Section 305.44. Journeyman electricians.

 

(1)   General. A person may obtain a license as a licensed journeyman electrician by either one of the following:

(a) Taking and passing the journeyman electrician certification examination.

(b) Completing an electrical construction apprenticeship.

(2)   Application for examination. A person applying to take a journeyman electrician license examination shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(3)   Qualifications for examination.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a person applying for a journeyman electrician license examination shall have at least 1,000 hours per year of experience for at least 5 years in electrical construction work.

(b) Relative to the experience required under par. (a) , each semester spent full-time in a school of electrical engineering or other accredited college, university, technical or vocational school in an electrical-related program shall be considered equivalent to 500 hours of experience, with no more than 2,000 hours and 2 years of experience through education being credited toward the required experience.

(4)   Examination. Except as provided in sub. (1) (b) , a person seeking to obtain a journeyman electrician license shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s. SPS 305.09 .

(5)   Application for certification.

(a) Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for a journeyman electrician license, a person may obtain the license by submitting an application and the license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c) .

(b) A person may apply for a license as a licensed journeyman electrician by submitting all of the following:

1. An application, application fee and a license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.02 , Table 305.02.

2. Evidence of completing an electrical construction apprenticeship program and the program has been recognized by the department under ch. 106 , Stats. , and the federal department of labor.

(6)   Renewal.

(a)

1. A person may renew his or her license as a journeyman electrician.

2. A journeyman electrician license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

(b)

1. The renewal of a license as a licensed journeyman electrician shall be contingent upon the journeyman electrician obtaining at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.

2. A person who holds a license as a licensed journeyman electrician may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department.

3. A person who initially obtained his or her journeyman electrician license by completing an electrical construction apprenticeship and whose request to renew his or her license is denied because of the failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements of subd. 1. , shall be required to take and pass the journeyman electrician license examination in order to reacquire the journeyman electrician license.

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (b), (3) (b), (5) (b) 2., (6) (b) 3., Register, March, 1998, No. 507 , eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) (intro.), (5) (a), (b) (intro.) and 1., (6) (b) 1. and 2., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 03-075 : r. and recr. (6) (b) 1., am. (6) (b) 3. Register June 2004 No. 582 , eff. 8-1-04; CR 09-028 : am. (1) (intro.), (2) (intro.), (3) (a), (4), (5) (a), (b) (intro.), 1., and (6) Register August 2010 No. 656 , eff. 9-1-10; correction in (2) (a), (b), (4), (5) (a), (b) 1., (6) (a) 2., (b) 1. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 14-010 : am. (6) (b) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.