Section 1688.1 - [Effective 11/1/2024]A.1. Effective January 1, 2026, no contractor or journeyman license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed twelve (12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years or thirty-six (36) months preceding the expiration date of the license or registration certificate. The continuing education course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee of Electrical Examiners. Exceptions to advance approval, or postcourse approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee, or its designee, within seven (7) days of the course. The location of continuing education courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be scheduled during the workday at the discretion of the course provider. The continuing education material shall cover six (6) hours of codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). The remaining six (6) hours may include the study of: electrical circuit theory and calculations, wiring methods, grounding and bonding, transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and devices, control systems, alternative energy systems including energy storage, safety related to the electrical industry as defined by NFPA 70E, manufacturers' installation of equipment or parts, the Electrical License Act, the trade regulations as set forth in this act as well as the rules of the Construction Industries Board, and other trade subject matters approved by the Committee.2. Effective January 1, 2026, no apprentice shall be permitted to reregister unless the apprentice registrant has completed three (3) hours of continuing education every year preceding the expiration date of the registration certificate. The continuing education course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee. Exceptions to advance approval, or post-course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee, for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee, or its designee, within seven (7) days of the course. The location of continuing education courses shall be at the discretion of the course provider and may be scheduled during the workday at the discretion of the course provider. The continuing education material shall cover a combination of the codes and revisions adopted by the OUBCC, Oklahoma electrical industry regulations as well as the rules of the Construction Industries Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by NFPA 70E, other trade subject matters approved by the Committee, or approved continuing education for the contractor or journeyman. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice is a student apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved course, the continuing education shall not be required.B. The Construction Industries Board shall amend its rules, wherever applicable, to conform to the provisions of the Electrical License Act.Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 1688.1
Added by Laws 2024, c. 269,s. 3, eff. 11/1/2024.