Any inmate employed in an optical shop established and maintained by the Commissioner of Correction, as provided in section 18-88, shall be entitled to register as an apprentice with the Department of Public Health and shall receive credit for such period of employment towards fulfillment of the requirements for licensure under this chapter.
(P.A. 78-293, S. 5, 6; P.A. 80-484, S. 57, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 required registration of apprenticeship with department of health services rather than with commission of opticians; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.