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THE STATE OF IOWA

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2007 IA H.B. 897

IOWA 82ND IOWA GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- FIRST SESSION

HOUSE BILL 897

HOUSE FILE 897

BILL TRACKING REPORT: 2007 Bill Tracking IA H.B. 897

2007 Bill Text IA H.B. 897

VERSION: Enacted

VERSION-DATE: May 25, 2007

SYNOPSIS: AN ACT

ESTABLISHING STATEWIDE LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICIANS AND

INSTALLERS, PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS, ESTABLISHING FEES, AND PROVIDING

PENALTIES.

NOTICE: [A> UPPERCASE TEXT WITHIN THESE SYMBOLS IS ADDED <A]

[D> Text within these symbols is deleted <D]

TEXT: BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

Section 1. Section 100.1, subsection 7, Code 2007, is amended to read as

follows:

7. To administer the fire extinguishing system contractor [A> , ALARM SYSTEM

CONTRACTOR, AND ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER <A] certification program established in

chapter 100C.

Sec. 2. Section 100C.1, Code 2007, is amended by adding the following new

subsections:

NEW SUBSECTION. 0A. "Alarm system" means a system or portion of a combination

system that consists of components and circuits arranged to monitor and

annunciate the status of a fire alarm, security alarm, or medical alarm or

supervisory signal-initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate response

to those signals.

NEW SUBSECTION. 0B. "Alarm system contractor" means a person engaging in or

representing oneself as engaging in the activity or business of layout,

installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or maintenance

inspection of alarm systems in this state.

NEW SUBSECTION. 0C. "Alarm system installer" means an employee of an alarm

system contractor who is engaged in the layout, installation, repair,

alteration, addition, maintenance, or maintenance inspection of alarm systems.

Sec. 3. Section 100C.1, subsection 10, Code 2007, is amended by striking the

subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

10. "Responsible managing employee" means one of the following:

a. An owner, partner, officer, or manager employed full-time by a fire

extinguishing system contractor who is certified by the national institute for

certification in engineering technologies at a level three in fire protection

technology, automatic sprinkler system layout, or another certification in

automatic sprinkler system layout recognized by rules adopted by the fire

marshal pursuant to section 100C.7 or who meets any other criteria established

by rule.

b. An owner, partner, officer, or manager employed full-time by an alarm

system contractor who is certified by the national institute for certification

in engineering technologies in fire alarm systems or security systems at a level

established by the fire marshal by rule or who meets any other criteria

established by rule under this chapter. The rules may provide for separate

endorsements for fire, security, and medical alarm systems and may require

separate qualifications for each.

Sec. 4. Section 100C.2, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:

100C.2 CERTIFICATION -- EMPLOYEES.

1. A person shall not act as a fire extinguishing system contractor without

first obtaining a fire extinguishing system contractor's certificate pursuant to

this chapter.

[A> 2. A PERSON SHALL NOT ACT AS AN ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR WITHOUT FIRST

OBTAINING AN ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER. A

PERSON SHALL NOT ACT AS AN ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AN

ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR'S OR ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER'S CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

THIS CHAPTER. <A]

[D> 2. <D] [A> 3. A. <A] A responsible managing employee may act as a

responsible managing employee for only one fire extinguishing system contractor

at a time. The responsible managing employee shall not be designated as the

responsible managing employee for more than two fire extinguishing system

contractors in any twelve-month period.

[A> B. A RESPONSIBLE MANAGING EMPLOYEE MAY ACT AS A RESPONSIBLE MANAGING

EMPLOYEE FOR ONLY ONE ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR AT A TIME. THE RESPONSIBLE

MANAGING EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE DESIGNATED AS THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGING EMPLOYEE

FOR MORE THAN TWO ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTORS IN ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. <A]

[A> C. A RESPONSIBLE MANAGING EMPLOYEE MAY SERVE AS THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGING

EMPLOYEE FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM CONTRACTOR AND AN ALARM SYSTEM

CONTRACTOR AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDED THAT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

CONTRACTOR AND THE ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR ARE THE SAME BUSINESS, AND THAT THE

PERSON DESIGNATED AS THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGING EMPLOYEE MEETS THE RESPONSIBLE

MANAGING EMPLOYEE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED FOR EACH CERTIFICATION. <A]

[D> 3. <D] [A> 4. A. <A] An employee of a certified fire extinguishing system

contractor working under the direction of a responsible managing employee is not

required to obtain and maintain an individual fire extinguishing system

contractor's certificate.

[A> B. AN EMPLOYEE OF A CERTIFIED ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR WHO IS AN ALARM

SYSTEM INSTALLER, AND WHO IS NOT LICENSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 103 SHALL OBTAIN

AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION AS AN ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER AND SHALL MEET AND

MAINTAIN QUALIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL BY RULE. <A]

Sec. 5. Section 100C.3, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:

100C.3 APPLICATION -- INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.

1. A fire extinguishing system contractor [A> , AN ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR,

OR AN ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER <A] shall apply for a certificate on a form

prescribed by the state fire marshal. The application shall be accompanied by a

fee in an amount prescribed by rule pursuant to section 100C.7 and shall include

all of the following information [A> , AS APPLICABLE <A] :

a. The name, address, and telephone number of the contractor [A> OR INSTALLER

AND, IN THE CASE OF AN INSTALLER, THE NAME AND CERTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE

CONTRACTOR BY WHOM THE INSTALLER IS EMPLOYED <A] , including all legal and

fictitious names.

b. Proof of insurance coverage required by section 100C.4.

c. The name and qualifications of the person designated as the contractor's

responsible managing employee and of persons designated as alternate responsible

managing employees.

d. Any other information deemed necessary by the state fire marshal.

2. Upon receipt of a completed application and prescribed fees, if the

contractor [A> OR INSTALLER <A] meets all requirements established by this

chapter, the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate to the [D> fire

extinguishing system <D] contractor [A> OR INSTALLER <A] within thirty days.

3. Certificates shall expire and be renewed as established by rule pursuant

to section 100C.7.

4. Any change in the information provided in the application shall be

promptly reported to the state fire marshal. When the employment of a

responsible managing employee is terminated, the [D> fire extinguishing system

<D] contractor shall notify the state fire marshal within thirty days after

termination.

Sec. 6. Section 100C.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:

100C.4 INSURANCE.

[A> 1. <A] A fire extinguishing system contractor shall maintain general and

complete operations liability insurance for the layout, installation, repair,

alteration, addition, maintenance, and inspection of automatic fire

extinguishing systems in an amount determined by the state fire marshal by rule.

[A> 2. AN ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN GENERAL AND COMPLETE

OPERATIONS LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE LAYOUT, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION,

ADDITION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF ALARM SYSTEMS IN AN AMOUNT DETERMINED

BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL BY RULE. <A]

Sec. 7. Section 100C.5, subsection 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as

follows:

1. The state fire marshal shall suspend or revoke the certificate of any [D>

fire extinguishing system <D] contractor [A> OR INSTALLER <A] who fails to

maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain a certificate. A

certificate may also be suspended or revoked if any of the following occur:

a. The employment or relationship of a responsible managing employee with a

[D> fire extinguishing system <D] contractor is terminated, unless the [D> fire

extinguishing system <D] contractor has included a qualified alternate on the

application or an application designating a new responsible managing employee is

filed with the state fire marshal within six months after the termination.

b. The contractor [A> OR INSTALLER <A] fails to comply with any provision of

this chapter.

c. The contractor [A> OR INSTALLER <A] fails to comply with any other

applicable codes and ordinances.

Sec. 8. Section 100C.6, subsection 2, Code 2007, is amended to read as

follows:

2. Limit the power of the state or a political subdivision of the state to

regulate the quality and character of work performed by [D> fire extinguishing

system <D] contractors [A> OR INSTALLERS <A] through a system of fees, permits,

and inspections designed to ensure compliance with, and aid in the

administration of, state and local building codes or to enforce other local laws

for the protection of the public health and safety.

Sec. 9. Section 100C.7, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:

100C.7 ADMINISTRATION -- RULES.

The state fire marshal shall administer this chapter and, after consultation

with the fire extinguishing system contractors [A> AND ALARM SYSTEMS <A]

advisory board, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary for the

administration and enforcement of this chapter.

Sec. 10. Section 100C.10, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:

100C.10 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM CONTRACTORS [A> AND ALARM SYSTEMS <A]

ADVISORY BOARD.

1. A fire extinguishing system contractors [A> AND ALARM SYSTEMS <A] advisory

board is established in the division of state fire marshal of the department of

public safety and shall advise the division on matters pertaining to the

application and certification of [D> fire extinguishing system <D] contractors

[A> AND INSTALLERS <A] pursuant to this chapter.

2. The board shall consist of [D> seven <D] [A> ELEVEN <A] voting members

appointed by the commissioner of public safety as follows:

a. Two full-time fire officials of incorporated municipalities or counties.

b. One full-time building official of an incorporated municipality or county.

c. [D> Two <D] [A> THREE <A] fire extinguishing system contractors, certified

pursuant to this chapter, of which at least one shall be a water-based fire

sprinkler contractor.

[A> D. THREE ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTORS, CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, AT

LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, AT LEAST ONE OF

WHOM SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS, AND AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM

SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MEDICAL ALARM SYSTEMS. <A]

[D> d. <D] [A> E. <A] One professional engineer or architect licensed in the

state.

[D> e. <D] [A> F. <A] One representative of the general public.

3. The state fire marshal, or the state fire marshal's designee, [A> AND THE

CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD CREATED IN SECTION 103.2 <A] shall

be [D> a <D] nonvoting ex officio [D> member <D] [A> MEMBERS <A] of the board.

4. The commissioner shall initially appoint two members for two-year terms,

two members for four-year terms, and three members for six-year terms. Following

the expiration of the terms of initially appointed members, each term thereafter

shall be for a period of six years. No member shall serve more than two

consecutive terms. [A> OF THE APPOINTMENTS TO NEW POSITIONS ON THE BOARD WHICH

TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 2007, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE THE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS

FOR TWO, FOUR, OR SIX YEARS, AT THE COMMISSIONER'S DISCRETION, SO THAT THE TERMS

OF NO MORE THAN FOUR BOARD MEMBERS SHALL EXPIRE AT THE SAME TIME. IF A POSITION

ON THE BOARD BECOMES VACANT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF A MEMBER'S TERM, THE

MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE VACANCY SHALL SERVE THE BALANCE OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM.

<A]

5. [D> Four <D] [A> SIX <A] voting members of the advisory board shall

constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the board shall be required to conduct

business.

Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 103.1 DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Apprentice electrician" means any person who as such person's principal

occupation is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation, alteration,

and repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment as an employee of a

person licensed under this chapter, and who is licensed by the board and is

progressing toward completion of an apprenticeship training program registered

by the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of

labor. For purposes of this chapter, persons who are not engaged in the

installation, alteration, or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and

equipment, either inside or outside buildings, shall not be considered

apprentice electricians.

2. "Board" means the electrical examining board created under section 103.2.

3. "Class A journeyman electrician" means a person having the necessary

qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or

install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment and to supervise apprentice

electricians and who is licensed by the board.

4. "Class A master electrician" means a person having the necessary

qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan,

lay out, and supervise the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, and

equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes and who is licensed by the

board.

5. "Class B journeyman electrician" means a person having the necessary

qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to wire for or

install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment who meets and is subject to

the restrictions of section 103.12.

6. "Class B master electrician" means a person having the necessary

qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan,

lay out, and supervise the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, and

equipment who meets and is subject to the restrictions of section 103.10.

7. "Commercial installation" means an installation intended for commerce, but

does not include a residential installation.

8. "Electrical contractor" means a person affiliated with an electrical

contracting firm or business who is licensed by the board as either a class A or

class B master electrician and who is also registered with the state of Iowa as

a contractor.

9. "Industrial installation" means an installation intended for use in the

manufacture or processing of products involving systematic labor or habitual

employment and includes installations in which agricultural or other products

are habitually or customarily processed or stored for others, either by buying

or reselling on a fee basis.

10. "Inspector" means a person certified as an electrical inspector upon such

reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the board. The board may permit more

than one class of electrical inspector.

11. "New electrical installation" means the installation of electrical

wiring, apparatus, and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.

12. "Public use building or facility" means any building or facility

designated for public use, including all property owned and occupied or

designated for use by the state of Iowa.

13. "Residential installation" means an installation intended for a

single-family or two-family residential dwelling or a multifamily residential

dwelling not larger than a four-family dwelling.

14. "Routine maintenance" means the repair or replacement of existing

electrical apparatus or equipment of the same size and type for which no changes

in wiring are made.

15. "Special electrician" means a person having the necessary qualifications,

training, and experience in wiring or installing special classes of electrical

wiring, apparatus, equipment, or installations which shall include irrigation

system wiring, disconnecting and reconnecting of existing air conditioning and

refrigeration, and sign installation and who is licensed by the board.

16. "Unclassified person" means any person, other than an apprentice

electrician or other person licensed under this chapter, who, as such person's

principal occupation, is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation,

alteration, and repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment as an

employee of a person licensed under this chapter, and who is licensed by the

board as an unclassified person. For purposes of this chapter, persons who are

not engaged in the installation, alteration, or repair of electrical wiring,

apparatus, and equipment, either inside or outside buildings, shall not be

considered unclassified persons.

Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 103.2 ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD CREATED.

1. An electrical examining board is created within the division of state fire

marshal of the department of public safety. The board shall consist of eleven

voting members appointed by the governor and subject to senate confirmation, all

of whom shall be residents of this state.

2. The members shall be as follows:

a. Two members shall be journeyman electricians, one a member of an

electrical workers union covered under a collective bargaining agreement and one

not a member of a union.

b. Two members shall be master electricians or electrical contractors, one of

whom is a contractor signed to a collective bargaining agreement or a master

electrician covered under a collective bargaining agreement and one of whom is a

nonunion contractor or a master electrician who is not a member of a union.

c. One member shall be an electrical inspector.

d. Two members, one a union member covered under a collective bargaining

agreement and one a nonunion member, shall not be a member of any of the

aforementioned groups and shall represent the general public.

e. One member shall be the state fire marshal or a representative of the

state fire marshal's office.

f. One member shall be a local building official employed by a political

subdivision to perform electrical inspections for that political subdivision.

g. One member shall represent a public utility.

h. One member shall be an engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 542B with a

background in electrical engineering.

3. The public members of the board shall be allowed to participate in

administrative, clerical, or ministerial functions incident to giving a

licensure examination, but shall not determine the content of the examination or

determine the correctness of the answers. Professional associations or societies

composed of licensed electricians may recommend to the governor the names of

potential board members whose profession is representative of that association

or society. However, the governor is not bound by the recommendations. A board

member shall not be required to be a member of any professional electrician

association or society.

Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 103.3 TERMS OF OFFICE -- EXPENSES -- COUNSEL.

1. Appointments to the board, other than the state fire marshal or a

representative of the state fire marshal's office, shall be for three-year

staggered terms and shall commence and end as provided by section 69.19. The

most recently appointed state fire marshal, or a representative of the state

fire marshal's office, shall be appointed to the board on an ongoing basis.

Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor

and shall be subject to senate confirmation. Members shall serve no more than

three terms or nine years, whichever is least.

2. Members of the board are entitled to receive all actual expenses incurred

in the discharge of their duties within the limits of funds appropriated to the

board. Each member of the board may also be eligible to receive compensation as

provided in section 7E.6.

3. The board shall be entitled to the counsel and services of the attorney

general. The board may compel the attendance of witnesses, pay witness fees and

mileage, take testimony and proofs, and administer oaths concerning any matter

within its jurisdiction.

Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 103.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD.

The board shall elect annually from its members a chairperson and a vice

chairperson, and shall hire and provide staff to assist the board in

administering this chapter. An executive secretary designated by the board shall

report to the state fire marshal for purposes of routine board administrative

functions, and shall report directly to the board for purposes of execution of

board policy such as application of licensing criteria and processing of

applications. The board shall hold at least one meeting quarterly at the

location of the board's principal office, and meetings shall be called at other

times by the chairperson or four members of the board. At any meeting of the

board, a majority of members constitutes a quorum.

Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 103.5 OFFICIAL SEAL -- BYLAWS.

The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all

certificates of licensure granted.

Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 103.6 POWERS AND DUTIES.

The board shall:

1. Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and in doing so shall be governed by

the minimum standards set forth in the most current publication of the national

electrical code issued and adopted by the national fire protection association,

and amendments to the code, which code and amendments shall be filed in the

offices of the secretary of state and the board and shall be a public record.

The board shall adopt rules reflecting updates to the code and amendments to the

code. The board shall promulgate and adopt rules establishing wiring standards

that protect public safety and health and property and that apply to all

electrical wiring which is installed subject to this chapter.

2. Revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license granted pursuant to this

chapter when the licensee:

a. Fails or refuses to pay any examination, license, or renewal fee required

by law.

b. Is an electrical contractor and fails or refuses to provide and keep in

force a public liability insurance policy and surety bond as required by the

board.

c. Violates any political subdivision's inspection ordinances.

The board may, in its discretion, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any

license granted pursuant to this chapter when the licensee violates any

provision of the national electrical code as adopted pursuant to subsection 1,

this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

3. Adopt rules for continuing education requirements for each classification

of licensure established pursuant to this chapter, and adopt all rules, not

inconsistent with the law, necessary for the proper performance of the duties of

the board.

4. Provide for the amount and collection of fees for inspection and other

services.

Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 103.7 ELECTRICIAN AND INSTALLER LICENSING AND

INSPECTION FUND.

An electrician and installer licensing and inspection fund is created in the

state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the board. All licensing,

examination, renewal, and inspection fees shall be deposited into the fund and

retained by and for the use of the board. Expenditures from the fund shall be

approved by the sole authority of the board in consultation with the state fire

marshal. Amounts deposited into the fund shall be considered repayment receipts

as defined in section 8.2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund

on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the

state, but shall remain available for the purposes of this chapter in subsequent

fiscal years. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings

on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 103.8 PLAN, LAY OUT, OR SUPERVISE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

-- LICENSE REQUIRED -- EXCEPTIONS.

Except as provided in sections 103.13 and 103.14, no person shall, for

another, plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of wiring, apparatus, or

equipment for electrical light, heat, power, and other purposes unless the

person is licensed by the board as an electrical contractor, a class A master

electrician, or a class B master electrician.

Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 103.9 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE.

1. An applicant for an electrical contractor license shall either be or

employ a licensed class A or class B master electrician, and be registered with

the state of Iowa as a contractor.

2. A contractor who holds a class B master electrician license shall be

licensed subject to the restrictions of section 103.10.

Sec. 20. NEW SECTION. 103.10 CLASS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN LICENSE --

QUALIFICATIONS -- CLASS B MASTER ELECTRICIAN LICENSE.

1. An applicant for a class A master electrician license shall have at least

one year's experience, acceptable to the board, as a licensed class A or class B

journeyman electrician.

2. In addition, an applicant shall meet examination criteria based upon the

most recent national electrical code adopted pursuant to section 103.6 and upon

electrical theory, as determined by the board.

3. a. An applicant who can provide proof acceptable to the board that the

applicant has been working in the electrical business and involved in planning

for, laying out, supervising, and installing electrical wiring, apparatus, or

equipment for light, heat, and power prior to 1990 may be granted a class B

master electrician license without taking an examination. An applicant who is

issued a class B master electrician license pursuant to this section shall not

be authorized to plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of electrical

wiring, apparatus, and equipment in a political subdivision which, prior to or

after the effective date of this section of this Act, establishes licensing

standards which preclude such work by class B master electricians in the

political subdivision. The board shall adopt rules establishing procedures

relating to the restriction of a class B master electrician license pursuant to

this subsection.

b. A class B master electrician may become licensed as a class A master

electrician upon successful passage of the examination prescribed in subsection

4. A person licensed to plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of

electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, power, and other

purposes and supervise apprentice electricians by a political subdivision

preceding the effective date of this section of this Act pursuant to a

supervised written examination, and who is currently engaged in the electrical

contracting industry, shall be issued an applicable statewide license

corresponding to that licensure as a class A master electrician or electrical

contractor. The board shall adopt by rule certain criteria for city examination

standards satisfactory to fulfill this requirement.

Sec. 21. NEW SECTION. 103.11 WIRING OR INSTALLING -- SUPERVISING

APPRENTICES -- LICENSE REQUIRED -- QUALIFICATIONS.

Except as provided in section 103.13, no person shall, for another, wire for

or install electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment, or supervise an

apprentice electrician or unclassified person, unless the person is licensed by

the board as an electrical contractor, a class A master electrician, a class B

master electrician, or is licensed as a class A journeyman electrician, or a

class B journeyman electrician, and is employed by an electrical contractor, a

class A master electrician, a class B master electrician.

Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 103.12 CLASS A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE

QUALIFICATIONS -- CLASS B JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN LICENSE.

1. An applicant for a class A journeyman electrician license shall have

successfully completed an apprenticeship training program registered by the

bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor

in accordance with the standards established by that department. An applicant

may petition the board to receive a waiver of this requirement. The board shall

determine a level of on-the-job experience as an unclassified person sufficient

to qualify for a waiver.

2. In addition, an applicant shall obtain a score of at least seventy-five

percent on an examination prescribed and administered by the board based upon

the most recent national electrical code adopted pursuant to section 103.6 and

upon electrical theory.

3. a. An applicant who can provide proof acceptable to the board that the

applicant has been employed as a journeyman electrician since 1990 may be

granted a class B journeyman electrician license without taking an examination.

An applicant who is issued a class B journeyman electrician license pursuant to

this section shall not be authorized to wire for or install electrical wiring,

apparatus, and equipment in a political subdivision which, prior to or after the

effective date of this section of this Act, establishes licensing standards

which preclude such work by class B journeyman electricians in the political

subdivision. The board shall adopt rules establishing procedures relating to the

restriction of a class B journeyman electrician license pursuant to this

subsection.

b. A class B journeyman electrician may become licensed as a class A

journeyman electrician upon successful passage of the examination prescribed in

subsection 2.

4. A person licensed to wire for or install electrical wiring, apparatus, or

equipment or supervise an apprentice electrician by a political subdivision

preceding the effective date of this section of this Act pursuant to a

supervised written examination, and who is currently engaged in the electrical

contracting industry with at least four years' experience, shall be issued an

applicable statewide license corresponding to that licensure as a class A

journeyman electrician or a class B journeyman electrician. The board shall

adopt by rule certain criteria for city examination standards satisfactory to

fulfill this requirement.

Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 103.13 SPECIAL ELECTRICIAN LICENSE --

QUALIFICATIONS.

The board shall by rule provide for the issuance of special electrician

licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited class or classes of

electrical work, which class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each

licensee shall have experience, acceptable to the boar