1. (a) An applicant for a license as a master electrician must:

   1. (1) have at least 12,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician;
   2. (2) have held a journeyman electrician license for at least two years; and
   3. (3) pass a master electrician examination administered under this chapter.

2. (b) A master electrician may:

   1. (1) perform all electrical work, including electrical work performed by a master sign electrician;
   2. (2) supervise an electrician;
   3. (3) verify compliance with on-the-job training requirements for issuance of a master electrician license, master sign electrician license, journeyman electrician license, or journeyman sign electrician license; and
   4. (4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign contractor.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1062, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1317), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.