Requires applicants for a journeyman certificate of competency or a specialty electrician certificate of competency to demonstrate completion of in-class education to the satisfaction of the department of labor and industries. (Companion Bill: HB 2358).   Official Text and Analysis.

Requires an applicant for a journeyman certificate of competency or a specialty electrician certificate of competency to complete a minimum of 24 to 96 hours of classroom training, depending on the number of work hours required for certification, to be certified.

Requires in-class education to include individual written evaluations and test results. Requires trainees to have received passing test scores and a written evaluation from the instructor indicating satisfactory command of the subject matter.

Provides that an applicant must provide evidence of meeting the in-class education requirement before taking the examination, rather than before applying to receive a certificate of competency after taking the examination.

Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to submit a report to the Legislature on the implementation of the 2010 law requiring classroom training to renew a training certificate. (Current law allows the chairs of the appropriate committees to request a report.).

Provides that for applicants who obtain work experience before July 1, 2013, the hours required for in-class education are proportionate to the hours of work experience obtained after July 1, 2013.

Provides that an applicant for a journeyman certificate of competency or a specialty electrician certificate of competency must complete a minimum of 24 to 96 hours of classroom training, depending on the number of work hours required for certification, to be certified.