Employment of apprentices

(a) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of apprentices. (b) An apprentice may perform the work for which he is being trained only in the presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed contractor or journeyman in his trade, and shall comply with all the regulations pertaining thereto. (c) No apprentice shall at any time engage in any of the work for which a license is required without direct supervision. Direct supervision shall mean under the guidance of a licensed contractor or journeyman and within the sight and/or hearing of said licensed person. (d) Any person who encourages or permits an apprentice or helper to so engage in the work or occupation for which a license is required without direct supervision shall also be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. The contractor who obtains the permit for the work for which a license is required shall be deemed to have encouraged or permitted the apprentice or helper to work without direct supervision for the purpose of disciplinary action by the appropriate board. (e) Ratios (1) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one apprentice by a licensed electrical contractor and an additional apprentice for a licensed electrical journeyman employed by a contractor. An electrical contractor employing more than one journeyman may employ an additional apprentice for each additional three journeymen employed by him. (2) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one apprentice by a licensed plumbing and piping contractor and an additional apprentice for each additional three licensed journeymen employed by said contractor. (3) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one apprentice by a licensed heating, cooling and piping contractor and an additional apprentice for each additional three licensed journeymen employed by said contractor. (4) An elevator helper as defined in Section 20-334a-(a) (3) (B) of the General Statutes is anyone so registered with the State Elevator Installation, Repair and Maintenance Work Examining Board. (5) An elevator helper may perform the work for which he is being trained only in the presence and under the supervision of a licensed elevator contractor or journeyman. (6) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one elevator helper by a licensed elevator contractor and an additional elevator helper for each licensed elevator journeyman employed by an elevator contractor. (7) Elevator helpers, under the supervision of a licensed elevator contractor or journeyman, may do minimal cleaning work not in the presence of such supervising elevator contractor or journeyman. (8) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one apprentice by a licensed fire protection sprinkler contractor and an additional apprentice for each additional three licensed journeymen employed by said contractor. (9) Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the employment of one accessibility apprentice by a properly licensed elevator contractor and an additional accessibility apprentice for each properly licensed elevator contractor or journeyman employed by the elevator contractor. (f) How to register as an apprentice. (1) No apprentice shall perform the work of any occupation covered by Chapter 393 of the General Statutes unless he has first obtained a card of registration from the Connecticut Department of Labor. (2) Prior to employing an apprentice, the contractor shall communicate immediately with the Connecticut Department of Labor to request registration of said apprentice. (3) When registration is requested for an area of the trade which is not available through the Connecticut Department of Labor, said contractor shall make his request to the appropriate board prior to the employment of the apprentice.