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Florida Electrician License Reciprocity: Endorsement

The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board has no reciprocal agreement with any state. What it does have is a list of out of state examinations it treats as substantially equivalent, some for both parts and some for one.

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  1. No agreements, but a recognition list
  2. States recognized for both parts
  3. States recognized for one part
  4. The ten year endorsement
  5. What you still have to do
  6. Military experience and fee relief
  7. Reciprocity inside Florida
  8. Questions people ask
  9. What this page cites

No agreements, but a recognition list

The board's own reciprocity document says it has no reciprocal licensing agreement with any state. Instead it recognizes certain out of state examinations as substantially equivalent for licensure by endorsement.

That difference matters. An agreement would move your license across. Endorsement moves an exam result, and you'll still file a Florida application, meet the Florida experience, insurance and financial rules, and pay the Florida fees.

States recognized for both parts

From the board's endorsement matrix, with the board's determination dates:

States recognized for one part

These cover one section, and the other Florida section still has to be passed:

Nine rows is the whole matrix: the three above and these six. The latest determination date printed on it is May 2020. If your state has no row, there's nothing to endorse against and you sit both Florida sections.

The ten year endorsement

The board also publishes a ten year endorsement list, with its own application checklists for the certified electrical contractor, alarm system contractor I and II, and certified specialty categories.

Section 489.511 is titled certification, application, examinations and endorsement, so endorsement sits inside the same section that sets the exam and the experience paths.

What you still have to do

Endorsement removes an exam, not the file. You'll still meet the experience path in s. 489.511, the financial responsibility and insurance rules, and the fees on the board's schedule.

Exam scores age out. The board says passing scores are valid for three years from the date of the examination, so an old out of state result may not carry.

An applicant who already holds a current Florida certified license in another category does not have to retake the business and finance exam, which is the in state version of the same idea.

Military experience and fee relief

Section 489.5161 covers credit for relevant military training and education, and s. 489.511 allows equivalent military experience inside two of its experience paths.

DBPR's military checklist says veterans, their spouses and Florida National Guard members may qualify for fee waivers, reimbursements or discounts on applications. The board also publishes military and veteran application checklists beside the standard ones.

Reciprocity inside Florida

There's one form of reciprocity Florida guarantees, and it is between counties. Section 489.5335 says counties and municipalities must recognize a person as a journeyman in the electrical and alarm system trades if a Florida county or municipality issued that journeyman license.

Counties still run a process. Broward asks the issuing county for a sealed letter with the exam score, the testing agency and the county. Palm Beach asks that the experience meet or beat its own, that exam scores be at least 75 percent, that the scope be substantially similar and that the license be current where it was issued.

Questions people ask

Does Florida have electrician license reciprocity?

Not as an agreement. The board says it has no reciprocal licensing agreement with any state and instead recognizes certain out of state exams as substantially equivalent for endorsement.

Which state licenses does Florida accept in full?

California, Georgia and North Carolina, on the board's endorsement matrix. A California C-10, a Georgia Class II Unrestricted with Low Voltage Unlimited, or a North Carolina Unlimited each map to the Florida unlimited electrical contractor.

Can a Texas master electrician get a Florida license?

The board recognizes the Texas master electrical exam for the technical part of the unlimited electrical contractor, from its December 2019 determination. The Florida business exam is still required, along with the Florida experience, insurance and financial rules.

Does Florida accept the NASCLA exam?

For one part. The board's May 2020 determination recognizes the NASCLA residential electrical exam for the residential specialty technical section, and the Florida business exam is still required.

Is Ohio or Tennessee on the endorsement matrix?

Neither one. The matrix carries nine rows: California, Colorado, Georgia, NASCLA, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. A license from any other state gives you nothing to endorse against, so you sit both Florida sections.

Do my out of state exam scores expire?

The board says passing scores are valid for three years from the date of the examination. Older results may not carry into a Florida application.

Does my journeyman card from another Florida county count?

Yes. Section 489.5335 requires counties and municipalities to recognize a journeyman licensed by another Florida county or municipality. You still file with the new county and meet its process, such as Broward's sealed letter or Palm Beach's experience comparison.

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