House Bill 1312 allows electricians to hire three apprentices.
Current law allows only one.
There are several reasons why electricians should be allowed to hire more than one apprentice. First, ever since the Middle Ages, the apprentice system has been used and abused. Although it is a useful system for training newcomers to a trade, it is also routinely used to restrict entry into the trade so as to hold wages artificially high. While high wages seem desirable, the unfortunate side effect of excluding some workers so as to benefit others, is to discriminate against lower income workers. If, for example, a licensed electrician is restricted by Colorado law so that he can hire only one apprentice, he will naturally hire the most qualified apprentice he can find, so as to get the best help available.