 347
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effect if such applicant applies for and takes the first licensure 146
examination given by the department following the one-year period 147
from the date of such applicant's third and last unsuccessful licensure 148
examination. Otherwise, such permit shall be revoked as of the date of 149
the first examination given by the department following expiration of 150
such one-year period. 151
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 31-22u
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 20-341e
Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 20-333(a) and (b)
VA Joint Favorable