Bill > H426

This bill amends Chapter 141 of the General Laws to establish continuing education requirements for electricians licensed by the Board of State Examiners of Electricians. The key provisions are: 1. Licensees must complete 21 clock hours of continuing education every 3 years to renew their licenses, with 15 hours focused on the Massachusetts Electrical Code, business, law, and related topics, and 6 hours in professional development areas chosen by the licensee. 2. Inspectors of wires, electrical inspectors, and board members must complete the 15 hours of mandatory continuing education within the first year of a new edition of the Massachusetts Electrical Code being released. 3. Inspectors of wires must complete an additional 6 hours of continuing education approved by the board, for a total of 27 clock hours per license cycle. 4. The board can consider requests for extensions or exemptions from the continuing education requirements under certain circumstances, such as illness or recent licensure. 5. Licensees who do not complete the required continuing education will not be eligible for license renewal, and those with lapsed licenses may need to retake the Massachusetts examination to reinstate their license.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H426