Over on another forum theres a gent claiming that they are still taking applications to test.
http://www.mikeholt.com/code_forum/showthread.php?t=82649 Post #25
And a new law went and slipped in there on us, but to date nothing out of the DAS on it yet.
3099.2. (a) (1) Persons who perform work as electricians shall
become certified pursuant to Section 3099 by the deadline specified in this
subdivision. After the applicable deadline, uncertified persons may not
perform electrical work for which certification is required.
(2) The deadline for certification as a general electrician or fire/life
safety technician is January 1, 2006, except that persons who applied for
certification prior to January 1, 2006, have until January 1, 2007, to pass
the certification examination. The deadline for certification as a residential
electrician is January 1, 2007, and the deadline for certification as a voice
data video technician or a nonresidential lighting technician is January 1,
2008. The California Apprenticeship Council may extend the certification
date for any of these three categories of electricians up to January 1, 2009,
if the council concludes that the existing deadline will not provide persons
sufficient time to obtain certification, enroll in an apprenticeship or
training program, or register pursuant to Section 3099.4.
Now if everyone could read carefully.... Residential and General deadline 1-1-07, but resi might (at thier whim) be extended to 2009....
