00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 301                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians."                                             
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.62.020 is amended to read:                                                                      
04 Sec. 18.62.020. Application for and issuance of certificate. The department                                           
05 shall issue certificates of fitness and renewal certificates of fitness valid for two years.                            
06 The certificate may be issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall                               
07       apply in writing, under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing                                   
08                 (1)  the name and address of the applicant;                                                             
09                 (2)  the applicant's age;                                                                               
10                 (3)  the applicant's citizenship; [AND]                                                                 
11                 (4)  other information relevant to licensing that the department                                        
12       requires; and                                                                                                 
13                 (5)  proof that the applicant                                                                       
14                      (A)  has successfully completed an apprenticeship program                                      
15            approved by the department or an apprenticeship program equivalent to                                    

01            a program approved by the department; or                                                                 
02                      (B)  holds a verification of qualifications under                                              
03            AS 18.62.050(c).                                                                                         
04    * Sec. 2. AS 18.62.050(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
05 (a)  If, upon investigation and examination by the department, an [THE]                                             
06 applicant who submits a completed application and required fee is found                                             
07 competent by reason of training and experience, the department shall issue a certificate                                
08 of fitness. The department may not issue a certificate unless the applicant has                                     
09 been found to have successfully completed an approved apprenticeship or                                             
10 apprenticeship equivalent or has a valid verification under (c) of this section. The                                
11 certificate shall set out the competency of the applicant and provide for positive                                      
12 identification of the applicant, and shall be carried on the person engaged in work                                     
13       subject to the requirement of a certificate of fitness under this chapter.                                        
14    * Sec. 3. AS 18.62.050(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
15 (c)  Verification by an Alaska-based labor union of a member's qualification to                                         
16 meet the requirements for a certificate of fitness may be accepted in lieu of                                           
17 examination, apprenticeship, or other requirement for issuing a certification under                                 
18       this chapter.                                                                                                     
19    * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
20 read:                                                                                                                   
21 APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to applications for certificates of fitness submitted                                   
22 on or after the effective date of this Act.