Tex. Occ. Code § 1305.153 · Subchapter D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
MASTER ELECTRICIAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1062, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1317), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1305.htm
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