HB357 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2020

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2020

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Wes Kitchens Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors, Board of, replace definition, qualifications, and registration requirements for positions of an apprentice with definition to include instructors, Secs. 34-31-18, 34-31-24, 34-31-25, 34-31-28, 34-31-29 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors defines an apprentice as a person other than a certified heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor, who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation, service, or repair of a heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration system and working under the direct supervision of a certified heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor, and who has successfully fulfilled the voluntary registration requirements of the board, and has been registered by the board as an apprentice for the current year.
This bill would allow the board to replace the definition, qualifications, and registration requirements for the positions of an apprentice with a definition to include instructors.
Additionally, the bill would allow the board to recognize credentials from another state to bypass HVAC or refrigeration examination requirements in Alabama.
Subjects: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors, State Board of

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions