House Bill 860 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 5, which governs the requirements for funeral directors and embalmers. The bill modifies the apprenticeship requirements by deleting the previous provision and replacing it with a new requirement that mandates the completion of two years of apprenticeship under a licensed funeral director. Additionally, it allows for the substitution of an associate degree or completion of a funeral service education program for one year of the apprenticeship.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a new subsection that permits applicants to substitute thirty semester hours or forty-five quarter hours in funeral service education from an accredited institution for one year of apprenticeship. It also allows applicants to fulfill the educational requirements while concurrently completing their second year of apprenticeship within a single calendar year. This legislation aims to streamline the pathway to becoming a licensed funeral director by providing more flexible educational and apprenticeship options.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 62-5-305(b), 62-5-305