SB1248 SD2

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 program and a five-year 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~~]:

(A) Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an accredited academic program and five-year apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; or

(B) At least five [~~years'~~] years of full-time experience or its equivalent, but no fewer than ten thousand hours of experience in the trade.

(3) Supervising electrician. Every applicant to be eligible for the supervising electrician examination shall 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 equivalent experience in the trade.

(4) Supervising specialty electrician. Every applicant to be eligible for the supervising specialty electrician examination shall 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 equivalent experience in the trade.

(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 not less than eighteen years of age and shall have had 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 at least eighteen years of age and shall [~~have~~]:

(A) Provide satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an accredited academic program and a five-year apprenticeship program covering the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric Code; or

(B) Have had at least five years full-time experience in industrial electrical work [~~of at least five years full-time~~] or its equivalent, but [~~not less~~] not fewer than [~~10,000~~] ten thousand hours experience in the trade.

(9) Supervising industrial electrician. Every applicant to be eligible for the supervising industrial electrician examination shall have been registered with the board as a journey worker industrial electrician for a period of at least four years or shall have had equivalent experience in the trade."

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 journey worker levels of electricians shall test the applicant's knowledge of the principles of electrical theory and the requirements of the National Electric 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 or electrical apprenticeship from an accredited institution."

SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1248
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII