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H0818......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTRICIANS - SPECIALTY LICENSE - Adds to existing law to provide for
issuance of licenses to specialty electricians by the administrator of the
Division of Building Safety; to provide for rules for the examination and
licensing of specialty electricians and to establish classifications for
specialty electrician licensing; to provide a definition; and to provide
that licensure of specialty electricians shall be exclusive to the state.
03/12 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13 Rpt prt - to Bus
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17 Rls susp - PASSED - 56-5-9
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black(23), Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Crow, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Geddes, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets,
Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Cuddy, Gould, Jones(9), McKague
Absent and excused -- Bivens, Black(15), Gagner, Hansen, Kempton,
Kjellander, Ridinger, Stubbs, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Callister
Title apvd - to Senate
03/18 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/23 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24 Pres signed - to Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 401
Effective: 07/01/98
H0818|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 818 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SPECIALTY ELECTRICIANS; AMENDING CHAPTER 10, TITLE 54, IDAHO CODE, 3 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 54-1020, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR ISSU- 4 ANCE OF LICENSES TO SPECIALTY ELECTRICIANS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 5 DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY, TO PROVIDE FOR RULES FOR THE EXAMINATION AND 6 LICENSING OF SPECIALTY ELECTRICIANS AND TO ESTABLISH CLASSIFICATIONS FOR 7 SPECIALTY ELECTRICIAN LICENSING, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION AND TO PROVIDE 8 THAT LICENSURE OF SPECIALTY ELECTRICIANS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE; 9 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING A SUNSET CLAUSE. 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 10, Title 54, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be 13 known and designated as Section 54-1020, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 14 54-1020. SPECIALTY ELECTRICIANS -- EXAMINATION AND LICENSING -- RULES -- 15 LICENSURE AUTHORITY EXCLUSIVE TO THE STATE. (1) The administrator of the divi- 16 sion of building safety is authorized to conduct examinations, pass upon the 17 qualifications of applicants and to grant and issue licenses to qualified 18 applicants to engage in the trade or business of specialty electrician. Such 19 licenses shall not be transferable. The administrator is authorized and 20 directed to enforce rules promulgated by the Idaho electrical board for the 21 examination and licensing of specialty electricians. 22 (2) The Idaho electrical board is authorized and directed to promulgate 23 rules for the examination and licensing of specialty electricians and for 24 classifications of specialty electrician licensing. 25 (3) "Specialty electrician" means a person having the necessary qualifi- 26 cations, training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, 27 repair and supervise the installing, altering or repairing of special classes 28 of electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment for light, heat, power and other 29 purposes or for special classes of electrical work. 30 (4) Licensure of specialty electricians shall be within the exclusive 31 jurisdiction of the state and no local jurisdiction shall have the authority 32 to require additional licensure or to issue licenses to specialty electricians 33 licensed under this chapter which are inconsistent with the provisions of this 34 chapter or rules promulgated by the division of building safety. 35 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 36 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 37 passage and approval. 38 SECTION 3. The provisions of this act shall be null, void and of no force 39 and effect on and after June 30, 1999.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 08210
This legislation will establish a specialty electrician's license to be issued
by the Division of Building Safety, and will limit the issuance of specialty
electrician licenses exclusively to the State of Idaho. The legislation also
includes an emergency clause.
None.
Contact: Rep. Callister
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
FISCAL NOTE
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