HCS/SB 854 - This act creates a twelve month apprenticeship process for licensure of funeral directors. The apprenticeship replaces the currently existing internship program.

The apprenticeship shall be under the supervision of a licensed funeral director for a minimum of fifteen hours per week. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the applicant for licensure shall appear before the State Board and successfully complete an industry specific test within twenty-four months.

Additional provisions exempt the apprenticeship requirement for those persons who are licensed embalmers, those who have graduated from an accredited institute of mortuary science, or those who have successfully completed an accredited course in the study of funeral directing.
JOHN MESSMER