La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LV-309
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LV-309 - Requirements to Take Exam for Residential Plumber Limited LicenseA. Requirements 1. An applicant for residential plumber's examination shall be a registered apprentice with the board and have performed 4,000 hours as an unindentured apprentice or 3,000 hours as an indentured apprentice of manual labor of plumbing under the direct, constant, on-the-job supervision of a licensed plumber as defined in §101, by way of official payroll documentation or W-2's with an accompanying paycheck stub.2. He shall have sufficient education to read and write the answers to the examination questions and shall understand the plumbing terms in regard to the installation or repair of plumbing.3. He shall furnish a 2-inch by 2-inch photograph of himself with the application.4. He shall submit his application and required documents to the office of the state Plumbing Board of Louisiana not less than 30 days before any scheduled examination. The board shall inform all interested persons of the examination schedule.5. He must attach a money order or check for the appropriate fee to the application. The fee is established in §3126. No residential plumber certificate shall permit any residential plumber to do the work of a journeyman plumber.B. Regular quarterly examinations will be held on such days and in such locations as set by the board. Regularly scheduled examinations are subject to postponement or relocation to accommodate legal holidays or other conditions beyond the control of the board.C. Failure to report for examination will result in the forfeiture of the applicant's fee. This forfeiture may be reversed by the board upon showing a good cause by the applicant explaining his failure to attend the scheduled examination.D. Special examinations may be held at such times and places as the board may direct. Any person or persons may request that he be examined by the board at times and places other than the regularly scheduled examination dates, and the board shall examine such applicant or applicants as are qualified, at a reasonable time and place designated by the board after notice of such request, at the payment of a fee as established by the board.E. The examination shall be given by one or more examiners. At least one board member shall be present. If one is not available, the executive director shall oversee examinations only after notification to all board members.F. The chairman of the board shall appoint the examiner or examiners, who may be representatives of a private professional service provider qualified to administer a standardized, nationally recognized test duly adopted by the board. If necessary, the chairman shall appoint additional examiners to conduct the special examination described in Subsection D of this Section or an examiner to conduct any special examination required as an accommodation to a qualified disabled individual under the Americans with Disabilities Act. 1. The chairman of the board shall appoint special examiners to assist these applicants in the completion of the written portion of their examinations. These special examiners will not provide any information or data to the applicants, but will only complete the written portion of any examination given to such applicants by writing the answers for the applicants as provided to the special examiner. These examiners will assist these applicants in such a manner as to prevent disclosure of answers to examination questions to any other applicant participating in the examination.2. These applicants will be granted provisional licenses. This provisional and limited license shall permit any such applicant to engage in the work of a residential plumber, upon passing the special examination described herein, within the geographic areas to which the Louisiana plumbing law has been made applicable. However, the license issued by the board shall state that the license was issued pursuant to these provisions.3. Applicants under these special provisions will not be relieved of any other requirements or conditions associated with the issuance of a residential plumber's license by this board as established under the board's revised rules and regulations and the Louisiana plumbing laws, R.S. 37:1365-37:1378.G. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any person or persons who at any time within three years of being cited by the board or its agents for engaging in the work of a residential plumber at a time when he did not possess a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, or was otherwise subject to civil or criminal prosecution for doing the work of a journeyman plumber without possessing a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, may request that he be examined by the board pursuant to this Section, but only after the payment of a special enforcement fee as established by the board, which shall be in addition to the regular license fee established by the board.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-309
Adopted by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, 1968, amended and promulgated LR 7:588 (November 1981), amended LR 15:1089 (December 1989), amended by the Department of Employment and Training, Plumbing Board, LR 16:23 (January 1990), LR 17:53 (January 1991), amended by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, LR 19:898 (July 1993), LR 19:1594 (December 1993), LR 21:1351 (December 1995), LR 26:327 (February 2000), Promulgated by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43973 (5/1/2017), Amended LR 49918 (5/1/2023), Promulgated by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43:973 (May 2017), amended LR 49:918 (May 2023), amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 5042 (1/1/2024), Amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 501675 (11/1/2024).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1366(D) and R.S. 37:1368(G).