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H0529...........................................................by BUSINESS
MASTER ELECTRICIANS - Amends existing law to require not less than four
years of experience as a licensed journeyman to qualify for licensure as a
master electrician.
01/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/23 Rpt prt - to Bus
02/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-10-4
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Boe,
Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet, Kellogg, Lake,
Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle,
Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison,
Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills
NAYS -- Barrett, Bauer, Harwood, Kulczyk, Langford, McKague,
Raybould, Roberts, Sali, Wood
Absent and excused -- Crow, Jones, Schaefer, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Douglas
Title apvd - to Senate
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett(Maxand),
Burtenshaw, Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon,
Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk,
Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Compton
Title apvd - to House
03/20 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/22 To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 245
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 529
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND JOURNEYMEN; AMENDING SECTION 54-1007,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE NOT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A
4 LICENSED JOURNEYMAN TO QUALIFY FOR LICENSURE AS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN AND
5 TO PROVIDE CODE REFERENCES.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1007, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 54-1007. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES -- RECIPROCITY. (1) The administrator shall
10 issue licenses to such persons as have by examination shown themselves to be
11 fit, competent and qualified to engage in the trade of journeyman electrician,
12 specialty electrician or master electrician as defined in section 54-1003A,
13 Idaho Code, and to such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corpora-
14 tions as have shown themselves to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in
15 the business of electrical contracting or specialty electrical contracting as
16 defined in section 54-1003A, Idaho Code.
17 (2) An apprentice electrician, as herein defined in section 54-1003A,
18 Idaho Code, may take the journeyman's examination if he has completed the
19 required related instruction for electrical apprentices as approved by the
20 Idaho state board for professional-technical education and has worked the num-
21 ber of hours as prescribed by the Idaho electrical board, provided that for
22 each such year he is claiming to have worked as an apprentice electrician, the
23 apprentice shall have been registered with the division of building safety as
24 an apprentice, paid an apprentice registration fee, and submitted with his
25 annual application for apprentice registration verification of employment, the
26 number of instructional hours completed and the number of hours worked. The
27 electrical board may, by rule, fix the apprentice registration fee, in an
28 amount not to exceed the costs of issuing apprentice registration certificates
29 and enforcing the apprentice registration provisions of this act, and may also
30 by rule establish requirements relative to the manner of verification of
31 employment, the number of instructional hours completed, continuation training
32 and the number of hours worked.
33 (a) An apprentice who has completed the number of instructional hours and
34 has not taken or passed the journeyman's examination within two (2) years
35 of completion of the instructional training hours, shall provide proof of
36 continuation training as set by rule of the electrical board.
37 (b) An apprentice who has not advanced in apprenticeship training for a
38 period of two (2) years shall complete continuation training as set by
39 rule of the electrical board.
40 (3) Any person who has worked in this state as a licensed journeyman for
41 a period of not less than two four (24) years and who has worked the number of
42 hours as prescribed by rule of the board as a licensed journeyman electrician
43 shall be considered as qualified to apply for a master electrician's license
2
1 in this state. The Idaho electrical board, in establishing by rule the
2 requirements for a master electrician's license, shall also take into account
3 the applicant's performance as a journeyman electrician.
4 (4) Any person with out-of-state experience who has worked as a journey-
5 man electrician or as an apprentice electrician, as herein defined, for a
6 period of four (4) years, and who has met such other requirements as estab-
7 lished by rule of the board, shall be considered as qualified to apply for a
8 journeyman electrician's license in this state.
9 (5) To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing of
10 electricians provide for similar action, the administrator, on the recommenda-
11 tion of the Idaho electrical board, may grant licenses to electricians
12 licensed by such other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required
13 fee and upon furnishing proof to the board that the applicant has qualifica-
14 tions at least equal to those provided herein for applicants for written exam-
15 inations. Applicants who qualify for a license under this subsection are not
16 required to take a written examination.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13540
In order to enhance proficiency within the profession, this
legislation will increase to four the number of years of work
experience necessary to obtain a master electrician license.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
CONTACT
Name: Dave Munroe, Administrator
Agency: Division of Building Safety
Phone: (208) 332-7100
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact H 529