Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) An apprentice:
(a) Shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
(A) General journeyman, Class A
limited energy technician and Class B limited energy technician:
(i) Be 17 years of age to apply, 18 years of
age to be registered;
(ii) Have a
high school diploma, GED, or international equivalency; and
(iii) Have one-year high school algebra,
integrated math 2 or its equivalent with one of the following:
(I) A grade of "Pass" if no letter grades
were issued as a result of COVID-19 impacts;
(II) A grade of "C" or better; or
(III) Equivalent community college
mathematics placement test results.
(B) Limited journeyman manufacturing plant,
limited maintenance, limited journeyman sign, limited journeyman stage and
limited renewable energy technician:
(i) Be 17
years of age to apply, 18 years of age to be registered;
(ii) Have a high school diploma, GED or
international equivalency; and
(iii) Have one-year high school mathematics
with a passing grade, or equivalent community college mathematics placement
test results;
(C) Limited
residential:
(i) Be 17 years of age to apply,
18 years of age to be registered;
(ii) Have a high school diploma, GED, or
international equivalency; and
(iii) Have one-year high school algebra,
integrated math 2 or its equivalent with one of the following:
(I) A grade of "Pass" if no letter grades
were issued as a result of COVID-19 impacts;
(II) A grade of "C" or better; or
(iv) One-year high school math and
completion of an algebra course as part of an approved apprenticeship program
with one of the following:
(I) A grade of
"Pass" if no letter grades were issued as a result of COVID-19
impacts;
(II) A grade of "C" or
better; or
(III) Equivalent
community college mathematics placement test results.
(b) Shall be
licensed;
(c) May assist an
appropriately licensed electrician on the same job site and the same shift in
performing electrical work authorized in the trade, or branch of the trade, in
which the licensee is registered; and
(d) Shall not perform electrical work under a
person holding a letter of authority card issued to State of Oregon
employees.
(2) Apprentice
licenses issued under sections (3)(a), (4), or (5) of this rule are issued and
renewed by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries according to standards
established in this rule and the guidelines established by the Bureau of Labor
and Industries and the Building Codes Division.
(3) Electrical apprentice licenses:
(a) Shall be issued to individuals registered
in formal electrical apprenticeship programs recognized by the board and the
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS Chapter 660; and
(b) May be issued to trainees enrolled in
individually approved, employer-sponsored training programs leading to the
limited journeyman license in OAR
918-282-0190. Individuals
enrolled in these programs may be issued an electrical apprentice license only
if the employer's program is approved by the board.
(4) Reciprocal electrical apprentice licenses
shall be issued to individuals currently registered in an approved
apprenticeship program outside Oregon in a state that is party to the state
apprenticeship reciprocal agreement.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(c) of this
rule, a final period apprentice licensed under sections (3)(a) or (4) of this
rule that meets the requirements of this section and the Bureau of Labor and
Industries may be issued an indirect supervision electrical apprentice license,
allowing the apprentice to work under indirect supervision at the discretion of
the responsible supervisor. A license under this section may be issued to:
(a) A final period apprentice in an 8,000
hour apprenticeship program with at least 6,500 hours of on-the-job training,
allowing the apprentice to work under indirect supervision on projects not
exceeding eight hours duration and limited to 300 volts phase to phase or phase
to ground; or
(b) A final period
apprentice in a 6,000 hour apprenticeship program with at least 5,000 hours of
on-the-job training, allowing the apprentice to work under indirect supervision
on projects not exceeding eight hours duration that are otherwise within the
scope of the apprentice's license.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
479.730
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
479.730
