2024 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-6 - Electricians
Section 5-6-24.3. - Credit for electrical license exams.
§ 5-6-24.3. Credit for electrical license exams.
(a) For licensing purposes, decisions by an apprenticeship sponsor to grant credit for prior learning or experience pursuant to § 28-45-9(2)(xii) or § 28-45-9.2 shall also require the written approval of the state board of examiners of electricians of the Rhode Island department of labor and training. Registered apprentices may receive credit for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational school authorized by the board of education, or a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours of classroom training gained over two (2) academic years (one hundred forty-four (144) hours per academic year), upon the successful completion of a course of study in a fully accredited trade school that has been approved by the Rhode Island office of postsecondary commissioner and by the Rhode Island department of labor and training apprenticeship council.
(b) For licensing purposes, on-the-job learning hours required as part of a registered apprenticeship program by license type are as follows:
(1) At minimum, an electrician apprenticeship program for a Class B license shall include eight thousand (8,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(2) At minimum, a maintenance electrician apprenticeship program for a Class M license shall include six thousand (6,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(3) At minimum, a lightning protection installer apprenticeship program shall include four thousand (4,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(4) All registered apprenticeship programs shall include one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction, including, but not limited to, classroom training, provided concurrently with each two thousand (2,000) hours period of on-the-job learning.
History of Section.
P.L. 2024, ch. 330, § 2, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 331, § 2, effective June 25, 2024.
