(1) The board will accept the following documentation of experience for journeyman plumbers:

(a) a notarized statement or letter from a licensed master plumber(s) or a licensed plumbing contractor(s) certifying the time and dates of employment and the type of plumbing work that was performed during the applicant's employment. Verification statements or letters must verify five years of actual experience in the field of plumbing, at a minimum of 1500 hours per year;

(b) copy of an apprenticeship completion certificate or certified statement issued by the United States department of labor, bureau of apprenticeship and training, or a recognized state apprenticeship agency/council. Experience granted for a registered apprenticeship is contingent upon successfully completing the requirement of the apprenticeship program;

 

 

 

(c) a transcript providing attainment of a first degree or advanced degree in an approved engineering curriculum or a baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering technology curriculum will be accepted as equivalent to two years of the five-year experience requirement;

(d) the board may, in its sole discretion, give appropriate credit for the following:

(i) graduation from an engineering technology curriculum not approved by the board;

(ii) completion of portions of such curriculum;

(iii) completion of a course of study in a technical institute or other recognized educational program, none of the above to exceed two years of the five-year experience requirement;

(e) upon documentation of practice in the fields of steam fitting, hydronics and industrial piping, the experience will be accepted as equivalent to a maximum of two years of the five-year experience requirement.

(2) Other documentation such as W-2 forms or other time/pay records may only be used to supplement experience documentation when none of the other forms listed above are available due to unusual or unforeseen circumstances, which circumstances must be explained fully and the records approved for use by the board.