An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3215 By: West (Kevin) of the House
and
Daniels of the Senate
An Act relating to professions and occupat ions;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section s 1684 and 1688, which
relate to the Electrical License Act; establishing
maximum grade value and passing score; providing for
retaking of exam; modifying provisions related to
certain certificates; requiring continuing education
for renewal of certain licenses; requiring amendment
of administrative rules; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Professions and occupations
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 licen se 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 nec essary.
B. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination
shall not be permitted t o take another examination for a period of
thirty (30) days. Any appl icant subsequently failing to pass the
examination shall not be permitted to take another exam ination 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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3215 Page 2
score shall be seventy percent (70%) or higher on each part. Any
applicant failing to pass the exami nation 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 licen ses shall expire on the last day in the
birth month of the licensee. A license may be renewed upon
application and payment of fees thi rty (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 required fees and payment
of any penalty for late renewa l established by the Board and upon
compliance with any applicable continuing education requirem ents
established by the B oard and the Electrical License Act. No penal ty
for late renewal shall be charged to any holder of a license which
expires while the holder is in military service, if an application
for renewal is made within one (1) year followin g the service
discharge of the holder.
B. No journeyman or contract or license shall be renewed unless
the licensee has completed the required hours of continu ing
education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Electrical
Examiners and approved b y the Construction Indust ries Board.
C. An apprentice registration cer tificate 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 Ind ustries 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 numbe ring, reads as follows:
A. 1. Effective January 1, 2026, no contractor or journeyman
license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed twelve
(12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years or thirty-
six (36) months preceding the expiration date of the lic ense or
registration certificate. The continuing education course and
instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee of
Electrical Examiners. Exceptions to advance approval, or post -
course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee,
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notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee, or its
designee, within seven (7) days of the course. The location of
continuing education courses shall be at the discretion of the
course provider and may be scheduled du ring the workday at the
discretion of the course provider. The continuing education
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 st udy of: electrical
circuit theory and calculations, wiring m ethods, grounding and
bonding, transformer and motor theory, electrica l circuits and
devices, control systems, alternative energy systems including
energy storage, safety related to the electrica l industry as defined
by NFPA 70E, manufacturers ' installation of equipment or parts, the
Electrical License Act, the trade regulat ions as set forth in this
act as well as the rules of the Construction Industries Board , and
other trade subject matters app roved by the Committee.
2. Effective January 1, 2026, n o apprentice shall be permitted
to reregister unless the apprentice registr ant has completed three
(3) hours of continuing education every year preceding the
expiration date of the registrati on certificate. The continuing
education course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the
Committee. Exceptions to advance approv al, or post-course approval,
may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substit ute
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 education
courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be
scheduled during the workd ay 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 s ubject matters approved by the Committee, or
approved continuing education for the contractor or journeyman.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice
is a student apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved
course, the continuing education shall not be required.
B. The Construction Indus tries 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.
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Passed the House of Representatives th e 30th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________ , 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
___________________________ ______
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________