§ 6.5-303.1. Work experience credit

   (a) Board may authorize license examination based on work experience. -- The Board may authorize an applicant to take a license examination if the Board determines that the work experience of the applicant is substantially equivalent to the work experience requirements of a licensee for the license level requested by the applicant.

(b) Considerations. -- In evaluating the work experience of an applicant, the Board shall consider:

   (1) the size of the operation or plant at which the applicant acquired the work experience;

   (2) the type of machinery the applicant used in acquiring the work experience; and

   (3) (i) the job responsibilities or duties of the applicant; and

      (ii) the time period in which the applicant held each job responsibility or duty.

(c) Amount of credit. -- An applicant may receive not more than 2 years of work experience credit under this section if the Board determines that the work experience is acquired through:

   (1) a formal course of study; or

   (2) professional training.

HISTORY: 2006, ch. 631, § 2.