8 AAC 90.160 - Electrician journeyman certificate of fitness
(a) An electrician
journeyman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to
perform work that is subject to the standards of the National
Electrical Codeestablished in
AS
18.60.580 and
8
AAC 70.025.
(b) An electrician journeyman certificate of
fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
required by
AS
18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) has passed an examination that meets the
requirements set out under
8
AAC 90.115; and
(2) submits one of the following
(A) documented proof on a notarized form
provided by the department, or by notarized statements on letterhead stationery
from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 8,000 hours of work
experience subject to standards of the National Electrical
Code established in
AS
18.60.580 and
8
AAC 70.025; or
(B) a sworn affidavit from an official of an
Alaska- based union, on a form provided by the department, that demonstrates
that the applicant meets the work experience requirements set out in (A) of
this paragraph; the affidavit must specify
(i) the number of qualifying hours of
experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant
seeks certification;
(ii) the
inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (i) of this subparagraph were
worked; and
(iii) the type of work
performed and the name of each contractor for whom the work was
performed.
(c) The department will count no more than
2,000 hours of residential electrical work towards the minimum of 8,000 hours'
work experience required under this section.
(d) Classroom hours earned in United States
Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program or accredited educational
training program in the electrical field may be substituted for up to 1,000
hours of work experience required under this section.
(e) Up to 1,000 hours of experience as a
power lineman may be used to meet the work experience requirements of this
section.
(f) Experience as a
maintenance electrician may not be used to meet the work experience
requirements of this section.
(g)
The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the corresponding
licensing agency of another state with licensure requirements substantially
equivalent to the requirements of this state. The department may issue a
reciprocal certificate of fitness to a journeyman electrician from a state with
whom the department has a reciprocal agreement, if the applicant tested for the
applicant's certificate in the reciprocal state and if the applicant has held
that other state's certificate for at least one year.
Notes
Authority:AS 18.62.020
AS 18.62.030
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
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