Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. License Requirements
Section 1305.1605. Journeyman Lineman

Sec. 1305.1605. JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN. (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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 796), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.

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