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Lawmakers move to close electrical apprenticeship loophole requiring both classroom and on‑the‑job training
Summary
House Bill 497 would require journeyman electrician applicants to complete both 8,000 hours of on‑the‑job training and an approved related‑instruction apprenticeship program; stakeholders from industry, unions and the Department of Labor supported the fix after a recent case exposed the statutory gap.
Representative Ed Buttry presented House Bill 497 to the Senate committee, describing it as a narrow “loophole” fix to ensure journeyman electricians complete both the required 8,000 hours of experience and the related classroom/lab instruction in a registered apprenticeship program before sitting for the journeyman exam.
Margaret Morgan (Montana Independent Electrical…
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