TITLE 43
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES
Section 18. Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories, 43-18-1 through 43-18-108.
ARTICLE 1
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS, EMBALMERS, AND CREMATORIES
43-18-50. Application for funeral service apprenticeship; period of apprenticeship.
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Every person desiring to serve as an apprentice shall make application as a funeral service apprentice to the board upon a form provided by the board.The applicant must be at least 18 years of age and have either graduated from high school or have a general educational development certificate.The apprenticeship shall be served at an approved establishment and under the direct supervision of a funeral director, embalmer, or both.The application must be verified by oath of applicant and be accompanied by a fee to be established by the board.The application shall be submitted to the board and may be accepted or rejected by a majority of the board.
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An apprenticeship shall be approved for a specific establishment and under a specific supervising funeral director, embalmer, or both.Any change in establishment or supervising funeral director, embalmer, or both shall terminate that apprenticeship and shall require submission of a new application.
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The total period of apprenticeship shall be 3,120 hours and must be served in a minimum of 18 months, but the minimum period shall be in addition to the time required to graduate from a college of funeral service or other college pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 43-18-41. An apprentice shall be authorized to earn apprenticeship hours in an amount to be determined by the board while attending a postgraduate school or a program at an accredited college of funeral service or other college approved by the board.
(Code 1981, §43-18-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1322, § 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 625, § 5/HB 933.)
