Electrician License Requirements in Kansas
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- Upfront cost
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- Exam
- County/city journeyman or residential electrician examination (administered per local program, per K.S.A. 12-1526 minimum standards)
- Renewal cycle
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- Issuing board
- No state licensing authority for individual electricians as of this record's research date — Kansas leaves electrician licensing to individual counties and cities; K.S.A. 12-1526 sets minimum statewide standards that any county/city program must meet (a certificate earned in one jurisdiction is valid statewide). A 2025 Electrician Licensing Act (HB 2588) will transfer licensing to the State Fire Marshal as a true statewide program effective July 1, 2027, but that had not taken effect as of the 2026-07-11 research date.
How to get licensed
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Meet the prerequisites
Meet the eligibility requirements set by the issuing board. No statewide age or background-check prerequisite is published for individual electricians beyond the K.S.A. 12-1526 experience/schooling/exam-score minimums described above; a Master certificate additionally requires holding a valid journeyman certificate for a minimum of 2 years. Age and background-check requirements, if any, are set independently by each county or city licensing program. [1]
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Complete approved training
Complete the required training. Kansas has no single statewide-issued journeyman/individual electrician license; each county or city that chooses to license electricians runs its own program. However, K.S.A. 12-1526 sets binding statewide minimums for any local program: a minimum of 2 years of field experience under a certificate holder, of which up to 1 year may be satisfied by trade-related schooling of at least 930 program hours. A certificate earned in one Kansas jurisdiction is valid statewide without re-examination. These are statutory floors, not a state-issued credential; recorded as null here because no single 'hours' figure is the state license requirement (it depends on the schooling/experience mix chosen). [1]
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County/city journeyman or residential electrician examination (administered per local program, per K.S.A. 12-1526 minimum standards)
Pass the County/city journeyman or residential electrician examination (administered per local program, per K.S.A. 12-1526 minimum standards). K.S.A. 12-1526 requires any county/city examination to require a minimum passing score of 75%, but the exam itself is developed and administered locally, not by a state agency, and fees are set independently by each jurisdiction. [1]
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Submit your application
Submit your application to No state licensing authority for individual electricians as of this record's research date — Kansas leaves electrician licensing to individual counties and cities; K.S.A. 12-1526 sets minimum statewide standards that any county/city program must meet (a certificate earned in one jurisdiction is valid statewide). A 2025 Electrician Licensing Act (HB 2588) will transfer licensing to the State Fire Marshal as a true statewide program effective July 1, 2027, but that had not taken effect as of the 2026-07-11 research date.. [1]
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Receive your license
Once your application is approved, No state licensing authority for individual electricians as of this record's research date — Kansas leaves electrician licensing to individual counties and cities; K.S.A. 12-1526 sets minimum statewide standards that any county/city program must meet (a certificate earned in one jurisdiction is valid statewide). A 2025 Electrician Licensing Act (HB 2588) will transfer licensing to the State Fire Marshal as a true statewide program effective July 1, 2027, but that had not taken effect as of the 2026-07-11 research date. issues your No statewide license — regulated at the city/county level for Kansas.
Fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application fee [1] | None specified |
| License fee [1] | None specified |
| Renewal fee [1] | None specified |
| County/city journeyman or residential electrician examination (administered per local program, per K.S.A. 12-1526 minimum standards) [1] | None specified |
No statewide application, license, or renewal fee applies to individual electricians because Kansas has no single state-issued license; K.S.A. 12-1526 sets minimum standards for county/city programs but does not set fees. Fees for a local certificate of competency are set independently by each county or city.
Renewal & continuing education
Renewal cycle not specified. 12 continuing education hours required per cycle.
K.S.A. 12-1526 sets a statewide-minimum continuing education floor of not less than 12 hours biennially (or 6 hours annually), with at least half of that (6 hours biennially / 3 hours annually) in code-related education, for any county/city electrician program. The actual renewal cycle length and fees are set independently by each local jurisdiction, so cycleYears is recorded as null.
Reciprocity
Endorsement/reciprocity from another state is available.
K.S.A. 12-1526 provides built-in statewide reciprocity between Kansas jurisdictions: a certificate of competency earned by passing the exam in one Kansas county/city is valid proof of competency, without additional examination, for licensure in any other Kansas county/city requiring electrician licensure. This is a Kansas-specific statutory feature, not a multi-state compact, so compacts is recorded as an empty array.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Kansas issue a state electrician license?
Not as of this record's research date (2026-07-11). Kansas leaves electrician licensing to individual counties and cities, though K.S.A. 12-1526 sets statewide minimum standards those local programs must follow. A 2025 law (HB 2588) will move licensing to the State Fire Marshal as a true statewide program starting July 1, 2027.
If I get a certificate in one Kansas city, does it work in another?
Yes — K.S.A. 12-1526 requires that a certificate of competency earned by exam in one Kansas county or city be accepted as valid proof of competency, without retesting, in any other Kansas jurisdiction that requires electrician licensure.
What experience does Kansas require before I can test for a journeyman/residential certificate?
State law requires a minimum of 2 years of field experience under a certificate holder; up to 1 year of that can be satisfied by completing at least 930 hours of trade-related schooling. The exam itself must require at least a 75% passing score.
Is continuing education required to keep a Kansas electrician certificate active?
State law sets a floor of at least 12 hours of continuing education every 2 years (or 6 hours annually), with at least half of those hours covering code updates. Local jurisdictions may add to this minimum.
Is Kansas electrician licensing changing soon?
Yes. The Kansas Electrician Licensing Act (2025 HB 2588) creates a true statewide licensing system administered by the State Fire Marshal, replacing the current county/city framework, effective July 1, 2027.
Sources
- [1] ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_015_0026.html — accessed 2026-07-11