Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.153
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.153, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1305.153. MASTER ELECTRICIAN.
Official statutory text
(a) An applicant for a license as a master electrician must:
(1) have at least 12,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician;
(2) have held a journeyman electrician license for at least two years; and
(3) pass a master electrician examination administered under this chapter.
(b) A master electrician may:
(1) perform all electrical work, including electrical work performed by a master sign electrician;
(2) supervise an electrician;
(3) verify compliance with on-the-job training requirements for issuance of a master electrician license, master sign electrician license, journeyman electrician license, or journeyman sign electrician license; and
(4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign contractor.
(1) have at least 12,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician;
(2) have held a journeyman electrician license for at least two years; and
(3) pass a master electrician examination administered under this chapter.
(b) A master electrician may:
(1) perform all electrical work, including electrical work performed by a master sign electrician;
(2) supervise an electrician;
(3) verify compliance with on-the-job training requirements for issuance of a master electrician license, master sign electrician license, journeyman electrician license, or journeyman sign electrician license; and
(4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign contractor.
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