JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN.
Tex. OCC Code § 1305.1605.
in effect(a) An applicant for a license as a journeyman lineman must:
(1) have at least:
(A) 7,000 hours of training in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor; or
(B) 3-1/2 years of experience as a journeyman lineman for an electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or electrical contractor in this state; and
(2) pass a journeyman lineman examination administered under this chapter.
(b) A journeyman lineman license is not required for:
(1) a person performing work exempt under Section 1305.003 (a)(5); or
(2) a person who:
(A) is performing journeyman lineman work;
(B) possesses a journeyman electrician license; and
(C) is employed by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 796 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.