S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:16:08

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:44:16:08 - Electrical experience for advancement

In addition to passing the examination for an advanced license, electrical experience required for advancement to a different level of license is as follows:

(1) Apprentice electrician to journeyman - At least four years of licensed electrical experience under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician. Experience, by on-the-job employment or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the National Electrical Code, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;

(2) Journeyman electrician to Class B electrician - At least two years of licensed journeyman electrical experience under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician of which at least one year of that experience must be in residential or farmstead wiring, or both. Experience, by on-the-job employment or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the National Electrical Code, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;

(3) Journeyman electrician to electrical contractor or electrical inspector - At least two years of licensed electrical journeyman experience under the employment and supervision of an electrical contractor, of which at least one year is required in commercial wiring. Additional experience must include technical knowledge to plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of electrical light, heat, and power in accordance with the National Electrical Code;

(4) Electrical contractor to electrical inspector - No additional experience required;

(5) Class B electrician to electrical contractor - At least one year of electrical Class B experience in commercial wiring under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor;

(6) Apprentice electrician to 501(d) electrician - At least two years of licensed electrical experience under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor, 501(d) electrician or Class B electrician. On-the-job experience or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the National Electrical Code, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;

(7) 501(d) electrician to journeyman - At least four years of licensed electrical experience under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician. On-the-job experience or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the National Electrical Code, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading. The electrician shall list the experience according to the type of work and the length of experience on a form provided by the commission. The commission shall verify the experience.

For the purposes of this section a person is considered licensed when employed by the federal government.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:16:08

10 SDR 131, effective 6/3/1984; 12 SDR 92, effective 1/1/1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective 1/1/1987; 20 SDR 222, effective 7/6/1994; transferred from; 43 SDR 181, effective 7/10/2017

General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-14.