1. (a) Individual applicants for electrical licenses and electrical sign licenses may establish required on-the-job training under a master electrician or a master sign electrician by showing that the applicant has been supervised for the requisite period by one or more persons who meet any one of the following:

   1. (1) licensure by any jurisdiction as a master electrician, or master sign electrician as appropriate; or,
   2. (2) a person not licensed as an electrician, who during the period of supervision of the applicant, had experience working in a position having overall responsibility for electrical work, or electrical sign work, as appropriate, that is acceptable in the trade for a business that performed such work in an area where no municipal or regional electrical license, or electrical sign license, was required.

2. (b) Proof of a non-licensed supervising person's experience may be established by providing on a form acceptable to the department:

   1. (1) a verified statement from the owner or manager of a business described in subsection (a)(2) of this section, that the supervising person during the period the person supervised electrical work performed by the applicant, had overall responsibility for electrical work, or electrical sign work, as appropriate, performed by the business;
   2. (2) a verified statement by the supervising person that he or she was the owner of a business described in subsection (a)(2) of this section with overall responsibility for work performed by the business, and that he or she supervised the applicant in the performance of electrical work or electrical sign work, as appropriate, during the period of employment reported; or,

   3. (3) when statements described in paragraph (1) and (2) of this subsection are not available;

      1. (A) the applicant's verified statement setting out the period of employment, the nature of relevant work provided by the business, the nature of work performed by the applicant, the name and title of supervising persons, that the supervising persons had overall responsibility for electrical work, or electric sign work, as appropriate, and an explanation why a statement under either paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection is not available; and,

      2. (B) documentation showing applicant's relationship to the business for the relevant period, such as:

         1. (i) payroll records;
         2. (ii) applicant's personal tax records; or,
         3. (iii) other records acceptable to the department.

3. (c) When the applicant has been supervised by a non-licensed person, the existence of the business described in subsection (a)(2) of this section must be established by providing documentation for the relevant period, such as:

   1. (1) invoices showing work performed;
   2. (2) tax records of the business;
   3. (3) approval of electrical work, or electrical sign work, as appropriate, by officials from jurisdictions having authority over the work, but where no license was required;
   4. (4) yellow page and newspaper advertisements (must include date); or
   5. (5) other records acceptable to the department.

Source Note:The provisions of this §73.26 adopted to be effective December 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 11029; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730.