Section SPS 305.44 - Journeyman electricians(2) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to take a journeyman electrician license examination shall submit all of the following: (a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01.(b) An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02, Table 305.02.(3) QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying for a journeyman electrician license examination shall have at least one of the following qualifications: (a) Completion of a construction electrician apprenticeship program in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring that has a duration of at least 3 years and that is approved by the U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development.(b) Experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring during a period of not less than 48 months, with at least 8,000 hours of experience over that period. For purposes of meeting this requirement, a degree or diploma from a 2-year program in a school of electrical engineering or from a 2-year program in an accredited technical or vocational school in an electrical-related program shall be accepted by the department as being equivalent to 12 months and 2,000 hours of experience.(4) EXAMINATION. A person seeking to obtain a journeyman electrician license shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s. SPS 305.09.(5) APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION. Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for a journeyman electrician license, a person may obtain the license by submitting an application and the license fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c).(6) RENEWAL. (a)1. A person may renew his or her license as a journeyman electrician.2. A journeyman electrician license shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07.(b)1. The renewal of a license as a licensed journeyman electrician shall be contingent upon the journeyman electrician obtaining at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.2. A person who holds a license as a licensed journeyman electrician may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department. 3. A person who initially obtained his or her journeyman electrician license without having successfully passed a journeyman electrician license examination and whose request to renew his or her license is denied because of the failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements of subd. 1., shall be required to take and pass the journeyman electrician license examination in order to reacquire the journeyman electrician license.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 305.44
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