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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: Senators Felag, and Ruggerio

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     (Lieutenant Governor)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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

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

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

enumerated herein.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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