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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 or who have graduated from an accredited institute of mortuary science.

DAVID VALENTINE