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passing grade, as determined by the board on the | | journeyman's examination. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | 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 |
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| | | B. Obtaining a passing grade, as determined by the board | | on the master's examination. |
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| | | Sec. B-2. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. | | L, §6, is amended to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. B-3. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. | | L, §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. B-4. 32 MRSA §3501-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. | | L, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | An applicant for a master, journeyman or journeyman-in- | | training plumbing license shall present to the board a written | | application for examination, containing |
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