§ 22-114. Plumbing and mechanical journeyman examination.

(a)

Required.

(1)

Except as provided in this section, each applicant desiring to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a plumbing or mechanical journeyman shall first make application for a certificate of competency, satisfy the contractor licensing manager of his character and integrity, pass a written examination prepared, proctored and graded by an approved testing agency, and receive a certificate of competency.

(2)

Applications shall include:

a.

The applicant's name and address.

b.

A record of the previous experience of the applicant in the field of plumbing or mechanical contracting.

c.

Whether the applicant has ever been licensed or had a professional or vocational license refused or revoked, or has surrendered or failed to renew a license when either informal or formal complaints were made against him.

(3)

All examinations for plumbing and mechanical journeyman shall consist of theoretical and practical questions to determine the applicant's familiarity with rules and regulations governing plumbing and mechanical construction as defined in the Florida Building Code and/or this article.

(4)

Applicants for plumbing and mechanical journeyman shall submit satisfactory evidence that they have completed the minimum number of years of experience, or a combination of experience and education as follows:

a.

Verification of completion of the fourth year of participation in a registered apprenticeship program which includes four years' work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered plumber or mechanical contractor; or

b.

Completion of two years' attendance in a registered apprenticeship program which includes two years' work experience and an additional three years' practical work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered plumber or mechanical contractor; or

c.

Six years' practical work experience under the direct supervision of a state certified or registered plumber or mechanical contractor.

(b)

Reciprocity. An initial certificate of competency as a plumbing or mechanical journeyman shall be issued without further examination to any person who has taken and passed a written examination for such trade or occupation prepared, proctored and graded by an approved testing agency, and who holds a valid certificate of competency from a city or county and which grants reciprocity to Volusia County for such trades. To secure such a certificate, the applicant shall furnish to contractor licensing a photocopy of his current competency certificate and a letter of reciprocity from the chief administrator's office of the city or county issuing such certificate stating that the applicant has taken and passed the appropriate approved testing agency examination.

(Ord. No. 2005-14, § 1, 10-6-05; Ord. No. 2007-51, § I, 12-6-07)