Bill Text: CT SB00841 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Embalmers And Funeral Directors.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-22 - File Number 158 [SB00841 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00841-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 841
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 3842
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-227 of the general statutes, the Connecticut Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall not take any disciplinary action against a licensed embalmer or funeral director pursuant to subdivision (1) of said section as a result of any alleged action by the licensee in connection with his or her licensing examination that was approved by the Department of Public Health, in consultation with said board, under section 20-213 or 20-217 of the general statutes, if (1) the licensee (A) graduated from an institution of higher education or private occupational school that was accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education at the time of the licensee's graduation from such institution or school, and (B) received a passing grade on such examination, and (2) the examination services provider did not invalidate such passing grade on or before six months after the date the licensee took such examination.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2017	New section

PH

Joint Favorable