Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections
12-20-204,
12-115-107(2)(a),
and 12-115-115, C.R.S.
A. Registration
1. The Board may require the employer of an
electrical apprentice to provide information verifying the apprentice's record
of employment and practical experience, including but not limited to a written
attestation from the responsible master electrician verifying that the
apprentice has been performing electrical work during any period the apprentice
was not registered. Employers of apprentices shall cooperate with any request
from the Board pursuant to this Rule and furnish such information or assistance
as the Board may request.
2. An
individual that holds an active residential electrician's license and is
working on a commercial job site must be registered as an apprentice.
3. An employer who fails to timely register
an apprentice within 30 days or less of employment as required by section
12-115-115(3)(a),
C.R.S., and this Rule shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to
section 12-115-122, C.R.S.
4. An employer who fails to remove an
apprentice from their company's registration within 30 days of termination of
employment shall be subject to the same disciplinary action as Board Rule
1.6(A)(3) above.
B.
Recordkeeping. Electrical Contractors shall maintain employment records or work
reports for apprentices under their supervision in order to provide experience
verification. Such records or reports should accurately document the type of
work by the number of hours and months the apprentice performed electrical work
as defined by section
12-115-103, C.R.S., and should
specifically reflect:
1. Exact dates of
employment;
2. Number of hours and
months of residential electrical experience; and,
3. Number of hours and months of commercial,
industrial, or substantially similar electrical experience.
C. Contractors shall provide such
employment records indicated in Board Rule 1.6 above upon termination or
resignation of an apprentice and/or upon request by the apprentice.
D. Exemption for Apprentice Required to Exam.
Apprentices seeking exemption to the requirements of section
12-115-115(4),
C.R.S., must meet the following criteria established in accordance with section
12-115-115(4)(a)(II),
C.R.S., which requires circumstances that justify the exemption.
1. An apprentice deployed to serve in the
United States Military in accordance with military orders may be granted
exemption to the examination requirements of section
12-115-115(4),
C.R.S.
a. Apprentice must meet the
examination attempt requirements within the statute.
b. A request, including supporting evidence
and documentation for Board consideration, must be submitted at least 15 days
prior to deployment.
(1) Acceptable evidence
of deployment include but may not be limited to the following documentation
that must clearly state the date and length of deployment, and be issued by the
United States Military.
(a) Copy of Deployment
Orders;
(b) Report or letter from a
senior officer; and/or
(c) Other
military evidence of deployment.
(2) Special consideration of timely
submission may be given with evidence of short notice deployment.
2. Exemption will be
applied:
a. When calculating the years of
apprentice registration that requires an examination per the statute;
b. For the actual time the apprentice is
deployed and actively registered as an apprentice with the Board; and
c. So that times of deployment that may
disadvantage the apprentice may not be counted.
