Electricial Contractors Requirements - South Dakota

Listed below are the current state requirements for a(n) Electricial Contractors in the state of South Dakota.

Completion Requirements
Sixteen hours of continuing education credits are required each two years for biennial renewal of a license by electrical inspectors, electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, and Class B electricians. Eight hours must be code related, however the other 8 hours may be non-code.

***The Board does not accept online courses, however, correspondence courses are accepted for which the licensee may earn 2 hours towards the CEU’s.

Renewal Dates
Electrical contractors must renew annually by June 30th even years.

Statute:
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Special Designations or Stipulations:
Electricians obtaining a license in the first year of a biennium must meet the scheduled continuing education requirements for renewal of their license. Electricians obtaining a license in the second year of the biennium are not required to meet the scheduled continuing education requirements when applying for an active license.

The commission may grant continuing education credit for courses, seminars, conferences, correspondence courses, or similar offerings that are provided by the commission, a public or private school, organization, association, person, corporation, society, or similar organization if the courses meet the following criteria:
(1) The total instruction time is not less than 50 minutes.
(2) The public or private school, organization, association, person, corporation, society, or similar organization certifies the attendance of each license holder at the completion of the course.
(3) Credit is earned on the basis of attendance, or in the case of correspondence courses, completion of the course.
(4) Each course of study substantially meets the requirements of the commission and
(5) Instructors, lecturers, seminar leaders, and others who present a continuing education requirement course meet at least one of the following qualifications.
(a) A bachelor’s graduate, or postgraduate degree in the field in which the person teaches;
(b) A valid teaching credential or certificate from South Dakota or another state authorizing the holder to teach in the field of instruction be offered;
(c) Five years of experience in a professional, trade, or technical occupation in the applicable field; or
(d) Any combination of at least five years of applicable field experience and college education.

Audit Potential:
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Allowed Carry-Over Hours:
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Applicable Course of Study:
A minimum of one-half of the continuing education required must be on the National Electrical Code. The remaining credits may relate to either the National Electrical Code or to one of the following non-code topics:
(1) Electrical circuit theory
(2) Blueprint/blueprint reading
(3) Transformer/motor theory
(4) Electric circuits and devices
(5) Control systems
(6) Programmable controllers
(7) Microcomputers
(8) Safety

Proof of Compliance:
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Non-Compliance Penalties:
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Disallowed Credits:
Attendance at duplicate sessions may not be counted toward the completion of continuing education requirements.

Exceptions or exemptions:
Licensed electricians called into active military service are exempt from continuing education requirements for 12 months following their release from active military service.

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