Department Of Commerce — State Board of Embalmers and Proposed Rule

mo-2026-09-01-20-csr-2120-2-060-proposed-amendment: 20 CSR 2120-2.060 (Proposed Amendment) — Funeral Directing. The board is amending

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Public comment closed · opened September 01, 2026.

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Summary

This amendment clarifies the number and length of apprenticeships allowed toward licensure. (9) The funeral director apprenticeship is not intended as a long-term method of practicing as a funeral director in the absence of progress toward licensure. [An apprentice shall not be allowed to register with the board for more than two (2) apprenticeship periods unless otherwise approved by the board for good cause.] Applicants shall not be allowed to register with the board for more than two (2) twenty-four- (24-) month apprenticeships. Applicants shall not be allowed to register with the board for more than one (1) thirty-six- (36-) month apprenticeship program. Exceptions will be at the board’s discretion for good cause.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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