Bill > H186

This bill requires that all individuals working as learners or apprentices under a licensed journeyman electrician must be officially registered with the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Training, a state agency responsible for overseeing apprenticeship programs. To become registered, an apprentice must provide photo identification, a criminal background check, and pay a $20 fee. This registration needs to be renewed annually, which involves another $20 fee and a report of the apprentice's on-the-job training hours submitted to the board of state examiners of electricians. Crucially, an apprentice cannot take the exam to become a journeyman electrician until they have completed this registration process. Furthermore, companies that employ learners or apprentices are now required to pay an annual fee of $300 to the board of state examiners of electricians.