234                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch.8

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 43, § 345.

Subsection (a) of this section is standard
language added to this and, where necessary,
corresponding sections of other titles of this
article.

Subsection (e) of this section is standard
language added to this and, where necessary,
corresponding sections of other titles of this
article to state expressly that if an applicant
for a mortician license is required to take an
examination under this subtitle, then the
applicant must pass that examination before the
applicant may be licensed.

Subsection (d)(1) of this section is new language
added to make express what presently is only
implied in the law — that an applicant must
complete the requirements of an apprenticeship to
qualify for a license. The present law is not
clear as to apprentices. Based on current
practices in this profession, the Commission to
Revise the Annotated Code has attempted to
clarify the status of an apprentice and the
requirements of an apprenticeship. This issue is
called to the attention of the General Assembly.

In subsection (d)(2) of this section, the phrase
"in this State" is added to clarify that the
practical experience requirement of an
apprenticeship must be completed in this State.
This language is based on an interpretation of
the title as a whole and reflects the current
practice of the Board. See present Art. 43, §§
352(a) and 356, which indicate that the
requirement for practical experience in this
State is waived only in very narrow
circumstances. This issue also is called to the
attention of the General Assembly.

In subsection (d)(2)(ii) of this section, the
reference to the "Conference of Funeral Service
Examining Boards of the United States" is added
in light of current practice and other references
to this organization in this title. See present
Art, 43, § 347(a), now § 6-304(d) of this
subtitle.

The last part of present Art. 43, § 345 (a),
which requires an applicant to be "...free from
habits liable to interfere with the performance
of the duties of funeral director and embalmer",
is deleted as vague and archaic. It is called to
the attention of the General Assembly that there