Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A Master Plumber applicant:
(a) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(a)(i)(A),
shall have at least 4,000 hours of work experience and at least 4,000 hours of
supervisory experience as a licensed Journeyman Plumber; or
(b) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(a)(i)(B),
shall:
(i) hold at least an associate of
applied science degree or a similar degree, from an institution recognized by
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); and
(ii) have at least 2,000 hours of supervisory
experience as a licensed Journeyman Plumber.
(2) A Residential Master Plumber applicant:
(a) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(b)(i),
shall have at least 4,000 hours of work experience and at least 4,000 hours of
supervisory experience as a licensed Residential Journeyman Plumber;
or
(b) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(b)(ii),
shall:
(i) hold at least an associate of
applied science degree or a similar degree, from an institution recognized by
the CHEA; and
(ii) have at least
2,000 hours of supervisory experience as a licensed Residential Journeyman
Plumber.
(3) A
Journeyman Plumber applicant:
(a) under
Subsection
58-55-302(3)(c)(i),
shall have completed at least:
(i) 576 hours
of a planned program of training that meets the requirements of Subsection (5);
and
(ii) 8,000 hours of full-time
work experience as a licensed Apprentice Plumber;
(b) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(c)(ii),
shall have completed at least 16,000 hours of lawful full-time work experience
as an Apprentice Plumber; or
(c)
under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(c)(iii),
if licensed as a Residential Journeyman Plumber, shall have completed:
(i) at least 2,000 hours of full-time work
experience in non-residential plumbing while licensed as an Apprentice Plumber;
and
(ii) the fourth year, 144
hours, of a planned program of training that meets the requirements of
Subsection (5).
(4) A Residential Journeyman Plumber
applicant:
(a) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(d)(i),
shall have completed at least:
(i) 432 hours
of a planned program of training that meets the requirements of Subsection (5);
and
(ii) 6,000 hours of full-time
work experience as a licensed Apprentice Plumber; or
(b) under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(d)(ii),
shall produce satisfactory evidence, using a form provided by the Division,
that the applicant:
(i) has completed at least
12,000 hours of full-time work experience in a maintenance or repair trade;
and
(ii) that at least 9,000 of the
required 12,000 hours directly involved the plumbing
trade.
(5)
Under Subsection
58-1-203(1)(a) and Subsections
58-55-302(3)(c)(ii) and (d)(i), the "planned program of training
approved by the Division" means a program of plumbing study that:
(a) includes measures of competency and
achievement level for each student;
(b) is approved by the Utah Board of Higher
Education, or if the program is out of state, is determined by the Division in
collaboration with the Plumbers Licensing Board to be a reputable training
program; and
(c) is listed on the
Division's website at dopl.utah.gov/pl.
(6) "Completion" of a planned program of
training under Subsections
58-55-302(3)(c) and (d) and this rule, means that the applicant:
(a) attended a minimum of 72 classroom
instruction hours each semester; and
(b) passed each class with a score of at
least 75%.
(7) On the job
training and instruction shall include measurements of the apprentice's
performance in the plumbing trade.
(8) An applicant may earn up to 3,000 hours
during a 12-month period.
(9) As
used in Subsections
58-55-302(3)(c) and (d) and this rule, "full-time training,"
"full-time experience," "work experience," and "full-time work experience" mean
work experience that is lawfully performed preceding the date of application,
in accordance with applicable licensing and supervision requirements, and may
include work experience obtained while exempt from licensure.
