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7	6		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 347
8	7		February Session, 2022
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12	11		Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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20	20		AN ACT CREDITING MILITARY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
21	21		TOWARD CERTAIN LICENSES RELATED TO SUBSURFACE
22	22		SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
23	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24		Assembly convened:
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26	26		Section 1. Section 31-22u of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
27	27		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
28	28		(Effective October 1, 2022): 3
29	29		(a) Any member of the armed forces or National Guard or any 4
30	30		veteran, within two years of such veteran's discharge from the armed 5
31	31		forces, may submit an application for military training evaluation to the 6
32	32		Labor Department program of apprentice training set forth in section 7
33	33		31-22q. Such application shall include (1) evidence of satisfactory 8
34	34		completion of a program or course of instruction as part of military 9
35	35		training that is equivalent in content and quality to that required for a 10
36	36		specific trade in this state, and (2) if such applicant is a veteran, such 11
37	37		veteran's military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. 12
38		-	(b) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall evaluate any such application 13 Raised Bill No. 347
	38	+	(b) (1) The Labor Commissioner shall evaluate any such application 13
	39	+	and determine whether the applicant's military training may be 14
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45		-	and determine whether the applicant's military training may be 14
46	42		substituted for (A) all or part of the term of an apprenticeship program 15
47	43		registered with the Labor Department for a specific trade, or (B) an 16
48	44		apprentice's permit issued by the Department of Public Health under 17
49	45		subsection (b) of section 20-341d for subsurface sewage disposal system 18
50	46		work. [If] 19
51	47		(2) In the case of a specific trade under subparagraph (A) of 20
52	48		subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the commissioner determines that 21
53	49		the applicant's military training is equivalent to the training required for 22
54	50		completion of [such] an apprenticeship program for such trade, the 23
55	51		commissioner shall issue such applicant a recommendation for review 24
56	52		by the appropriate examining board established under section 20-331. 25
57	53		Presentation of such recommendation, pursuant to section 20-333, as 26
58	54		amended by this act, shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure 27
59	55		examination without [participation] such applicant having participated 28
60	56		in an apprenticeship program. If the commissioner determines that the 29
61	57		applicant's military training is equivalent to part of the training required 30
62	58		for completion of an apprenticeship program, such applicant's hours of 31
63	59		qualified military training, as determined by the commissioner, shall be 32
64	60		deducted from the hours of apprenticeship training required for the 33
65	61		specific trade, provided (A) such applicant completes the minimum 34
66	62		number of hours of apprenticeship training required under federal law, 35
67	63		and (B) prior to implementation of this provision, the Labor Department 36
68	64		obtains concurrence with such provision from the federal office of 37
69	65		apprenticeship pursuant to 29 CFR 29.13(b)(9). 38
70	66		(3) In the case of subsurface sewage disposal system work under 39
71	67		subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the 40
72	68		commissioner determines that the applicant's military training is 41
73	69		equivalent to the apprentice's permit issued for such work, the 42
74	70		commissioner shall issue such applicant a recommendation for review 43
75	71		by the Department of Public Health. Pr esentation of such 44
76	72		recommendation, pursuant to section 20-341e, as amended by this act, 45
77		-	shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure examination without 46 Raised Bill No. 347
	73	+	shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure examination without 46
	74	+	such applicant having been issued an apprentice's permit. 47
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85	77		(c) For the purposes of this section, "veteran" and "armed forces" have 48
86	78		the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, and "military 49
87	79		discharge document" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-50
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89	81		Sec. 2. Section 20-341e of the general statutes is repealed and the 52
90	82		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 53
91	83		(a) The Department of Public Health shall hold at least four 54
92	84		examinations each year, at such times and in such locations as may be 55
93	85		convenient. Notice of the time and place of each examination shall be 56
94	86		given in writing to each applicant at least ten days prior to the 57
95	87		examination. To obtain a license an applicant shall furnish such 58
96	88		evidence of competency as said department shall require. A 59
97	89		recommendation for review issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of 60
98	90		subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this act, shall be 61
99	91		sufficient to demonstrate such competency. The applicant shall satisfy 62
100	92		said department that he has the requisite skill to perform the work of a 63
101	93		subsurface sewage disposal system installer or cleaner and can comply 64
102	94		with all other requirements of this chapter. A recommendation for 65
103	95		review issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-66
104	96		22u, as amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate that an 67
105	97		applicant has such requisite skill and can comply with all other 68
106	98		requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this 69
107	99		chapter. Upon application to said department for a license, the applicant 70
108	100		shall pay to said department a fee of fifty dollars for a subsurface sewage 71
109	101		disposal system installer license or twenty dollars for a subsurface 72
110	102		sewage disposal system cleaner license. Any such fee shall be waived 73
111	103		for persons who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant 74
112	104		to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this 75
113	105		act. The applicant shall present himself at the next regular examination. 76
114	106		(b) The Department of Public Health shall conduct such written, oral 77
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	107	+	and practical examinations as it deems necessary to test the knowledge 78
122	108		of the applicant for a subsurface sewage disposal system installer's 79
123	109		license on sewage disposal system construction and installation or to 80
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124	112		test the knowledge of the applicant for a subsurface sewage disposal 81
125	113		system cleaner on subsurface sewage disposal system cleaning and 82
126	114		servicing. The department shall allow any applicant who has not been 83
127	115		issued an apprentice's permit, but who presents a recommendation for 84
128	116		review pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 85
129	117		amended by this act, to sit for any such examination. 86
130	118		(c) When an applicant has qualified for a license, the department shall 87
131	119		issue to such person a license entitling him to engage in the work or 88
132	120		occupation of subsurface sewage disposal system installer or subsurface 89
133	121		sewage disposal system cleaner until the date for renewal under section 90
134	122		19a-88. All fees collected by said department shall be promptly 91
135	123		transmitted to the State Treasurer. 92
136	124		Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-333 of the 2022 93
137		-	supplement to the general statutes ~~are~~ repealed and the following is 94
	125	+	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 94
138	126		substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 95
139	127		(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 96
140	128		attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 97
141	129		evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 98
142	130		of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 99
143	131		issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 100
144	132		amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 101
145	133		competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 102
146	134		that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 103
147	135		from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 104
148	136		education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 105
149	137		to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 106
150	138		for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 107
151	139		and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 108
152	140		review issued pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-109
153	141		22u, as amended by this act, shall be sufficient to demonstrate that an 110
154		-	applicant [possesses] has such requisite skill and can comply with all 111 Raised Bill No. 347
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	142	+	applicant [possesses] has such requisite skill and can comply with all 111
161	143		other requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted under 112
162	144		this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to this section that 113
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163	147		requires a hearing or other action by the applicable examining board or 114
164	148		the commissioner, such hearing or other action by the applicable 115
165	149		examining board or the commissioner shall occur not later than thirty 116
166	150		days after the date of submission for such application. Upon application 117
167	151		for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the department a 118
168	152		nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a license under 119
169	153		subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision (4) of 120
170	154		subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application fee of 121
171	155		one hundred fifty dollars for a license under subdivision (1) of 122
172	156		subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b), subdivision (1) 123
173	157		of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (e) of 124
174	158		section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be waived for persons 125
175	159		who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to 126
176	160		subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as amended by this 127
177	161		act. 128
178	162		(b) The department shall conduct such written, oral and practical 129
179	163		examinations as the appropriate board, with the consent of the 130
180	164		commissioner, deems necessary to test the knowledge of the applicant 131
181	165		in the work for which a license is being sought. The department shall 132
182	166		allow any applicant [,] who has not participated in an apprenticeship 133
183	167		program, but who presents a recommendation for review issued 134
184	168		pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-22u, as 135
185	169		amended by this act, to sit for any such examination. Any person 136
186	170		completing the required apprentice training program for a 137
187	171		journeyman's license under section 20-334a shall, within thirty days 138
188	172		following such completion, apply for a licensure examination given by 139
189	173		the department. If an applicant does not pass such licensure 140
190	174		examination, the commissioner shall provide each failed applicant with 141
191	175		information on how to retake the examination and a report describing 142
192	176		the applicant's strengths and weaknesses in such examination. Any 143
193	177		apprentice permit issued under section 20-334a to an applicant who fails 144
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	178	+	three licensure examinations in any one-year period shall remain in 145
201	179		effect if such applicant applies for and takes the first licensure 146
202	180		examination given by the department following the one-year period 147
203	181		from the date of such applicant's third and last unsuccessful licensure 148
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204	184		examination. Otherwise, such permit shall be revoked as of the date of 149
205	185		the first examination given by the department following expiration of 150
206	186		such one-year period. 151
207	187		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
208	188		sections:
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210	190		Section 1 October 1, 2022 31-22u
211	191		Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 20-341e
212	192		Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 20-333(a) and (b)
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	194	+	Statement of Purpose:
	195	+	To expand existing procedures regarding credit for military training
	196	+	and experience, presently applied to certain trades regulated by the
	197	+	Department of Consumer Protection, to subsurface sewage disposal
	198	+	system work regulated by the Department of Public Health.
	199	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	200	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	201	+	underlined.]
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