(a) Every person not previously licensed in this state as a funeral director, desiring to engage in the practice or business of funeral directing, shall make application to the board, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board.
(b) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant:(1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b);(3) Is of good moral character;(4) Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;(5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education;(6) Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and(7) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education or completion of a program of study evidenced by an official transcript as provided in subdivision (b)(6), may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.
(1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b);
(3) Is of good moral character;
(4) Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;
(5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education;
(6) Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and
(7) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education or completion of a program of study evidenced by an official transcript as provided in subdivision (b)(6), may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.