New York S 8152: Authorizes funeral directing apprenticeships as an alternative to licensing examinations

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S08152 Summary:

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Add §3422-a, amd §§3421 & 3423, Pub Health L

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Authorizes funeral directing apprenticeships as an alternative to licensing examinations; requires such apprenticeships to be four-year programs led by licensing funeral directors; makes related provisions.

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

06/09/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8152

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing funer-
 al directing apprenticeships as an alternative to licensing examina-
 tions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 3422-a to read as follows:
 3 § 3422-a. Funeral directing; apprenticeship. 1. The department shall
 4 develop criteria for funeral director apprenticeships for individuals
 5 who have successfully completed a course of collegiate level study in
 6 funeral service. Such apprenticeship shall serve as an alternative to
 7 the examinations required for licensure as a funeral director under
 8 section thirty-four hundred twenty-one of this title. To satisfy the
 9 requirements of paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section thirty-four
 10 hundred twenty-one of this title, a funeral director apprenticeship
 11 shall be certified by the department.
 12 2. A funeral director apprenticeship certified under subdivision one
 13 of this section shall:
 14 (a) be a four-year apprenticeship, including a one-year residency as
 15 required under subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision four
 16 of section thirty-four hundred twenty-one of this title;
 17 (b) be led by a licensed funeral director; and
 18 (c) include specialized curriculum models that align with the content
 19 and requirements of the examination for licensure under this title,
 20 which shall cover topics including, but not limited to, embalming tech-
 21 niques, funeral arrangement procedures, regulatory compliance, ethics,
 22 industry best practices, and any other topics as determined by the
 23 department.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13157-01-5

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 1 3. The department shall develop a process under which apprenticeships
 2 may be certified under subdivision one of this section, and under which
 3 individuals may apply for such apprenticeships. Applicants accepted to
 4 an apprenticeship shall be issued a certificate of registration which
 5 shall be posted in some conspicuous place in the place of business where
 6 such apprenticeship will be conducted.
 7 4. An individual who has satisfactorily completed an apprenticeship
 8 under this section shall be issued a certificate of completion of such
 9 apprenticeship. Such certificate of completion shall qualify an individ-
 10 ual to be licensed as a funeral director under section thirty-four
 11 hundred twenty-one of this title, and as an undertaker and embalmer
 12 under section thirty-four hundred twenty-three of this title.
 13 § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 3421 of the public health law,
 14 as amended by chapter 534 of the laws of 1983, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 15 sion 2 as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022 and paragraph (c)
 16 of subdivision 2 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 as amended by chap-
 17 ter 529 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows:
 18 1. In order to be licensed, an applicant for licensure shall pass a
 19 funeral directing examination prepared or approved by the department, or
 20 an apprenticeship approved by the department, to determine [his] such
 21 applicant's knowledge and fitn