<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:44:16:08 Electrical experience for advancement.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:44:16:08"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:44:16:08 Electrical experience for advancement."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:49.7pt 1.0in 49.7pt 63.35pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:44:16:08.&nbsp;&nbsp;Electrical experience for advancement.</b> In addition to passing the examination for an advanced license, electrical experience required for advancement to a different level of license is as follows:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Apprentice electrician to journeyman - At least four years of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> electrical experience under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician. Experience, by on-the-job employment or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the <b>National Electrical Code</b>, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Journeyman electrician to Class B electrician - At least two years of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> journeyman electrical experience under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician of which at least one year of that experience must be in residential or farmstead wiring, or both. Experience, by on-the-job employment or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the <b>National Electrical Code</b>, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Journeyman electrician to electrical contractor or electrical inspector - At least two years of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> electrical journeyman experience under the employment and supervision of an electrical contractor, of which at least one year is required in commercial wiring. Additional experience must include technical knowledge to plan, lay out, and supervise the installation of electrical light, heat, and power in accordance with the <b>National Electrical Code</b>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Electrical contractor to electrical inspector - No additional experience required;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Class B electrician to electrical contractor - At least one year of electrical Class B experience in commercial wiring under the employment and supervision of a licensed electrical contractor;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;Apprentice electrician to 501(d) electrician - At least two years of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> electrical experience under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor, 501(d) electrician or Class B electrician. On-the-job experience or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the <b>National Electrical Code</b>, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;501(d) electrician to journeyman - At least four years of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> electrical experience under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class B electrician. On-the-job experience or postsecondary schooling, or both, must include familiarization and study of the <b>National Electrical Code</b>, commercial wiring, residential or farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint reading.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The electrician shall list the experience according to the type of work and the length of experience on a form provided by the commission. The commission shall verify the experience.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>For the purposes of this section a person is considered licensed when employed for the purpose of completing electrical work by the federal government.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;20:44:03:06, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011</span>;<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-12">36-16-12.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-13">36-16-13</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-14">36-16-14.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>