Section 305.945. Journeyman plumbers-restricted appliance.

 

(1)   General. The plumbing activities as delineated under s. SPS 305.90 (1) (b) 3. that may be undertaken by a person who holds a license as a licensed journeyman plumber-restricted appliance shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a licensed master plumber or a licensed master plumber-restricted appliance.

(2)   Qualifications for licensure. A person applying for a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license shall complete all of the following:

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

(b) Shop training and instruction in at least all of the following:

1. Plumbing code, chs. SPS 381 to 387 .

2. Blueprint or blueline reading.

3. Appliance and equipment servicing.

(c) Successful passage of an examination administered by the department or an examination approved by the department in accordance with subs. (3) and (4) .

(3)   Examination. A person seeking to obtain a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license shall take and pass an examination administered by the department, as provided in s. SPS 305.09 , or an examination approved by the department and deemed to be equivalent to the department administered examination. Examination providers shall receive written approval from the department prior to administering a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license examination.

(4)   Examination approval.

(a) Examination providers seeking department approval of a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license examination shall submit to the department all of the following:

1. All exam items in the exam item bank.

2. An example of an exam score report.

3. An example test form or forms.

4. An exam content outline clearly indicating exam topic areas.

(b) A journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license examination approved by the department shall be determined by the department to have examination content equivalent to the examination content of the journeyman plumbers-restricted appliance exam administered by the department. The department may conduct an examination site inspection during an exam administration to ensure compliance with general test industry standards. The department may revoke the approval status of any examination.

(c) A score determined by the department to represent minimum competence to practice is required to pass each examination.

(d) Providers of approved journeyman plumber restricted-appliance license examinations shall provide exam applicants with the results of the examination in writing within 21 days of the examination date.

(e)

1. Providers of approved journeyman plumber restricted-appliance license examinations shall maintain examination records of those individuals who completed the examination for at least 5 years from the date of the examination and must make the records available to the department and to individual exam candidates upon request.

2. The attendance record for each exam candidate shall include all of the following:

a. The date the examination was held.

b. The name of the exam candidate.

c. The exam score and results indicating the pass or fail status of the exam candidate.

d. The name and address of the exam provider.

(f) Providers of approved journeyman plumber restricted-appliance license examinations shall notify the department of changes to the examination content outline, newly developed items in the exam item bank, and any other changes that bring the examination out of compliance with this section.

(5)   Application for license.

(a) Upon notification of the successful passage of a department administered examination for a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license a person may apply for a license as a licensed journeyman plumber-restricted appliance by submitting all of the following:

1. An application in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and SPS 305.09 (7) (c) .

2. An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

3. Proof of satisfactory completion of the qualifications for licensure under sub. (2) .

(b) Upon notification of the successful passage of an examination approved by the department for a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license a person may apply for a license as a licensed journeyman plumber-restricted appliance within 3 months after the date that notice of exam results is released by the exam provider to the candidate. Failure to apply for a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license within 3 months, shall necessitate the applicant to apply, retake, and pass another license examination in order to obtain the journeyman plumber restricted appliance license. A person may apply for a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance license by submitting all of the following:

1. An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

2. An application fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

3. Proof of satisfactory completion of the qualifications for licensure under sub. (2) .

(6)   Renewal.

(a)

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

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

(b)

1. The renewal of a license as a journeyman plumber-restricted appliance 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 appliance 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 14-010 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; correction in (4) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. , Stats., Register August 2014 .

Note

Additional information regarding exam equivalency is available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services at P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366 or at the Department Web site: http://dsps.wi.gov/Home . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1