§ 6-51-401 - Course of instruction generally.
6-51-401. Course of instruction generally.
(a) The State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities is authorized to establish programs of vocational-technical training for the training of plumbers.
(b) A prescribed course of study will be set up by the Department of Workforce Education in conjunction with the Plumbing and Natural Gas Division of the Department of Health and the local training committee.
(c) Courses of study shall be as prescribed by national plumbing standards.
(d) Courses of instruction shall be developed in cooperation with, and with the approval of, the division and local training committees.
(e) Courses of instruction shall be designed to enable the student completing the course to qualify for licensure as an apprentice plumber upon taking and passing the examination required by 17-38-101 et seq.
(f) The courses of instruction as authorized in this subchapter may be offered as a part of the vocational education program of any high school in this state and may be offered in any area high school, community college, or technical institute or vocational-technical school of this state.
(g) The course of instruction shall be in compliance with the appropriate rules and regulations and shall provide the level of instruction provided by rules of the board in cooperation with local plumbing training committees.