Researcher: ST Page 1 3/19/25
OLR Bill Analysis
HB 6075
AN ACT CONCERNING INSTRUCTORS FOR AN AIRFRAME AND
POWERPLANT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Connecticut Technical Education and Career
System to permit a person to be an instructor in its airframe and
powerplant certificate program if they:
1. meet the requirements in specified federal regulations (see
BACKGROUND) , and
2. are airframe and powerplant certified, with at least 10 years of
experience as an aerospace technician.
The bill also specifies that these instructors need not be certified or
endorsed by the state Department of Education.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2025
BACKGROUND
Federal Regulations
Federal regulations set various requirements for certified aviation
maintenance technician schools. Under these requirements, schools
must ensure that instructors either (1) hold a mechanic certificate with
one or more appropriate ratings, or (2) if they do not hold a mechanic
certificate, they are otherwise specifically qualified to teach their
assigned content (14 C.F.R. ยง 147.19).
COMMITTEE ACTION
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 18 Nay 0 (02/27/2025)