SB553: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 553

February 14, 1996 - Introduced by Senators Farrow, Zien, Cowles and Burke, cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas, Seratti, Klusman, Krug, Cullen, Porter, Notestein, Walker and Krusick. Referred to Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.

SB553,1,1 An Act to amend 145.03 of the statutes; relating to: plumbing apprenticeships.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the term for a plumbing apprenticeship is 4 years. The department of industry, labor and human relations (DILHR) may extend the term by one year upon application of the apprentice, the apprentice's employer or both. DILHR may prescribe the character of plumbing work that the apprentice may do during the 3rd and 4th year of the apprenticeship for the apprentice to qualify at the end of the apprenticeship as a skilled mechanic in the art of installing plumbing work.

This bill extends the term of the plumbing apprenticeship to 5 years, or up to 6 years if DILHR extends the term. Under the bill, DILHR may prescribe the character of plumbing work that the apprentice may do during the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of the apprenticeship in order for the apprentice to qualify at the end of the apprenticeship as a skilled mechanic in the art of installing plumbing work.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB553, s. 1 Section 1. 145.03 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB553,2,14 145.03 Apprenticeship. The department may prescribe the conditions under which any person may serve a plumbing apprenticeship, as to preliminary and technical college attendance requirements, and the credit for school attendance in serving the apprenticeship. Every person commencing a plumbing apprenticeship shall be indentured under ch. 106. The term of a plumbing apprentice is 4 5 years, but the department may upon application of the apprentice, the apprentice's employer or both extend the term for up to one additional year. After the expiration of an apprenticeship term, no apprentice may engage in the business of plumbing either as an apprentice or as a journeyman plumber unless the apprentice secures a journeyman plumber's license. In case of failure to pass the examination for the license, he or she may continue to serve as an apprentice but not beyond the time for reexamination for a journeyman plumber's license, as prescribed by the rules of the department. In order that the apprentice may qualify at the end of apprenticeship as a skilled mechanic in the art of installing plumbing work, the department may prescribe the character of plumbing work that the apprentice may do during the 3rd and year, 4th and 5th years under the direction or supervision of a master or journeyman plumber without either the master or journeyman being physically present, provided that the master plumber in charge shall be responsible for the work.

SB553, s. 2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

SB553,2,17 (1) Plumbing apprenticeships. This act first applies to a person serving a plumbing apprenticeship on the effective date of this subsection.

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