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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 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. |
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| | | 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 L, §8, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. B-6. 32 MRSA §3504, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, | | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 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, |
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