Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB642 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0642
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 642
8	8	C3, C2, J2 EMERGENCY BILL 4lr3280
9	9	CF 4lr0691
10	10	By: Delegate Harrison
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue 3
21	21	licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an 4
22	22	apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of this Act, pass 5
23	23	a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department 6
24	24	of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or 7
25	25	profession; requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to establish 8
26	26	group–sponsored apprenticeships in each occupation or profession for which a 9
27	27	standard apprenticeship program is established; and generally relating to 10
28	28	occupational and professional apprenticeships. 11
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30	30	BY adding to 12
31	31	Article – Agriculture 13
32	32	Section 1–202 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
35	35
36	36	BY adding to 17
37	37	Article – Business Occupations and Professions 18
38	38	Section 1–209 19
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
40	40	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
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42	42	BY adding to 22
43	43	Article – Business Regulation 23
44	44	Section 1–211 24
45	45	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
46	46	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 26
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48	48	BY adding to 27 2 HOUSE BILL 642
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51	51	Article – Environment 1
52	52	Section 1–206 2
53	53	Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54	54	(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4
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56	56	BY adding to 5
57	57	Article – Health Occupations 6
58	58	Section 1–229 7
59	59	Annotated Code of Maryland 8
60	60	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 9
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62	62	BY adding to 10
63	63	Article – Labor and Employment 11
64	64	Section 11–1601 through 11–1605 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 16. 12
65	65	Maryland Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act” 13
66	66	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
67	67	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
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69	69	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
70	70	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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72	72	Article – Agriculture 18
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74	74	1–202. 19
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76	76	NOTWITHSTANDING THE Q UALIFICATIONS REQUIR ED FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR 20
77	77	PROFESSIONAL LICENSU RE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS 21
78	78	ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORIT Y SHALL ISSUE A LICE NSE, CERTIFICATION, OR 22
79	79	REGISTRATION TO AN I NDIVIDUAL WHO : 23
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81	81	(1) COMPLETES AN APPRENTI CESHIP PROGRAM THAT IS 24
82	82	ESTABLISHED UNDER TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED 25
83	83	OCCUPATIONS ACT FOR THE APPLICABL E OCCUPATION OR PROF ESSION; 26
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85	85	(2) PASSES AN EXAMINATION REQUIRED BY THE ISSUING 27
86	86	AUTHORITY; AND 28
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88	88	(3) PAYS THE APPLICABLE L ICENSING, CERTIFICATION , OR 29
89	89	REGISTRATION FEE . 30
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91	91	Article – Business Occupations and Professions 31
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93	93	1–209. 32
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95	95	NOTWITHSTANDING THE Q UALIFICATIONS REQUIR ED FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR 33 HOUSE BILL 642 3
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98	98	PROFESSIONAL LICENSU RE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS 1
99	99	ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORIT Y SHALL ISSUE A LICE NSE, CERTIFICATION , OR 2
100	100	REGISTRATION TO AN I NDIVIDUAL WHO : 3
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102	102	(1) COMPLETES AN APPRENT ICESHIP PROGRAM THAT IS 4
103	103	ESTABLISHED UNDER TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED 5
104	104	OCCUPATIONS ACT FOR THE APPLICABL E OCCUPATION OR PROF ESSION; 6
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106	106	(2) PASSES AN EXAMINATIO N REQUIRED BY THE IS SUING AUTHORITY ; 7
107	107	AND 8
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109	109	(3) PAYS THE APPLICABLE LICENSING, CERTIFICATION , OR 9
110	110	REGISTRATION FEE . 10
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112	112	Article – Business Regulation 11
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114	114	1–211. 12
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116	116	NOTWITHSTANDING THE QUALIFICA TIONS REQUIRED FOR O CCUPATIONAL OR 13
117	117	PROFESSIONAL LICENSU RE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS 14
118	118	ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORIT Y SHALL ISSUE A LICE NSE, CERTIFICATION , OR 15
119	119	REGISTRATION TO AN I NDIVIDUAL WHO : 16
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121	121	(1) COMPLETES AN APPRENT ICESHIP PROGRAM THAT IS 17
122	122	ESTABLISHED UNDER TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED 18
123	123	OCCUPATIONS ACT FOR THE APPLICABL E OCCUPATION OR PROF ESSION; 19
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125	125	(2) PASSES AN EXAMINATIO N REQUIRED BY THE IS SUING AUTHORITY ; 20
126	126	AND 21
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128	128	(3) PAYS THE APPLICABLE LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, OR 22
129	129	REGISTRATION FEE . 23
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131	131	Article – Environment 24
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133	133	1–206. 25
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135	135	NOTWITHSTANDING THE Q UALIFICATIONS REQUIR ED FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR 26
136	136	PROFESSIONAL LICENSU RE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS 27
137	137	ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORIT Y SHALL ISSUE A LICE NSE, CERTIFICATION , OR 28
138	138	REGISTRATION TO AN I NDIVIDUAL WHO : 29
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140	140	(1) COMPLETES AN APPRENTI CESHIP PROGRAM THAT IS 30
141	141	ESTABLISHED UNDER TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED 31 4 HOUSE BILL 642
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144	144	OCCUPATIONS ACT FOR THE APPLICABL E OCCUPATION OR PROF ESSION; 1
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146	146	(2) PASSES AN EXAMINATION REQUIRED BY THE ISSUING 2
147	147	AUTHORITY; AND 3
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149	149	(3) PAYS THE APPLICABLE L ICENSING, CERTIFICATION , OR 4
150	150	REGISTRATION FEE . 5
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152	152	Article – Health Occupations 6
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154	154	1–229. 7
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156	156	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “HEALTH OCCUPATIONS B OARD” MEANS A BOARD 8
157	157	AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A LICENSE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS 9
158	158	ARTICLE. 10
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160	160	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE Q UALIFICATIONS REQUIR ED FOR LICENSURE , 11
161	161	CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION UNDE R THIS ARTICLE, A HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 12
162	162	BOARD SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE, CERTIFICATION , OR REGISTRATION TO A N 13
163	163	INDIVIDUAL WHO : 14
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165	165	(1) COMPLETES AN APPRENTI CESHIP PROGRAM THAT IS 15
166	166	ESTABLISHED UNDER TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED 16
167	167	OCCUPATIONS ACT FOR THE APPLICABL E HEALTH OCCUPATION ; 17
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169	169	(2) PASSES AN EXAMINATION REQUIRED BY THE HEAL TH 18
170	170	OCCUPATIONS BOARD ; AND 19
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172	172	(3) PAYS THE APPLICABLE LICENSING , CERTIFICATION , OR 20
173	173	REGISTRATION FEE . 21
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175	175	Article – Labor and Employment 22
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177	177	SUBTITLE 16. MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN LICENSED OCCUPATIONS ACT. 23
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179	179	11–1601. 24
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181	181	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 25
182	182	INDICATED. 26
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184	184	(B) “APPRENTICESHIP ” MEANS AN APPRENTICES HIP PROGRAM THAT 27
185	185	MEETS THE FEDERAL GU IDELINES AS SET FORT H IN 29 C.F.R. PART 29. 28
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187	187	(C) “BOARD” MEANS A BOARD OR COM MISSION IN THE DEPARTMENT , THE 29 HOUSE BILL 642 5
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190	190	MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT , 1
191	191	OR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THAT REGU LATES AN OCCUPATION OR 2
192	192	PROFESSION AND THAT ISSUES OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICE NSES, 3
193	193	CERTIFICATIONS , OR REGISTRATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS. 4
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195	195	(D) “LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE , CERTIFICATE, OR REGISTRATION THAT 5
196	196	AN INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN U NDER THIS ARTICLE , THE AGRICULTURE 6
197	197	ARTICLE, THE BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS ARTICLE, THE 7
198	198	BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE, THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE, OR THE HEALTH 8
199	199	OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE BEFORE ENGAGI NG IN AN OCCUPATION OR A PROFESSION . 9
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201	201	11–1602. 10
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203	203	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH A STANDARD 11
204	204	APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AM FOR A LICENSED OC CUPATION OR PROFESSI ON THAT 12
205	205	INCLUDES: 13
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207	207	(I) THE MINIMUM AMOUNT O F TIME THAT AN APPRE NTICE 14
208	208	MUST SPEND PRACTICIN G UNDER A LICENSED P ROFESSIONAL BEFORE T AKING AN 15
209	209	EXAMINATION FOR LICE NSURE; 16
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211	211	(II) A MINIMUM DEMONSTRAT ED KNOWLEDGE OF THE 17
212	212	PROCEDURES , ACTIONS, PROCESSES, AND WORK THAT AN IND IVIDUAL MAY 18
213	213	PERFORM UNDER AN OCC UPATIONAL OR PROFESS IONAL LICENSE IN THE STATE 19
214	214	FOR THE OCCUPATION O R PROFESSION FOR WHI CH AN APPLICANT IS SEEK ING 20
215	215	LICENSURE; AND 21
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217	217	(III) THE MINIMUM AMOUNT T HAT A LICENSED PROFE SSIONAL 22
218	218	MAY PAY AN APPRENTIC E DURING THE COURSE OF THE APPRENTICESHI P. 23
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220	220	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONSID ER INPUT FROM THE AP PLICABLE 24
221	221	BOARD IN ESTABLISHIN G A STANDARD AP PRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR AN 25
222	222	OCCUPATION OR A PROF ESSION. 26
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224	224	(3) A STANDARD APPRENTICES HIP PROGRAM ESTABLIS HED UNDER 27
225	225	THIS SECTION MAY NOT REQUIRE A MINIMUM AG E FOR PARTICIPATION THAT IS 28
226	226	GREATER THAN THE LEG AL MINIMUM AGE TO WO RK IN THE STATE. 29
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228	228	(B) (1) A BOARD MAY REQUIRE AN EXAMINATION FOR AN A PPRENTICE TO 30
229	229	OBTAIN LICENSURE ONL Y IF THE BOARD REQUI RES ALL APPLICANTS F OR 31
230	230	LICENSURE TO PASS AN EXAMINATION . 32
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232	232	(2) A BOARD MAY NOT REQUIR E AN APPRENTICE TO A CHIEVE A 33 6 HOUSE BILL 642
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235	235	HIGHER SCORE ON A LI CENSURE EXAMINATION THAN IT REQUIRES FOR ALL OTH ER 1
236	236	APPLICANTS. 2
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238	238	(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , A 3
239	239	BOARD MAY REQUIRE A FEE FOR AN APPRENTIC E TO OBTAIN A LICENS E ONLY IF THE 4
240	240	BOARD REQUIRES ALL A PPLICANTS FOR LICENS URE TO PAY A FEE. 5
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242	242	(II) THE FEE REQUIRED U NDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY NOT 6
243	243	EXCEED THE FEE THE B OARD REQUIRES ALL AP PLICANTS FOR THE LIC ENSE TO PAY. 7
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245	245	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS NECESS ARY TO CARRY 8
246	246	OUT THIS SUBTITLE . 9
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248	248	11–1603. 10
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250	250	A STANDARD APPRENTICES HIP PROGRAM ESTABLIS HED UNDER THIS 11
251	251	SUBTITLE SHALL BE DESIG NED TO ISSUE A TARGE TED NUMBER OF OCCUPA TIONAL 12
252	252	OR PROFESSIONAL LICE NSES AS DETERMINED B Y THE DEPARTMENT . 13
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254	254	11–1604. 14
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256	256	ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A 15
257	257	WORKGROUP , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND DEPARTMEN T OF HEALTH, 16
258	258	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 17
259	259	AGRICULTURE , TO ESTABLISH GROUP –SPONSORED APPRENTICE SHIPS IN EACH 18
260	260	OCCUPATION OR PROFES SION FOR WHICH A STA NDARD APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 19
261	261	IS ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1602(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 20
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263	263	11–1605. 21
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265	265	THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN 22
266	266	LICENSED OCCUPATIONS ACT. 23
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268	268	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 24
269	269	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 25
270	270	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 26
271	271	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 27
272	272	enacted. 28
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