Tex. Occ. Code § 1305.1605 · Subchapter D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An applicant for a license as a journeyman lineman must:
(1) have at least:
(A) 7,000 hours of training in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor; or
(B) 3-1/2 years of experience as a journeyman lineman for an electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or electrical contractor in this state; and
(2) pass a journeyman lineman examination administered under this chapter.
(b) A journeyman lineman license is not required for:
(1) a person performing work exempt under Section 1305.003(a)(5); or
(2) a person who:
(A) is performing journeyman lineman work;
(B) possesses a journeyman electrician license; and
(C) is employed by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 796), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1305.htm
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