12-1526.   Rules and regulations relating toexamination and licensure;certificate of competency; uniform fee required; where licenses valid;continuing education; field experience.(a) Any county or city requiring the licensure ofelectricians practicing within the county or city may conduct examinationsdesignated by K.S.A. 12-1525, and amendmentsthereto, for the purpose of determining thecompetency of applicants for such licensure and shall not be allowed toask further questions not designated on such examination. The board ofcounty commissioners of such county or the governing body of such city shalladopt rules and regulations: (1) Governing the conduct and grading of suchexaminations; (2) prescribing a minimum score of 75%for passage of examinations;(3) fixing a uniform fee to be charged all applicants taking each suchexamination; and (4) requiring all persons receiving such licenseto obtain not less than 12 hours biennially or six hours annually ofcontinuing education approvedby such local governing body.Not less than six hoursbiennially or three hours annually shall consist of code education.Continuing education may be provided by the localgoverning body, a nationally recognized tradeassociation, community college, technical school,technical college or other provider approved by the localgoverning body. All hours ofeducation shall consist oftraining relative to construction, maintenance and code update training.Neither the county commission nor the governing body of such city shall imposeany restriction on the number of providers of such continuing education.

      (b)   The certificate of competency received by any person whosuccessfully passes an examination designated by K.S.A. 12-1525, and amendmentsthereto,shall be validproof of competency for licensure, without additional examination, in anycounty or city of the state which requires licensure of electricians practicingwithin such county or city. The county or city shall issue the appropriatelicense to any applicant therefor who presents such a certificate ofcompetency. The county or city shall fix a uniform fee to be charged allsuch applicants for licensure.

      (c)   All new licenses issued by a county or city upon the basis ofsuccessful passage of an examination designated by K.S.A. 12-1525, andamendments thereto, shall bear adistinctive notation identifying the testing agency andthe specific test by name. All licenses renewed upon the basis of completedcontinuing education as provided by subsection (a) shall bear a distinctivenotation to verify such completion. All such licenses shall be valid in anyother county or city which requires examination and licensure ofelectricians for practice in such county or city.

      (d)   No person who was certified or licensed prior to July 1, 1989,upon the basis of passage of a standard examination designated as suchunder the provisions of article 15 of chapter 12 of Kansas StatutesAnnotated, and whose certificate or license was issued by a politicalsubdivision which prescribed a minimum score of not less than 70% forpassage of such examination, shall be required to be reexamined for renewalof certification or licensure.

      (e)   Before sitting for the standard examination designated by K.S.A.12-1525, and amendments thereto, an applicant for a journeyman or residentialcertificateshall demonstrate documented proof of a minimum of two years field experience."Field experience" means working under the direct supervision of a personhaving a valid journeyman certificate, residential certificate or mastercertificate or attending traderelated schooling. No more than one year of the requirement may be satisfied bytrade related schooling. Schooling shall consist of a minimum of 240 hoursclassroom training.

      (f)   Before sitting for the standard examination designated by K.S.A. 12-1525,and amendments thereto, an applicant for a master certificate shall demonstratedocumented proof of having a valid journeyman certificate for a minimum of twoyears.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 65, § 2;L. 1989, ch. 59, § 12;L. 2006, ch. 185, § 1;L. 2009, ch. 16, § 2; July 1.