Persons applying for examination for a license
shall file with the Board an application on such form as may be prescribed
by the Board, and shall furnish to the Board such information as it
may require concerning the applicant's fitness and qualifications
to receive a license as aforesaid. All applications must be under
oath.
Each applicant shall be required to furnish
two current photographs 11/4 inches by 11/2 inches, two sworn vouchers
as to the applicant's fitness, certifying to the time the applicant
has been employed by them as a journeyman electrician, or the period
of time they have known such applicant as a master or employing electrician.
Such vouchers, at the time of signing applications, must be lawfully
engaged in the electrical business.
All applications shall expire and be canceled
after a period of 90 days from the date of the application if the
applicant does not appear for examination or reexamination within
that period.
Examinations will be required for each applicant,
with the exception of the following: Where the applicant is at the
time of making the application a duly licensed master or employing
electrician in any other municipality in the State of New York, and
shall maintain his principal place of business in such municipality,
and shall submit a certified copy of a certificate of competency issued
by the Examining Board of Electricians of such municipality, examination
will be waived, provided that such municipality has signified in writing
its willingness to reciprocate in like manner with the Examining Board
of Electricians of the Village of Westbury. The fee, however, in such
cases shall be the same as for those requiring examination by the
Examining Board of Electricians. No certificate of competency shall
be issued to any applicant unless he has been examined by the Examining
Board of Electricians of the Village of Westbury.
A.
All examinations of the Board shall be in two parts,
namely, a practical test to determine the applicant's skill and a
written examination to determine the applicant's fitness and qualifications.
B.
All examinations shall be written by the applicant
and must be in English.
C.
Time of holding examinations shall be left to the
discretion of the Board. Ample notice of such examination shall be
given to applicants.
D.
Applicants who pass the test as prescribed by the
Board shall receive a certificate of competency as master or employing
electrician.
E.
An applicant who fails to attain a minimum passing
mark of 75% in the test shall not be eligible for another test until
the expiration of 30 days.
