Facing a tighter budget, the Metra board of directors on Wednesday decided to look within the agency for its next CEO, turning to a 20-year veteran who is used to dealing with the costs of repairing and replacing the railroad's aging equipment.

In a unanimous vote during its regular monthly meeting, the board hired James Derwinski, 49, currently Metra's chief mechanical officer, to replace current Executive Director Don Orseno, who is retiring at the end of the year. Orseno also had been a longtime Metra veteran, and the board decided again to go with an internal candidate to lead the commuter rail service after a nationwide search.

A resident of northwest Indiana who commutes via Metra now and again, Derwinski was hired by the transit agency in 1997, working his way through the ranks to management. As chief mechanical officer, he oversees 650 employees responsible for repair, inspection, cleaning and maintenance of nearly 1,200 rail cars and locomotives. His 2016 pay was $171,704, according to Metra.

In the CEO's seat he'll be paid a salary of $275,000 effective Jan. 1, a drop from Orseno's salary of $317,500. The salary is lower because Derwinski has less experience, said Metra spokesman Michael Gillis.

Martin Oberman, a former Metra board member and chairman and ex-Chicago alderman, praised the Derwinski pick as a "good choice."

"He keeps the cars and locomotives running on scanty resources and knows how to manage people," Oberman said. "His workforce really looks up to him. He's got a very good personality."

In remarks to the board after the vote, Derwinski said he looked forward to working with Orseno in the coming months. "The direction the organization has gone in is the direction we need to continue to go," he said.

Orseno, a 43-year rail veteran credited by transportation experts with helping to restore stability to the agency after years of turmoil, said he was retiring to spend more time with his family.

The next Metra CEO has to deal with a complex system that runs 750 trains a day while having to share lines with freight trains and Amtrak. The new head also will have to contend with the ongoing budget crisis in Springfield; the agency has gone years without a state capital program to upgrade its aging system. Metra has raised fares three times in the last three years.

The funding problems for Metra are getting worse. Metra Chief Financial Officer Thomas Farmer reported to the board that expected funding amounts from the Regional Transportation Authority the financial and oversight agency for Metra, the CTA and PACE will be lower between this year and 2020.

For 2017, the forecast is down more than $22 million than what was expected, from $428.2 million to $405.6 million, due mostly to lower sales tax collection. So the new CEO will have less money to work with.

Oberman said Derwinski understood how complicated Metra's system is, which is an advantage compared with someone from the outside.

"With our funding challenges, we need someone with his proven energy and resourcefulness to keep us on track as we face some difficult years ahead," said Board Vice Chair Romayne Brown, who led the board's search. "Jim is that person."

Derwinski told reporters afterward that one of his skills is making Metra's case in Springfield as one of the agency's representatives.

"One of the things I'm very good at is telling our side of the story down there about the age of the equipment and our needs," Derwinski said.

Metra's board had considered both internal and external candidates. But the agency's last experience with a CEO from outside Metra had been rocky and expensive. Before Orseno, the Metra executive director was Alex Clifford, who came from the Los Angeles' Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro.

Clifford raised allegations of political interference at Metra, was forced out and got a severance package valued at up to $871,000. Clifford had succeeded Phil Pagano, who killed himself in 2010 by stepping in front of a Metra train after allegations of financial misconduct.

Orseno became Metra's executive director and CEO in January 2014, having served as interim head of the service since August 2013.

Derwinski served for six years in the Navy as an electrician on nuclear submarines, then began his railroad career as a locomotive electrician with the Chicago & North Western railroad in 1993. He took college courses in engineering while working as an electrician but did not earn a degree, Gillis said.

Derwinski joined Metra as an electrician in 1997 and rose through the ranks, serving as a foreman, general foreman, shop superintendent, director of systems maintenance, locomotive superintendent, Rock Island division director, Milwaukee division director and then senior director of mechanical operations, becoming chief mechanical officer in September 2013.

Derwinski lives in Crown Point, Ind., and takes Metra occasionally, Gillis said. He was born in Flagstaff, Ariz., but grew up in the south suburbs of Glenwood and South Holland, where he attended Thornwood High School.

Asked about whether he might consider consulting with Metra after retirement, Orseno said he plans to go to "where it's warm" for the winter. "I don't know what the future will bring," he said.

Through a spokeswoman, RTA head Leanne Redden praised the choice of Derwinski.

"We are pleased that Metra continues to look to its own talent by choosing this seasoned professional to move forward to provide quality public transportation in our region," Redden said.

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After spending nearly two decades in Illinois as a union electrician, Court Evans decided to move to Florida.

With hard work and a lot of help from other business people in the area, he has made his new company, Conch Electric, one of the "best" new companies in North Fort Myers, earning "Best of North Fort Myers" recognition for best electrician.

The designation is awarded via a North Fort Myers Neighbr readers poll.

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Evans, whose father and grandfather worked as electricians in the Peoria area, worked for 19 years - five as an apprentice and the rest as a master electrician - before coming here. He passed all his exams and hit the floor running.

"I had been coming here for six years. My dad is a snowbird and many of the people I worked with in Central Illinois are here. I have that client base and they have friends who they've met. I had a lot of clients vote for me," Evans said.

He named the company Conch after the place he and his wife got engaged, in Key West, more specifically, the Conch Republic, which "seceded" from Key West in 1982. The company van even as the Conch Republic Flag on the side.

But with such a jump on a client base, perhaps the most important thing he did was join the River's Edge BNI group, an organization of business owners that meets to network and help each other find business, usually with the other businesses.

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Conch does typical electricial work, as well as bath and kitchen remodels. It also does things you might not know about, such as docks and boatlifts, landscape lighting and more.

Evans said he can also do telephone, data, fire alarm systems and more.

"I can do commercial work, but only small commercial since we aren't big enough just yet," Evans said, who has one van and three electricians. "I like helping people fix their problems."

Evans said being named "Best of" is an honor that has brought him recognition and increased his business even further.

"I've had calls come in that I wouldn't have had without it. I'm still in the process of building my web site, so anything that will get me up there in the search ranks will help me," Evans said.

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Two years ago, Pablo Picasso's painting The Women of Algiers, sold at Christie's for an art auction record of $179 million. Then in June of last year, one of his cubist works, Femme Assise, went for over $63 million.

So when a portfolio of 271 never-before-seen Picassos appeared in 2010 the art world was stunned.

But the biggest surprise may be where they had been for nearly 40 years. Picasso's former electrician, 77-year-old Pierre Le Guennec, and his wife Danielle kept the art treasures in their garage -- works they said were a gift from Pablo Picasso and his last wife, Jacqueline.

The Picasso family heirs don't believe it. They suspect theft, but as we first reported last fall, the Le Guennecs stand by their story -- and it's a story that has captivated the art world.

Danielle and Pierre Le Guennec

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Danielle and Pierre Le Guennec are a retired couple living in the south of France. Back in 1971, he was an electrician hired by Pablo Picasso and his wife Jacqueline, to fix their American-made stove. The Picassos were so pleased, they had him to do other odd jobs on their properties including installing burglar alarms.

Bill Whitaker: How would you describe the relationship? Was it employee/employer? Or did you have a friendship?

Pierre Le Guennec: I believe that Monsieur had total trust in me. Particularly because of my discretion.

His discretion might be the only thing in this tale that isn't in dispute. As family electrician and handyman, Pierre Le Guennec had the run of Picasso's houses for 15 years starting before and stretching beyond the artist's death in 1973. One day in the early 1970s, he says, Jacqueline Picasso surprised him.

Pierre Le Guennec: Madame called me into the hallway and said, "Come here, this is for you. And she handed me a box. I said "Thank you, Madame." I left and brought it back here.

Pablo Picasso in his studio in Vallauris, France, Oct. 23, 1953.

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The Le Guennecs say they opened the box, and weren't impressed. They describe the contents as two Picasso sketchbooks and sheets of looseleaf paper all unsigned.

Danielle Le Guennec: There were plenty of drawings that were repeated. For example, there was the body of a horse without the head and the second part was only a head.

Danielle Le Guennec says, in general, she's not a big fan of Picasso's art.

Danielle Le Guennec: There are paintings where I don't know if the character is looking at me, not looking at me, the head is upside down it's on the side, and that's what made him famous. I'm not saying it's ugly, but I don't like it.

Bill Whitaker: So, you didn't think much of this box of paintings and sketches, and things that you received?

Pierre Le Guennec: If someone would've told me, "Mr. Le Guennec, go and throw this in the fire, I would have thrown it in the fire."

Pierre Le Guennec and Bill Whitaker inside Le Guennec's garage

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Instead of burning the box, Pierre Le Guennec says it ended up on a shelf in his garage. It lived there undisturbed until 2010, when he says he was ill and facing surgery. That's when he thought he should get his affairs in order and wondered if that Picasso gift might be worth something.

So, he contacted the Picasso Administration, run by Pablo Picasso's son, and described by hand-written letter and photos, what he had. The Picasso administration is the only place in the world that can certify the artist's work. Le Guennec wanted his box of art authenticated.

Pierre Le Guennec: They answered me by telling me that Claude Picasso wanted to see with his own eyes what it was we had and he gave us an appointment. So we went up to Paris, my wife and I, by train with a suitcase.

Bill Whitaker: Full of artwork?

Pierre Le Guennec: Yes. I organized them properly in cardboard folders so it could be presentable.

Bill Whitaker: How were you greeted by Claude?

Pierre Le Guennec: He was a bit haughty.

Danielle Le Guennec: Impolite.

Pierre Le Guennec: He's a monsieur and we are little people.

Danielle Le Guennec: He didn't even say 'hello'.

Bill Whitaker: Like little people?

Danielle Le Guennec: He looked at me and said 'You, you can sit over there.' One cannot say we were welcomed. That's not very polite, considering he's the son of a genius.

Bill Whitaker: Kind of snobbish, you say?

Pierre Le Guennec: Yes.

Danielle Le Guennec: Yes, snob.

Pierre Le Guennec: a man who represents wealth.

But Claude Picasso himself, the artist's third child and one of five living heirs, remembers the meeting differently.

Claude Picasso: I start-- you know, asking questions and so on. And they said they were given these things by my father. Then later on, a little bit later on in the conversation they said that some of them were given to them by my father's widow.

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The stash contained works spanning more than 30 years from 1900 to 1932. Some were preliminary sketches of well-known works displayed in museums and galleries around the world, like this one from 1932, "Woman Seated in Red Armchair" at the Musee Picasso in Paris. The similarity is striking. And then there's this one: a never-before-seen portrait of Olga, Picasso's first wife and constant subject for nearly 20 years. Included in the 271 works were six sketches, 28 lithographs and nine cubist collages -- considered museum quality. There were also those two full sketch pads with 81 drawings. An art trove later valued at as much as $100 million. Claude Picasso could not believe his eyes and did not believe the Le Guennecs.

Claude Picasso: The explanations were a bit murky. But I quickly understood that they must have stolen them.

Bill Whitaker: Did you know, immediately, that they were real?

Claude Picasso: Yes, but I didn't tell them that.

Bill Whitaker: You didn't wanna give anything away.

Claude Picasso: I couldn't because it was so it was so amazing. And they kept pulling out things.

Bill Whitaker: More and more

Claude Picasso: More and more and more. So at a certain point I said, "Is that all?" And they said, "No, no, no. We have some more here." And I-- I couldn't-- I c-- that's incredible. And-- and but I-- you know, I didn't say anything at all

Bill Whitaker: You didn't reveal anything on your face

Claude Picasso: "How nice. How lucky," whatever, you know, some

banality like this. And-- I had to let them go. 'Cause there is no system that can make me-- clamp down on these possessions.

Bill Whitaker: You couldn't seize them.

Claude Picasso: No, no

Bill Whitaker: So you had to let them go

Claude Picasso: You have to let that go. I knew what I had to do next.

Bill Whitaker: You called the police.

Claude Picasso: Yes.

The police opened an investigation. Three weeks later, the gendarmes were at the Le Guennec door. They seized the works - - and they seized the couple.

Pierre Le Guennec: We were taken into custody to Nice, my wife in one car and I in another and I was held there for two days.

Danielle Le Guennec: I spent one day in jail, I was devastated -- so devastated that I've been seeing a psychiatrist. I am not over it. I can still see that jail cell. And I'd like to add, if I can use this language, it didn't just smell bad, it stank.

Bill Whitaker: You don't believe they were kept in their garage for 40 years?

Both Jean-Jacques Neuer and Claudia Andrieu: No.

Jean-Jacques Neuer and Claudia Andrieu, lawyers representing the Picasso administration, say the condition of the art is too pristine to have been kept on a shelf in a garage for almost 40 years. They don't buy any part of the Le Guennecs story.

Bill Whitaker: Why not?

Claudia Andrieu: It's impossible.

Jean-Jacques Neuer: It's impossible. It's nonsense, and to be very frank with you, we believe that Mr. Le Guennec is a swindler.

The Le Guennecs say they're honest people caught in a David and Goliath battle with the Picasso heirs. Snooty art moguls who can't handle the idea that a modest family might be worthy of the artist's gift.

Danielle Le Guennec: We are simple people. We love our home and our garden. We've never travelled.

Bill Whitaker: They say that you folks were a little snobbish and perhaps looking down on them, because they're just little people, simple people, they call themselves.

Jean-Jacques Neuer: They play on that. It's pure manipulation, it's fantastic. It's-- it's the-- the poor

Bill Whitaker: You don't believe that they are simple people

Jean-Jacques Neuer: They are simple people, this is not the problem. We believe that they play on this to try to obtain sympathy from the public.

The family lawyers also question the meticulous language Pierre Le Guennec used to describe the works which they say could only have come from an art expert. But the retired electrician denies the accusation, and says he wrote every word himself.

These works by Picasso were deemed so valuable they immediately were seized and brought here for safekeeping one of the most secure places in the country: the Bank of France. This is the Fort Knox of France: the country's gold reserves are kept here too.

In February 2015, the Le Guennecs went on trial. There wasn't enough evidence to prove they stole the art, so prosecutors charged them with possessing stolen property.

Witnesses who knew Pablo Picasso and his wife, Jacqueline, testified it was impossible anyone would get such a generous gift from the master.

Maya Picasso, the artist's second child, says it's entirely out of character for the father she lived with the first 20 years of her life.

Maya Picasso : My father gave he gave pretty easily be it money or a sweater, if you were cold. But giving away artworks? No!

Even more unlikely, she says, was parting with his portraits of his first wife.

Maya Picasso: There's a beautiful portrait of Olga when she was young. You know, love is something beautiful, and when you're living it and decide to draw it, it's more than a picture. So he would have never given something like that away.

In his defense, Pierre Le Guennec presented this signed gift as evidence his relationship with the Picassos was more than just doing odd jobs. The Picasso family says an autographed pamphlet is exactly the type of small gift he might have received from Pablo Picasso.

Jean-Jacques Neuer: It's a little brochure dedicated and signed by Picasso. And when he came, he gave this little brochure. As a, "See, Picasso knew me," and his excuse to have all these works which were obviously stolen, was that he had this little brochure.

When Danielle Le Guennec took the stand she insisted she had a close friendship with Jacqueline Picasso, claiming Madame Picasso considered the Le Guennec home a refuge from the pressures of being the wife and widow of the 20th century's best-known artist.

Danielle Le Guennec: Jacqueline was a wonderful person who taught me a lot. Because she spoke so much about her husband, I got to know him. My friendship with Jacqueline lasted until the very end14 years of loyaltyI accompanied her to her final resting place.

Bill Whitaker to Danielle Le Guennec: Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline She wrote to you quite often

Danielle Le Guennec keeps mementos of her relationship with the late Mrs.Picasso -- handwritten postcards she considers more valuable than a Picasso itself.

Danielle Le Guennec: As I said in court, they may have taken away the works, but the most beautiful painting I ever had was my friendship with Jacqueline and that is something they will never be able to take away.

The story of how the Le Guennecs aquired these works remains a mystery were they a generous gift? Were they stolen? Much like Picasso's art, this tale is intriguing, abstract and ultimately left to each of us to make sense of it all. In court the Le Guennecs were found guilty and given a two-year suspended sentence. They are appealing.

Bill Whitaker: If you had known then what you know now, would you have taken the artwork to Claude?

Pierre Le Guennec: If this had to be done all over again, well Monsieur, the box would've ended up in the chimney in the room right behind you there.

Last fall, the Le Guennecs appeared before a French appeals court and admitted they had lied. They said Jacqueline Picasso had asked them to store the art to keep it from French authorities and from her step children. As you might expect, Picasso family members think this latest story also is a lie. The French court upheld the Le Guennec's two-year sentence and ordered the art returned to Picasso's heirs.

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HYDERABAD: A worker from Telangana is stuck at a Saudi detention centre and waiting to be sent back to India for the last nine months. Syed Muqtar of Bodhan in Nizamabad district had gone to Saudi Arabia two years ago.

"The employer troubled him and refused to pay him his salary," Muqtar's father Syed Hameed, an auto-electrician in Bodhan, told TOI. Syed Muqtar is in the Shumaisi Detention Centre in Riyadh.

On Saturday, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi urged union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to look into Muqtar's case. "Please help me to go to my country. I am here not having committed any crime. Please help me," Muqtar had tweeted on Saturday to Sushma Swaraj.

The Consulate-General of India (CGI), Jeddah, responded by saying that the CGI was cognizant of his case as he was 'matloob' (wanted) by the sponsor. It was informed that he was in room no. 72 of the detention centre. The CGI said they were working on the case through his sponsor.

Muqtar's father Hameed said his son was sent to Saudi Arabia through an agent two years ago. But after Muqtar landed in Riyadh, he was not given salary.

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ELECTRICIANS Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 73 (effective September 1, 2015)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

73.1. Authority 73.10. Definitions 73.20. Licensing Requirements--Applicant and Experience Requirements 73.21. License Requirements--Examination 73.22. License Requirements--General 73.23. Licensing Requirements--Renewal 73.24. Licensing Requirements--Waiver of Examination Requirements 73.25. Continuing Education 73.26. Documentation of Required On-The-Job Training 73.27. Licensing Requirements--Temporary Apprentices 73.28. Licensing Requirements--Emergency Licenses 73.30. Exemptions 73.40. Insurance Requirements 73.51. Electrical Contractors Responsibilities 73.52. Electrical Sign Contractors Responsibilities 73.53. Responsibilities of All Persons Performing Electrical Work 73.54. Residential Appliance Installation Contractors Responsibilities 73.60. Standards of Conduct for Engaging in Electrical Work 73.65. Advisory Board 73.70. Responsibilities of Licensee--Standards of Conduct 73.80. Fees 73.90. Sanctions--Administrative Sanctions/Penalties 73.91. Enforcement Authority 73.100. Technical Requirements

73.1. Authority (Effective March 1, 2004, 29. TexReg 1653)

These rules are promulgated under the authority of Title 8, Occupations Code, Chapter 1305, and Title 2, Occupations Code, Chapter 51.

73.10. Definitions. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective July 13, 2004, 29 TexReg 6637; emergency rule effective August 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 8699; amended effective December 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 1158; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1525; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433, amended effective March 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 1703; amended effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9515)

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Assumed name--A name used by a business as defined in the Business and Commerce Code.

(2) Business affiliation--The business organization to which a master licensee may assign his or her license.

(3) Employee--An individual who performs tasks assigned to him by his employer. The employee is subject to the deduction of social security and federal income taxes from his pay. An employee may be full time, part time, or seasonal.

(4) Employer--One who employs the services of employees, pays their wages, deducts the required social security and federal income taxes from the employees pay, and directs and controls the employees performance.

(5) Filed--A document is deemed to have been filed with the department on the date that the document has been received by the department or, if the document has been mailed to the department, the date a postmark is applied to the document by the U.S. Postal Service.

(6) General Supervision--Exercise of oversight by a master electrician on behalf of an electrical contractor, or electrical sign contractor, or by a master sign electrician on behalf of an electrical sign contractor of performance by all classes of electrical licensees of electrical work bearing responsibility for the works compliance with applicable codes under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305.

(7) On-Site Supervision--Exercise of supervision of electrical work or electrical sign work by a licensed individual other than an electrical apprentice. Continuous supervision of an electrical apprentice is not required, though the on-site supervising licensee is responsible for review and inspection of the electrical apprentices work to ensure compliance with any applicable codes or standards.

(8) Electrical Contractor--A person, or entity, licensed as an electrical contractor, that is in the business of performing "Electrical Contracting" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(5).

(9) Master Electrician--An individual, licensed as a master electrician, who on behalf of an electrical contractor, electrical sign contractor, or employing governmental entity, performs "Electrical Work" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(11).

(10) Journeyman Electrician--An individual, licensed as a journeyman electrician, who works under the general supervision of a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or employing governmental entity, while performing "Electrical Work" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(11).

(11) Electrical Apprentice--An individual, licensed as an apprentice who works under the on-site supervision of a master electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman, on behalf of an electrical contractor or employing governmental entity performing "Electrical Work" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(11).

(12) Electrical Sign Contractor--A person, or entity, licensed as an electrical sign contractor, that is in the business of performing "Electrical Sign Contracting" as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(9).

(13) Master Sign Electrician--An individual, licensed as a master sign electrician, who, on behalf of an electrical sign contractor, performs "Electrical Sign Work" as defined in paragraph (18).

(14) Journeyman Sign Electrician--An individual, licensed as a journeyman sign electrician, who works under the general supervision of a master electrician or a master sign electrician, on behalf of an electrical sign contractor, while performing Electrical Sign Work as defined in paragraph (18).

(15) Residential Wireman--An individual, licensed as a residential wireman, who works under the general supervision of a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or employing governmental entity, while performing electrical work that is limited to electrical installations in single family and multifamily dwellings not exceeding four stories, as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(13).

(16) Maintenance Electrician--An individual, licensed as a maintenance electrician, who works under the general supervision of a master electrician, on behalf of an electrical contractor, or employing governmental entity while performing Electrical Maintenance Work as defined in paragraph (17).

(17) Electrical Maintenance Work--The replacement, or repair of existing electrical appurtenances, apparatus, equipment, machinery, or controls used in connection with the use of electrical energy in, on, outside, or attached to a building, residence, structure, property, or premises. All replacements or repairs must be of the same rating and type as the existing installation. No improvements may be made that are necessary to comply with applicable codes under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305. Electrical maintenance work does not include the installation of any new electrical appurtenances, apparatus, equipment, machinery, or controls beyond the scope of any existing electrical installation.

(18) Electrical Sign Work--Any labor or material used in manufacturing, installing, maintaining, extending, connecting or reconnecting an electrical wiring system and its appurtenances, apparatus or equipment used in connection with signs, outline lighting, awnings, signals, light emitting diodes, and the repair of existing outdoor electric discharge lighting, including parking lot pole lighting. This also includes the installation of an electrical service integral to an isolated sign and/or outline lighting installation.

(19) Work Involved in the Manufacture of Electrical Equipment--Work involved in the manufacture of electrical equipment includes on and off-site manufacture, commissioning, testing, calibration, coordination, troubleshooting, evaluation, repair or retrofits with components of the same ampacity, maintenance and servicing of electrical equipment within their enclosures performed by authorized employees, or authorized representatives of electrical equipment manufacturers and limited to the type of products they manufacture.

(20) Electrical Sign Apprentice--An individual, licensed as an electrical sign apprentice who works under the on-site supervision of a master electrician, a master sign electrician, or a journeyman sign electrician, on behalf of an electrical sign contractor performing "Electrical Sign Work as defined by this chapter.

(21) On-the-job Training--Training or experience gained under the supervision of an appropriate licensee, as prescribed by Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1305, while performing electrical work as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(11).

(22) Residential Appliance Installer--An individual, licensed as a residential appliance installer, who on behalf of a residential appliance installation contractor, performs electrical work that is limited to residential appliance installation including residential pool-related electrical installation and maintenance as defined by Texas Occupations Code, 1305.002(12-b).

(23) Residential Appliance Installation Contractor--A person or entity licensed as a residential appliance installation contractor, that is in the business of residential appliance installation including pool-related electrical installation and maintenance as defined by Texas Occupations Code 1305.002(12-d).

(24) Residential Appliance--Electrical equipment that performs a specific function, and is installed as a unit in a dwelling by direct connection to an existing electrical circuit, such as water heaters, kitchen appliances, or pool-related electrical device. The term does not include general use equipment such as service equipment, other electrical power production sources, or branch circuit overcurrent protection devices not installed in the listed appliance or listed pool-related electrical device.

(25) Offer to perform--To make a written or oral proposal, to contract in writing or orally to perform electrical work or electrical sign work, to advertise in any form through any medium that a person or business entity is an electrical contractor, electrical sign contractor, or residential appliance installation contractor or that implies in any way that a person or business entity is available to contract for or perform electrical work, electrical sign work, or residential appliance installation work.

(26) Electro Mechanical Integrity--The condition of an electrical product, electrical system, or electrical equipment installed in accordance with its intended purpose and according to standards at least as strict as the standards provided by the National Electrical Code, the manufacturer's specifications, any listing or labeling on the product, and all other applicable codes or ordinances.

(27) Journeyman Lineman--An individual who engages in electrical work involving the maintenance and operation of equipment associated with the transmission and distribution of electricity from the electricitys original source to a substation for further distribution.

73.20. Licensing Requirements--Applicant and Experience Requirements. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433;amended effective March 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 1703; amended effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9515)

(a) An applicant for a license must submit the required fees with a completed application and the appropriate attachments:

(1) Applicants for Master Electrician, Master Sign Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Sign Electrician, Residential Wireman, Journeyman Lineman, and Maintenance Electrician licenses must submit documentation proving the required amount of on-the-job-training.

(2) Applicants for contractors licenses must submit proof of general liability insurance and either workers compensation insurance or a certificate of authority to self insure, or a statement that the applicant has elected not to obtain workers compensation insurance pursuant to Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor Code, with the initial and renewal applications.

(3) Applicants for contractors licenses must submit proof of ownership of the business entity and provide documentation of the sponsoring master licensee in a manner prescribed by the department.

(4) An applicant for a journeyman lineman license must submit documentation proving the required amount of training in an apprenticeship program or the required amount of experience as a journeyman lineman.

(b) An applicant must complete all requirements within one year of the date the application is filed.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, 2,000 hours of on the job training shall be the maximum that may be earned within one year.

(d) Each applicant must meet the applicable eligibility requirements as set forth in Texas Occupations Code, 1305.153-1305.1618.

73.21. Licensing RequirementsExaminations. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433)

(a) To obtain a license by examination issued under this chapter:

(1) An individual applicant must submit a completed application, all necessary documentation, and appropriate fees to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for review and determination of examination eligibility.

(2) An individual applicant must achieve a passing score on an examination approved by the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(b) To obtain a license without examination, an applicant must have been licensed for the preceding year by a municipality or regional licensing authority that has terminated its licensing program and have applied for a state issued license within ninety days of the date the program stopped issuing or renewing licenses.

73.22. Licensing RequirementsGeneral. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433)

(a) A license issued under this chapter is valid for one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed annually.

(b) A person shall not perform electrical work requiring a license under Title 8, Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305 with an expired license.

(c) Falsifying information on an application, obtaining a license by fraud or false representation, or cheating on an examination is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license and/or an administrative penalty.

(d) An electrical contractor, an electrical sign contractor, or a residential appliance installation contractor shall not use a license number that is not assigned to that contractor by the department.

(e) A license is not transferable.

(f) Altering a license in any way is prohibited and is grounds for a sanction and/or penalty.

(g) If a licensee contracts with a general contractor or a home warranty company to provide installation or service that requires a license under the Act, the licensee remains responsible for the integrity of that work.

(h) A person using the license of another person or allowing another person to use his license shall be subject to license denial, suspension, or revocation and/or assessment of an administrative penalty.

73.23. Licensing Requirements--Renewal. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433)

(a) Non-receipt of a license renewal notice from the department does not exempt a person, or entity, from any requirements of this chapter.

(b) A complete request for renewal must be filed on the form approved by the department and includes all required fees by the expiration date to maintain continuous licensure.

(c) Applications not filed by the expiration date are considered applications for late renewal and are subject to late renewal fees.

(d) Licenses issued from a late renewal application will have an unlicensed period from the expiration date of the previous license to the issuance date of the renewed license. Electrical work that requires a license issued under this chapter shall not be performed during the unlicensed period.

73.24. Licensing Requirements--Waiver of Examination Requirements. (Effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9433; amended effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9515)

(a) An applicant who is licensed in another state that has entered into a reciprocity agreement with Texas regarding licensure of electricians, sign electricians, journeyman lineman, or residential appliance installers may obtain an equivalent license in Texas without passing the examination, provided that all other licensure requirements are met, as defined by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305.

(b) The examination requirement is waived if, based upon acceptable proof, the executive director determines that the provisions of 73.21(b) are met.

(c) Acceptable proof of an applicant's qualifications must be presented on a form prescribed by the department that:

(1) certifies completion of the required hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician or master sign electrician as appropriate, or

(2) is completed by the municipality or region in which the applicant was licensed for at least one year.

73.25. Continuing Education. (Effective November 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 10768; amended effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended effective July 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 5526; amended effective March 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 1703; amended effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9515)

(a) Terms used in this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(b) For each renewal, an electrical apprentice, electrical sign apprentice, journeyman electrician, master electrician, journeyman sign electrician, master sign electrician, residential wireman, journeyman lineman or maintenance electrician must complete four hours of continuing education in:

(1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted under Title 8, Occupations Code 1305.101, or the current version of the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA);

(2) state law and rules that regulate the conduct of licensees; and

(3) safety as defined in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E.

(c) In lieu of taking four hours of continuing education as required in 73.25(b), an electrical apprentice or electrical sign apprentice may enroll in a department-registered apprenticeship training program.

(d) In the case of timely renewal, the continuing education hours must have been completed, or enrollment must have occurred in a department-registered apprenticeship training program, within the term of the current license. For a late renewal, the continuing education hours must have been completed, or enrollment must have occurred in a department-registered apprenticeship training program, within one year prior to the date of renewal.

(e) A licensee may not receive continuing education credit for attending the same course more than once.

(f) A licensee shall retain a copy of the certificate of completion for a course for one year after the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the licensee, the department may examine the licensees records to determine compliance with this subsection.

(g) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this title, a providers course must be dedicated to instruction in:

(1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted under Title 8, Occupations Code 1305.101, or the current version of the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA);

(2) state law and rules that regulate the conduct of licensees; and

(3) safety as defined in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E.

(h) To register an apprenticeship training program with the department, a program must:

(1) file a completed application in a form approved by the department;

(2) provide proof to the department that the program is:

(A) recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(B) registered with the United States Department of Labor; or

(C) a competency-based standardized craft-training program that meets the training program standards of the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship; and

(3) pay the required application fee shown in 73.80.

(i) A department-registered apprentice training program must maintain the following documents for 24 months after a participant is no longer enrolled in the program:

(1) participants program application;

(2) proof of participants program completion;

(3) participants leave of absence, resignation or termination; and

(4) other documentation effecting participants enrollment.

(j) A department-registered apprentice training program must submit to the department proof of a participants change in enrollment status within two days of the change. The proof must be in a form approved by the department.

(k) A department-registered apprentice training program must comply with the requirements of the Act and this chapter and must maintain the requirement of subsection (h)(2).

(l) A department-registered apprentice training program must annually notify the department, in a form approved by the department, of its intention to continue as a registered program.

(m) A department-registered apprentice training program must immediately notify the department if it ceases to be registered. The notice must be in a form approved by the department.

(n) The provisions listed in subsections (b), (c), and (d) are effective for electrical sign apprentice licenses that expire on or after September 1, 2012, and all other licenses, that expire on or after September 1, 2010.

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Asbestos abatement and the mechanical trade contractors need a license in Georgia. The state is assembling a board in 2005 to begin the licensing of general and residential contractors as well. To find out if a contractor is licensed, click https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverification/.

Asbestos Abatement License

To do asbestos abatement work in Georgia you need a license. To get an application, contact:

To get an application online:

From the website listed above click on "EPD Forms" on the navigation bar. Then scroll to the Application for License, Asbestos Abatement Contractor.

Some of the information you'll need to give on the application is:

If you have a valid asbestos contractor license in another state, you may be able to get a reciprocal Georgia license. The requirements for your license must be equal to those in Georgia. The state you're licensed in must also allow a valid Georgia licensee to get a reciprocal license there.

Asbestos abatement license fee: The license will cost you $100 and it's good for three years.

Residential and General Contractor's Licenses

In July of 2005, Georgia will create a statewide licensing board for residential and general contractors. For details, check back occasionally with the Construction Industry Licensing Board.

General and residential builder's license fee: Check with the Board for details.

Electrician's Licenses

To do electrical work in Georgia you need an electrical contractor license. To get an application for a license, contact:

The Division issues these types of electrical licenses:

Electrical Contractor Class I -- restricted to work on single phase electrical systems that aren't more than 200 amperes Electrical Contractor Class II -- unrestricted Low Voltage Contractor: alarm systems general systems telecommunications systems unrestricted

You must pass an exam to get a license. To qualify for the electrical contractor exam you need four years of Division-approved experience in electrical work. You can use up to two years of Division-approved education for one year of the four. For the Class II exam you need experience installing systems that are greater than single phase, 200 amperes.

The exams are given by AMP, Inc. Exam details are available on their website. You can contact them at:

The exams are based on field experience and knowledge of trade practices. You can bring the recommended references to the exam.

To qualify for a low voltage electrical contractor exam, you need one year of Division-approved experience. You can use Division-approved education for up to six months of the year.

Electrician's license fees: It will cost you $30 nonrefundable to file an application for a license. An electrical contractor exam costs $133. A low voltage contractor exam costs $122. There is no fee required for the initial license and it's good for two years. Renewal is $75. You can renew online at http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/online.htm.

If you have a valid license in another state, the Division may grant you a Georgia license by endorsement. Your license must have required you to pass an exam and have work experience basically equal to those for a Georgia license. Currently the Division accepts valid unrestricted electrical contractor licenses from Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In any case, you still must pay the application and license fees for the Georgia license.

Electrical Contractor's Exam:

American Electricians Handbook, McGraw-Hill Publishing, 13311 Monterry Avenue, Blacklick, OH 43004-0543

Business and Project Management for Contractors - Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board Edition, National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, PO Box 14941, Scottsdale, AZ 85267 http://www.nascla.org.

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), U.S. Government Bookstore, 999 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30309

Employer's Tax Guide, Circular E, Internal Revenue Service

Georgia State Electrical Code, or National Electrical Code Handbook, The Code and the Handbook are available from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, PO Box 9146, Quincy, MA 02269. The Georgia Amendments are available from Engineer's Bookstore, Inc., 748 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.

Printreading based on the NEC, American Technical Publishers, 1155 West 175th Street, Homewood, IL 60430

Ugly's Electrical References, G. V. Hart, United Printing Arts, 3509 Oak Forest, Houston, TX 77018

Low Voltage Contractor's Exam:

The Americans With Disabilities Act: Your Responsibilities as an Employer, EEOC

Business and Project Management for Contractors - Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board Edition, National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, PO Box 14941, Scottsdale, AZ 85267 http://www.nascla.org.

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), U.S. Government Bookstore, 999 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30309

Employer's Tax Guide, Circular E, Internal Revenue Service

Georgia State Electrical Code National Electrical Code or National Electrical Code Handbook. The Code and the Handbook are available from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, PO Box 9146, Quincy, MA 02269. The Georgia Amendments are available from Engineer's Bookstore, Inc., 748 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.

Conditioned Air Contractor's License

To do conditioned air work in Georgia you need a conditioned air contractor license. To get an application for a license, contact:

The Division issues two types of conditioned air licenses:

Conditioned Air Contractor Class I -- restricted to 175,000 Btu of heating and 5 tons of cooling

Conditioned Air Contractor Class II -- unrestricted

You must pass an exam to get a license. To qualify for the conditioned air contractor exam you need three years of Division-approved experience in conditioned air work. You can use up to two years of Division-approved education for one year of the three. For the Class II exam you need experience installing systems that are greater than 175,000 Btu of heating and 5 tons of cooling.

The exams are given by AMP, Inc. You can contact them at:

You can bring the recommended references to the exam.

Conditioned air contractor's license fees: It will cost you $30 nonrefundable to file an application for a license. The exam fee is $133. There is no fee required for the initial license. Renewal is $75.

If you have a valid license in another state, the Division may grant you a Georgia license by endorsement. Your license must have required you to pass an exam and have work experience basically equal to those for a Georgia license. Currently the Division accepts some valid contractor licenses from South Carolina and Texas. In any case, you still must pay the application and license fees for the Georgia license.

Georgia Gas Code, The Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.,900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213.

2000 Georgia Mechanical Code, The Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.,900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213.

Georgia State Electrical Code. National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, PO Box 9146, Quincy, MA 02269. The Georgia amendments are available from Engineer's Bookstore, Inc., 748 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.

Manual D - Duct Design Procedures for Residential Winter and Summer Air Conditioning and Equipment Selection, Air Conditioning Contractors of America, 1712 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009

Manual J - Load Calculation for Residential Winter and Summer Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Contractors of America, 1712 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, W. Whitman and W. Johnson, Delmar ITP, P.O. Box 15015, Albany, NY 12212

-- A small number of questions will be referenced to the following materials: --

Business and Project Management for Contractors - Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board Edition, National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, PO Box 14941, Scottsdale, AZ 85267 http://www.nascla.org.

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), U.S. Government Bookstore, 999 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30309

Trane Ductulator, Trane Co., 2677 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Low Pressure Boilers, F. Steingress, American Technical Publishers, 1155 West 175th Street, Homewood, IL 60430

Carrier System Design Manuals, (1-3), Carrier Air Conditioning Company

Flexible Duct Performance and Installation Standards, Air Diffusion Council

Flexible Duct Slide Rule or Calculator, Air Conditioning Contractors of America

Plumber's Licenses

To do plumbing work in Georgia you need a plumber's license. To get an application for a license, contact:

The Division issues three types of plumbing licenses:

Master Plumber Class I -- restricted to single-family dwellings and one-level dwellings designed for two families or less and commercial structures 10,000 square feet or less

Master Plumber Class II -- unrestricted

Journeyman Plumber

You must pass an exam to get a license. To qualify for the master plumber Class I exam you need five years of Division-approved experience in plumbing work. For the Class II exam you need work experience in commercial or industrial plumbing. You can use up to two years of Division-approved education for one year of the five.

To qualify for the journeyman exam you need three years of Division-approved experience in plumbing work.

The exams are given by AMP, Inc. You can contact them at:

You can bring the recommended references to the exam.

Plumber's license fees: It will cost you $30 nonrefundable to file an application for a license. An exam costs $133. There is no fee for the initial license. The license is good for two years. Renewal for a Master's license is $75. For the Journeyman's license the renewal fee is $35. You can renew online at http://www.ganet.org/sosrenew/plumbers/renewappl.cgi.

If you have a valid license in another state, the Division may grant you a Georgia license by endorsement. Your license must have required you to pass an exam and have work experience basically equal to those for a Georgia license. In any case, you still must pay the application and license fees for the Georgia license.

The Americans With Disabilities Act: Your Responsibilities as an Employer, EEOC, Available at Engineer's Bookstoree, Inc., 748 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Business and Project Management for Contractors - Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board Edition, National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, PO Box 14941, Scottsdale, AZ 85267 http://www.nascla.org.

Blueprint Reading for Plumbers, Residential and Commercial, D'Archangelo, D'Archangelo, and Guest, Delmar ITP, P.O. Box 15015, Albany, NY 12212

Georgia Gas Code, Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213-1206

Georgia Plumbing Code, Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213-1206

Mathematics for Plumbers and Pipefitters, D'Archangelo, D'Archangelo, and Guest, Delmar ITP, P.O. Box 15015, Albany, NY 12212

Plumbing Technology: Design and Installation, Lee Smith, Delmar Publishers, P.O. Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022

-- The following applies to the Master Plumber Class I (Restricted) and Master Plumber Class II ( Unrestricted) candidates only: --

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402

Utility Contractor's License

To do utility contracting work in Georgia you need a utility contracting license. To get an application for a license, contact:

The Division issues a utility contractor license and utility manager and utility foreman certificates. To qualify for a utility contractor license you have to give the Division information on the organization of your company and your personnel. You must have a licensed utility manager employed at your company. You must also have a company safety program in effect. The program must include regular scheduled safety meetings for all field personnel.

Utility contractor's license fee: It will cost you $50 nonrefundable to file an application for a utility contractor license. There is no fee for the initial license and it's good for two years. Renewal is $35.

To qualify for a utility foreman certificate you need to have completed a Division-approved safety training course. It will cost you $30 nonrefundable to file an application for a utility foreman certificate. The certificate costs $35 and it's good for two years.

You must pass an exam to get a utility manager certificate. To qualify for the exam you need two years experience as a manager or foreman on utility systems that are at least 5 feet underground. The exam is given by AMP, Inc. You can contact them at:

You can bring the recommended references to the exam.

Utility manager certificate fees: It will cost you $30 nonrefundable to file an application for a utility manager certificate. An exam costs $133. There is no fee for the initial license and it's good for two years. The renewal fee is $75.

Business and Project Management for Contractors - Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board Edition, National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, PO Box 14941, Scottsdale, AZ 85267 http://www.nascla.org.

The Building Estimator's Reference Book, W. Spradlin, Frank Walker, Co., Publishers, P.O. Box 3180, Lisle, IL 60532

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), U.S. Government Bookstore, Atlanta, GA 30309

Employer's Tax Guide, Circular E, Internal Revenue Service

A Guide for the Installation of Ductile Iron Pipe, Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, 245 Riverchase Parkway, East, Suite O, Birmingham, AL 35244

Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, P.O. Box 6996, Alpharetta, GA 30239-6996

Standard Specifications: Construction of Roads and Bridges, Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, Two Capital Square, Atlanta, GA 30334

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