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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, O'Brien, Vella-Wilkinson, Azzinaro, Noret, and
Solomon

     Date Introduced: March 16, 2022

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 5-33.2-25 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-33.2 entitled "Funeral

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Director/Embalmer and Funeral Service Establishments" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-33.2-25. Mandatory continuing education training.

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     Every funeral director/embalmer shall be required to participate in a total of five (5) hours

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annually of continuing education training of which three (3) hours are one hour is mandated by

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annual OSHA training; provided, however, those funeral directors or embalmers who are sixty-five

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(65) years of age or older and have forty (40) years of experience are exempt from this requirement.

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The five (5) hours of annual training shall be required for renewals issued as of January 1, 2008.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

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     This act would decrease the number of OSHA training hours from three (3) hours to one

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hour.

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     This act would take effect on July 1, 2022.

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