1. A. The State Department of Health shall offer examinations for a temporary journeyman plumber, temporary journeyman electrician, and temporary mechanical journeyman at least once every thirty (30) days following a declaration by the Governor of this state of a state of emergency in response to a disaster involving the destruction of dwelling units and shall continue to do so for at least six (6) months following the destruction.
2. B. The temporary journeyman examinations shall be neither less stringent nor more stringent than examinations for regular journeymen in this state.
3. C. No applicant for any temporary journeyman license shall be allowed more than one opportunity to take the temporary journeyman examination.
4. D. No temporary journeyman license shall be extended or renewed. Upon expiration of the temporary journeyman license, the license holder shall be ineligible to work as a journeyman in this state unless qualified under other provisions of law.

Laws 1999, SB 379, c. 405, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.