Florida Senate - 2019                                     SB 924
       
       
        
       By Senator Albritton
       
       
       
       
       
       26-00644-19                                            2019924__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to occupational licensing; creating
    3         ss. 455.216 and 456.0155, F.S.; defining the term
    4         “apprenticeship”; requiring the Department of Business
    5         and Professional Regulation and the Department of
    6         Health, respectively, to grant an application for
    7         licensure if the applicant has completed an
    8         apprenticeship and met other specified requirements;
    9         requiring the department to establish the grade
   10         necessary for an applicant who has completed an
   11         apprenticeship to receive a passing grade for an
   12         examination; prohibiting the department from requiring
   13         an applicant to take an examination under certain
   14         circumstances; providing an effective date.
   15          
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   17  
   18         Section 1. Section 455.216, Florida Statutes, is created to
   19  read:
   20         455.216 Special license provisions for apprentices.—
   21         (1) As used in this section, the term “apprenticeship”
   22  means an apprenticeship program registered by the Department of
   23  Education under chapter 446 or by the United States Department
   24  of Labor.
   25         (2) The department must approve an application for
   26  licensure if the applicant has:
   27         (a) Completed the 8th grade;
   28         (b) Completed an apprenticeship that relates to the
   29  licensed profession; and
   30         (c) Passed any examination required for licensure.
   31         (3)(a) The department shall establish the grade necessary
   32  for an applicant who has completed an apprenticeship to achieve
   33  a passing grade for an examination. Such grade may not exceed
   34  the passing grade required for applicants who have not completed
   35  an apprenticeship.
   36         (b) If an examination is not generally a requirement for
   37  licensure, the department may not require an applicant under
   38  this section to take an examination.
   39         Section 2. Section 456.0155, Florida Statutes, is created
   40  to read:
   41         456.0155 Special license provisions for apprentices.—
   42         (1) As used in this section, the term “apprenticeship”
   43  means an apprenticeship program registered by the Department of
   44  Education under chapter 446 or by the United States Department
   45  of Labor.
   46         (2) The department must approve an application for
   47  licensure if the applicant has:
   48         (a) Completed the 8th grade;
   49         (b) Completed an apprenticeship that relates to the
   50  licensed profession; and
   51         (c) Passed any examination required for licensure.
   52         (3)(a) The department shall establish the grade necessary
   53  for an applicant who has completed an apprenticeship to achieve
   54  a passing grade for an examination. Such grade may not exceed
   55  the grade required for applicants who have not completed an
   56  apprenticeship.
   57         (b) If an examination is not generally a requirement for
   58  licensure, the department may not require an applicant under
   59  this section to take an examination.
   60         Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.