Section 27-3010. Qualifications of applicants for master electrician's and special electrician's licenses

a. An  applicant  for  a  license  as  a  master  electrician  or  special  electrician  must  be  over the age of
  twenty-one years, of good moral character and, at the time  of  applying
  for  examination,  shall have had, during the ten (10) years immediately
  preceding his or her application, at least seven  and  one-half  (7 1/2)
  years  or  the  equivalent  as  indicated  below  and during such time a
  minimum of ten thousand five hundred (10,500) hours or the equivalent as
  indicated  below  of  satisfactory  experience  in   the   installation,
  alteration  and repair of wiring and appliances for electric light, heat
  and power in  or  on  buildings  or  comparable  facilities.  Except  as
  otherwise  provided  below,  such satisfactory experience must have been
  obtained while  under  the  direct  supervision  of  a  licensed  master
  electrician  or  special  electrician  or,  with  respect  to experience
  outside the city, under the direct supervision  of  an  individual  with
  comparable  qualifications  as determined by the commissioner, and while
  in the employ of (i) a master electrician business as defined herein, or
  (ii) an individual, a partnership or a corporation  owning,  leasing  or
  managing  a building, buildings or parts thereof and employing a special
  electrician to perform electrical work in or on specific buildings, lots
  or  parts  thereof  owned,  leased  or  managed  by   such   individual,
  corporation  or  partnership, or (iii) an individual, a partnership or a
  corporation  deemed  acceptable  by  the  commissioner.  No  more   than
  twenty-five  percent  (25%)  of  such satisfactory experience shall have
  been  gained  while  working  outside  the  United  States  unless   the
  commissioner determines that the licensing system and electrical code of
  the foreign jurisdiction is essentially similar to licensing systems and
  electrical  codes in the United States. The following shall be deemed to
  fulfill the satisfactory experience requirement:
    1. A journeyman electrician who has worked at least seven and one-half
  (7 1/2) years and during such  time  a  minimum  of  ten  thousand  five
  hundred  (10,500)  hours  of  such experience must have been obtained by
  working with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair
  of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power in or on buildings or
  comparable facilities, or
    2. A graduate of a  college  or  university  who  holds  a  degree  in
  electrical engineering, either a master of science (M.S.) or bachelor of
  science  (B.S.)  and has in addition worked at least (i) with respect to
  an applicant with an M.S. degree, two and  one-half  (2 1/2)  years  and
  during  such  time a minimum of thirty-five hundred (3500) hours of such
  experience or, (ii) with respect to an applicant  with  a  B.S.  degree,
  three  and  one-half  (3 1/2)  years  and  during such time a minimum of
  forty-nine hundred (4900)  hours  of  such  experience  must  have  been
  obtained  by  working  with  his  or  her  tools  on  the  installation,
  alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for electric light,  heat
  and power in or on buildings or comparable facilities, or
    3.   A   graduate   of  a  vocational,  industrial,  trade  school  or
  apprenticeship program, registered with the New York state department of
  labor, specializing in electrical wiring,  installation  and  design  or
  applied  electricity,  who has worked at least five and one-half (5 1/2)
  years and during such time a minimum  of  seventy-seven  hundred  (7700)
  hours  of such experience must have been obtained by working with his or
  her tools on the installation,  alteration  and  repair  of  wiring  and
  appliances  for  electric  light,  heat  and power in or on buildings or
  comparable facilities, or
    4. Any person who attended courses in a college or university  leading
  to  a degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bachelor
  of science in electrical  engineering  or  mechanical  engineering,  who

  passed  all  subjects  in  the  required  courses shall be credited with
  satisfactory experience equal to fifty per cent (50%) of the  number  of
  curricula  years  he  or  she  has satisfactorily completed which, in no
  event,  however,  shall  exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) years credit of
  satisfactory experience, the balance of the required seven and  one-half
  (7 1/2)  years,  i.e.,  five (5) years and during such time a minimum of
  seven thousand (7000) hours of such experience must have  been  obtained
  by  working  with  his  or her tools on the installation, alteration and
  repair of wiring and apparatus for  light,  heat  and  power  in  or  on
  buildings or comparable facilities, or
    5.  Any  person  who  attended  courses in a vocational, industrial or
  trade school, registered with the New York state  department  of  labor,
  specializing  in  electrical  wiring, installation and design or applied
  electricity who has passed all subjects in the required courses shall be
  credited with fifty per cent (50%) of the number of curricula years that
  he or she has satisfactorily completed  which,  however,  in  no  event,
  shall exceed two (2) years credit of such experience, the balance of the
  required  seven  and  one-half  (7 1/2)  years,  i.e., five and one-half
  (5 1/2) years of such experience and during such time a minimum of seven
  thousand (7000) hours must have been obtained by working with his or her
  tools on the installation and repair of wiring for electric light,  heat
  and power in or on buildings or comparable facilities, or
    6.  An  employee  of a government agency, private inspection agency or
  other entity, acceptable to the  commissioner,  whose  duties  primarily
  involve  the  inspection  of  electrical  work  for  compliance with the
  electrical code and the electrical code technical standards and/or other
  laws relating to the installation, alteration or  repair  of  electrical
  wiring  or  appliances shall be credited with fifty percent (50%) of the
  number of years that he or she has been satisfactorily employed in  such
  duties  within  the  ten  (10)  year period prior to application, which,
  however, in no event, shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) years credit
  of satisfactory experience.  The  balance  of  the  required  seven  and
  one-half  (7 1/2)  years,  i.e.,  five  (5) years and during such time a
  minimum of seven thousand (7000) hours of such experience must have been
  obtained  by  working  with  his  or  her  tools  on  the  installation,
  alteration  and repair of wiring and appliances for electric light, heat
  and power in or on buildings or comparable facilities  except  that  the
  requirement of subdivision a of this section that an applicant's working
  experience  must  have  been  within  the  ten (10) year period prior to
  application shall not apply to such balance of five  (5)  years  working
  experience required pursuant to this paragraph.
    b.   Every   application   for   a  master  electrician's  or  special
  electrician's license shall be made in writing in such  form  and  shall
  furnish  such  information  as  the commissioner may, from time to time,
  prescribe, and set forth in the rules of the department.
    c. Every applicant  shall  be  required  to  take  an  examination  in
  accordance  with  the  rules  of  the  department.  However,  where  the
  application is on behalf of a city agency, the  commissioner  may  waive
  the  examination  requirement if the applicant has sufficient experience
  qualifications, as determined by the commissioner.
    d. Every applicant shall submit to such investigation by  the  license
  board  as  may  be  proper  to  determine  the applicant's character and
  fitness. Every applicant shall commence the application process with the
  department within one year of passing the examination for licensure  and
  shall  furnish to the department a completed application within one year
  of submission of the first filing.  Failure  to  provide  all  requested
  documents  in  a timely manner will constitute an incomplete application
  and may result in denial of the license.