Rule 121-3-.04. Conditioned Air Contractor License

(1) Class I Conditioned Air Contractor licenses are restricted to conditioned air contracting involving conditioned air systems or equipment not exceeding 175,000 BTU of heating and 60,000 BTU of cooling, and Class II licenses are unrestricted. For classifying systems, each complete system in a single installation is to be considered an individual job. (2) To obtain a Class I (Restricted) or Class II (Non-restricted) Conditioned Air Contractor license, a person must submit a completed application, meet the prerequisite experience requirement, obtain a minimum score of seventy (70) on the appropriate examination, and pay all fees required by the Board. (3) An applicant must submit three (3) references on the required form from persons who can attest to the applicant's conditioned air experience to the satisfaction of the Division. References must be from an Architect, Professional Engineer, Inspector, or licensed Conditioned Air Contractor who shall include his or her registration or license number on the form. (4) Applicants must document a minimum of four (4) years of experience for Class I and five (5) years for Class II in conditioned air work of a type covered by the Georgia Heating and Air Conditioning Code, regardless of whether such Code applied to the work in the area or at the time such work was performed by the applicant. Applicants for Class II licenses must document experience with installations of conditioned air systems that exceed 175,000 BTU (net) of heating and 60,000 BTU of cooling. (5) "Experience" shall mean working experience gained through the direct installation of and responsibility for conditioned air systems and directly related activities of a type covered by the Georgia Heating and Air Conditioning Code (regardless of whether such Code was in effect in the area or at the time the applicant gained such experience. (a) Experience for Class I shall consist of two (2) years of residential installation experience as a lead mechanic, one year as a service technician, evidence of having an E.P.A. (Environmental Protection Agency) certification, one year of residential supervisory experience, and a completion of a Board-approved heat loss and gain and duct design course. (b) Experience for Class II shall consist of two (2) years of installation as a lead mechanic with at least one of the years being commercial only, one year as a service technician or service supervisor evidence of having an E.P.A. (Environmental Protection Agency) certification, two years of commercial supervisory experience and a Board-approved heat loss and gain and duct design course. (6) Education may be applied toward the experience requirements as follows: (a) completion of a technical school diploma program in engineering or engineering technology may be credited as no more than two (2) years of experience; (b) completion of a vocational-technical school certificate program may be credited as no more than one (1) year of experience. (7) All classifications of Conditioned Air Contractor work experience, unless specifically listed in the examples provided in this rule, shall be made by the Board. Such classifications of experience by the Board shall be final except that, within the Board's sole discretion, an applicant may be allowed to appear before the Board to explain such experience. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 121-3-.04
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19, 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-14-2, 43-14-5, 43-14-6, 43-14-8, 43-14-13.
History. Original Rule entitled "Passing Grade" was filed as Emergency Rule 121-3-1-0.3-.04 on July 28, 1980; effective July 22, 1980, the date of adoption, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule as specified by the Agency.
Amended: Emergency Rule 121-3-1-0.3-.04 repealed by Emergency Rule 121-3-1-0.9. Filed September 29, 1980; effective September 25, 1980, the date of adoption, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule, as specified by the Agency. (Emergency Rule 121-3-1-0.9-.04 expired January 22, 1981.) (By filing of July 30, 1981, Chapter 121-3-1 was renumbered as 121-3; effective August 19, 1981.)
Adopted: New Rule entitled "Conditioned Air Contractor License" (i.e., Rule 121-2-.03 renumbered as Rule 121-3-.04). F. Feb. 27, 2025; eff. Mar. 19, 2025.