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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 8, 2024
AS AMENDED
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3215 By: West (Kevin) of the House
and
Daniels of the Senate
An Act relating to professions and occupations;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Sections 1684 and 1688, which
relate to the Electrical License Act; establishing
maximum grade value and passing score; providing for
retaking of exam; removing time limit for
registration certificates; requiring continuing
education for renewal of certain licenses; requiring
amendment of adminis trative rules; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1684, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1684. A. Examinations for licenses as electrical
contractors or journeyman electricians shall be uniform and
practical in nature for each respective license and shall be
sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the
applicants for licenses. Examinations shall be in whole or in part
in writing. The Committee shall conduct examinations twice a year
and at such other times as it deems necessary.
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B. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination
shall not be permitted to take another e xamination for a period of
thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the
examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a
period of ninety (90) days The maximum grade value of each part of
any such examination shall be one hundred (100) points. A passing
score shall be seventy percent (70%) or higher on each part. Any
applicant failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to
take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days .
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1688, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1688. A. No license shall be issued for longer than
one (1) year, and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the
birth month of the licensee. A license may be renewed upon
application and payment of fees thirty (30) days preceding or
following the date the license is due. Licenses renewed more than
thirty (30) days following the date of expiration may be renewed
only upon application and payment of all requ ired fees and payment
of any penalty for late renewal established by the Board and upon
compliance with any applicable continuing education requirements
established by the Board and the Electrical License Act. No penalty
for late renewal shall be charged to any holder of a license which
expires while the holder is in military se rvice, if an application
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for renewal is made within one (1) year following the service
discharge of the holder.
B. No journeyman or contractor license shall be renewed unless
the licensee has completed the required hours of continuing
education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Electrical
Examiners and approved by the Construction Industries Board.
C. An apprentice registration certificate or a student intern
registration certificate shall be issued for one (1) year, at which
time the apprentice may reregister upon meeting the requirements of
the Construction Industries Board and paying the renewal fee .
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1688.1 of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. 1. Effective January 1, 2026, no contractor or journeyman
license shall be renewed unless the licensee has compl eted twelve
(12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years or thi rty-
six (36) months preceding the expiration date of the license or
registration certificate. The continuing education course and
instructor shall be approved in advance by the Com mittee of
Electrical Examiners . Exceptions to advance approval, or post -
course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee,
for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written
notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee or its designee
within seven (7) days of the course. The location of cont inuing
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education courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider
and may be scheduled during the workday at the discretion of the
course provider. The continuing educatio n material shall cover six
(6) hours of codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform
Building Code Commission (OUBCC) . The remaining six (6) hours may
include the study of: electrical circuit theory and calculations,
wiring methods, grounding and bonding, transformer and motor theory,
electrical circuits and devices, con trol systems, alternative energy
systems including energy storage, safety related to the electrical
industry as defined by NFPA 70E, manufacturers ' installation of
equipment or parts, the Electrical Licens e Act, the trade
regulations as set forth in this act as well as the rules of the
Construction Industries Board, and other trade subject matters
approved by the Committee .
2. Effective January 1, 2026, n o apprentice shall be permit ted
to reregister unless the apprentice registrant has completed three
(3) hours of continuing education every year preceding the
expiration date of the registration certificate. The continuing
education course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the
Committee. Exceptions to advance approval, or post -course approval,
may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substitute
instructors in emergency situations when written notice of the
emergency is provided to the Committee or its designee within seven
(7) days of the course. The location of continuing educati on
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courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be
scheduled during the workday at the discretion of the course
provider. The continuing education material shall cover a
combination of the codes and revisions adopted by the OUBCC ,
Oklahoma electrical industry regulations as well as the rules of the
Construction Industries Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by
NFPA 70E, other trade subject matters approved by the Committee, or
approved continuing education for the contractor or j ourneyman.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice
is a student apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved
course, the continuing education sha ll not be required.
B. The Construction Industries Board shall amend its rules,
wherever applicable, to conform to the provisions of the Electrical
License Act.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
April 8, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED