Revision: July 29, 2024, 3:47 p.m.
CHAPTER 284
SB 372-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/21/2024 0815s
2May2024... 1577h
2024 SESSION
24-3042
09/10
SENATE BILL 372-FN
AN ACT relative to plumbing apprenticeships.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 14; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 12
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes requirements for the employment of plumbing apprentices.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/21/2024 0815s
2May2024... 1577h 24-3042
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to plumbing apprenticeships.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
284:1 Mechanical Licensing; Plumbers; Definitions; Apprentices. Amend RSA 153:27, XV to read as follows:
XV. "Plumbing apprentice" means any person who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage under an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements of [the state apprenticeship advisory council established in RSA 278 or] the rules of the board, except that the maximum number of apprentices that a plumbing licensee is permitted to employ shall be no more than 2 per licensee. The master plumber shall not be required to register the apprentice in an approved apprenticeship program pursuant to RSA 278. If the apprentice is so registered, the program shall comply with all requirements of the United States Department of Labor.
284:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 26, 2024
Effective Date: September 24, 2024