6133 AMH COND ELGE 255
SB 6133 - H AMD 1197
By Representative Condotta
FAILED 02/28/2012
On page 2, beginning on line 15, strike all of sections 2 and 3 and insert the following:
"Sec. 2. RCW 19.28.191 and 2006 c 185 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Upon receipt of the application, the department shall review the application and determine whether the applicant is eligible to take an examination for the master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician, or specialty electrician certificate of competency.
(a) Before July 1, 2005, an applicant who possesses a valid journeyman electrician certificate of competency in effect for the previous four years and a valid general administrator's certificate may apply for a master journeyman electrician certificate of competency without examination.
(b) Before July 1, 2005, an applicant who possesses a valid specialty electrician certificate of competency, in the specialty applied for, for the previous two years and a valid specialty administrator's certificate, in the specialty applied for, may apply for a master specialty electrician certificate of competency without examination.
(c) Before December 1, 2003, the following persons may obtain an equipment repair specialty electrician certificate of competency without examination:
(i) A person who has successfully completed an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the machinist trade; and
(ii) A person who provides evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that: (A) He or she was employed as of April 1, 2003, by a factory-authorized equipment dealer or service company; and (B) he or she has worked in equipment repair for a minimum of four thousand hours.
(d) To be eligible to take the examination for a master journeyman electrician certificate of competency the applicant must have possessed a valid journeyman electrician certificate of competency for four years.
(e) To be eligible to take the examination for a master specialty electrician certificate of competency the applicant must have possessed a valid specialty electrician certificate of competency, in the specialty applied for, for two years.
(f) To be eligible to take the examination for a journeyman certificate of competency the applicant must have:
(i) Provided evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that the applicant has met the in-class education requirement of section 1 of this act; and
(ii)(A) Worked in the electrical construction trade for a minimum of eight thousand hours, of which four thousand hours shall be in industrial or commercial electrical installation under the supervision of a master journeyman electrician or journeyman electrician and not more than a total of four thousand hours in all specialties under the supervision of a master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty. Speciality electricians with less than a four thousand hour work experience requirement cannot credit the time required to obtain that specialty towards qualifying to become a journeyman electrician; or
(((ii)))(B) Successfully completed an
apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the electrical
construction trade.
(g) To be eligible to take the examination for a specialty electrician certificate of competency the applicant must have:
(i) Provided evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that the applicant has met the in-class education requirement of section 1 of this act; and
(ii)(A) Worked in the residential (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(a)), pump and irrigation (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(b)), sign (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(d)), limited energy (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(e)), nonresidential maintenance (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(g)), or other new nonresidential specialties as determined by the department in rule under the supervision of a master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty for a minimum of four thousand hours;
(((ii)))(B) Worked in the appliance repair
specialty as determined by the department in rule, restricted nonresidential
maintenance as determined by the department in rule, the equipment repair
specialty as determined by the department in rule, the pump and irrigation
specialty other than as defined by (g)(i) of this subsection or domestic pump
specialty as determined by the department in rule, or a specialty other than
the designated specialties in (g)(i) of this subsection for a minimum of the
initial ninety days, or longer if set by rule by the department. The restricted
nonresidential maintenance specialty is limited to a maximum of 277 volts and
20 amperes for lighting branch circuits and/or a maximum of 250 volts and 60
amperes for other circuits, but excludes the replacement or repair of circuit
breakers. The initial period must be spent under one hundred percent
supervision of a master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master
specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty
electrician working in that electrician's specialty. After this initial
period, a person may take the specialty examination. If the person passes the
examination, the person may work unsupervised for the balance of the minimum
hours required for certification. A person may not be certified as a specialty
electrician in the appliance repair specialty or in a specialty other than the
designated specialities in (g)(i) of this subsection, however, until the person
has worked a minimum of two thousand hours in that specialty, or longer if set
by rule by the department;
(((iii)))(C) Successfully completed an
approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW for the applicant's
specialty in the electrical construction trade; or
(((iv)))(D) In meeting the training
requirements for the pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialties, the
individual shall be allowed to obtain the experience required by this section
at the same time the individual is meeting the experience required by RCW
18.106.040(1)(c). After meeting the training requirements provided in this
section, the individual may take the examination and upon passing the
examination, meeting additional training requirements as may still be required
for those seeking a pump and irrigation, or a domestic pump specialty
certificate as defined by rule, and paying the applicable fees, the individual
must be issued the appropriate certificate. The department may include an
examination for specialty plumbing certificate defined in RCW 18.106.010(10)(c)
with the examination required by this section. The department, by rule and in
consultation with the electrical board, may establish additional equivalent
ways to gain the experience requirements required by this subsection.
Individuals who are able to provide evidence to the department, prior to
January 1, 2007, that they have been employed as a pump installer in the pump
and irrigation or domestic pump business by an appropriately licensed
electrical contractor, registered general contractor defined by chapter 18.27
RCW, or appropriate general specialty contractor defined by chapter 18.27 RCW
for not less than eight thousand hours in the most recent six calendar years
shall be issued the appropriate certificate by the department upon receiving
such documentation and applicable fees. The department shall establish a
single document for those who have received both an electrical specialty
certification as defined by this subsection and have also met the certification
requirements for the specialty plumber as defined by RCW 18.106.010(10)(c),
showing that the individual has received both certifications. No other
experience or training requirements may be imposed.
(h) Any applicant for a journeyman electrician certificate of competency who has successfully completed a two-year program in the electrical construction trade at public community or technical colleges, or not-for-profit nationally accredited technical or trade schools licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW may substitute up to two years of the technical or trade school program for two years of work experience under a master journeyman electrician or journeyman electrician. The applicant shall obtain the additional two years of work experience required in industrial or commercial electrical installation prior to the beginning, or after the completion, of the technical school program. Any applicant who has received training in the electrical construction trade in the armed service of the United States may be eligible to apply armed service work experience towards qualification to take the examination for the journeyman electrician certificate of competency.
(i) An applicant for a specialty electrician certificate of competency who, after January 1, 2000, has successfully completed a two-year program in the electrical construction trade at a public community or technical college, or a not-for-profit nationally accredited technical or trade school licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW, may substitute up to one year of the technical or trade school program for one year of work experience under a master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty. Any applicant who has received training in the electrical construction trade in the armed services of the United States may be eligible to apply armed service work experience towards qualification to take the examination for an appropriate specialty electrician certificate of competency.
(j) The department must determine whether hours of training and experience in the armed services or school program are in the electrical construction trade and appropriate as a substitute for hours of work experience. The department must use the following criteria for evaluating the equivalence of classroom electrical training programs and work in the electrical construction trade:
(i) A two-year electrical training program must consist of three thousand or more hours.
(ii) In a two-year electrical training program, a minimum of two thousand four hundred hours of student/instructor contact time must be technical electrical instruction directly related to the scope of work of the electrical specialty. Student/instructor contact time includes lecture and in-school lab.
(iii) The department may not allow credit for a program that accepts more than one thousand hours transferred from another school's program.
(iv) Electrical specialty training school programs of less than two years will have all of the above student/instructor contact time hours proportionately reduced. Such programs may not apply to more than fifty percent of the work experience required to attain certification.
(v) Electrical training programs of less than two years may not be credited towards qualification for journeyman electrician unless the training program is used to gain qualification for a four thousand hour electrical specialty.
(k) No other requirement for eligibility may be imposed.
(2) The department shall establish reasonable rules for the examinations to be given applicants for certificates of competency. In establishing the rules, the department shall consult with the board. Upon determination that the applicant is eligible to take the examination, the department shall so notify the applicant, indicating the time and place for taking the examination.
(3) No noncertified individual may work unsupervised more than one year beyond the date when the trainee would be eligible to test for a certificate of competency if working on a full-time basis after original application for the trainee certificate. For the purposes of this section, full-time basis means two thousand hours."
Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
Correct the title.
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EFFECT: Provides that an applicant must provide evidence of meeting the in-class education requirement before taking the examination, rather than before applying to receive a certificate of competency after taking the examination.
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