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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Almeida, Marshall, Abney, and Shekarchi

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2014

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 28-45 of the General Laws entitled "Apprenticeship Programs in

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Trade and Industry" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     28-45-9.2. Military service apprenticeship qualifications. – (a) Any person after

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having been honorably discharged from military service or having been transferred to reserve

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status or the national guard after active military service, and whose military occupational

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specialty provided them with the requisite classroom and workplace training as required by the

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Rhode Island general laws, or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the Rhode Island

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general laws, shall be eligible to use that classroom and workplace training to fulfill the

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requirements for apprentices and/or journeypersons for the following skilled trades:

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     (1) Electricians, as defined in § 5-6-1 et seq.;

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     (2) Blasters, as defined in § 23-28.28-31 et seq.;

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     (3) Plumbers and Irrigators, as defined in § 5-20-1 et seq.;

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     (4) Hoisting Engineers, as defined in § 28-26-1 et seq.; and

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     (5) Mechanical Trades, as defined in § 28-27-1 et seq.

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     (b) Persons meeting any requirements through military service as described in subsection

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(a) remain subject to licensing fees and examinations for the desired trade license.

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     (c) To the extent that any provisions contained in this section conflict with the

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requirements for federal-aid contracts, federal law and regulations shall control.

 

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

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     This act would allow persons honorably discharged from military service, or transferred

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to reserve status in the National Guard, to use his or her acquired classroom and workplace

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training to fulfill the requirements for apprenticeship and/or journeypersons for the skilled trades

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enumerated herein.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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