§ 59-1000.5b. Temporary license examinations.

A.  The Construction Industries Board shall offer examinations for temporary journeyman plumber, temporary journeyman electrician, and temporary mechanical journeyman at least once every thirty (30) days following a declaration by the Governor of this state of a state of emergency in response to a disaster involving the destruction of dwelling units and shall continue do so for at least six (6) months following the declaration.

B.  The temporary journeyman examinations shall be neither less stringent nor more stringent than examinations for regular journeyman licenses in this state.

C.  No applicant for any temporary journeyman license shall be allowed more than one opportunity to take the temporary journeyman examination.

D.  No temporary journeyman license shall be extended or renewed.  Upon expiration of the temporary journeyman license, the license holder shall be ineligible to work as a journeyman in this state unless qualified under other provisions of law.

E.  The temporary license shall be distinguishable from the regularly issued license.

F.  The Construction Industries Board shall not issue a temporary license until the person demonstrates compliance with the requirements of Section 1701 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 405, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 64, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.  Renumbered from Title 59, § 1860 by Laws 2008, c. 4, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.  Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 7.