Sec. B-1. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§§2 and 2-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6, are further amended to read:
2. Journeyman or limited license. The board may issue a journeyman plumber or limited plumber license to persons who submit an application on a form prescribed by the board with the required fee as set under section 3501-B and who provide satisfactory evidence of the following qualifications:
A. A minimum of at least 2 years with 4,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a licensed trainee plumber under the supervision of a master plumber, or the equivalent thereof, and obtaining a passing grade as determined by the board on the journeyman's examination; or
B. A minimum of 2,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a journeyman-in-training under the supervision of a licensed master plumber, as long as the work experience is obtained within 4 years of the date upon which the applicant was issued a journeyman-in-training license. A journeyman-in-training license must be issued upon sworn application to any person who has satisfactorily completed one academic year of instruction in plumbing at a board-approved technical college and who has obtained a passing grade, as determined by the board on the journeyman's examination.
2-A. Master plumber license. The board may issue a master plumber license to a person who submits an application on a form prescribed by the board with the required fee as set under section 3501-B and who provides satisfactory evidence of the following qualifications:
A. A minimum of at least one year with 2,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a journeyman plumber or a minimum of at least 4 years with 8,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a trainee plumber under the supervision of a master plumber, or the equivalent; and
B. Obtaining a passing grade, as determined by the board on the master's examination.
Sec. B-2. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6, is amended to read:
2-B. Journeyman-in-training. The board may issue a journeyman-in-training license to a person who provides satisfactory evidence of completion of a plumbing course consisting of one year or 2 semesters at a board-approved technical college and who submits the required fee set under section 3501-B. A journeyman-in-training license is valid for a single nonrenewable period of 4 years and may be issued only once to any individual.
Sec. B-3. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6, is further amended to read:
3. Trainee license. The board may issue a trainee plumber license without examination to any person who submits a written application on a form supplied by the board with the required fee set under section 3501-B and who provides satisfactory evidence that the person has entered the employ of a licensed master plumber to assist the licensed master plumber as a plumber's trainee. Any person employed as a trainee plumber shall apply for a license within 10 business days after the day the person commences employment.
Sec. B-4. 32 MRSA §3501-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §7, is amended to read:
An applicant for a master, journeyman or journeyman-in-training plumbing license shall present to the board a written application for examination, containing information that the board requires, accompanied by the prescribed fee as set forth by board rules under section 3501-B. Examinations must be in whole or in part in writing and of a thorough and practical character commensurate with the responsibilities of the prospective license holder.
Sec. B-5. 32 MRSA §3501-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
The Director of the Office of Licensing and Registration within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation may establish by rule fees authorized under this chapter in amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective purposes, except that the fee for any one purpose may not exceed $200 biennially. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. B-6. 32 MRSA §3504, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §10, is further amended to read:
A license may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of its expiration upon payment of a late fee of $10 in addition to the renewal fee. Any person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to all requirements governing new applications under this chapter, except that the board may in its discretion, giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination or other requirements. The board may assess penalties for late renewal that is more than 90 days after the date of expiration. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board shall waive examination if a renewal application is made within 90 days after separation from the United States Armed Forces, under conditions other than dishonorable, by a person who has failed to renew the person's license because the person was on active duty in the United States Armed Forces; provided that the waiver of examination may not be granted if the person served more than 4 years in the United States Armed Forces, except if the person is required by some mandatory provision to serve a longer period and the person submits satisfactory evidence to the board.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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