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H0713...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS - Amends existing law to reposition the Public
Works Contractors License Board within the Department of Self-governing
Agencies so that it is a part of the Division of Building Safety in the
Department of Self-Governing Agencies.
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to Bus
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jones, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith,
Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler,
Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Clark, Crow, Jaquet, Linford, Mader, Schaefer
Floor Sponsor - Kunz
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/23 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-2-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram,
Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS--Hawkins, Whitworth
Absent and excused--Danielson, McLaughlin, Schroeder
Floor Sponsor - Davis
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol
04/03 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/04 Pres signed - to Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 438
Effective: 07/01/00
H0713
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 713
BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD; AMENDING SECTION
3 54-1905, IDAHO CODE, TO REPOSITION THE BOARD WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
4 SELF-GOVERNING AGENCIES TO BE A PART OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY IN
5 THE DEPARTMENT OF SELF-GOVERNING AGENCIES; AMENDING SECTION 67-2601, IDAHO
6 CODE, TO REPOSITION THE BOARD WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SELF-GOVERNING
7 AGENCIES TO BE A PART OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY IN THE DEPARTMENT
8 OF SELF-GOVERNING AGENCIES AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1905, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 54-1905. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD CREATED -- QUALIFICATIONS
13 OF APPOINTEES -- TERM -- REMOVALS. There is hereby created and made part of
14 the division of building safety in the department of self-governing agencies a
15 public works contractors license board to be composed of seven (7) members,
16 who shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) member of the board shall be a
17 "heavy construction" contractor, one (1) member shall be a "highway construc-
18 tion" contractor, two (2) members shall be "building construction" contrac-
19 tors, one (1) member shall be a "specialty construction" contractor, as such
20 construction terms are defined in this chapter, one (1) member shall be a
21 "construction manager," and one (1) member shall be a registered professional
22 engineer. All contractor members of the board shall be contractors holding a
23 current unrevoked license at the time of their appointment, actively engaged
24 in the contracting business and have been so engaged for a period of not less
25 than five (5) years preceding the date of their appointment, and who shall so
26 continue in the contracting business during their term of office. Each member
27 of the board next preceding his appointment shall have been a citizen and res-
28 ident of the state of Idaho for at least five (5) years. The governor shall
29 appoint a member to said board for a term of six (6) years. Each member shall
30 hold office after the expiration of their own term until their successor has
31 been duly appointed and qualified. Vacancies on the board for any cause shall
32 be filled by appointment by the governor for the balance of the unexpired
33 term. The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompe-
34 tence or neglect of duty. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate
35 of appointment from the governor, and before entering upon the discharge of
36 their duties, shall file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath
37 of office.
38 SECTION 2. That Section 67-2601, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
39 amended to read as follows:
40 67-2601. DEPARTMENT CREATED -- ORGANIZATION -- DIRECTOR -- BUREAU OF
41 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES CREATED. (1) There is hereby created the department of
2
1 self-governing agencies. The department shall, for the purposes of section 20,
2 article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be an executive depart-
3 ment of the state government.
4 (2) The department shall consist of the following:
5 (a) aAgricultural commodity commissions: Idaho apple commission, as pro-
6 vided by chapter 36, title 22, Idaho Code; Idaho bean commission, as pro-
7 vided by chapter 29, title 22, Idaho Code; Idaho beef council, as provided
8 by chapter 29, title 25, Idaho Code; Idaho cherry commission, as provided
9 by chapter 37, title 22, Idaho Code; Idaho dairy products commission, as
10 provided by chapter 31, title 25, Idaho Code; Idaho pea and lentil commis-
11 sion, as provided by chapter 35, title 22, Idaho Code; Idaho potato com-
12 mission, as provided by chapter 12, title 22, Idaho Code; Idaho prune com-
13 mission, as provided by chapter 30, title 22, Idaho Code; and the Idaho
14 wheat commission, as provided by chapter 33, title 22, Idaho Code; and,
15 (b) pProfessional and occupational licensing boards: Idaho state board of
16 certified public accountancy, as provided by chapter 2, title 54, Idaho
17 Code; board of architectural examiners, as provided by chapter 3, title
18 54, Idaho Code; office of the state athletic director, as provided by
19 chapter 4, title 54, Idaho Code; board of barber examiners, as provided by
20 chapter 5, title 54, Idaho Code; board of commissioners of the Idaho state
21 bar, as provided by chapter 4, title 3, Idaho Code; board of chiropractic
22 physicians, as provided by chapter 7, title 54, Idaho Code; Idaho board of
23 cosmetology, as provided by chapter 8, title 54, Idaho Code; Idaho coun-
24 selor licensing board, as provided by chapter 34, title 54, Idaho Code;
25 state board of dentistry, as provided by chapter 9, title 54, Idaho Code;
26 state board of denturitry, as provided by chapter 33, title 54, Idaho
27 Code; state board of engineering examiners, as provided by chapter 12,
28 title 54, Idaho Code; board of environmental health specialists examiners,
29 as provided by chapter 24, title 54, Idaho Code; state board for registra-
30 tion of professional geologists, as provided by chapter 28, title 54,
31 Idaho Code; board of hearing aid dealers and fitters, as provided by chap-
32 ter 29, title 54, Idaho Code; Idaho state board of landscape architects,
33 as provided by chapter 30, title 54, Idaho Code; state board of medicine,
34 as provided by chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code, and its associated physi-
35 cal therapist advisory board, as provided by chapter 22, title 54, Idaho
36 Code; state board of morticians, as provided by chapter 11, title 54,
37 Idaho Code; board of nurses, as provided by chapter 14, title 54, Idaho
38 Code; board of examiners of nursing home administrators, as provided by
39 chapter 16, title 54, Idaho Code; state board of optometry, as provided by
40 chapter 15, title 54, Idaho Code; Idaho outfitters and guides board, as
41 provided by chapter 21, title 36, Idaho Code; board of pharmacy, as pro-
42 vided by chapter 17, title 54, Idaho Code; state board of podiatry, as
43 provided by chapter 6, title 54, Idaho Code; Idaho state board of psychol-
44 ogist examiners, as provided by chapter 23, title 54, Idaho Code; public
45 works contractors licensing board, as provided by chapter 19, title 54,
46 Idaho Code; Idaho real estate commission, as provided by chapter 20, title
47 54, Idaho Code; real estate appraiser board, as provided by chapter 41,
48 title 54, Idaho Code; board of social work examiners, as provided by chap-
49 ter 32, title 54, Idaho Code; the board of veterinary medicine, as pro-
50 vided by chapter 21, title 54, Idaho Code; and the board of examiners of
51 residential care facility administrators, as provided by chapter 42, title
52 54, Idaho Code.
53 (c) tThe board of examiners, pursuant to section 67-2001, Idaho Code.
54 (d) tThe division of building safety, to be headed by a division admin-
55 istrator and comprised of four (4) bureaus: plumbing, electrical, build-
3
1 ings, and logging and industrial safety. The division administrator and
2 bureau chiefs shall be nonclassified employees exempt from the provisions
3 of chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code. The administrator of the division
4 shall administer the provisions of chapter 40, title 39, Idaho Code,
5 relating to manufactured homes and recreational vehicles; chapter 41,
6 title 39, Idaho Code, relating to modular buildings; chapter 21, title 44,
7 Idaho Code, relating to manufactured home dealer and broker licensing;
8 chapter 10, title 54, Idaho Code, relating to electrical contractors and
9 journeymen; chapter 19, title 54, Idaho Code, relating to licensing of
10 public works contractors; chapter 26, title 54, Idaho Code, relating to
11 plumbing and plumbers; and shall perform such additional duties as are
12 imposed upon him by law. The division administrator shall cooperate with
13 the industrial commission and aid and assist the commission in its admin-
14 istration of sections 72-720, 72-721 and 72-723, Idaho Code, and at the
15 request of the commission shall make inspection of appliances, tools,
16 equipment, machinery, practices or conditions, and make a written report
17 to the commission. The administrator shall make recommendations to the
18 commission to aid the commission in its administration of sections 72-720,
19 72-721 and 72-723, Idaho Code, provided however, that nothing herein shall
20 be construed as transferring to the administrator any of the authority or
21 powers now vested in the industrial commission.
22 (3) The bureau of occupational licenses is hereby created within the
23 department of self-governing agencies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS10197C1
The purpose of this legislation is to move the Public Works
Contractors Licensing Board to the Division of Building Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
CONTACT: Rep. Lee Gagner
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL IMPACT H 713