The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board is responsible for licensing and regulating electrical contractors. The board meets regularly to consider applications for licensure, to review disciplinary cases, and to conduct informal hearings relating to licensure and discipline. The board engages in rulemaking to implement the provisions set forth in its statutes and conducts other general business, as necessary.

Division 61G6 of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Board contains several chapters which provide rules for those engaged in electrical contracting and is part of the Florida Administrative Code.

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61G6-6.001 Certification Examination Requirements.

(1) The areas of competency to be covered by the certification examination, and the approximate percentage of questions in each area, shall be as follows:

Technical knowledge, 60%; General Business knowledge, 33%; and Safety knowledge, 7%.

(2) The examination shall be open book. The applicant is responsible for bringing and may use during the examination the applicable code books, reference materials and calculators as approved by the Board. Security measures as set forth by the Department shall be followed during the examination.

(3) The following certification examinations are offered:

(a) Unlimited Electrical Contractor.

(b) Residential Electrical Contractor.

(c) Alarm Systems Contractor I.

(d) Alarm Systems Contractor II.

(e) Limited Energy Contractor.

(f) Sign Specialty Contractor.

(g) Lighting Maintenance Contractor.

(h) Utility Electrical Line Contractor.

(4) An applicant shall be required to achieve a score of a general average of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) on each of the two parts in order to pass the examination and be certified for licensure. When a cut off score contains a fraction of a percentage point of one-half (.5) or higher that score will be raised to the next highest whole number. When a cut off score contains a fraction of a percentage point of less than one-half (.5) that score will be lowered to the next lowest whole number. There shall not be a practical or clinical examination.