HB-5582, As Passed Senate, December 12, 2012

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5582

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 217, entitled

"Electrical administrative act,"

by amending section 3d (MCL 338.883d), as added by 1990 PA 246.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 3d. (1) The department of labor licensing and regulatory

affairs shall issue an electrical journeyman's license to a person

not less than any individual who is at least 20 years of age and

who does all of the following:

     (a) Files a completed application form provided by the

department of labor.licensing and regulatory affairs.

     (b) Pays the examination fee prescribed in required under

section 3 and passes an examination provided for by the board and

the department of labor.licensing and regulatory affairs.

     (c) Pays the license fee prescribed in required under section

3.

     (d) Meets either of the following:

     (i) Has not less than at least 8,000 hours of experience

obtained over a period of not less than at least 4 years related to

electrical construction or maintenance of buildings or electrical

wiring or equipment under the direct supervision of a person an

individual licensed under this act.

     (ii) While on active duty as a member of the armed forces,

served as an interior electrician or in an equivalent job

classification; was honorably discharged from that military service

in the 1-year period preceding the date the license application is

filed; and has, and provides with his or her application an

affidavit signed by a commanding officer, supervisor, or military

superior with direct knowledge of the applicant's service that

states that he or she has, at least 8,000 hours of entry-level

experience in and basic knowledge of each of the following:

     (A) General knowledge of the electrical trade, including

terminology and the ability to make practical calculations.

     (B) The determination of system and circuit grounding and

design and use requirements for grounding, including choosing

proper size grounding conductors.

     (C) Knowledge of circuit classifications and ratings and

design and use requirements for circuits, including branch circuit

loads.

     (D) The determination of ampacity, type of insulation, usage

requirements, methods of installation, protection, support, and

termination.

     (E) Knowledge regarding the installation of motors and control

circuits.

     (F) The calculation of electrical loads and determination of

proper size, rating, and type of service and feeder conductors.

     (G) Knowledge regarding fuses, circuit breakers, and all types

of protective devices for conductors and equipment.

     (H) Knowledge of all types of raceways and their uses,

including determining proper size, conductor fill, support, and

methods of installation.

     (I) Knowledge of circuits and equipment characterized by usage

and electrical power limitations, including differentiating them

from electric light and power circuits.

     (J) Knowledge of all types and applications of lighting

fixtures, ratings, requirements for occupancies, special

provisions, and clearances.

     (2) If an applicant who otherwise meets the requirements of

subsection (1)(d)(ii) has not attained 8,000 hours of entry-level

experience or does not have basic knowledge in each of the areas

described in subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A) to (J), he or she may provide

with his or her application an affidavit signed by a commanding

officer, supervisor, or military superior with direct knowledge of

the applicant's service that states the amount of experience the

applicant has attained and of which of the areas described in

subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A) to (J) the applicant has basic knowledge,

and the department may in its discretion grant the applicant credit

toward the 8,000-hour experience requirement of subsection (1)(d)(i)

based on the applicant's experience.

     (3) (2) Upon failure If an applicant fails to pass the

electrical journeyman examination 2 times within a period of 2

years, an the applicant shall be is ineligible to sit for another

examination until a period of not less than at least 1 year from

after the date of failure of the second examination, at which time

he or she shall must present to the board proof of the successful

completion of a course on code, electrical fundamentals, or

electrical theory, approved by the board, in order to again become

eligible again to sit for an examination.

(4) (3) As a condition of renewal of an electrical

journeyman's license, the electrical journeyman shall demonstrate

the successful completion of a course, approved by the board,

concerning any update or change in the code within 12 months after

the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only

during or after those years that the code is updated or changed.

     (5) As used in this section, "armed forces" means that term as

defined in section 2 of the veteran right to employment services

act, 1994 PA 39, MCL 35.1092.