Section 305.94. Journeyman plumbers-restricted service.

 

(1)   General.

(a) The plumbing activities as delineated under s. SPS 305.90 (1) (b) that may be undertaken by a person who holds a license as a licensed journeyman plumber-restricted service shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a licensed master plumber or a licensed master plumber-restricted service.

(b) A person may obtain a license as a licensed journeyman plumber-restricted service by taking and passing the journeyman plumber-restricted license examination.

(2)   Application for examination. A person applying to take a journeyman plumber-restricted service 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 person applying for a journeyman plumber-restricted service license examination shall have met all of the following:

(a) At least 1,000 hours of plumbing-related work experience as a registered learner-restricted service.

(b) Received shop training and instruction in at least the following:

1. Forty hours of plumbing code, chs. SPS 381 to 387 .

2. Twenty hours of blueprint or blueline reading.

3. Ten hours of transit or builder's level.

4. Twenty hours of plumbing-related mathematics.

5. Ten hours of first aid and safety.

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

(5)   Application for license.

(a) Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for a journeyman plumber-restricted 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 plumber-restricted service by submitting an application, an application fee, and a license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.02 .

(6)   Renewal.

(a)

1. A person may renew his or her license as a journeyman plumber-restricted service.

2. A journeyman plumber-restricted service license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

(b)

1. The renewal of a license as a journeyman plumber-restricted service shall be contingent upon the journeyman plumber obtaining at least 12 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 journeyman plumber-restricted service 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.

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.) and (5), Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; corrections in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 ; CR 03-075 : r. and recr. (3) Register June 2004 No. 582 , eff. 8-1-04; CR 06-031 : renum. (6) (b) 1. to be 1. a. and am., cr. (6) (b) 1. b. Register October 2006 No. 610 , eff. 11-1-06; CR 11-020 : r. (6) (b) 1. a., renum. (6) (b) 1. b. to be (6) (b) 1. and amend, Register December 2011 No. 672 , eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1) (a) 1., 2., (2) (a), (b), (3) (a) 2. a., (b) 2. a., (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. (title), renum. (1) (a) 1. to (1) (a), r. (1) (a) 2., renum. (1) (b) (intro.) to (1) (b) and am., r. (1) (b) 1., 2., am. (2) (intro.), renum. (3) (a) to (3) (intro.), r. (3) (b), renum. (3) (a) 1., 2. to (3) (a), (b) and am. (a), am. (4), renum. (5) (b) (intro.) to (5) (b) and am., r. (5) (b) 1., 2., am. (6) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.