Bill Text: AZ SB1296 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Funeral director licensure
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-03-01 - House read second time [SB1296 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-SB1296-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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SENATE BILL 1296 |
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AN ACT
amending section 32-1322, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to funeral directors.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1322, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1322. Interns, embalmers and funeral directors; qualifications for licensure
A. An applicant for licensure as an intern shall:
1. Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
2. Be a graduate of an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science.
3. Be of good moral character.
B. An applicant for licensure as an embalmer shall:
1. Pass the funeral service science section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination.
2. Pass the embalmer state laws and rules examination.
3. Be of good moral character.
4. Have been licensed as an intern for at least one year.
5. Have successfully completed an internship program that included assisting in the embalming of at least twenty‑five dead human bodies.
C. An applicant for licensure as a funeral director shall:
1. Pass the funeral service arts section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination.
2. Pass the funeral director state laws and rules examination.
3. Be of good moral character.
4. Have been licensed as an intern for at least one year and have held an active license as an embalmer for at least one year and have assisted in the arranging and directing of at least twenty‑five funerals.
