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H0227...........................................................by BUSINESS
ELECTRICAL BOARD - Amends existing law to increase the membership of the
state Electrical Board from seven members to nine members; and to specify
qualifications for members of the board.
02/12 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15 Rpt prt - to Bus
03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04 Ret'd to Bus
03/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 55-6-9
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Bell, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Henbest,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Lake, Limbaugh,
Linford, Mader, Marley, McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Watson,
Wheeler, Williams, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Bieter, Callister, Kunz, Smylie, Stoicheff, Tippets
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Campbell, Chase, Hansen(29), Jones,
Loertscher, Meyer, Trail, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Tilman
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 31-1-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hawkins,
Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler
NAYS--Whitworth
Absent and excused--Frasure, Parry, Sorensen
Floor Sponsor - King
Title apvd - to House
03/19 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/23 To Governor
03/24 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 282
Effective: 07/01/99
H0227|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 227 BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE IDAHO ELECTRICAL BOARD; AMENDING SECTION 54-1006, IDAHO CODE, 3 TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD AND TO SPECIFY QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEM- 4 BERS OF THE BOARD. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1006, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 54-1006. IDAHO ELECTRICAL BOARD. (1) The Idaho electrical board, herein- 9 after known as the board, is hereby created and made a part of the division of 10 building safety. It shall be the responsibility and duty of the administrator 11 of the division of building safety to administer and enforce the provisions of 12 this act, to serve as secretary to the Idaho electrical board, and to appoint 13 the chief electrical inspector. 14 (2) The board shall consist ofsevennine 15 (79 ) members to be appointed by the governor with 16 power of removal for cause. Two (2) members shall be licensed journeymen 17 or master electricians; two (2) members shall be employees or officers of 18 licensed electrical contractors; one (1) member shall be a licensed specialty 19 journeyman or contractor; one (1) member shall be an employee or officer of an 20 electrical power provider; one (1) member shall be an employee or officer of a 21 manufacturing plant or other large power user; one (1) member shall be an 22 employee or director of a manufacturer or distributor of electrical supplies 23 or materials; and one (1) member shall be from the public at large not 24 directly associated with the electrical industry. Board members shall 25 be appointed for a term of four (4) years. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the gov- 26 ernor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired 27 portion of the term. 28 (3) All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States, res- 29 idents of this state for not less than two (2) years and shall be qualified by 30 experience, knowledge and integrity in formulating rules for examinations, in 31 passing on the fitness and qualifications of applicants for electrical con- 32 tractor and journeyman electrician licenses and in establishing standards for 33 electrical products to be used in electrical installations coming under the 34 provisions of this act. 35 (4) The members of the board shall, at their first regular meeting fol- 36 lowing the effective date of this act and every two (2) years thereafter, 37 elect by majority vote of the members of the board, a chairman who shall pre- 38 side at meetings of the board. In the event the chairman is not present at any 39 board meeting, the board may by majority vote of the members present appoint a 40 temporary chairman. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a 41 quorum. 42 (5) The board is authorized and directed to prescribe and amend rules 43 consistent with this act for the administration of this chapter and to effec- 2 1 tuate the purpose thereof, and for the licensing of electrical contractors and 2 the examination and licensing of journeyman electricians. The board shall also 3 establish the fees to be charged for permits and inspections of electrical 4 systems. 5 (6) Each member of the board not otherwise compensated by public moneys 6 shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(g), Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 08910C1
This legislation expands the Idaho State Electrical Board from seven
(7) to nine (9) members. It provides for members to be selected from
specific segments of industry and the community to ensure an
impartial Electrical Board. Currently, without this requirement, the
Board may be perceived as being biased, impairing its effectiveness
to perform its duties.
FISCAL NOTE
Approximately $2,000 in additional cost for the two additional
board members to attend quarterly board meetings.
CONTACT: Gary L. Malmen, Bureau Chief
Division of Building Safety, Electrical Bureau
Phone: 334-2183, ext 323
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ EISCAL NOTE Bill No. H 227