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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 1 - Holder in Possession and Application for Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.105 - Holder in possession

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual engaged in the performance
				  of work subject to the standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  AS
				  18.60.705 shall have an appropriate
				  certificate of fitness or a trainee certificate of fitness, except that an
				  individual who has been certified by the Department of Environmental
				  Conservation under AS 46.30 and 18 AAC 74 to install septic systems may also
				  install associated septic sewer piping from within two feet of a serviced
				  structure to the septic system without a plumber restricted PU certificate of
				  fitness. A print or digital copy of the certificate must be in the individual's
				  possession and available for inspection by the department when performing work
				  in the trade.
(b) For purposes of
				  AS
				  18.62.010,
				  18.62.070(1), and
				  this section, work subject to the standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 does not include electrical
				  maintenance within the limitations set out in
				  8 AAC 70.035.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.010
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 1 - Holder in Possession and Application for Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.110 - Application for certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
An individual may obtain an application for a certificate
					 of fitness from the office of the division in Anchorage, either in person or by
					 mail, or by visiting the Mechanical Inspection website. In addition to the
					 requirements listed under this chapter, an applicant shall provide the
					 applicant's social security number to the department. Upon request, the
					 department will provide the applicant's social security number to the child
					 support services agency established under
					 AS
					 25.27.010 or the child support enforcement
					 agency of another state for child support enforcement purposes authorized under
					 law.
The application described in
						8 AAC 90.110 may be obtained by writing to Director,
						Division of Labor Standards and Safety, Department of Labor and Workforce
						Development, 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite 113, Anchorage, Alaska 99504 or at
https://labor.alaska.gov/iss/mihome.htm
.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS
						25.27.244
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 1 - Holder in Possession and Application for Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.115 - Plumber and electrician examinations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided under (b) and (e) of this section, an individual who holds the
				  appropriate trainee certificate of fitness may request an appointment to take
				  an examination for electrician journeyman, power lineman journeyman,
				  residential wireman, plumber journeyman, plumber restricted PG, or plumber
				  restricted PU at the offices of the division in Juneau, Anchorage, and
				  Fairbanks.
(b) An applicant may
				  request that an examination be made available at a location not specified under
				  (a) of this section by submitting a written request to the office of the
				  division in Anchorage. In response to the applicant's written request, the
				  department may
(1) if able to reasonably
				  provide the resources to administer the examination at the applicant's
				  requested location, make the examination available at the applicant's requested
				  location;
(2) refer the applicant
				  to an approved third-party testing facility; the applicant shall be responsible
				  for the expense of taking an examination at a third-party testing facility; for
				  an applicant's examination from a third-party testing facility to be valid, the
				  third-party testing facility must provide the applicant with its own
				  examination and provide documentation to the department that the applicant
				  received a passing score; or
(3)
				  refer the applicant to an approved exam proctor; the applicant shall be
				  responsible for the expense of taking an examination provided by an exam
				  proctor; for an applicant's examination from an exam proctor to be valid, the
				  exam proctor must provide the applicant's examination to the department for
				  grading.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 1 - Holder in Possession and Application for Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.120 - Appeal certificate of fitness denial

Current through May 31, 2024
A person whose application for a certificate of fitness
					 under this chapter is denied may appeal the denial decision under the
					 provisions of
					 8 AAC 90.190.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS
						18.62.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.130 - Plumber journeyman certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A plumber
				  journeyman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to
				  perform work that is subject to the standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010.
(b) A plumber journeyman certificate of
				  fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
				  required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) passes an examination that meets the
				  requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; and
(2) submits one of the following:
(A) documented proof on a notarized form
				  provided by the department, or by notarized statements on letterhead stationery
				  from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 8,000 hours of legally
				  obtained work experience in work subject to the standards established by the
				  local authority having jurisdiction if the standards are at least as stringent
				  as those established in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010; or
(B) a sworn affidavit from an official of an
				  Alaska-based union, on a form provided by the department, that demonstrates
				  that the applicant meets the experience requirements set out in (A) of this
				  paragraph; the affidavit must specify
(i) the
				  number of qualifying hours of experience the applicant claims for
				  classification for which the applicant seeks certification;
(ii) the inclusive dates during which the
				  hours claimed in (i) of this subparagraph were worked; and
(iii) the type of work performed and the name
				  of each contractor for whom the work was performed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.135 - Plumber restricted PG certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A plumber
				  restricted PG certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate
				  to install fuel and gas piping within property lines of the premises.
(b) A plumber restricted PG certificate of
				  fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
				  required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) submits documented proof of legally
				  obtained experience on a notarized form provided by the department, or by
				  notarized statements on letterhead stationery from employers, that the
				  applicant
(A) has worked for at least 2,000
				  hours installing fuel and gas piping within property lines of the premises;
				  or
(B) has a minimum of 4,000
				  hours' work experience in plumbing work subject to the standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010; and
(C) passed an examination that meets the
				  requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.137 - Plumber restricted PU certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A plumber
				  restricted PU certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate
				  to install
(1) water service piping from the
				  street, right-of-way main, water well, or storage tank to the first stop valve
				  of the serviced structure or other point of use or distribution on the serviced
				  property;
(2) building sewer piping
				  from within two feet of a serviced structure to a public sewer, private sewer,
				  private sewage disposal system, or other point of disposal; and
(3) building storm drains that receive the
				  discharge of roof drains, leaders, downspouts, or conductors, if the storm
				  drains are installed from within two feet of a commercial structure, or from
				  within two feet of a residential structure of four or more dwelling units, to
				  the street, the right-of-way main line, or a point of disposal approved by the
				  federal, state, or local agency having jurisdiction.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.140 - Plumber trainee certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A trainee
				  certificate of fitness authorizes the holder to perform work subject to the
				  standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and performed under the conditions
				  set out under this section.
(b) The
				  department will issue a trainee certificate of fitness upon payment of the
				  applicable fees required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant submits
				  documented proof of indenture in an apprentice plumber program accredited by
				  the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship.
(c) The ratio of individuals working under
				  trainee certificates on a job site may not be more than two plumber trainees
				  for every certified plumber journeyman.
(d) If the holder of a trainee certificate of
				  fitness leaves the apprentice program in which the trainee is indentured, the
				  trainee shall surrender the certificate to the mechanical inspection section of
				  the department or to the apprentice program in which the trainee is indentured.
				  The department will maintain the surrendered certificate of fitness until the
				  date the certificate would normally expire, during which time the certificate
				  will be returned at no additional charge to the trainee if the trainee is again
				  properly indentured in an apprentice program as described in (b) of this
				  section. If the trainee is not again indentured within the term of the
				  surrendered certificate, the trainee must apply to renew the certificate under
				  8 AAC 90.180(c) and pay the required
				  fee.
(e) Apprentice programs must
				  return trainee certificates surrendered under (d) to the Anchorage office of
				  the mechanical inspection section not later than 30 days from the date of
				  surrender.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.030
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.145 - Plumber utility trainee certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A trainee
				  certificate of fitness authorizes the holder to perform work subject to the
				  standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 90.137(a) performed under the
				  conditions set out under this section. If the trainee's job requires the
				  trainee to perform work subject to the standards of
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and beyond the limits of the
				  plumber utility specialist, the trainee must be licensed subject to the
				  requirements of
				  8 AAC 90.140.
(b) The department will issue a trainee
				  certificate of fitness upon payment of the applicable fees required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant submits a
				  notarized letter from the applicant's employer on company letterhead stating
				  that the
(1) trainee will be under the direct
				  supervision of a journeyman plumber or a restricted plumber PU certificate of
				  fitness holder at all times while performing to the code; and
(2) trainee's activities will be limited
				  exclusively to the functions outlined in
				  8 AAC 90.137 while performing the functions of a plumber
				  utility specialist.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 2 - Plumber Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.150 - Plumber examination (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 148, January 1999, the substance of former
						8 AAC 90.150 appears in
						8 AAC 90.115.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 3 - Electrician Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.160 - Electrician journeyman certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An electrician
				  journeyman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to
				  perform work that is subject to the standards of the
National
				  Electrical Code
established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025.
(b) An electrician journeyman certificate of
				  fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
				  required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) has passed an examination that meets the
				  requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; and
(2) submits one of the following
(A) documented proof on a notarized form
				  provided by the department, or by notarized statements on letterhead stationery
				  from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 8,000 hours of work
				  experience subject to standards of the
National Electrical
				  Code
established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025; or
(B) a sworn affidavit from an official of an
				  Alaska- based union, on a form provided by the department, that demonstrates
				  that the applicant meets the work experience requirements set out in (A) of
				  this paragraph; the affidavit must specify
(i) the number of qualifying hours of
				  experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant
				  seeks certification;
(ii) the
				  inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (i) of this subparagraph were
				  worked; and
(iii) the type of work
				  performed and the name of each contractor for whom the work was
				  performed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 3 - Electrician Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.162 - Power lineman journeyman certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A power lineman
				  journeyman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to
				  perform the work that is described in
				  8 AAC 90.900(17) and subject to the
National Electrical Safety Code
established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025.
(b) A power lineman journeyman certificate of
				  fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
				  required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) passes an examination that meets the
				  requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; and
(2) submits one of the following:
(A) documented proof on a notarized form
				  provided by the department, or notarized statements on letterhead stationery
				  from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 8,000 hours of work
				  experience subject to the
National Electrical Safety Code
established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025; or
(B) a sworn affidavit from an official of an
				  Alaska-based union, on a form provided by the department, that demonstrates
				  that the applicant meets the work experience requirements set out in (A) of
				  this paragraph; the affidavit must specify
(i) the number of qualifying hours of
				  experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant
				  seeks certification;
(ii) the
				  inclusive dates during which the hours claimed in (i) of this subparagraph were
				  worked; and
(iii) the type of work
				  performed and the name of each contractor for whom the work was
				  performed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 3 - Electrician Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.164 - Residential wireman certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A residential
				  wireman certificate of fitness authorizes the holder of the certificate to
				  perform work that is described in
				  8 AAC 90.900(18).
(b) A residential wireman certificate of
				  fitness will be issued by the department upon payment of the applicable fees
				  required by
				  AS
				  18.62.030, if the applicant
(1) submits documented proof on a notarized
				  form provided by the department, or notarized statements on letterhead
				  stationery from employers, that the applicant has a minimum of 4,000 hours of
				  work experience as a residential wireman, and has passed an examination that
				  meets the requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; or
(2) submits to the department, on a form
				  provided by the department, a sworn affidavit from an official of a union based
				  In the state that demonstrates that the applicant meets the work requirements
				  set out in (1) of this subsection and has passed an examination that meets the
				  requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.115; the affidavit must specify
(A) the number of qualifying hours'
				  experience the applicant claims for the classification for which the applicant
				  seeks certification; apprenticeship hours must be noted if apprenticeship hours
				  are being used for qualification;
(B) the inclusive dates during which the
				  hours claimed in (A) of this paragraph were worked; and
(C) the type of work performed and the name
				  of each contractor for whom the work was performed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 3 - Electrician Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.170 - Electrician examination (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 148, January 1999, the substance of former
						8 AAC 90.170 appears in
						8 AAC 90.115.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 4 - Renewal and Cancellation of Electrical and Plumbing Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.180 - Renewal of certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will mail a notice of renewal to each certificate of fitness card holder's
				  address currently on file, prior to the expiration date of the
				  certificate.
(b) Except as provided
				  in 8 AAC 90.192 -
				  8 AAC 90.200, the department will renew a standard
				  certificate of fitness without reexamination if the certificate holder requests
				  renewal of the certificate not later than two years after the expiration date
				  of the certificate and pays the applicable fees required under
				  AS
				  18.62.030.
(c) The department will renew a trainee
				  certificate of fitness will be renewed if the certificate holder
(1) requests renewal of the certificate of
				  fitness;
(2) submits documented
				  proof of indenture in an apprentice program accredited by the United States
				  Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship; and
(3) pays the applicable biennial fee required
				  under AS
				  18.62.030.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 4 - Renewal and Cancellation of Electrical and Plumbing Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.185 - Cancellation of certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will, in its discretion, cancel a certificate of fitness upon a finding that
				  the certificate holder
(1) falsified
				  information furnished to the department on an application for a certificate of
				  fitness; or
(2) violated a cease
				  and desist order issued by the department; or
(3) has a history of performing substandard
				  work to the extent that the public's best interest is jeopardized.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 4 - Renewal and Cancellation of Electrical and Plumbing Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.186 - Hearing on cancellation of certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A respondent
				  may be represented by counsel. If counsel for a party notifies the division, in
				  writing, that counsel is appearing in the matter on behalf of the party,
				  service of notices, memoranda, recommendations, or other documents, will be
				  considered sufficient if made on the party or counsel or both.
(b) The division will give notice to the
				  respondent of the time and place of the hearing on an alleged violation under
				  8 AAC 90.185 by certified mail or by personal service at
				  least 15 days before the hearing. The notice will contain a summary of
				  investigative findings that will be considered at the hearing. Service to the
				  current address a respondent has provided to the division for a certificate of
				  fitness shall be considered valid service.
(c) The location of any oral hearing will be
				  designated by the division considering the convenience of all persons involved.
				  All hearings are public.
(d) The
				  director will designate a hearing officer to preside over the hearing and to
				  make findings of fact and conclusions of law to be used as a basis for the
				  director's decision.
(e) The
				  hearing officer has full authority to control the procedure of the hearing and
				  to rule on all motions and objections.
(f) The hearing officer may admit any
				  relevant evidence, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory
				  or court rule which might make the admission of the evidence over objection
				  improper in civil actions, if it is evidence on which responsible persons are
				  accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs. Hearsay evidence may be
				  used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining any direct evidence, but
				  will not be sufficient in itself to support a finding unless it would be
				  admissible over objection in civil actions. The hearing officer may issue
				  subpoenas at the request of either party or on the hearing officer's own
				  motion.
(g) Evidence must be given
				  under oath or affirmation. If an oral hearing is held, a record of the
				  proceedings will be kept.
(h) The
				  hearing officer, respondent, and complainant may
(1) call and examine witnesses;
(2) cross-examine opposing witnesses on any
				  matter relevant to the issue at hand, even if that matter was not covered in
				  direct examination; and
(3)
				  introduce exhibits.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 4 - Renewal and Cancellation of Electrical and Plumbing Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.187 - Decision from hearing on cancellation of certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The hearing
				  officer will prepare a written recommendation to the director containing
				  findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of the recommendations will be
				  mailed or otherwise delivered to the respondent and to the complainant, if any.
				  The director may accept the recommendations, in part or in whole, or may remand
				  the matter for further hearing. The director must act upon the hearing
				  officer's recommendation and render a decision within 30 days of receiving the
				  recommendation from the hearing officer.
(b) Upon making a decision, the director will
				  serve it upon the respondent and complainant, if any, by personal service or
				  certified mail.
(c) A person whose
				  certificate of fitness has been cancelled shall return the certificate to the
				  director within 30 days after the date of personal service or the certified
				  mailing of the decision that the person's certificate has been
				  cancelled.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.040
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 4 - Renewal and Cancellation of Electrical and Plumbing Certificate of Fitness › 8 AAC 90.190 - Appeal of denial of renewal or cease work order

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A denial of a
				  request to renew a certificate for failure to meet the requirements of
				  8 AAC 90.180, or a notice under
				  8 AAC 90.205(c) to cease work, are
				  final unless the person affected files an appeal with the commissioner within
				  30 days after receipt of the notice of denial of renewal or to cease work. The
				  appeal must be in writing and must include
(1)
				  a specification of objections to the department's findings, and a concise
				  summary of facts in support of each objection; and
(2) a description of the relief
				  sought.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.192 - Hours of continuing education for plumber journeyman and electrician journeyman certificate of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before a
				  plumber journeyman or electrician journeyman certificate of fitness is renewed
				  under 8 AAC 90.180, the certificate
				  holder must provide proof to the department that the continuing education
				  requirements set out in this section have been met. To be considered by the
				  department for the current renewal period, the continuing education must have
				  been completed during the 24-month period before the request for renewal of the
				  certificate is made.
(b) An
				  applicant for renewal of an electrician journeyman certificate of fitness must
				  satisfactorily complete an approved program, within the preceding 24-month
				  period, of at least 16 hours. At least eight hours must cover significant
				  changes or updates to the
National Electrical Code,
as adopted
				  by AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025, and no more than eight hours may be
				  industry related.
(c) An applicant
				  for renewal of a plumber journeyman certificate of fitness must satisfactorily
				  complete an approved program, within the preceding 24-month period, of at least
				  16 hours. At least eight hours must include a comprehensive review of the
Uniform Plumbing Code
, as adopted by
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010, and no more than eight hours may be
				  industry related.
(d) An authorized
				  provider of a course of instruction may use that course for credit towards
				  renewal of the provider's certificate of fitness if the course was presented
				  within the 24-month period before application for renewal.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.030
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.194 - Approved plumber and electrician programs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The director
				  may approve a continuing education program if
(1) the course has been approved by the
				  Department of comuesce, community, and Economic Department, Division of
				  Carporation Business and Professional Licensing under
				  12 AAC 39.420 before the training
				  date; or
(2) at least 30 days
				  before the training date, the course provider provides a description of the
				  program and the number of hours of instruction to the director; the program
				  must be based on either the currently adopted or newer edition of the
Uniform Plumbing Code
for plumber journeymen or the
National Electrical Code
for electrician journeymen and
				  require participants to register.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.195 - Formal correspondence and individual study

Current through May 31, 2024
The director will approve a formal correspondence or
					 individual study program if the formal correspondence or other individual study
					 program
(1) pertains to the standards
				  set out in
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010 for a plumber journeyman and in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025 for an electrician journeyman;
(2) requires registration of the
				  participants; and
(3) provides
				  evidence of continuing education credit awarded for the satisfactory completion
				  of the formal correspondence or individual study program.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.196 - Report of continuing education for plumber journeyman and electrician journeyman certificates of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) At the time of
				  applicant for renewal evidence an applicant renewing a journeyman certificate
				  of fitness under
				  8 AAC 90.180 shall submit evidence that the applicant
				  satisfactorily completed the requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.192. The evidence of completion must be in the
				  form of certificate that needs the requirements set out under
				  8 AAC 90.194(b).
(b) Falsification of any evidence submitted
				  to the department under this section is grounds for disciplinary action under
				  8 AAC 90.185.
(c) Falsification of any written evidence
				  submitted to the department under this section is grounds for disciplinary
				  action under
				  8 AAC 90.185.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.198 - Waiver of continuing education for plumber journeyman and electrician journeyman certificates of fitness

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant that is unable to obtain the required
					 continuing education hours for a plumber journeyman or electrician journeyman
					 certificate of fitness renewal may request a waiver by explaining the
					 circumstances in writing to the director. If the director determines that the
					 applicant was prevented from complying with the continuing education
					 requirements by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant, the director
					 will prescribe an alternative method of compliance with those requirements as
					 it considers appropriate to the individual situation.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 5 - Continuing Education › 8 AAC 90.200 - Edition of plumbing code and electrical code acceptable for continuing education

Current through May 31, 2024
The director may accept a course of continuing education
					 credit that covers a more recent edition of the
Uniform Plumbing
					 Code
for plumber journeymen or the
National Electrical
					 Code
for electrician journeymen than the edition currently adopted by
					 the state.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS
						23.05.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 7 - Right of Inspection › 8 AAC 90.205 - Right of inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An inspector must be given free access
				  during reasonable hours to any premises where plumbing or electrical work
				  subject to the standards established in
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  AS
				  18.60.705 is being performed.
(b) The inspector may request any person
				  performing work for which a certificate of fitness is required to exhibit the
				  certificate of fitness.
(c) The
				  inspector may immediately serve upon a person performing work without a
				  certificate of fitness a notice to cease any further work for which a
				  certificate is required until a certificate of fitness is obtained from the
				  department. The inspector will serve a copy of the notice on the worker's
				  employer.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.010
AS 18.62.060
AS 18.62.070
AS 18.62.080
AS
						23.05.060(5)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 8 - General Provisions › 8 AAC 90.890 - Work legally performed and experience legally obtained

Current through May 31, 2024
For purposes of compliance with a minimum work or
					 experience requirement in this chapter, work is legally performed, and
					 experience is legally obtained while performing work, if the work is
					 performed
(1) for a contractor with a
				  current, valid license, registration, certificate, or other credential required
				  for practice of the contractor's trade or profession by the law of the state in
				  which the work is performed, and if the work is performed in the state in which
				  the contractor is licensed, registered, certificated, or otherwise
				  credentialed; if the work is performed in a state that does not require a
				  license, registration, certificate, or other credential for practice of the
				  contractor's trade or profession, the department will consider documented work
				  or experience to be in compliance with this paragraph;
(2) under the direct supervision of a
				  journeyman tradesperson; and
(3) in
				  compliance with the laws of the state in which the work is performed.
Authority:
AS
						18.62.020
AS 18.62.050
AS
						18.62.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 8 - Certificates of Fitness › Chapter 90 - Plumbers and Electricians › Article 8 - General Provisions › 8 AAC 90.900 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and AS 18.62,
(1) "accredited" means approved by the United
				  States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship;
(2) "apprentice" means a worker at least 16
				  years of age who is legally performing work to learn a skilled trade;
(3) "approved program" means a
				  program consisting of any combination of continuing education workshops, formal
				  correspondence programs, or individual study programs that meets the
				  requirements of chapter;
(4)
				  "commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the
				  commissioner's designee;
(5) "day"
				  means a calendar day;
(6)
				  "department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(7) "director" means the director of the
				  labor standards and safety division of the department, or the director's
				  designee;
(8) "direct supervision"
				  means a certified journeyman is on the same job site, on the same floor and in
				  close and continual control of the trainee and is responsible for the
				  competency of the work performed by the trainee while the trainee is legally
				  performing work subject to the standards established in either
				  AS
				  18.60.580 and
				  8 AAC 70.025 or
				  AS
				  18.60.705 and
				  8 AAC 63.010;
(9) "division" means the labor standards and
				  safety division of the department;
(10) "electrician journeyman" means a person
				  who performs work necessary to the installation and construction of electrical
				  work within buildings and within property lines of any given property,
				  beginning at the secondary side of the transformer, subject to the
National Electrical Code,
but does not include a person
				  performing linework consisting of poles and towers, including wires or cables
				  and other apparatus supported by them;
(11) "examination" means a series of prepared
				  questions administered in writing, orally, or both;
(12) "industry related"
(A) for an electrician journeyman is related
				  to electrical installation techniques for the electrical journeyman trade as
				  defined in 8 AAC 90.900;
(B) for a plumber journeyman is related to
				  plumbing installation techniques for the plumber journeyman trade as defined in
				  8 AAC 90.900;
(C) does not include management skills or
				  techniques, such as general construction industry safety, first aid, planning,
				  scheduling, supervision, designing, estimating, or marketing and
				  sales;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 9 - Administrative Services Division › Chapter 95 - Adjustments to Alaska Exemptions Act › 8 AAC 95.010 - Statement of purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
This chapter adjusts the dollar amounts set out in the Alaska
				  Exemptions Act (AS 09.38), in response to changes in the Consumer Price
				  Index.
Authority:
AS
					 09.38.115
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 9 - Administrative Services Division › Chapter 95 - Adjustments to Alaska Exemptions Act › 8 AAC 95.030 - Adjusted exemption amounts

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				the exemption amount provided for a homestead under
				AS
				09.38.010(a) and (b), the
				amount of the exemption for a homestead is $72,900.
(b) Notwithstanding the exemption amounts
				provided for personal property under
				AS
				09.38.020, the
(1) aggregate exemption for personal property
				set out in
				AS
				09.38.020(a) is
				$4,050;
(2) exemption for jewelry
				set out in
				AS
				09.38.020(b) is
				$1,350;
(3) exemption for
				implements, professional books, and tools of the trade set out in
				AS
				09.38.020(c) is
				$3,780;
(4) exemption for pets set
				out in AS
				09.38.020(d) is
				$1,350;
(5) exemption for a motor
				vehicle set out in
				AS
				09.38.020(e) is $4,050;
				and
(6) full value limitation for
				the motor vehicle set out in
				AS
				09.38.020(e) is
				$27,000.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 9 - Administrative Services Division › Chapter 95 - Adjustments to Alaska Exemptions Act › 8 AAC 95.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter,
(1)
				"Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
				for the Anchorage Metropolitan Area compiled by the bureau of labor statistics,
				United States Department of Labor; and
(2) "department" means the Department of
				Labor.
As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney
					 made technical revisions under
					 AS
					 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
					 the name change of the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and
					 Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title
					 change of the commissioner of labor.
Authority:
AS
					 09.38.115
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.010 - Filing requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
To file documents with the labor relations agency, a party
					 must mail or deliver the documents to the agency office. The date of filing is
					 the date of receipt by the agency. All documents must be filed in sets of two,
					 except that
(1) only one set must be
				  filed of cards or forms showing interest in support of a petition as required
				  by 8 AAC 97.025(c),
				  8 AAC 97.030(b) and (d),
				  8 AAC 97.080(a) and (b), and
				  8 AAC 97.085;
(2) after the agency schedules a prehearing
				  conference, five sets of all documents must be filed;
(3) for appeals under
				  8 AAC 97.250 and
				  8 AAC 97.470, five sets of all documents must be filed;
				  and
(4) documents filed by
				  facsimile machine under
				  8 AAC 97.020 do not count towards the total five sets of
				  documents required under (2) and (3) of this section.
The mailing address of the Alaska Labor Relations Agency
						is the Alaska Labor Relations Agency, P.O. Box 107026, Anchorage, Alaska
						99510-7026.
Documents may be delivered to the Alaska Labor Relations
						Agency, 1016 West 6th Avenue, Suite 403, Anchorage,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						23.05.380
AS 23.40.170
AS
						42.40.820
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.015 - Service

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) At the same time a party files a document
				  with the labor relations agency, that party must serve a copy of that document,
				  by mail or hand delivery, on all other parties involved or on the
				  representatives of the parties involved.
(b) Proof of service must accompany any
				  document filed with the labor relations agency. Proof must be by a written
				  declaration of the names and addresses of the parties served and the date and
				  manner of service.
Authority:
AS
						23.05.380
AS 23.40.170
AS
						42.40.820
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.020 - Filing by facsimile machine

Current through May 31, 2024
Documents may be filed with the labor relations agency or
					 served on a party telephonically by means of a facsimile machine. However, the
					 original and multiple copies of the documents filed telephonically with the
					 agency must be mailed or delivered to the agency as required under
					 8 AAC 97.010. The date of filing is the date that the
					 agency received the facsimile.
Authority:
AS
						23.05.380
AS 23.40.170
AS
						42.40.820
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.025 - Petition for certification of a public employee representative

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A petition for
				  certification of public employee representative filed by a labor or employee
				  organization must contain the following information:
(1) the name, title, address, and telephone
				  and facsimile machine numbers of the public employer's contact
				  person;
(2) a description of the
				  bargaining unit claimed to be appropriate for purposes of exclusive
				  representation by the petitioner that generally identifies the work locations
				  and the classifications of employees to be included or excluded and the
				  approximate number of employees in the unit;
(3) a statement that 30 percent of the
				  employees in the proposed bargaining unit want to be represented by the
				  petitioner for collective bargaining purposes;
(4) the name, address, telephone and
				  facsimile machine numbers, and affiliation, if any, of the
				  petitioner;
(5) a copy of the
				  petitioner's constitution, bylaws, and current roster of officers and
				  representatives;
(6) any other
				  relevant facts;
(7) a declaration
				  by the person signing the petition that its contents are true and correct to
				  the best of that person's knowledge and belief; and
(8) the signature, title, and telephone and
				  facsimile machine numbers of the petitioner's representative.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.030 - Petition for decertification of a public employee representative

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Except as provided in (d) of this section, a petition for decertification of a
				  public employee representative certified by the labor relations agency or
				  currently recognized by the public employer must contain the following
				  information:
(1) a statement that 30 percent
				  of the employees in the bargaining unit no longer wish the labor or employee
				  organization certified by the labor relations agency or currently recognized by
				  the public employer to represent them; and
(2) the same information required by
				  8 AAC 97.025(a) where
				  applicable.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.040 - Petition for certification filed by a public employer

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A petition for
				  certification filed by a public employer under
				  AS
				  23.40.100(a)(2) or
				  AS
				  42.40.750(a) must contain
				  the following information:
(1) the
				  petitioner's name, address, and the approximate number of the petitioner's
				  employees;
(2) a brief statement
				  that one or more labor or employee organizations have presented to the
				  petitioner a claim to be recognized as the representative of a majority of the
				  employees in the bargaining unit, and that petitioner has a goodfaith doubt
				  concerning the majority representative of the petitioner's employees;
(3) a description of the bargaining unit
				  claimed to be appropriate for purposes of exclusive representation that
				  generally identifies the work locations and the classifications of employees to
				  be included or excluded and the approximate number of employees in the
				  unit;
(4) the names, addresses,
				  telephone and facsimile machine numbers, and affiliations, if any, of the
				  organizations and their contact persons making claims for
				  recognition;
(5) any other relevant
				  facts;
(6) a declaration by the
				  person signing the petition that its contents are true and correct to the best
				  of the person's knowledge and belief;
(7) the signature, title, and telephone and
				  facsimile machine numbers of the petitioner's representative.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 10 - Labor Relations › Chapter 97 - Collective Bargaining Among Public Employees › Article 1 - Certification › 8 AAC 97.050 - Petition for clarification or amendment of certification of a unit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A
				  public employer or a public employee representative may file a petition seeking
(1) clarification of an existing bargaining
				  unit, where no question concerning representation exists, in order to resolve a
				  question of unit composition raised by changed circumstances since
				  certification; or
(2) amendment of
				  certification to reflect changed circumstances, including a change in name,
				  affiliation, site, or location.