Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subp. 2.
Minimum
experience requirements.
Except as otherwise provided for a master electrician license
under Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.33, subdivision 1,
clause (1)(a), for a Class B installer license under Minnesota Statutes,
section
326B.33, subdivision 5,
and for a power limited technician license under Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.33, subdivision 7,
paragraph (b), clause (1), an applicant for an electrical license shall have
acceptable experience, as defined by subpart
4, before examination for
licensure under Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.33, subdivision
18.
Subp. 3.
Maximum
allowable credit under certain conditions.
The maximum allowable electrical experience credit under the
following conditions shall be as stated:
A. before age 17, none;
B. in foreign countries, 12 months;
C. acquired during the school term of a
department-approved two-year, post-high school electrical course and other
department-approved courses requiring attendance on a full-time daily basis,
none; and
D. experience for a power
limited technician only, acquired during the school term of department-approved
part-time or night school courses, no restriction.
Subp. 4.
Acceptable experience for
certain categories in certain situations.
Experience in the categories of planning for the installation
of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power; laying out for
the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and
power; supervising the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for
light, heat, and power; and wiring and installing electrical wiring, apparatus,
and equipment for light, heat, and power is acceptable in the situations
described in items A to E.
A.
Experience while in the employ of a contractor licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, section
326B.33, subdivision
14.
B. Experience while working in
Minnesota for an employer who is not required to be licensed as a contractor,
if the work is inspected under Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.36, and done
under the supervision of a properly licensed electrician.
C. Experience while performing electrical
work in Minnesota for an employer who is exempt from licensing when the work is
exempt from inspection under Minnesota Statutes, section
326B.36, or when the
work is performed on federal property by a federal employee, if the department
has determined in either situation that the experience is substantially equal
to that acquired in performing work while in the employ of a licensed
contractor. The determination shall be made after a personal inspection by not
less than two department representatives on the premises where the applicable
work was performed.
D. Experience
while performing electrical work outside of Minnesota, which the department has
determined is substantially equivalent to the work performed while in the
employ of a licensed contractor in Minnesota. This determination must be based
on a certification by the employer for the type of work performed.
E. Experience while performing electrical
work in the armed forces of the United States which the department has
determined is substantially equivalent to work performed while in the employ of
a licensed contractor in Minnesota. This determination shall be based on a
certification by the military for the type of work performed.
Subp. 5.
Schedule of minimum
experience requirements and maximum experience allowances.
The minimum required experience and maximum experience
allowance under subpart
2 shall be as shown in items
A to H for the type of license sought.
A. Class A master electrician, the minimum
total is 60 months, including:
(1) planning
for the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and
power: minimum experience of two months, maximum credit allowance of 12
months;
(2) laying out for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of two months, maximum credit allowance of 12
months;
(3) supervising the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of two months, maximum credit allowance of 12
months;
(4) wiring for and
installing electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of
12 months, maximum credit allowance of 48 months;
(5) maintaining and repairing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of 24 months;
(6)
line work: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three
months;
(7) installing elevators:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of six
months;
(8) wiring and maintaining
technology circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of six months; and
(9) wiring and maintaining process control
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of 12 months.
B. Class A journeyman electrician, the
minimum total is 48 months, including:
(1)
planning for the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light,
heat, and power: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of
zero months;
(2) laying out for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(3) supervising the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(4) wiring for and
installing electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of
24 months, maximum credit allowance of 48 months;
(5) maintaining and repairing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of 24 months;
(6)
line work: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three
months;
(7) installing elevators:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of six
months;
(8) wiring and maintaining
technology circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of six months;
(9)
wiring and maintaining process control circuits or systems: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of 12 months; and
(10) a maximum of one year of experience
credit will be allowed for the successful completion of a two-year, post
high-school electrical course approved by the department.
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E. Maintenance electrician, the minimum total
is 48 months, including:
(1) planning for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(2) laying out for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(3) supervising the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(4) wiring for and
installing electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of
zero months, maximum credit allowance of 24 months;
(5) maintaining and repairing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of 24 months, maximum
credit allowance of 48 months;
(6)
line work: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three
months;
(7) installing elevators:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of six
months;
(8) wiring and maintaining
technology circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of six months;
(9)
wiring and maintaining process control circuits or systems: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of 12 months; and
(10) a maximum of one year of experience
credit will be allowed for the successful completion of a two-year, post-high
school technical course approved by the department.
F. Lineman, the minimum total is 48 months,
including:
(1) planning for the installation
of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power: minimum
experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero months;
(2) laying out for the installation of
wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero months;
(3) supervising the installation of wiring,
apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power: minimum experience of zero
months, maximum credit allowance of zero months;
(4) wiring for and installing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of 12 months;
(5)
maintaining and repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum
experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of 12 months;
(6) line work: minimum experience of 24
months, maximum credit allowance of 48 months;
(7) installing elevators: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three months;
(8) wiring and maintaining technology
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of six months; and
(9)
wiring and maintaining process control circuits or systems: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero months.
G. Class B installer, the minimum total is 12
months, including:
(1) planning for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(2) laying out for the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(3) supervising the
installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, and power:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero
months;
(4) wiring for and
installing electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of
zero months, maximum credit allowance of 12 months;
(5) maintaining and repairing electrical
wiring, apparatus, and equipment: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of six months;
(6)
line work: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three
months;
(7) installing elevators:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of three
months;
(8) wiring and maintaining
technology circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum
credit allowance of three months; and
(9) wiring and maintaining process control
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of zero months.
H. Power limited technician, the minimum
total is 36 months, including:
(1) planning
for the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for technology
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of six months;
(2) laying
out for the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for technology
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of six months;
(3)
supervising the installation of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for technology
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of six months;
(4) wiring
for and installing technology circuit or system wiring, apparatus, and
equipment: minimum experience of 12 months, maximum credit allowance of 36
months;
(5) maintaining and
repairing technology circuit or system wiring, apparatus, and equipment:
minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of 24
months;
(6) line work: minimum
experience of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero months;
(7) installing elevators: minimum experience
of zero months, maximum credit allowance of zero months;
(8) wiring and maintaining process control
circuits or systems: minimum experience of zero months, maximum credit
allowance of six months; and
(9) a
maximum of up to 12 months or 2,000 hours of experience credit will be allowed
for the successful completion of a two-year, post-high school electrical course
or other technical training approved by the department.