AN ACT relating to building trade professions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to allow on-the-job training equivalencies of internship and cooperative placement hours to count toward those hours needed to obtain licensure; require that the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction recognize and honor the agreements toward licensure in the professions regulated by the department, including electricians, plumbers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Education, Vocational Electricians Housing, Building, and Construction Licensing Occupations and Professions Plumbers and Plumbing

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

(Acts Ch.34)

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This bill changes how Kentucky counts work experience when someone is applying for a license in certain building trades. Paid internship and cooperative placement hours earned on the job can now count toward the training hours required to become licensed as an electrician, plumber, or heating and cooling (HVAC) technician. The state's Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction is required to recognize these hours when reviewing license applications. Who it may affect: people pursuing careers in the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC trades, including those currently in internship or cooperative education programs.

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