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California Labor Code Section 7311.2

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(a) On and after June 30, 2003, except as provided in
subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 7301.5, any person who, without
supervision, erects, constructs, installs, alters, tests, maintains,
services or repairs, removes, or dismantles any conveyance covered by
this chapter, shall be certified as a certified competent conveyance
mechanic by the division. This section does not apply to platform
lifts and stairway chairlifts installed in a private residence as
provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 7317.
   (b) Before March 1, 2003, the division shall establish an
application procedure and all requirements for certification under
this section as a certified competent conveyance mechanic, consistent
with all of the following:
   (1) At a minimum, a certified competent conveyance mechanic
applicant shall meet both of the following requirements:
   (A) Three years' work experience in the conveyance industry in
construction, maintenance, and service and repair of conveyances
covered by this chapter. This experience shall be verified by current
and previously licensed elevator contractors or by current and
previously certified qualified conveyance companies, as required by
the division.
   (B) One of the following:
   (i) Satisfactory completion of a written examination administered
by the division on the most recent applicable codes and standards.
   (ii) A certificate of completion and successfully passing the
mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training program for
the conveyance industry, such as the National Elevator Industry
Educational Program or its equivalent.
   (iii) A certificate of completion of an apprenticeship program for
elevator mechanic, having standards substantially equal to those of
this chapter, and which program shall be registered with the Bureau
of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of
Labor or a state apprenticeship council.
   (iv) A certificate or license from another state having standards
substantially equal to or more comprehensive than those of this
chapter.
   (v) The applicant applies on or before December 31, 2003, and
within the three years immediately prior to January 1, 2003, has
documented at least three years of actual work experience in the
conveyance industry in construction, maintenance, and service and
repair of conveyances covered by this chapter. This experience shall
be as a journey-level mechanic working without direct and immediate
supervision, and shall be verified by currently and previously
licensed conveyance contractors or by current and previously
certified qualified conveyance companies, as required by the
division.
   (2) At a minimum, each application for certification as a
certified competent conveyance mechanic shall include the information
required by the division and the fee required by this chapter.

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