Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1688.1

A. 1. Effective January 1, 2026, no contractor or journeyman

license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed twelve

(12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years or thirty-

six (36) months preceding license renewal. If a license expires

before the licensee completes the continuing education requirement,

any continuing education that is completed while the license is

expired will be applied to the continuing education requirement for

the thirty-six (36) months preceding the date the license expired.

Once the continuing education requirement for the expired license is

met, along with any other requirements, the expired license may be

renewed. Twelve (12) hours of continuing education will have to be

completed in order to meet the continuing education requirement for

the subsequent thirty-six-month period. The continuing education

course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee

of Electrical Examiners. Exceptions to advance approval, or post-

course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee,

for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written

notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee, or its

designee, within seven (7) days of the course. The location of

continuing education courses shall be at the discretion of the

course provider and may be scheduled during the workday at the

discretion of the course provider. The continuing education

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material shall cover six (6) hours of codes and revisions adopted by

the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). The

remaining six (6) hours may include the study of: electrical

circuit theory and calculations, wiring methods, grounding and

bonding, transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and

devices, control systems, alternative energy systems including

energy storage, safety related to the electrical industry as defined

by NFPA 70E, manufacturers' installation of equipment or parts, the

Electrical License Act, the trade regulations as set forth in this

act as well as the rules of the Construction Industries Board, and

other trade subject matters approved by the Committee.

2. Effective January 1, 2026, no apprentice shall be permitted

to reregister unless the apprentice registrant has completed three

(3) hours of continuing education every year preceding re-

registration. If a registration expires before the registrant

completes the continuing education requirement, any continuing

education that is completed while the registration is expired will

be applied to the continuing education requirement for the year

preceding the date the registration expired. Once the continuing

education requirement for the expired registration is met, along

with any other requirements, the apprentice is allowed to re-

register after having an expired registration. Three (3) hours of

continuing education will still have to be completed in order to

meet the continuing education requirement for the subsequent

registration year. The continuing education course and instructor

shall be approved in advance by the Committee. Exceptions to

advance approval, or post-course approval, may be allowed by the

Committee, or its designee, for substitute instructors in emergency

situations when written notice of the emergency is provided to the

Committee, or its designee, within seven (7) days of the course.

The location of continuing education courses shall be at the

discretion of the course provider and may be scheduled during the

workday at the discretion of the course provider. The continuing

education material shall cover a combination of the codes and

revisions adopted by the OUBCC, Oklahoma electrical industry

regulations as well as the rules of the Construction Industries

Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by NFPA 70E, other trade
be at the

discretion of the course provider and may be scheduled during the

workday at the discretion of the course provider. The continuing

education material shall cover a combination of the codes and

revisions adopted by the OUBCC, Oklahoma electrical industry

regulations as well as the rules of the Construction Industries

Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by NFPA 70E, other trade

subject matters approved by the Committee, or approved continuing

education for the contractor or journeyman. Notwithstanding the

provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice is a student

apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved course, the

continuing education shall not be required.

B. The Construction Industries Board shall amend its rules,

wherever applicable, to conform to the provisions of the Electrical

License Act.