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489.5335  Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.--

(1)  An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman license in the electrical trade issued by any county or municipality in this state may work as a journeyman in any other county or municipality of this state without taking an additional examination or paying an additional license fee, if he or she:

(a)  Has scored at least 70 percent, or after October 1, 1997, at least 75 percent, on a proctored journeyman Block and Associates examination or other proctored examination approved by the board for the electrical trade;

(b)  Has completed an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor and Employment Security and demonstrates 4 years' verifiable practical experience in the electrical trade, or demonstrates 6 years' verifiable practical experience in the electrical trade; and

(c)  Has not had a license suspended or revoked within the last 5 years.

(2)  A local government may charge a registration fee for reciprocity, not to exceed $25.

History.--s. 17, ch. 97-228.