Louisiana HB827 creates the Plumbing Workforce Access Act, establishing an institution-based pathway to plumbing licensure.
HB827 establishes the Louisiana Plumbing Workforce Access Act, creating an institution-based pathway to plumbing licensure. The act aims to address the shortage of licensed plumbers in Louisiana, reduce recidivism, and expand the licensed plumbing workforce. It allows correctional facilities to offer a pre-apprenticeship plumbing program, providing returning citizens with credit toward the Institutional Plumbing Pathway. The pathway includes classroom and laboratory instruction, competency checkpoints, and industry rotation.
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