Section 318-130-1 - GENERALLYA.ELIGIBILITY FOR JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN EXAMINATION1. To sit for the journeyman electrician examination, an applicant must meet the education and work experience requirements set forth in 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(2)(B), and submit evidence of completion of these requirements and obtain approval pursuant to Section 2 of this Chapter.2. An applicant who is not a graduate of an accredited regional applied technology high school 2-year electrical program or accredited community college electrical program, a vocational-electrical program of a state department of corrections, or who is not an electrical apprentice registered in a Department of Labor apprenticeship program must show proof of completion of the following courses: a. 225 hours consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Math I, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andb. 351 hours of Electives, consisting of: i. all trade-related courses; orii. a minimum of 225 hours of trade-related courses and 135 hours of degree-related courses in mathematics, science, business, human relations, and communication.3. An applicant who seeks to sit for the journeyman electrician examination by virtue of meeting the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(2)(B)(1)-(4) must submit evidence of qualifying work experience as set forth therein. An applicant who seeks to sit for the journeyman electrician examination by virtue of meeting the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(2)(B)(5) must submit evidence of comparable work experience or education or training or a combination of work experience, education and training that is acceptable to the Board.
B.JOURNEYMAN-IN-TRAINING ELECTRICIAN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS1. To qualify for the journeyman-in-training electrician license, an applicant must meet the education and work experience requirements set forth in 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(3)(B), and submit evidence of completion of these requirements and obtain approval pursuant to Section 2 of this Chapter.2. An applicant who seeks to qualify for the journeyman-in-training electrician license by virtue of meeting the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(3)(B)(2) must submit evidence of comparable work experience or education or training or a combination of work experience, education and training that is acceptable to the Board.C.ELIGIBILITY FOR MASTER ELECTRICIAN EXAMINATION1. To sit for the master electrician examination, an applicant must meet the education and work experience requirements set forth in 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(4)(B) or (C) and submit evidence of completion of these requirements and obtain approval pursuant to Section 2 of this Chapter.2. An applicant who seeks to sit for the master electrician examination by virtue of meeting the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(4)(B)(1) must show proof of completion of the following courses: a. 450 hours consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Electronics I, Math I, Controls I, Controls II, Motors, Blue Print Reading/Drafting, Transformers, and a current National Electrical Code course; andb. 126 hours of degree-related courses in mathematics, science, business, human relations, and communication.3. An applicant who seeks to sit for the master electrician examination by virtue of meeting the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(4)(B)(1) must submit evidence of qualifying work experience as set forth therein. For the purposes of this subsection, qualifying work experience does not mean hours worked in the field as a licensed limited electrician.D.ELIGIBILITY FOR LIMITED ELECTRICIAN EXAMINATION1. To sit for the limited electrician examination, an applicant must meet the education and work experience requirements set forth in 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(5)(B) and submit evidence of completion of these requirements and obtain approval pursuant to Section 2 of this Chapter.2. To obtain a license under 32 M.R.S. §1202-A(5)(B), an applicant must meet the following requirements, as applicable: a. To sit for the limited electrician examination in water pumps, the applicant must provide evidence of: i. having completed 180 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Motors, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; and ii. 2,000 hours of work experience, at least 1,000 hours of which is in water pump installations.b. To sit for the limited electrician examination in outdoor signs (including sign lighting), the applicant must provide evidence of: i. having completed 135 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andii. 2,000 hours of work experience, at least 1,000 hours of which is in outdoor signs and sign lighting installations.c. To sit for the limited electrician examination in gasoline dispensing equipment installations, the applicant must provide evidence of: i. having completed 135 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andii. 2,000 hours of work experience, at least 1,000 hours of which is in gasoline dispensing equipment installations.d. To sit for the limited electrician examination in traffic signals (including outdoor lighting of traffic signals), an applicant must provide evidence of:i. having completed 180 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electronics I, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andii. 2,000 hours of work experience, at least 1,000 hours of which is in traffic signal installations and outdoor lighting of traffic signals.e. To sit for the limited electrician examination in house wiring, the applicant must provide evidence of:i. having completed 225 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Controls I, Blueprint Reading, and a current National Electrical Code course; andii. 4,000 hours of work experience, at least 2,000 hours of which is in house wiring installations.f. To sit for the limited electrician examination in refrigeration, the applicant must provide evidence of:i. having completed 315 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Controls I, Controls II, Motors, Transformers, and a current National Electrical Code course; andii. 6,000 hours of work experience, at least 3,000 hours of which is in refrigeration installations. A graduate of a community college electrical program in refrigeration or from an accredited institution is credited with 4,000 hours of experience upon graduation.
g. Limited Electrician in Low-Energy Electronics i. An applicant for a limited electrician license in low-energy electronics, including fire alarms, whose experience was obtained prior to June 24, 1987 is not required to sit for the examination. The applicant must document 4,000 hours of experience in the installation of low energy electronics, as defined by NFPA 70, the 1990 edition of the National Electrical Code.ii. To sit for the limited electrician examination in low-energy electronics, including fire alarms, the applicant must provide evidence of: a. having completed 270 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Electricity II, Electronics I, Blueprint Reading, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andb. 4,000 hours of work experience, at least 2,000 hours of which is in low energy installations. h. Limited Electrician in Crane Wiring i. An applicant for a limited electrician license in crane wiring, whose experience was obtained prior to September 18, 1999, is not required to sit for the examination.ii. To sit for the limited electrician examination in crane wiring, the applicant must provide evidence of:a. having completed 135 hours of education consisting of 45-hour courses each in Electricity I, Controls I, and a current National Electrical Code course; andb. 2,000 hours of work experience in crane and hoist wiring installations.02-318 C.M.R. ch. 130, § 1