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H0291aa........................................................by EDUCATION
ELECTRICIANS - RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN - Amends existing law relating to
electricians to provide for licensing by the Division of Building Safety of
individuals working as a residential wireman or apprentice residential
wireman.
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02/21 Rpt prt - to Bus
03/06 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/07 Rpt out amen - to engros
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AYES -- Bedke, Bell, Black, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell,
Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Kellogg,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Mader, Meyer, Montgomery, Moss, Moyle,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali, Shepherd,
Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block), Tilman, Trail, Young,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bieter, Boe, Bolz, Chase, Eskridge,
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Loertscher, Marley, McKague,
Mortensen, Pearce, Robison, Schaefer, Sellman, Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- Cuddy
Floor Sponsor -- Kellogg
Title apvd - to Senate
03/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 291
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1002,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS,
4 RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN AND APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN AND TO MAKE TECHNI-
5 CAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 54-1003, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE
6 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE
7 LICENSES FOR A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN AND AN APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN;
8 AMENDING SECTION 54-1003A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE "RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN" AND
9 "APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN"; AMENDING SECTION 54-1007, IDAHO CODE, TO
10 PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN'S
11 LICENSE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 54-1010,
12 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE DONE
13 BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN, TO PROVIDE
14 THAT A LIST OF EMPLOYEES UNDER AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SHALL INCLUDE RES-
15 IDENTIAL WIREMEN, TO REQUIRE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WORKING AS AN APPRENTICE
16 RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN MUST BE APPROPRIATELY REGISTERED WITH THE DIVISION OF
17 BUILDING SAFETY, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO WORK WITHOUT POSSESSION
18 OF A CURRENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;
19 AMENDING SECTION 54-1014, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FEES; AND AMENDING SEC-
20 TION 54-1017, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR WORKING AS A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN OR
21 AS AN APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED PROPER LICEN-
22 SURE OR REGISTRATION AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
24 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
25 amended to read as follows:
26 54-1002. LICENSE ESSENTIAL TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS -- LICENSURE AUTHORITY
27 EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
28 company, firm, association or corporation, to act, or attempt to act, as an
29 electrical contractor or special electrical contractor in this state until
30 such person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation, shall
31 have received a license as an electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued
32 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the divi-
33 sion of building safety.
34 (2) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, firm,
35 association or corporation to act, or attempt to act as a specialty electrical
36 contractor in this state until such person shall have received a license as a
37 specialty electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the
38 provisions of this chapter, by the administrator of the division of building
39 safety; provided however, that any person who has been issued a master
40 electrician's license pursuant to this chapter may act as a specialty electri-
41 cal contractor.
42 (3) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a journeyman electri-
43 cian in this state until such person shall have received a license as a jour-
2
1 neyman electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of
2 this act chapter, by the administrator of the division of building safety,
3 provided, however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's
4 license pursuant to this chapter may act as a journeyman electrician.
5 (34) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a specialty electri-
6 cian in this state until such person shall have received a license as a spe-
7 cialty electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of
8 this act chapter, by the administrator of the division of building safety,
9 provided however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's
10 license or a journeyman electrician's license pursuant to this act chapter may
11 act as a specialty electrician.
12 (5) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a residential wireman
13 in this state until such person shall have received a license as a residential
14 wireman, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
15 by the administrator of the division of building safety; provided however,
16 that any person who has been issued a master electrician's license or a jour-
17 neyman electrician's license pursuant to this chapter may act as a residential
18 wireman.
19 (46) Licensure of electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, master
20 electricians, specialty electricians, specialty electrical contractors, resi-
21 dential wiremen and registration of apprentice electricians, specialty
22 trainees and apprentice residential wiremen shall be within the exclusive
23 jurisdiction of the state pursuant to this chapter and no local jurisdiction
24 shall have the authority to require additional licensure or to issue licenses
25 to persons licensed under this chapter which are inconsistent with the provi-
26 sions of this chapter or rules promulgated by the division of building safety.
27 The state shall investigate all local infractions and state violations of this
28 chapter and prosecute the same. The local jurisdictions will assist the state
29 by requesting investigations within their jurisdictions. Nothing in this chap-
30 ter shall restrict a city or county from imposing stricter public safety
31 rules, notwithstanding any provision of Idaho Code.
32 SECTION 2. That Section 54-1003, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
33 amended to read as follows:
34 54-1003. ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY. (1) Only the administrator of the divi-
35 sion of building safety of the state of Idaho is authorized and empowered to
36 conduct examinations and to pass upon the qualifications of applicants, and to
37 grant and issue licenses or registrations to such applicants as are found to
38 be qualified to engage in the trade, business or calling of a journeyman elec-
39 trician, electrical contractor, master electrician, specialty electrician,
40 specialty electrical contractor, residential wireman, apprentice residential
41 wireman, specialty electrical trainee or apprentice electrician in the manner
42 and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.
43 (2) No licenses granted hereunder shall be transferable. Licenses shall
44 be issued upon the condition that the holder thereof shall comply with all
45 provisions of this chapter.
46 (3) The administrator of the division of building safety is authorized to
47 impose civil penalties as provided in this chapter.
48 SECTION 3. That Section 54-1003A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
49 amended to read as follows:
50 54-1003A. DEFINITIONS. (1) Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in
51 section 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, associa-
3
1 tion or corporation engaging in, conducting, or carrying on the business of
2 installing wires or equipment to carry electric current or installing appara-
3 tus to be operated by such current, or entering into agreements to install
4 such wires, equipment or apparatus, shall for the purpose of this act chapter
5 be known as an electrical contractor.
6 (2) Journeyman Electrician. Except as provided in section 54-1016, Idaho
7 Code, and subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this section, any person who
8 personally performs or supervises the actual physical work of installing elec-
9 tric wiring or equipment to convey electric current, or apparatus to be oper-
10 ated by such current, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as
11 a journeyman electrician.
12 (3) Apprentice Electrician. Any person who, for the purpose of learning
13 the trade of journeyman electrician, engages in the installation of electric
14 wiring, equipment, or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job supervi-
15 sion of a qualified journeyman electrician shall, for the purpose of this act
16 chapter, be known as an apprentice electrician.
17 (4) Maintenance Electrician. Any person who is regularly employed to ser-
18 vice, maintain or repair electrical apparatus, or to make minor repairs or
19 alterations to existing electrical wires or equipment located on his
20 employer's premises shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a
21 maintenance electrician.
22 (5) Master Electrician. A person who has the necessary qualifications,
23 training, experience and technical knowledge to plan, layout or design the
24 installation of electrical wiring or equipment, or to supervise such planning,
25 layout, or design, and who performs or supervises such planning, layout or
26 design, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a master elec-
27 trician.
28 (6) Specialty Electrician. A person having the necessary qualifications,
29 training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, repair and
30 supervise the installing, altering or repairing of special classes of electri-
31 cal wiring, apparatus or equipment within categories adopted by the board.
32 Specialty electricians shall perform work only within the scope of the spe-
33 cialty category for which the person is licensed.
34 (7) Specialty Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in section
35 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, association or
36 corporation engaging in, conducting or carrying on the business of installing,
37 altering or repairing special classes of electrical wiring, apparatus or
38 equipment within categories adopted by the board or entering into agreements
39 to perform such specialty work, shall for the purpose of this act chapter be
40 known as a specialty electrical contractor. Specialty electrical contractors
41 shall perform work only within the scope of the specialty category for which
42 the contractor is licensed.
43 (8) Specialty Electrical Trainee. Any person who, for the purpose of
44 learning the trade of a specialty electrician, engages in the installation of
45 electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
46 supervision of a qualified specialty electrician shall, for the purpose of
47 this act chapter, be known as a specialty electrical trainee.
48 (9) Residential Wireman. A person who has the necessary qualifications,
49 training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, repair and
50 supervise the altering or repairing of electrical wiring, equipment or appara-
51 tus in or on a residence, shall be known as a residential wireman. A residen-
52 tial wireman shall perform work only within the scope of this category as
53 determined by the board.
54 (10) Apprentice Residential Wireman. Any person who, for the purposes of
55 learning the trade of residential wireman, engages in the installation of
4
1 electric wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
2 supervision of a qualified residential wireman or a qualified journeyman elec-
3 trician shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be known as an apprentice
4 residential wireman.
5 SECTION 4. That Section 54-1007, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 54-1007. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES -- RECIPROCITY. (1) The administrator shall
8 issue licenses to such persons as have by examination shown themselves to be
9 fit, competent and qualified to engage in the trade of journeyman electri-
10 cian, specialty electrician, residential wireman or master electrician, and to
11 such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations as have shown
12 themselves to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the business of
13 electrical contracting or specialty electrical contracting. Any person who has
14 worked as a journeyman electrician or as an apprentice electrician, as herein
15 defined, for a period of not less than four (4) years, shall be considered as
16 qualified to apply for a journeyman electrician's license in this state, pro-
17 vided that for each such year he is claiming to have worked as an apprentice
18 electrician, the apprentice registered with the division of building safety as
19 an apprentice, paid an apprentice registration fee, and submitted with his
20 annual application for apprentice registration verification of employment and
21 hours worked. Any person who has worked as a residential wireman or as an
22 apprentice residential wireman, as herein defined, for a period of not less
23 than two (2) years, shall be considered qualified to apply for a residential
24 wireman's license in this state, provided that for each year he is claiming to
25 have worked as an apprentice residential wireman, the apprentice shall have
26 been registered with the division of building safety as an apprentice residen-
27 tial wireman, shall have paid an apprentice residential wireman registration
28 fee, and shall have submitted with his annual application for registration,
29 verification of employment and hours worked. The electrical board may, by
30 rule, fix the apprentice registration fee, in an amount not to exceed the
31 costs of issuing apprentice registration certificates and enforcing the
32 apprentice registration provisions of this act chapter, and may also by rule
33 establish requirements relative to the manner of verification of employment
34 and hours worked. Before such experience as an apprentice may be considered as
35 qualifying the apprentice to take the journeyman's examination, the apprentice
36 must also complete the required related instruction for electrical apprentices
37 as approved by the Idaho state board for professional-technical education. Any
38 person who has worked in this state for a period of not less than two (2)
39 years as a journeyman electrician shall be considered as qualified to apply
40 for a master electrician's license in this state.
41 (2) To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing of
42 electricians provide for similar action, the administrator, on the recommenda-
43 tion of the Idaho electrical board, may grant licenses to electricians
44 licensed by such other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required
45 fee and upon furnishing proof to the board that the applicant has qualifica-
46 tions at least equal to those provided herein for applicants for written exam-
47 inations. Applicants who qualify for a license under this subsection are not
48 required to take a written examination.
49 SECTION 5. That Section 54-1010, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
50 amended to read as follows:
51 54-1010. INSTALLATIONS BY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR PERFORMED BY LICENSED
5
1 JOURNEYMAN OR RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN -- PRIOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ENTITLED TO
2 LICENSE -- LIST OF ELECTRICIANS AND RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN IN CONTRACTOR'S
3 EMPLOY. (1) On and after July 1, 1961, any electrical contractor who works as
4 a journeyman electrician, as herein defined, shall be required to have a jour-
5 neyman electrician's license issued under the provisions of this act chapter.
6 All installations of electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus made by an
7 electrical contractor shall be done by or under the direct supervision of a
8 licensed journeyman electrician or residential wireman, as allowed in this
9 chapter.
10 (2) The individual owner of an electrical contracting business may act as
11 his own journeyman electrician provided that he has complied with the provi-
12 sions of section 54-1002, Idaho Code, pertaining to journeyman electrician.
13 Each electrical contractor in this state shall, upon request of the adminis-
14 trator, or his authorized agent, furnish a list of journeyman journeymen elec-
15 tricians and residential wiremen in said electrical contractor's employ.
16 (3) From and after July 1, 1986, any individual working as an apprentice
17 electrician, as defined in this act chapter, must be registered with the divi-
18 sion of building safety, as an apprentice electrician, as provided in section
19 54-1007, Idaho Code; and it shall be unlawful for an individual to work as an
20 apprentice electrician without possessing a current apprentice registration
21 certificate.
22 (4) On and after July 1, 1999, any individual working as a specialty
23 electrical trainee, as defined in this chapter, must be registered with the
24 division of building safety, as a specialty electrical trainee. It shall be
25 unlawful for an individual to work as a specialty electrical trainee without
26 possessing a current registration certificate.
27 (5) From and after July 1, 2001, any individual working as an apprentice
28 residential wireman, as defined in this chapter, must be registered with the
29 division of building safety as an apprentice residential wireman. It shall be
30 unlawful for an individual to work as an apprentice residential wireman with-
31 out possessing a current registration certificate.
32 SECTION 6. That Section 54-1014, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
33 amended to read as follows:
34 54-1014. FEES. The following fees shall be charged by the administrator
35 of the division of building safety:
36 Electrical contractor's license $125.00
37 Renewal of electrical contractor's license 100.00
38 Journeyman electrician's license 25.00
39 Renewal of journeyman electrician's license 15.00
40 Application for license 15.00
41 Revival of electrical contractor's license 125.00
42 Revival of journeyman electrician's license 25.00
43 Apprentice/specialty trainee registration and working license 10.00
44 Specialty electrician's license 25.00
45 Specialty electrician's license renewal 15.00
46 Specialty electrician's license revival 25.00
47 Specialty contractor's license 125.00
48 Specialty contractor's license renewal 100.00
49 Specialty contractor's license revival 125.00
50 Master electrician's license 35.00
51 Master electrician's license renewal 15.00
52 Master electrician's license revival 25.00
53 Residential wireman's license 25.00
6
1 Renewal of residential wireman's license 15.00
2 Revival of residential wireman's license 25.00
3 Apprentice residential wireman's registration and working license 10.00
4 SECTION 7. That Section 54-1017, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
5 amended to read as follows:
6 54-1017. VIOLATIONS OF ACT CHAPTER A MISDEMEANOR. Any person, partner-
7 ship, company, firm, association or corporation who shall engage in the trade,
8 business or calling of an electrical contractor, journeyman electrician, mas-
9 ter electrician, specialty electrician, specialty electrical contractor, spe-
10 cialty electrical trainee, residential wireman, apprentice residential
11 wireman, or apprentice electrician without a license or required registration
12 as provided for by this act chapter, or who shall violate any of the provi-
13 sions of this act chapter, or the rules of the Idaho electrical board or of
14 the administrator of the division of building safety herein provided for, or
15 who shall refuse to perform any duty lawfully enjoined upon him by the admin-
16 istrator within the prescribed time; or who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to
17 obey any lawful order given or made by the administrator shall be guilty of a
18 misdemeanor and shall be subject to the civil penalties established by admin-
19 istrative rule but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Each day of
20 such violation shall constitute a separate offense. A violation will be con-
21 sidered a second or additional offense only if it occurs within one (1) year
22 from the first violation.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
Moved by Kellogg
Seconded by Harwood
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 291
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in lines 39 and 40, delete "a master
3 electrician's" and insert: "an electrical contractor's".
4 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 4
5 On page 4, in line 34, following "apprentice" insert: "electrician or
6 apprentice residential wireman"; in line 35, following "journeyman's" insert:
7 "or residential wireman's"; and delete line 36, and insert: "must also com-
8 plete the required related instruction specific to the license applied for
9 electrical apprentices".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 291, As Amended
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1002,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS,
4 RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN AND APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN AND TO MAKE TECHNI-
5 CAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 54-1003, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE
6 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE
7 LICENSES FOR A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN AND AN APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN;
8 AMENDING SECTION 54-1003A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE "RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN" AND
9 "APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN"; AMENDING SECTION 54-1007, IDAHO CODE, TO
10 PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO APPLY FOR A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN'S
11 LICENSE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 54-1010,
12 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE DONE
13 BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN, TO PROVIDE
14 THAT A LIST OF EMPLOYEES UNDER AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SHALL INCLUDE RES-
15 IDENTIAL WIREMEN, TO REQUIRE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WORKING AS AN APPRENTICE
16 RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN MUST BE APPROPRIATELY REGISTERED WITH THE DIVISION OF
17 BUILDING SAFETY, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO WORK WITHOUT POSSESSION
18 OF A CURRENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;
19 AMENDING SECTION 54-1014, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FEES; AND AMENDING SEC-
20 TION 54-1017, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR WORKING AS A RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN OR
21 AS AN APPRENTICE RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED PROPER LICEN-
22 SURE OR REGISTRATION AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
24 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
25 amended to read as follows:
26 54-1002. LICENSE ESSENTIAL TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS -- LICENSURE AUTHORITY
27 EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
28 company, firm, association or corporation, to act, or attempt to act, as an
29 electrical contractor or special electrical contractor in this state until
30 such person, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation, shall
31 have received a license as an electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued
32 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the divi-
33 sion of building safety.
34 (2) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, firm,
35 association or corporation to act, or attempt to act as a specialty electrical
36 contractor in this state until such person shall have received a license as a
37 specialty electrical contractor, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the
38 provisions of this chapter, by the administrator of the division of building
39 safety; provided however, that any person who has been issued an electrical
40 contractor's license pursuant to this chapter may act as a specialty electri-
41 cal contractor.
42 (3) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a journeyman electri-
43 cian in this state until such person shall have received a license as a jour-
2
1 neyman electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of
2 this act chapter, by the administrator of the division of building safety,
3 provided, however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's
4 license pursuant to this chapter may act as a journeyman electrician.
5 (34) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a specialty electri-
6 cian in this state until such person shall have received a license as a spe-
7 cialty electrician, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of
8 this act chapter, by the administrator of the division of building safety,
9 provided however, that any person who has been issued a master electrician's
10 license or a journeyman electrician's license pursuant to this act chapter may
11 act as a specialty electrician.
12 (5) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a residential wireman
13 in this state until such person shall have received a license as a residential
14 wireman, as herein defined, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
15 by the administrator of the division of building safety; provided however,
16 that any person who has been issued a master electrician's license or a jour-
17 neyman electrician's license pursuant to this chapter may act as a residential
18 wireman.
19 (46) Licensure of electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, master
20 electricians, specialty electricians, specialty electrical contractors, resi-
21 dential wiremen and registration of apprentice electricians, specialty
22 trainees and apprentice residential wiremen shall be within the exclusive
23 jurisdiction of the state pursuant to this chapter and no local jurisdiction
24 shall have the authority to require additional licensure or to issue licenses
25 to persons licensed under this chapter which are inconsistent with the provi-
26 sions of this chapter or rules promulgated by the division of building safety.
27 The state shall investigate all local infractions and state violations of this
28 chapter and prosecute the same. The local jurisdictions will assist the state
29 by requesting investigations within their jurisdictions. Nothing in this chap-
30 ter shall restrict a city or county from imposing stricter public safety
31 rules, notwithstanding any provision of Idaho Code.
32 SECTION 2. That Section 54-1003, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
33 amended to read as follows:
34 54-1003. ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY. (1) Only the administrator of the divi-
35 sion of building safety of the state of Idaho is authorized and empowered to
36 conduct examinations and to pass upon the qualifications of applicants, and to
37 grant and issue licenses or registrations to such applicants as are found to
38 be qualified to engage in the trade, business or calling of a journeyman elec-
39 trician, electrical contractor, master electrician, specialty electrician,
40 specialty electrical contractor, residential wireman, apprentice residential
41 wireman, specialty electrical trainee or apprentice electrician in the manner
42 and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.
43 (2) No licenses granted hereunder shall be transferable. Licenses shall
44 be issued upon the condition that the holder thereof shall comply with all
45 provisions of this chapter.
46 (3) The administrator of the division of building safety is authorized to
47 impose civil penalties as provided in this chapter.
48 SECTION 3. That Section 54-1003A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
49 amended to read as follows:
50 54-1003A. DEFINITIONS. (1) Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in
51 section 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, associa-
3
1 tion or corporation engaging in, conducting, or carrying on the business of
2 installing wires or equipment to carry electric current or installing appara-
3 tus to be operated by such current, or entering into agreements to install
4 such wires, equipment or apparatus, shall for the purpose of this act chapter
5 be known as an electrical contractor.
6 (2) Journeyman Electrician. Except as provided in section 54-1016, Idaho
7 Code, and subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this section, any person who
8 personally performs or supervises the actual physical work of installing elec-
9 tric wiring or equipment to convey electric current, or apparatus to be oper-
10 ated by such current, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as
11 a journeyman electrician.
12 (3) Apprentice Electrician. Any person who, for the purpose of learning
13 the trade of journeyman electrician, engages in the installation of electric
14 wiring, equipment, or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job supervi-
15 sion of a qualified journeyman electrician shall, for the purpose of this act
16 chapter, be known as an apprentice electrician.
17 (4) Maintenance Electrician. Any person who is regularly employed to ser-
18 vice, maintain or repair electrical apparatus, or to make minor repairs or
19 alterations to existing electrical wires or equipment located on his
20 employer's premises shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a
21 maintenance electrician.
22 (5) Master Electrician. A person who has the necessary qualifications,
23 training, experience and technical knowledge to plan, layout or design the
24 installation of electrical wiring or equipment, or to supervise such planning,
25 layout, or design, and who performs or supervises such planning, layout or
26 design, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a master elec-
27 trician.
28 (6) Specialty Electrician. A person having the necessary qualifications,
29 training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, repair and
30 supervise the installing, altering or repairing of special classes of electri-
31 cal wiring, apparatus or equipment within categories adopted by the board.
32 Specialty electricians shall perform work only within the scope of the spe-
33 cialty category for which the person is licensed.
34 (7) Specialty Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in section
35 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, association or
36 corporation engaging in, conducting or carrying on the business of installing,
37 altering or repairing special classes of electrical wiring, apparatus or
38 equipment within categories adopted by the board or entering into agreements
39 to perform such specialty work, shall for the purpose of this act chapter be
40 known as a specialty electrical contractor. Specialty electrical contractors
41 shall perform work only within the scope of the specialty category for which
42 the contractor is licensed.
43 (8) Specialty Electrical Trainee. Any person who, for the purpose of
44 learning the trade of a specialty electrician, engages in the installation of
45 electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
46 supervision of a qualified specialty electrician shall, for the purpose of
47 this act chapter, be known as a specialty electrical trainee.
48 (9) Residential Wireman. A person who has the necessary qualifications,
49 training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, repair and
50 supervise the altering or repairing of electrical wiring, equipment or appara-
51 tus in or on a residence, shall be known as a residential wireman. A residen-
52 tial wireman shall perform work only within the scope of this category as
53 determined by the board.
54 (10) Apprentice Residential Wireman. Any person who, for the purposes of
55 learning the trade of residential wireman, engages in the installation of
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1 electric wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
2 supervision of a qualified residential wireman or a qualified journeyman elec-
3 trician shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be known as an apprentice
4 residential wireman.
5 SECTION 4. That Section 54-1007, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 54-1007. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES -- RECIPROCITY. (1) The administrator shall
8 issue licenses to such persons as have by examination shown themselves to be
9 fit, competent and qualified to engage in the trade of journeyman electri-
10 cian, specialty electrician, residential wireman or master electrician, and to
11 such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations as have shown
12 themselves to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the business of
13 electrical contracting or specialty electrical contracting. Any person who has
14 worked as a journeyman electrician or as an apprentice electrician, as herein
15 defined, for a period of not less than four (4) years, shall be considered as
16 qualified to apply for a journeyman electrician's license in this state, pro-
17 vided that for each such year he is claiming to have worked as an apprentice
18 electrician, the apprentice registered with the division of building safety as
19 an apprentice, paid an apprentice registration fee, and submitted with his
20 annual application for apprentice registration verification of employment and
21 hours worked. Any person who has worked as a residential wireman or as an
22 apprentice residential wireman, as herein defined, for a period of not less
23 than two (2) years, shall be considered qualified to apply for a residential
24 wireman's license in this state, provided that for each year he is claiming to
25 have worked as an apprentice residential wireman, the apprentice shall have
26 been registered with the division of building safety as an apprentice residen-
27 tial wireman, shall have paid an apprentice residential wireman registration
28 fee, and shall have submitted with his annual application for registration,
29 verification of employment and hours worked. The electrical board may, by
30 rule, fix the apprentice registration fee, in an amount not to exceed the
31 costs of issuing apprentice registration certificates and enforcing the
32 apprentice registration provisions of this act chapter, and may also by rule
33 establish requirements relative to the manner of verification of employment
34 and hours worked. Before such experience as an apprentice electrician or
35 apprentice residential wireman may be considered as qualifying the apprentice
36 to take the journeyman's or residential wireman's examination, the apprentice
37 must also complete the required related instruction specific to the license
38 applied for electrical apprentices as approved by the Idaho state board for
39 professional-technical education. Any person who has worked in this state for
40 a period of not less than two (2) years as a journeyman electrician shall be
41 considered as qualified to apply for a master electrician's license in this
42 state.
43 (2) To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing of
44 electricians provide for similar action, the administrator, on the recommenda-
45 tion of the Idaho electrical board, may grant licenses to electricians
46 licensed by such other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required
47 fee and upon furnishing proof to the board that the applicant has qualifica-
48 tions at least equal to those provided herein for applicants for written exam-
49 inations. Applicants who qualify for a license under this subsection are not
50 required to take a written examination.
51 SECTION 5. That Section 54-1010, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
52 amended to read as follows:
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1 54-1010. INSTALLATIONS BY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR PERFORMED BY LICENSED
2 JOURNEYMAN OR RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN -- PRIOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ENTITLED TO
3 LICENSE -- LIST OF ELECTRICIANS AND RESIDENTIAL WIREMEN IN CONTRACTOR'S
4 EMPLOY. (1) On and after July 1, 1961, any electrical contractor who works as
5 a journeyman electrician, as herein defined, shall be required to have a jour-
6 neyman electrician's license issued under the provisions of this act chapter.
7 All installations of electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus made by an
8 electrical contractor shall be done by or under the direct supervision of a
9 licensed journeyman electrician or residential wireman, as allowed in this
10 chapter.
11 (2) The individual owner of an electrical contracting business may act as
12 his own journeyman electrician provided that he has complied with the provi-
13 sions of section 54-1002, Idaho Code, pertaining to journeyman electrician.
14 Each electrical contractor in this state shall, upon request of the adminis-
15 trator, or his authorized agent, furnish a list of journeyman journeymen elec-
16 tricians and residential wiremen in said electrical contractor's employ.
17 (3) From and after July 1, 1986, any individual working as an apprentice
18 electrician, as defined in this act chapter, must be registered with the divi-
19 sion of building safety, as an apprentice electrician, as provided in section
20 54-1007, Idaho Code; and it shall be unlawful for an individual to work as an
21 apprentice electrician without possessing a current apprentice registration
22 certificate.
23 (4) On and after July 1, 1999, any individual working as a specialty
24 electrical trainee, as defined in this chapter, must be registered with the
25 division of building safety, as a specialty electrical trainee. It shall be
26 unlawful for an individual to work as a specialty electrical trainee without
27 possessing a current registration certificate.
28 (5) From and after July 1, 2001, any individual working as an apprentice
29 residential wireman, as defined in this chapter, must be registered with the
30 division of building safety as an apprentice residential wireman. It shall be
31 unlawful for an individual to work as an apprentice residential wireman with-
32 out possessing a current registration certificate.
33 SECTION 6. That Section 54-1014, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34 amended to read as follows:
35 54-1014. FEES. The following fees shall be charged by the administrator
36 of the division of building safety:
37 Electrical contractor's license $125.00
38 Renewal of electrical contractor's license 100.00
39 Journeyman electrician's license 25.00
40 Renewal of journeyman electrician's license 15.00
41 Application for license 15.00
42 Revival of electrical contractor's license 125.00
43 Revival of journeyman electrician's license 25.00
44 Apprentice/specialty trainee registration and working license 10.00
45 Specialty electrician's license 25.00
46 Specialty electrician's license renewal 15.00
47 Specialty electrician's license revival 25.00
48 Specialty contractor's license 125.00
49 Specialty contractor's license renewal 100.00
50 Specialty contractor's license revival 125.00
51 Master electrician's license 35.00
52 Master electrician's license renewal 15.00
53 Master electrician's license revival 25.00
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1 Residential wireman's license 25.00
2 Renewal of residential wireman's license 15.00
3 Revival of residential wireman's license 25.00
4 Apprentice residential wireman's registration and working license 10.00
5 SECTION 7. That Section 54-1017, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 54-1017. VIOLATIONS OF ACT CHAPTER A MISDEMEANOR. Any person, partner-
8 ship, company, firm, association or corporation who shall engage in the trade,
9 business or calling of an electrical contractor, journeyman electrician, mas-
10 ter electrician, specialty electrician, specialty electrical contractor, spe-
11 cialty electrical trainee, residential wireman, apprentice residential
12 wireman, or apprentice electrician without a license or required registration
13 as provided for by this act chapter, or who shall violate any of the provi-
14 sions of this act chapter, or the rules of the Idaho electrical board or of
15 the administrator of the division of building safety herein provided for, or
16 who shall refuse to perform any duty lawfully enjoined upon him by the admin-
17 istrator within the prescribed time; or who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to
18 obey any lawful order given or made by the administrator shall be guilty of a
19 misdemeanor and shall be subject to the civil penalties established by admin-
20 istrative rule but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Each day of
21 such violation shall constitute a separate offense. A violation will be con-
22 sidered a second or additional offense only if it occurs within one (1) year
23 from the first violation.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11130
The purpose of this legislation is to create a new electrical
license (residential wireman) specifically for electricians who
would provide electrical services for residential facilities.
Residential wiring requires less training than commercial or
industrial electricians. It also would align Idaho with the
procedures used by our surrounding states. Provides technical
corrections, establishes license fees, provides a penalty for
residential wireman or apprentices working without a license or
registration.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: Rep. Kellogg
Phone: 332 1000
Name: Robert Corbell
Phone: 288 1900
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 29