KRS 227A.100: Fees -- Application for renewal or reinstatement of license.

(1) Each licensee licensed under the provisions of KRS 227A.010 to 227A.140 shall

biennially, on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month in the second year,

pay to the department a renewal fee as established in administrative regulations

promulgated by the department. Any license issued or renewed on or after July 15,

2024, shall be a biennial license, and for the biennial payment, the renewal fee shall

be doubled to cover both years.

(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the expiration date of the

license, during which time a licensee may continue to practice and may renew his

or her license upon payment of the renewal fee plus a late renewal fee as

promulgated by administrative regulation of the department.

(3) A license not renewed before the end of the sixty (60) day grace period shall

terminate based on the failure of the licensee to renew in a timely manner. Upon

termination, the licensee is no longer eligible to practice in the Commonwealth.

(4) After the sixty (60) day grace period, a former licensee with a terminated license

may have the license reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee plus a

reinstatement fee as promulgated by administrative regulation of the department.

An applicant for reinstatement after termination of the license shall not be required

to submit to any examination as a condition for reinstatement, if the reinstatement

application is made within three (3) years from the date of termination.

(5) A suspended license is subject to expiration and termination and shall be renewed

as provided in this section. Renewal shall not entitle the licensee to engage in the

practice until the suspension has ended or is otherwise removed by t he department

and the right to practice is restored by the department.

(6) A revoked license is subject to expiration or termination but may not be renewed. If

it is reinstated, the former licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee as promulgated

by administrative regulations under subsection (4) of this section and the renewal

fee as promulgated by administrative regulations under subsection (1) of this

section.

(7) The department shall require an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a license

to show e vidence of completing at least six (6) hours of continuing education per

year provided by the National Electrical Contractors Association, the Associated

Builders and Contractors, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the

Associated General Contractors, the International Association of Electrical

Inspectors, the Independent Electrical Contractors Association, the Kentucky

Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, or other provider of

instruction approved by the department. The depart ment shall promulgate

administrative regulations establishing the content of the programs and the

qualifications of the providers.

(8) The department shall require, where applicable, that an applicant for renewal or

reinstatement of a license submit proof that the applicant has complied with

workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws and regulations and has

obtained a general liability insurance policy of not less than one million dollars

($1,000,000).

(9) The department may, through the promulgation of administrative regulations:

(a) Establish an inactive license for licensees who are not actively engaging in the

electrical business but wish to maintain their license;

(b) Reduce license and renewal fees for inactive licensees;

(c) Waive the requirements established in subsection (8) of this section for

inactive licensees; and

(d) Establish a system to issue electronic licenses instead of physical licenses.

(10) This section shall not apply to provisional licenses issued under KRS 227A.060.