LCO No. 1180 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 388 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1180 Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: SEN. FAZIO, 36th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING SKILLED TRADE LICENSING RECIPROCITY, LICENSING FEES AND APPRENTICESHIP RATIOS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide licensing 1 reciprocity to skilled tradespersons who are licensed in other states and 2 whose work is necessary to construct homes in this state, (2) limit 3 licensing fees for skilled tradespersons to not more than one hundred 4 dollars annually, (3) eliminate apprenticeship ratios for any entity with 5 fewer than twenty licensees, and (4) change the apprenticeship ratio to 6 one apprentice to one licensee for any entity with at least twenty 7 licensees. 8 Statement of Purpose: To provide for licensing reciprocity for skilled tradespersons, cap licensing fees applicable to skilled tradespersons and modify the required apprenticeship ratios applicable to the skilled trades.