South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:44 - ELECTRICIANS › Chapter 20:44:16 - Qualifications and licenses › Section 20:44:16:08 - Electrical experience for advancement

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In addition to passing the examination for an advanced
				  license, electrical experience required for advancement to a different level of
				  license is as follows:
(1) Apprentice
				electrician to journeyman - At least four years of licensed 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
National Electrical Code
, commercial wiring, residential or
				farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor
				controls, and blueprint reading;
(2) Journeyman electrician to Class B
				electrician - At least two years of licensed 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
National Electrical Code
, residential or farmstead wiring, or
				both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor controls, and blueprint
				reading;
(3) Journeyman electrician
				to electrical contractor or electrical inspector - At least two years of
				licensed 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
National Electrical Code
;
(4) Electrical contractor to electrical
				inspector - No additional experience required;
(5) 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;
(6) Apprentice
				electrician to 501(d) electrician - At least two years of licensed 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
National Electrical Code
, commercial wiring, residential or
				farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor
				controls, and blueprint reading;
(7) 501(d) electrician to journeyman - At
				least four years of licensed 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
National Electrical Code
, commercial wiring, residential or
				farmstead wiring, or both, electrical motor installation, electrical motor
				controls, and blueprint reading. 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.
For the purposes of this section a person is considered
				  licensed when employed by the federal government.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 36-16-12.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 36-16-13,
					 36-16-14.