La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LV-307
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LV-307 - Requirements to Take Exam for Gas Fitter's LicenseA. Requirements 1. An applicant for gas fitter's examination shall be a registered apprentice with the board and have performed 4,000 hours as an unindentured apprentice or 3,000 hours as an indentured apprentice of manual labor of gas fitting in that two-year training period under the direct, constant on-the-job supervision of a licensed gas fitter as defined in §101, by way of official payroll documentation or W-2's with an accompanying paycheck stub.2. He shall have sufficient education to read and write the answers to the examination questions and shall understand the gas fitting terms used in the code acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction in regard to the installation or repair of gas fitting.3. He shall furnish a 2-inch by 2-inch photograph of himself with the application.4. He shall submit his application and required documents to the office of the State Plumbing Board of Louisiana not less than 30 days before any scheduled examination. The board shall inform all interested persons of the examination schedule.5. He must attach a money order or check for the appropriate fee to the application. The fee is established in §3106. No master gas fitter certificate shall permit any master gas fitter to do the work of a gas fitter.B. Regular quarterly examinations will be held on such days and in such locations as set by the board. Regularly scheduled examinations are subject to postponement or relocation to accommodate legal holidays or other conditions beyond the control of the board.C. Failure to report for examination will result in the forfeiture of the applicant's fee. This forfeiture may be reversed by the board upon showing a good cause by the applicant explaining his failure to attend the scheduled examination.D. Special examinations may be held at such times and places as the board may direct. Any person or persons may request that he be examined by the board at times and places other than the regularly scheduled examination dates, and the board shall examine such applicant or applicants as are qualified, at a reasonable time and place designated by the board after notice of such request, at the payment of a fee as established by the board.E. The examination shall be given by one or more examiners. At least one board member shall be present. If one is not available, the executive director shall oversee examinations only after notification to all board members.F. The chairman of the board shall appoint the examiner or examiners, who may be representatives of a private professional service provider qualified to administer a standardized, nationally recognized test duly adopted by the board. If necessary, the chairman shall appoint additional examiners to conduct any special examination required as an accommodation to a qualified disabled individual under the Americans with Disabilities Act.G. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any person or persons who at any time within three years of being cited by the board or its agents for engaging in the work of a gas fitter at a time when he did not possess a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, or was otherwise subject to civil or criminal prosecution for doing the work of a gas fitter without possessing a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, may request that he be examined by the board pursuant to this Section, but only after the payment of a special enforcement fee as established by the board, which shall be in addition to the regular license fee established by the board.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-307
Adopted by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, 1968, promulgated LR 2:419 (December 1976), amended LR 7:588 (November 1981), amended by Department of Employment and Training, Plumbing Board, LR 17:52 (January 1991), LR 18:30 (January 1992), amended by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, LR 21:1350 (December 1995), LR 26:329 (February 2000), Amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 42577 (4/1/2016), Promulgated by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43543 (3/1/2017), Amended LR 49918 (5/1/2023), Promulgated by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43:543 (March 2017), amended LR 49:918 (May 2023), amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 5042 (1/1/2024).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1366(D).