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34	29		BILL NO. 2084 By: Blair and Deck of the House
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43	40		An Act relating to professions and occupations;
44	41		amending Section 3, Chapter 269, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S.
45	42		Supp. 2024, Section 1688.1), which relates to
46	43		continuing education requirements; modifying license
47	44		renewal and continuing education requirements; and
48	45		providing an effective date.
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53	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 269, O.S.L.
55	52		2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1688.1), is amended to read as
56	53		follows:
57	54		Section 1688.1. A. 1. Effective January 1, 2026, no
58	55		contractor or journeyman license shall be renewed unless the
59	56		licensee has completed twelve (12) hours of continuing edu cation
60	57		every three (3) years or thirty -six (36) months preceding the
61	58		expiration date of the license or registration certificat e license
62	59		renewal. If a license expires before the licensee completes the
63	60		continuing education requirement, any continuing educat ion that is
64	61		completed while the license is expired will be applied to the
	62	+	continuing education requirement for the thirty -six (36) months
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92		-	continuing education requirement for the thirty -six (36) months
93	89		preceding the date the license expired. Once the continuing
94	90		education requirement for the expired license is met, alo ng with any
95	91		other requirements, the expired license may be renewed. Twelve (12)
96	92		hours of continuing education will have to be completed in order to
97	93		meet the continuing education requirement for the subsequent thirty -
98	94		six-month period. The continuing educa tion course and instructor
99	95		shall be approved in advance by the Committee of Electrical
100	96		Examiners. Exceptions to advance approval, or post -course approval,
101	97		may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substitute
102	98		instructors in emergency situations when written notice of the
103	99		emergency is provided to the Committee, or its designee, within
104	100		seven (7) days of the course. The location of continuing education
105	101		courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be
106	102		scheduled during the workda y at the discretion of the course
107	103		provider. The continuing education material shall cover six (6)
108	104		hours of codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform
109	105		Building Code Commission (OUBCC). The remaining six (6) hours may
110	106		include the study of: electr ical circuit theory and calculations,
111	107		wiring methods, grounding and bonding, transformer and motor theory,
112	108		electrical circuits and devices, control systems, alternative energy
113	109		systems including energy storage, safety related to the electrical
114	110		industry as defined by NFPA 70E, manufacturers ' installation of
115	111		equipment or parts, the Electrical License Act, the trade
	112	+	regulations as set forth in this act as well as the rules of the
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143		-	regulations as set forth in this act as well as the rules of the
144	139		Construction Industries Board, and other trade subject matters
145	140		approved by the Committee.
146	141		2. Effective January 1, 2026, no apprentice shall be permitted
147	142		to reregister unless the apprentice registrant has com pleted three
148	143		(3) hours of continuing education every year preceding the
149	144		expiration date of the registration certificate re-registration. If
150	145		a registration expires before the registrant completes the
151	146		continuing education requirement, any continuing education that is
152	147		completed while the registration is expired will be applied to the
153	148		continuing education requirement for the year preced ing the date the
154	149		registration expired. Once the continuing education requirement for
155	150		the expired registration is met, along w ith any other requirements,
156	151		the apprentice is allowed to re -register after having an expired
157	152		registration. Three (3) hours of con tinuing education will still
158	153		have to be completed in order to meet the continuing education
159	154		requirement for the subsequent registration year . The continuing
160	155		education course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the
161	156		Committee. Exceptions to adva nce approval, or post -course approval,
162	157		may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substitute
163	158		instructors in emergen cy situations when written notice of the
164	159		emergency is provided to the Committee, or its designee, within
165	160		seven (7) days of the cou rse. The location of continuing education
166	161		courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be
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194		-	scheduled during the workday at the discretion of the course
195	189		provider. The continuing education material shall cover a
196	190		combination of the codes and revisions adopted by the OUBCC,
197	191		Oklahoma electrical industry regulations as well as the rules of the
198	192		Construction Industr ies Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by
199	193		NFPA 70E, other trade subject matters approved by the Committee, or
200	194		approved continuing education for the contractor or journeyman.
201	195		Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice
202	196		is a student apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved
203	197		course, the continuing education shall not be required.
204	198		B. The Construction Industries Board shall amend its rules,
205	199		wherever applicable, to conform to the provisions of the Electrical
206	200		License Act.
207	201		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
208		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INSURANCE
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	202	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of March, 2025.
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	212	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.
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