Bill > H158

This bill requires that all individuals learning or apprenticing under a journeyman electrician, which is a licensed electrician with at least two years of experience, must be officially registered with the Massachusetts Division of Apprentice Training. To become registered, an apprentice must provide photo identification, a criminal background check, and pay a $20 fee, and this registration must be renewed annually with another $20 fee and a report of their 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 unless they are first registered with the division, and companies employing apprentices must pay an annual fee of $300 to the board of state examiners of electricians.