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HOUSE BILL 2545
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Representatives Clements and Lambert
Read first time 01/17/2000. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to examinations for electricians; and amending RCW 19.28.530.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 19.28.530 and 1997 c 309 s 3 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 journeyman or specialty certificate of competency.
(a) To be eligible to take the examination for a journeyman certificate the applicant must have:
(i) Worked in the electrical construction trade for a minimum of four years employed full time, of which two years shall be in industrial or commercial electrical installation under the supervision of a journeyman electrician and not more than a total of two years in all specialties under the supervision of a journeyman electrician or an appropriate specialty electrician; or
(ii) Successfully completed an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the electrical construction trade.
(b) To be eligible to take the examination to become a specialty electrician the applicant shall have:
(i)
Worked in that specialty of the electrical construction trade, under the
supervision of a journeyman electrician or an appropriate specialty
electrician, for a minimum of two years employed full time; ((or))
(ii) Successfully completed an approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW for the applicant's specialty in the electrical construction trade;
(iii) Successfully completed an approved apprenticeship program that includes curriculum in electrical maintenance; or
(iv) Five years' employment in the trade of electrical maintenance, certified by the applicant's employer or employers.
(c) Any applicant 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 work force 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 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 take the examination for the certificate of competency.
(d) Any applicant who has successfully completed a two-year program that includes curriculum in electrical maintenance or the applicant's specialty in the electrical construction trade at public community or technical colleges, or not-for-profit nationally accredited technical or trade schools licensed by the work force 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 the supervision of a journeyman electrician or an appropriate specialty electrician.
(e) 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.
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