SB374 Summary

• Extends the deadline for electrical contractors who passed a nationally standardized examination to apply for licensure without further examination requirements from July 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011.

• Allows individuals who successfully passed a nationally standardized journeyman electrician examination on or before January 1, 2011, to apply for journeyman electrician licensure without further examination for one year from the effective date.

• Requires electrical contractors holding a county or municipal government license or permit to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to continue working within their local jurisdiction.

• Removes the previous requirement that locally-licensed electrical contractors must have taken a board examination within the preceding 12 months, replacing it with the provisional license requirement.

• Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.