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(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 Code established 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) submits 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' work experience as an electrician performing work subject to standards of the National Electrical Code established in AS 18.60.580 and 8 AAC 70.025, and passes an examination given by the department; or
(2) presents to the department, on a form provided by the department, a sworn affidavit from an official of an Alaska-based union that demonstrates that the applicant meets the work experience requirements set out in (1) of this subsection, and passes an examination given by the department; the affidavit must specify
(A) the number of qualifying hours' experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant seeks certification; apprenticeship hours must be noted if apprenticeship hours are being used for qualification;
(B) the inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (A) of this paragraph were worked; and
(C) 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) An accredited apprenticeship classroom program or educational training in the electrical field may be substituted for up to 1,000 hours' work experience required under this section.
(e) Up to 1,000 hours experience as a power lineman may be used to meet the work expedience 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.
History: Eff. 9/13/80, Register 75; am 12/25/98, Register 148; am 12/17/99, Register 152; am 9/25/2002, Register 163
Authority: AS 18.62.030
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