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single nonrenewable period of 4 years and may be issued only once | to any individual. |
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| | Sec. B-3. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, | §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | 3. Trainee license. The board may issue a trainee plumber | license without examination to any person who submits a written | application on a form supplied by the board with the required fee | set under section 3501-B and who provides satisfactory evidence | that the person has entered the employ of a licensed master | plumber to assist the licensed master plumber as a plumber's | trainee. Any person employed as a trainee plumber shall apply | for a license within 10 business days after the day the person | commences employment. |
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| | Sec. B-4. 32 MRSA §3501-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. | L, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | An applicant for a master, journeyman or journeyman-in- | training plumbing license shall present to the board a written | application for examination, containing information that the | board requires, accompanied by the prescribed fee as set forth by | board rules under section 3501-B. Examinations must be in whole | or in part in writing and of a thorough and practical character | commensurate with the responsibilities of the prospective license | holder. |
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| | Sec. B-5. 32 MRSA §3501-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §8, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | The Director of the Office of Licensing and Registration | within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation | may establish by rule fees authorized under this chapter in | amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective | purposes, except that the fee for any one purpose may not exceed | $200 biennially.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are | routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | Sec. B-6. 32 MRSA §3504, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | A license may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of its | expiration upon payment of a late fee of $10 in addition to the | renewal fee. Any person who submits an application for renewal | more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to | all requirements governing new applications under this chapter, |
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