ND SB2056

Requires journeyman electrician applicants registered as apprentices after January 31, 2008 to complete either federal apprenticeship training or a board-approved two-year higher education course, with the board authorized to give education credits against the 8,000-hour experience requirement.

Clarifies that electrician licenses issued for one-year terms may be renewed without examination upon payment of proper fee, but require re-examination if not renewed for three consecutive years or more.

Maintains eight grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation including failure to maintain electrical code standards, gross negligence, material misstatement in obtaining license, and failure to complete continuing education requirements.

Requires applicants for license renewal to complete at least eight hours of continuing education each biennium relating to electrical code standards, with the board conducting education sessions at no fewer than six locations statewide and charging no more than ten dollars per session.

Authorizes the state electrical board to expend funds to educate and encourage potential electricians into the trade and declares the act an emergency measure.