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H0133...........................................................by BUSINESS
APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS - Amends existing law relating to apprentices to
clarify supervision requirements for apprentice electricians.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 133
BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO APPRENTICES; AMENDING SECTION 54-1003A, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY
3 SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPRENTICE ELECTRICIANS AND TO PROVIDE COR-
4 RECT TERMINOLOGY.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1003A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 54-1003A. DEFINITIONS. (1) Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in
9 section 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, associa-
10 tion or corporation engaging in, conducting, or carrying on the business of
11 installing wires or equipment to carry electric current or installing appara-
12 tus to be operated by such current, or entering into agreements to install
13 such wires, equipment or apparatus, shall for the purpose of this act chapter
14 be known as an electrical contractor. An electrical contractor, prior to being
15 issued a license, shall be required to provide proof of liability insurance in
16 the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and proof of worker's
17 compensation insurance if applicable.
18 (2) Journeyman Electrician. Except as provided in section 54-1016, Idaho
19 Code, and subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this section, any person who
20 personally performs or supervises the actual physical work of installing elec-
21 tric wiring or equipment to convey electric current, or apparatus to be oper-
22 ated by such current, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as
23 a journeyman electrician.
24 (3) Apprentice Electrician. Any person who, for the purpose of learning
25 the trade of journeyman electrician, engages in the installation of electric
26 wiring, equipment, or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job supervi-
27 sion of a qualified journeyman electrician shall, for the purpose of this act
28 chapter, be known as an apprentice electrician; provided however, that up to
29 three (3) apprentice electricians may be under the constant on-the-job super-
30 vision of any one (1) qualified journeyman electrician for purposes of this
31 chapter.
32 (4) Maintenance Electrician. Any person who is regularly employed to ser-
33 vice, maintain or repair electrical apparatus, or to make minor repairs or
34 alterations to existing electrical wires or equipment located on his
35 employer's premises shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a
36 maintenance electrician.
37 (5) Master Electrician. A person who has the necessary qualifications,
38 training, experience and technical knowledge to plan, layout or design the
39 installation of electrical wiring or equipment, or to supervise such planning,
40 layout, or design, and who performs or supervises such planning, layout or
41 design, shall, for the purpose of this act chapter, be known as a master elec-
42 trician.
43 (6) Specialty Electrician. A person having the necessary qualifications,
2
1 training, experience and technical knowledge to install, alter, repair and
2 supervise the installing, altering or repairing of special classes of electri-
3 cal wiring, apparatus or equipment within categories adopted by the board.
4 Specialty electricians shall perform work only within the scope of the spe-
5 cialty category for which the person is licensed.
6 (7) Specialty Electrical Contractor. Except as provided in section
7 54-1016, Idaho Code, any person, partnership, company, firm, association or
8 corporation engaging in, conducting or carrying on the business of installing,
9 altering or repairing special classes of electrical wiring, apparatus or
10 equipment within categories adopted by the board or entering into agreements
11 to perform such specialty work, shall for the purpose of this act chapter be
12 known as a specialty electrical contractor. Specialty electrical contractors
13 shall perform work only within the scope of the specialty category for which
14 the contractor is licensed. A specialty electrical contractor, prior to being
15 issued a license, shall be required to provide proof of liability insurance in
16 the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and proof of worker's
17 compensation insurance if applicable.
18 (8) Specialty Electrical Trainee. Any person who, for the purpose of
19 learning the trade of a specialty electrician, engages in the installation of
20 electrical wiring, equipment or apparatus while under the constant on-the-job
21 supervision of a qualified specialty electrician shall, for the purpose of
22 this act chapter, be known as a specialty electrical trainee.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16796C1
This legislation is to clarify supervision requirements for
apprentice electricians and apprentice plumbers and to provide
correct terminology.
FISCAL NOTE
None
Contact
Name: Rep. Russ Mathews
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 133