Section 8 AAC 90.130 - Plumber journeyman certificate of fitness(a) A plumber journeyman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to perform work that is subject to the standards established in AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010.(b) A plumber 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) passes 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 legally obtained work experience in work subject to the standards established by the local authority having jurisdiction if the standards are at least as stringent as those established in AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010; 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 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 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 (1) 500 hours of plumber restricted PU work toward the work experience required in (b) of this section; or(2) 2,000 hours of plumber restricted PG work toward the work experience required in (b) of this section.(d) Classroom hours earned in a United States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program or accredited educational training program in the plumbing field may be substituted for up to 1,000 hours of work experience required under (b) of this section. Eff. 9/13/80, Register 75; am 12/25/98, Register 148; am 11/1/2000, Register 156; am 9/27/2008, Register 187; am 5/9/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 4/16/2022, Register 242, July 2022; am 10/28/2023, Register 248, January 2024Authority:AS 18.62.020
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