Report Title:
Electrical and Plumbing Trades; Licensing
Description:
Specifies educational requirements for the electrician trade. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB937 HD3)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
H.D. 3 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING TRADES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 448E-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§448E-5 Minimum requirements. An applicant shall possess the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Journey worker electrician. Every applicant to be eligible for the journey worker electrician examination shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall provide satisfactory evidence of:
(A) Successfully completing an accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; or
(B)
At least five years of full-time experience in residential or
commercial wiring [of at least five years full-time] or its equivalent,
but [not less] no fewer than [10,000] ten thousand
hours of experience in the trade under the supervision of a journey worker or
supervising electrician[.];
(2) Journey worker specialty electrician.
Every applicant to be eligible for the journey worker specialty electrician
examination shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall [have had at]
provide satisfactory evidence of:
(A) Successfully completing an accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; or
(B)
At least five years' experience in the trade[.];
(3) Supervising electrician. Every
applicant to be eligible for the supervising electrician examination shall [have]:
(A)
Have been registered with the board as a journey worker electrician for
at least a period of four years in the trade or [shall have had] provide
satisfactory evidence of equivalent experience in the trade[.];
and
(B) Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an associate degree or certificate program or electrical apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code;
(4) Supervising specialty electrician.
Every applicant to be eligible for the supervising specialty electrician
examination shall [have]:
(A)
Have been registered with the board as a journey worker specialty
electrician for at least a period of four years [in the trade or shall have
had] or provide satisfactory evidence of equivalent experience in
the trade[.]; and
(B) Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code;
(5) Journey worker plumber. Every applicant
to be eligible for the journey worker plumber examination shall have had
experience of at least five years' full-time or its equivalent but not less
than 10,000 hours as a journey worker's or master plumber's helper, and is
able to furnish satisfactory evidence of such fact[.];
(6) Master plumber. Every applicant to be
eligible for the master plumber examination shall have been registered with the
board as a journey worker plumber for at least two years or shall have had
equivalent experience in the trade[.];
(7) Maintenance electrician. Every
applicant to be eligible for the maintenance electrician examination shall [be]:
(A) Be not less than eighteen years of age;
(B)
Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an
accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of
electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; [and
shall have had] and
(C)
Provide satisfactory evidence of at least one year of experience in
performing electrical maintenance work or proof of two years of schooling in
the electrical trade[.];
(8) Journey worker industrial electrician.
Every applicant to be eligible for the journey worker industrial electrician
examination shall [be]:
(A) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(B)
Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an
accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of
electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; [and
shall have had] and
(C)
Provide satisfactory evidence of at least five years of full-time
experience in industrial electrical work [of at least five years full-time]
or its equivalent, but [not less] no fewer than [10,000] ten
thousand hours[.];
and
(9) Supervising industrial electrician.
Every applicant to be eligible for the supervising industrial electrician
examination shall [have]:
(A)
Have been registered with the board as a journey worker industrial
electrician for a period of at least four years or [shall have had] provide
satisfactory evidence of equivalent experience in the trade[.];
and
(B) Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an accredited academic or apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code."
SECTION 2. Section 448E-5.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§448E-5.5[]]
Examination. (a) Every applicant shall be examined and shall pass an
examination to be eligible for licensure. The board shall provide in its rules
the passing score for the examination. The board may examine applicants or may
contract with professional testing services to prepare, administer, and grade
the examination as may be required for the purpose of this section.
(b) Every applicant shall pay an examination fee as provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91. Should the board contract with a professional testing agency to prepare, administer, and grade the examination, the examination fee may be paid directly to the testing agency by the director or the examinee.
(c) The examinations for all levels of electricians shall test the applicant on the applicant's knowledge of the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electrical Code. The examinations shall test the applicant at the level of knowledge gained through the successful completion of an associate degree or certification program in electrical theory from an accredited institution or electrical apprenticeship."
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to the eligibility of applicants for an examination and does not affect the scope of work of electricians and plumbers licensed under chapter 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Electricians licensed before the effective date of this Act shall not be required to fulfill the requirements for examination established by this Act to maintain or renew their license.
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.