Bill Text: IA HF259 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions applicable to electrician and electrical contractor licensing and regulation, including transition provisions, and including effective date provisions. (See Cmte. Bill HF 542)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF259 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF259-Introduced.html
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BY
PETTENGILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
applicable
to
electrician
and
1
electrical
contractor
licensing
and
regulation,
including
2
transition
provisions,
and
including
effective
date
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
100C.10,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
state
fire
marshal,
or
the
state
fire
marshal’s
3
designee,
and
the
chairperson
of
the
electrical
examining
4
board
created
in
section
103.2
shall
be
a
nonvoting
ex
officio
5
members
member
of
the
board.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
103.1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
103.1
Definitions.
9
As
used
in
this
chapter
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
10
requires:
11
1.
“Apprentice
electrician”
means
any
person
who,
as
such
12
person’s
principal
occupation,
is
engaged
in
learning
and
13
assisting
in
the
installation,
alteration,
and
repair
of
14
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
as
an
employee
of
a
15
person
licensed
under
this
chapter
,
and
who
is
licensed
by
the
16
board
state
fire
marshal
and
is
progressing
toward
completion
17
of
an
apprenticeship
training
program
registered
by
the
office
18
of
apprenticeship
of
the
United
States
department
of
labor.
19
For
purposes
of
this
chapter
,
persons
who
are
not
engaged
in
20
the
installation,
alteration,
or
repair
of
electrical
wiring,
21
apparatus,
and
equipment,
either
inside
or
outside
buildings,
22
shall
not
be
considered
apprentice
electricians.
23
2.
“Board”
means
the
electrical
examining
electricians
and
24
electrical
contractors
board
created
under
section
103.2
.
25
3.
“Class
A
journeyman
electrician”
means
a
person
26
having
the
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
27
and
technical
knowledge
to
wire
for
or
install
electrical
28
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
and
to
supervise
apprentice
29
electricians
and
who
is
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
30
marshal
.
31
4.
“Class
A
master
electrician”
means
a
person
having
the
32
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
and
technical
33
knowledge
to
properly
plan,
lay
out,
and
supervise
the
34
installation
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
for
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light,
heat,
power,
and
other
purposes
and
who
is
licensed
by
1
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
2
5.
“Class
B
journeyman
electrician”
means
a
person
having
3
the
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
and
4
technical
knowledge
to
wire
for
or
install
electrical
wiring,
5
apparatus,
and
equipment
who
meets
and
is
subject
to
the
6
restrictions
of
section
103.12
.
7
6.
“Class
B
master
electrician”
means
a
person
having
the
8
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
and
technical
9
knowledge
to
properly
plan,
lay
out,
and
supervise
the
10
installation
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
who
11
meets
and
is
subject
to
the
restrictions
of
section
103.10
.
12
7.
“Electrical
contractor”
means
a
person
affiliated
with
an
13
electrical
contracting
firm
or
business
who
is,
or
who
employs
14
a
person
who
is,
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
as
15
either
a
class
A
or
class
B
master
electrician
and
who
is
also
16
registered
with
the
state
of
Iowa
as
a
contractor
pursuant
to
17
chapter
91C
.
18
8.
“Farm”
means
land,
buildings
and
structures
used
for
19
agricultural
purposes
including
but
not
limited
to
the
storage,
20
handling,
and
drying
of
grain
and
the
care,
feeding,
and
21
housing
of
livestock.
22
9.
“Industrial
installation”
means
an
installation
23
intended
for
use
in
the
manufacture
or
processing
of
products
24
involving
systematic
labor
or
habitual
employment
and
includes
25
installations
in
which
agricultural
or
other
products
are
26
habitually
or
customarily
processed
or
stored
for
others,
27
either
by
buying
or
reselling
on
a
fee
basis.
28
10.
“Inspector”
means
a
person
certified
as
an
electrical
29
inspector
upon
such
reasonable
conditions
as
may
be
adopted
by
30
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
31
permit
more
than
one
class
of
electrical
inspector.
32
11.
“New
electrical
installation”
means
the
installation
of
33
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
for
light,
heat,
34
power,
and
other
purposes.
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12.
“Public
use
building
or
facility”
means
any
building
1
or
facility
designated
for
public
use,
including
all
property
2
owned
and
occupied
or
designated
for
use
by
the
state
of
Iowa.
3
13.
“Residential
electrician”
means
a
person
having
the
4
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
and
technical
5
knowledge
to
perform
a
residential
installation.
6
14.
“Residential
installation”
means
the
wiring
for
or
7
installation
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
in
8
a
residence
consisting
of
no
more
than
four
living
units
within
9
the
same
building.
10
15.
“Residential
master
electrician”
means
a
person
having
11
the
necessary
qualifications,
training,
experience,
and
12
technical
knowledge
to
properly
plan,
lay
out,
and
supervise
13
the
performance
of
a
residential
installation.
14
16.
“Routine
maintenance”
means
the
repair
or
replacement
15
of
existing
electrical
apparatus
or
equipment,
including
but
16
not
limited
to
wires,
cables,
switches,
receptacles,
outlets,
17
fuses,
circuit
breakers,
and
fixtures,
of
the
same
size
and
18
type
for
which
no
changes
in
wiring
are
made,
but
does
not
19
include
any
new
electrical
installation
or
the
expansion
or
20
extension
of
any
circuit.
21
17.
“Special
electrician”
means
a
person
having
the
22
necessary
qualifications,
training,
and
experience
in
wiring
23
or
installing
special
classes
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
24
equipment,
or
installations
which
shall
include
irrigation
25
system
wiring,
disconnecting
and
reconnecting
of
existing
air
26
conditioning
and
refrigeration,
and
sign
installation
and
who
27
is
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
28
18.
“Unclassified
person”
means
any
person,
other
than
an
29
apprentice
electrician
or
other
person
licensed
under
this
30
chapter
,
who,
as
such
person’s
principal
occupation,
is
engaged
31
in
learning
and
assisting
in
the
installation,
alteration,
32
and
repair
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
33
as
an
employee
of
a
person
licensed
under
this
chapter
,
34
and
who
is
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
as
an
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unclassified
person.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter
,
persons
1
who
are
not
engaged
in
the
installation,
alteration,
or
repair
2
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment,
either
inside
3
or
outside
buildings,
shall
not
be
considered
unclassified
4
persons.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
103.2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
103.2
Electrical
examining
Electricians
and
electrical
8
contractors
board
created.
9
1.
An
electrical
examining
electricians
and
electrical
10
contractors
board
is
created
within
the
division
of
state
fire
11
marshal
of
the
department
of
public
safety
and
shall
advise
the
12
division
in
administering
this
chapter
and
perform
its
other
13
duties
under
this
chapter
.
The
board
shall
consist
of
eleven
14
voting
members
appointed
by
the
governor
and
subject
to
senate
15
confirmation,
all
of
whom
shall
be
residents
of
this
state.
16
2.
The
members
shall
be
as
follows:
17
a.
Two
members
shall
be
journeyman
electricians,
one
18
a
member
of
an
electrical
workers
union
covered
under
a
19
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
one
not
a
member
of
a
20
union.
21
b.
Two
members
shall
be
master
electricians
or
electrical
22
contractors,
one
of
whom
is
a
contractor
signed
to
a
collective
23
bargaining
agreement
or
a
master
electrician
covered
under
a
24
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
one
of
whom
is
a
contractor
25
not
signed
to
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
or
a
master
26
electrician
who
is
not
a
member
of
a
union.
27
c.
One
member
Two
members
shall
be
an
electrical
inspector
28
inspectors
.
29
d.
Two
members,
one
a
union
member
covered
under
a
30
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
one
who
is
not
a
member
of
31
a
union,
each
of
whom
shall
not
be
a
member
of
any
of
the
groups
32
described
in
paragraphs
“a”
through
“c”
,
and
shall
represent
the
33
general
public.
34
e.
One
member
shall
be
the
state
fire
marshal
or
a
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representative
of
the
state
fire
marshal’s
office.
1
f.
e.
One
member
shall
be
a
local
building
official
2
employed
by
a
political
subdivision
to
perform
electrical
3
inspections
for
that
political
subdivision.
4
g.
f.
One
member
shall
represent
a
public
utility.
5
h.
g.
One
member
shall
be
an
engineer
licensed
pursuant
to
6
chapter
542B
with
a
background
in
electrical
engineering.
7
3.
The
public
members
of
the
board
shall
be
allowed
to
8
participate
in
administrative,
clerical,
or
ministerial
9
functions
incident
to
giving
a
licensure
examination,
but
shall
10
not
determine
the
content
of
the
examination
or
determine
11
the
correctness
of
the
answers.
Professional
associations
12
or
societies
composed
of
licensed
electricians
may
recommend
13
to
the
governor
the
names
of
potential
board
members
whose
14
profession
is
representative
of
that
association
or
society.
15
However,
the
governor
is
not
bound
by
the
recommendations.
16
A
board
member
shall
not
be
required
to
be
a
member
of
any
17
professional
electrician
association
or
society.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
103.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
Appointments
to
the
board
,
other
than
the
state
fire
21
marshal
or
a
representative
of
the
state
fire
marshal’s
office,
22
shall
be
for
three-year
staggered
terms
and
shall
commence
and
23
end
as
provided
by
section
69.19
.
The
most
recently
appointed
24
state
fire
marshal,
or
a
representative
of
the
state
fire
25
marshal’s
office,
shall
be
appointed
to
the
board
on
an
ongoing
26
basis.
Vacancies
shall
be
filled
for
the
unexpired
term
by
27
appointment
of
the
governor
and
shall
be
subject
to
senate
28
confirmation.
Members
shall
serve
no
more
than
three
terms
or
29
nine
years,
whichever
is
least.
30
Sec.
5.
Section
103.4,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
103.4
Organization
and
meetings
of
the
board.
33
1.
The
board
shall
elect
annually
from
its
members
a
34
chairperson
and
a
vice
chairperson
,
and
shall
hire
and
provide
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staff
to
assist
the
board
in
administering
this
chapter
.
An
1
executive
secretary
designated
by
the
board
shall
report
to
the
2
state
fire
marshal
for
purposes
of
routine
board
administrative
3
functions,
and
shall
report
directly
to
the
board
for
purposes
4
of
execution
of
board
policy
such
as
application
of
licensing
5
criteria
and
processing
of
applications.
The
board
shall
6
hold
at
least
one
meeting
quarterly
at
the
location
of
the
7
board’s
principal
office,
and
meetings
shall
be
called
at
other
8
times
by
the
chairperson
or
four
members
of
the
board.
At
9
any
meeting
of
the
board,
a
majority
of
members
constitutes
a
10
quorum.
11
2.
a.
All
meetings,
actions,
and
deliberations
of
the
12
board
shall
be
fully
subject
to
and
shall
comply
with
the
open
13
meetings
and
open
records
requirements
of
chapters
21
and
22.
14
b.
Notwithstanding
section
21.5,
subsection
4,
the
office
of
15
the
citizens’
aide
without
an
order
of
the
court
and
only
for
16
purposes
of
conducting
a
confidential
investigation
in
response
17
to
a
complaint
relating
to
the
board
pursuant
to
section
2C.12,
18
shall
have
access
to
the
minutes
and
audio
recording
of
a
19
closed
session
of
a
meeting
of
the
board.
20
Sec.
6.
Section
103.6,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
103.6
Powers
and
duties.
23
1.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall:
24
a.
Adopt
rules
in
consultation
with
the
board
pursuant
to
25
chapter
17A
and
in
doing
so
shall
be
governed
by
the
minimum
26
standards
set
forth
in
the
most
current
publication
of
the
27
national
electrical
code
issued
and
adopted
by
the
national
28
fire
protection
association,
and
amendments
to
the
code,
which
29
code
and
amendments
shall
be
filed
in
the
offices
of
the
state
30
law
library
and
the
board
and
shall
be
a
public
record
.
The
31
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
adopt
rules
reflecting
updates
32
to
the
code
and
amendments
to
the
code
establish
by
rule
an
33
electrical
installation
code
governing
the
installation
of
34
electrical
work
in
this
state
.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
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shall
promulgate
and
adopt
rules
establishing
wiring
standards
1
that
protect
public
safety
and
health
and
property
and
that
2
apply
to
all
electrical
wiring
which
is
installed
subject
to
3
this
chapter
.
4
b.
Revoke,
suspend,
or
refuse
to
renew
any
license
granted
5
pursuant
to
this
chapter
when
the
licensee
does
any
of
the
6
following:
7
(1)
Fails
or
refuses
to
pay
any
examination,
license,
or
8
renewal
fee
required
by
law.
9
(2)
Is
an
electrical
contractor
and
fails
or
refuses
to
10
provide
and
keep
in
force
a
public
liability
insurance
policy
11
and
surety
bond
as
required
by
the
board.
12
(3)
Violates
any
political
subdivision’s
inspection
13
ordinances.
14
c.
b.
Adopt
rules
for
continuing
education
requirements
15
for
each
classification
of
licensure
established
pursuant
to
16
this
chapter
,
and
adopt
all
rules,
not
inconsistent
with
the
17
law,
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
duties
of
the
18
board.
19
d.
c.
Provide
for
the
amount
and
collection
of
fees
for
20
inspection
and
other
services
,
by
rule
.
21
2.
The
board
may,
in
its
discretion,
revoke,
suspend,
or
22
refuse
to
renew
any
license
granted
pursuant
to
this
chapter
23
when
the
licensee
violates
any
provision
of
the
national
24
electrical
code
as
adopted
pursuant
to
subsection
1
,
this
25
chapter
,
or
any
rule
adopted
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
26
Sec.
7.
Section
103.7,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
103.7
Electrician
and
installer
licensing
and
inspection
29
fund.
30
An
electrician
and
installer
licensing
and
inspection
fund
31
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
32
the
control
of
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
All
licensing,
33
examination,
renewal,
and
inspection
fees
shall
be
deposited
34
into
the
fund
and
retained
by
and
for
the
use
of
the
board
state
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fire
marshal
.
Expenditures
from
the
fund
shall
be
approved
by
1
the
sole
authority
of
the
board
in
consultation
with
the
state
2
fire
marshal
for
any
of
the
board’s
duties
and
the
regulatory
3
or
administrative
functions
of
this
chapter
.
Amounts
deposited
4
into
the
fund
shall
be
considered
repayment
receipts
as
defined
5
in
section
8.2
.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
any
balance
6
in
the
fund
on
June
30
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
7
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state,
but
shall
remain
available
8
for
the
purposes
of
this
chapter
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
9
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2
,
interest
or
10
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
11
the
fund.
12
Sec.
8.
Section
103.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
Except
as
provided
in
sections
103.13
and
103.14
,
no
15
person
shall,
for
another,
plan,
lay
out,
or
supervise
the
16
installation
of
wiring,
apparatus,
or
equipment
for
electrical
17
light,
heat,
power,
and
other
purposes
unless
the
person
is
18
licensed
by
the
board
under
this
chapter
as
an
electrical
19
contractor,
a
class
A
master
electrician,
or
a
class
B
master
20
electrician.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
103.10,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
103.10
Class
A
master
electrician
license
——
qualifications
24
——
class
B
master
electrician
license.
25
1.
An
applicant
for
a
class
A
master
electrician
license
26
shall
have
at
least
one
year’s
experience,
acceptable
to
the
27
board
state
fire
marshal
,
as
a
licensed
class
A
or
class
B
28
journeyman
electrician.
29
2.
In
addition,
an
applicant
shall
meet
examination
30
criteria
based
upon
the
most
recent
national
electrical
code
31
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103.6
and
upon
electrical
theory,
32
as
determined
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
33
3.
a.
An
applicant
who
can
provide
proof
acceptable
to
the
34
board
state
fire
marshal
that
the
applicant
has
been
working
in
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the
electrical
business
and
involved
in
planning
for,
laying
1
out,
supervising,
and
installing
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
2
or
equipment
for
light,
heat,
and
power
since
January
1,
1998,
3
and
for
a
total
of
at
least
sixteen
thousand
hours,
of
which
at
4
least
eight
thousand
hours
shall
have
been
accumulated
since
5
January
1,
1998,
may
be
granted
a
class
B
master
electrician
6
license
without
taking
an
examination.
An
applicant
who
is
7
issued
a
class
B
master
electrician
license
pursuant
to
this
8
section
shall
not
be
authorized
to
plan,
lay
out,
or
supervise
9
the
installation
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
10
in
a
political
subdivision
which,
prior
to
or
after
January
1,
11
2008,
establishes
licensing
standards
which
preclude
such
work
12
by
class
B
master
electricians
in
the
political
subdivision.
13
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
14
procedures
relating
to
the
restriction
of
a
class
B
master
15
electrician
license
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
16
b.
A
class
B
master
electrician
may
become
licensed
as
17
a
class
A
master
electrician
upon
successful
passage
of
the
18
examination
prescribed
in
subsection
2
.
19
4.
A
person
licensed
to
plan,
lay
out,
or
supervise
the
20
installation
of
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
or
equipment
for
21
light,
heat,
power,
and
other
purposes
and
supervise
apprentice
22
electricians
by
a
political
subdivision
preceding
January
1,
23
2008,
pursuant
to
a
supervised
written
examination,
and
who
24
is
currently
engaged
in
the
electrical
contracting
industry,
25
shall
be
issued
an
applicable
statewide
license
corresponding
26
to
that
licensure
as
a
class
A
master
electrician
or
electrical
27
contractor.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
adopt
by
rule
28
certain
criteria
for
city
examination
standards
satisfactory
to
29
fulfill
this
requirement.
30
5.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
reject
an
application
31
for
licensure
under
this
section
from
an
applicant
who
would
be
32
subject
to
suspension,
revocation,
or
reprimand
by
the
board
33
pursuant
to
section
103.35
.
34
Sec.
10.
Section
103.10A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
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follows:
1
103.10A
Inactive
master
electrician
license.
2
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
by
rule
create
an
inactive
3
master
electrician
license
and
establish
a
fee
for
such
a
4
license.
An
applicant
for
an
inactive
master
electrician
5
license
shall,
at
a
minimum,
meet
the
requirements
of
this
6
chapter
and
requirements
established
by
the
board
state
fire
7
marshal
by
rule
for
licensure
as
a
class
A
master
electrician
8
or
a
class
B
master
electrician.
A
person
licensed
as
an
9
inactive
master
electrician
shall
not
be
authorized
to
act
10
as
a
master
electrician,
but
shall
be
authorized
to
apply
11
for
a
class
A
master
electrician
license
or
a
class
B
master
12
electrician
license
at
a
future
date
subject
to
conditions
and
13
under
procedures
established
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
by
14
rule.
The
conditions
and
procedures
shall
include
but
not
be
15
limited
to
completion
of
the
required
number
of
contact
hours
16
of
continuing
education
courses
specified
in
section
103.18
,
17
and
paying
the
applicable
license
fee
specified
in
section
18
103.19
for
a
class
A
master
electrician
license
or
class
B
19
master
electrician
license.
20
Sec.
11.
Section
103.11,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
103.11
Wiring
or
installing
——
supervising
apprentices
——
23
license
required
——
qualifications.
24
Except
as
provided
in
section
103.13
,
no
person
shall,
for
25
another,
wire
for
or
install
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
26
or
equipment,
or
supervise
an
apprentice
electrician
or
27
unclassified
person,
unless
the
person
is
licensed
by
the
28
board
state
fire
marshal
as
an
electrical
contractor,
a
class
29
A
master
electrician,
or
a
class
B
master
electrician,
or
30
is
licensed
as
a
class
A
journeyman
electrician
or
a
class
31
B
journeyman
electrician
and
is
employed
by
an
electrical
32
contractor
or
is
working
under
the
supervision
of
a
class
A
33
master
electrician
or
a
class
B
master
electrician.
34
Sec.
12.
Section
103.12,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
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follows:
1
103.12
Class
A
journeyman
electrician
license
qualifications
2
——
class
B
journeyman
electrician
license.
3
1.
An
applicant
for
a
class
A
journeyman
electrician
4
license
shall
have
successfully
completed
an
apprenticeship
5
training
program
registered
by
the
office
of
apprenticeship
6
of
the
United
States
department
of
labor
in
accordance
with
7
the
standards
established
by
that
department
or
shall
have
8
received
training
or
experience
for
a
period
of
time
and
under
9
conditions
as
established
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
by
10
rule.
11
2.
In
addition,
an
applicant
shall
meet
examination
12
criteria
based
upon
the
most
recent
national
electrical
code
13
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103.6
and
upon
electrical
theory,
14
as
determined
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
15
3.
a.
An
applicant
who
can
provide
proof
acceptable
to
the
16
board
state
fire
marshal
that
the
applicant
has
been
employed
17
as
a
journeyman
electrician
since
January
1,
1998,
and
for
a
18
total
of
at
least
sixteen
thousand
hours,
of
which
at
least
19
eight
thousand
hours
shall
have
been
accumulated
since
January
20
1,
1998,
may
be
granted
a
class
B
journeyman
electrician
21
license
without
taking
an
examination.
An
applicant
who
is
22
issued
a
class
B
journeyman
electrician
license
pursuant
to
23
this
section
shall
not
be
authorized
to
wire
for
or
install
24
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
and
equipment
in
a
political
25
subdivision
which,
prior
to
or
after
January
1,
2008,
26
establishes
licensing
standards
which
preclude
such
work
by
27
class
B
journeyman
electricians
in
the
political
subdivision.
28
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
29
procedures
relating
to
the
restriction
of
a
class
B
journeyman
30
electrician
license
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
31
b.
A
class
B
journeyman
electrician
may
become
licensed
as
32
a
class
A
journeyman
electrician
upon
successful
passage
of
the
33
examination
prescribed
in
subsection
2
.
34
4.
A
person
licensed
to
wire
for
or
install
electrical
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wiring,
apparatus,
or
equipment
or
supervise
an
apprentice
1
electrician
by
a
political
subdivision
preceding
January
1,
2
2008,
pursuant
to
a
supervised
written
examination,
and
who
is
3
currently
engaged
in
the
electrical
contracting
industry
with
4
at
least
four
years’
experience,
shall
be
issued
an
applicable
5
statewide
license
corresponding
to
that
licensure
as
a
class
6
A
journeyman
electrician
or
a
class
B
journeyman
electrician.
7
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
adopt
by
rule
certain
8
criteria
for
city
examination
standards
satisfactory
to
fulfill
9
this
requirement.
10
5.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
reject
an
application
11
for
licensure
under
this
section
from
an
applicant
who
would
be
12
subject
to
suspension,
revocation,
or
reprimand
by
the
board
13
pursuant
to
section
103.35
.
14
Sec.
13.
Section
103.12A,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
103.12A
Residential
electrician
and
residential
master
17
electrician
license
——
qualifications.
18
1.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
by
rule
provide
for
the
19
issuance
of
a
residential
electrician
license,
and
may
by
rule
20
provide
for
the
issuance
of
a
residential
master
electrician
21
license.
22
a.
A
residential
electrician
license
or
residential
master
23
electrician
license,
if
established
by
the
board
state
fire
24
marshal
,
shall
be
issued
to
applicants
who
meet
qualifications
25
determined
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
,
and
shall
be
valid
26
for
the
performance
of
residential
installations,
subject
to
27
limitations
or
restrictions
established
by
the
board
state
fire
28
marshal
.
29
b.
A
person
who,
on
or
after
July
1,
2009,
holds
a
special
30
electrician
license
authorizing
residential
electrical
31
installation,
granted
pursuant
to
section
103.13
,
shall
be
32
eligible
for
conversion
of
that
special
license
to
either
33
a
residential
electrician
license
or
a
residential
master
34
electrician
license,
if
established
by
the
board
state
fire
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marshal
,
in
accordance
with
requirements
and
procedures
1
established
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
2
2.
A
person
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
as
3
a
class
A
journeyman
electrician
or
a
class
B
journeyman
4
electrician,
or
as
a
class
A
master
electrician
or
a
class
B
5
master
electrician,
shall
not
be
required
to
hold
a
residential
6
electrician
or
residential
master
electrician
license
to
7
perform
any
type
of
residential
installation
authorized
for
a
8
person
licensed
pursuant
to
this
section
.
9
3.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
reject
an
application
10
for
licensure
under
this
section
from
an
applicant
who
would
be
11
subject
to
suspension,
revocation,
or
reprimand
by
the
board
12
pursuant
to
section
103.35
.
13
Sec.
14.
Section
103.13,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
103.13
Special
electrician
license
——
qualifications.
16
1.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
by
rule
provide
for
17
the
issuance
of
special
electrician
licenses
authorizing
the
18
licensee
to
engage
in
a
limited
class
or
classes
of
electrical
19
work,
which
class
or
classes
shall
be
specified
on
the
license.
20
Each
licensee
shall
have
experience,
acceptable
to
the
board
21
state
fire
marshal
,
in
each
such
limited
class
of
work
for
22
which
the
person
is
licensed.
23
2.
Notwithstanding
section
103.8
,
a
person
who
holds
a
24
special
electrician
license
is
not
required
to
obtain
an
25
electrical
contractor
license
to
engage
in
the
business
of
26
providing
new
electrical
installations
or
any
other
electrical
27
services
if
such
installations
or
services
fall
within
the
28
limited
class
of
special
electrical
work
for
which
the
person
29
holds
the
special
electrician
license.
30
3.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
reject
an
application
31
for
licensure
under
this
section
from
an
applicant
who
would
be
32
subject
to
suspension,
revocation,
or
reprimand
by
the
board
33
pursuant
to
section
103.35
.
34
Sec.
15.
Section
103.15,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
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follows:
1
103.15
Apprentice
electrician
——
unclassified
person.
2
1.
A
person
shall
be
licensed
by
the
board
state
fire
3
marshal
and
pay
a
licensing
fee
to
work
as
an
apprentice
4
electrician
while
participating
in
an
apprenticeship
training
5
program
registered
by
the
office
of
apprenticeship
of
the
6
United
States
department
of
labor
in
accordance
with
the
7
standards
established
by
that
department.
An
apprenticeship
8
shall
be
limited
to
six
years
from
the
date
of
licensure,
9
unless
extended
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
upon
a
finding
10
that
a
hardship
existed
which
prevented
completion
of
the
11
apprenticeship
program.
Such
licensure
shall
entitle
the
12
licensee
to
act
as
an
apprentice
to
an
electrical
contractor,
13
a
class
A
master
electrician,
a
class
B
master
electrician,
14
a
class
A
journeyman
electrician,
or
a
class
B
journeyman
15
electrician
as
provided
in
subsection
3
.
16
2.
a.
A
person
shall
be
licensed
as
an
unclassified
person
17
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
to
perform
electrical
work
18
if
the
work
is
performed
under
the
personal
supervision
of
a
19
person
actually
licensed
to
perform
such
work
and
the
licensed
20
and
unclassified
persons
are
employed
by
the
same
employer.
A
21
person
shall
not
be
employed
continuously
for
more
than
one
22
hundred
days
as
an
unclassified
person
without
having
obtained
23
a
current
license
from
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
For
the
24
purposes
of
determining
whether
a
person
has
been
“employed
25
continuously”
for
more
than
one
hundred
days
under
this
26
subsection
,
employment
shall
include
any
days
not
worked
due
to
27
illness,
holidays,
weekend
days,
and
other
absences
that
do
not
28
constitute
separation
from
or
termination
of
employment.
Any
29
period
of
employment
as
a
nonlicensed
unclassified
person
shall
30
not
be
credited
to
any
applicable
experiential
requirement
of
31
an
apprenticeship
training
program
registered
by
the
office
of
32
apprenticeship
of
the
United
States
department
of
labor.
33
b.
Licensed
persons
shall
not
permit
unclassified
34
persons
to
perform
electrical
work
except
under
the
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supervision
of
a
person
actually
licensed
to
perform
such
1
work.
Unclassified
persons
shall
not
supervise
the
performance
2
of
electrical
work
or
make
assignments
of
electrical
work
3
to
unclassified
persons.
Any
person
employing
unclassified
4
persons
performing
electrical
work
shall
maintain
records
5
establishing
compliance
with
this
section
,
which
shall
6
designate
all
unclassified
persons
performing
electrical
work.
7
3.
Apprentice
electricians
and
unclassified
persons
shall
8
do
no
electrical
wiring
except
under
the
direct
personal
9
on-the-job
supervision
and
control
and
in
the
immediate
10
presence
of
a
licensee
as
specified
in
section
103.11
.
Such
11
supervision
shall
include
both
on-the-job
training
and
12
related
classroom
training
as
approved
by
the
board
state
fire
13
marshal
.
The
licensee
may
employ
or
supervise
apprentice
14
electricians
and
unclassified
persons
at
a
ratio
not
to
exceed
15
three
apprentice
electricians
and
unclassified
persons
to
one
16
licensee,
except
that
such
ratio
and
the
other
requirements
17
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
to
apprenticeship
classroom
18
training.
19
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“the
direct
personal
20
on-the-job
supervision
and
control
and
in
the
immediate
presence
21
of
a
licensee”
shall
mean
the
licensee
and
the
apprentice
22
electrician
or
unclassified
person
shall
be
working
at
the
same
23
project
location
but
shall
not
require
that
the
licensee
and
24
apprentice
electrician
or
unclassified
person
be
within
sight
25
of
one
another
at
all
times.
26
5.
An
apprentice
electrician
shall
not
install,
alter,
or
27
repair
electrical
equipment
except
as
provided
in
this
section
,
28
and
the
licensee
employing
or
supervising
an
apprentice
29
electrician
shall
not
authorize
or
permit
such
actions
by
the
30
apprentice
electrician.
31
6.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
reject
an
application
32
for
licensure
under
this
section
from
an
applicant
who
would
be
33
subject
to
suspension,
revocation,
or
reprimand
by
the
board
34
pursuant
to
section
103.35
.
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Sec.
16.
Section
103.16,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
103.16
License
examinations.
3
1.
Examinations
for
licensure
shall
be
offered
as
often
4
as
deemed
necessary
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
,
but
no
5
less
than
one
time
per
quarter.
The
scope
of
the
examinations
6
and
the
methods
of
procedure
shall
be
prescribed
by
the
board
7
state
fire
marshal
.
The
examinations
given
by
the
board
state
8
fire
marshal
shall
be
the
Experior
assessment
examination,
or
a
9
successor
examination
approved
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
,
10
or
an
examination
prepared
by
a
third-party
testing
service
11
which
is
substantially
equivalent
to
the
Experior
assessment
12
examination,
or
a
successor
examination
approved
by
the
board
13
state
fire
marshal
.
14
2.
An
examination
may
be
given
by
representatives
of
the
15
board
state
fire
marshal
.
As
soon
as
practicable
after
the
16
close
of
each
examination,
a
report
shall
be
filed
in
the
17
office
of
the
secretary
of
the
board
by
the
board.
The
report
18
shall
show
the
action
of
the
board
upon
each
application
and
19
the
secretary
of
the
board
shall
notify
each
applicant
of
the
20
result
of
the
applicant’s
examination.
Procedures
regarding
21
notification
of
examination
results
shall
be
established
by
22
the
state
fire
marshal
by
rule.
Applicants
who
fail
the
23
examination
once
shall
be
allowed
to
take
the
examination
at
24
the
next
scheduled
time.
Thereafter,
the
applicant
shall
25
be
allowed
to
take
the
examination
at
the
discretion
of
the
26
board
state
fire
marshal
.
An
applicant
who
has
failed
the
27
examination
may
request,
in
writing,
information
from
the
board
28
state
fire
marshal
concerning
the
applicant’s
examination
grade
29
and
subject
areas
or
questions
which
the
applicant
failed
to
30
answer
correctly,
except
that
if
the
board
state
fire
marshal
31
administers
a
uniform,
standardized
examination,
the
board
32
state
fire
marshal
shall
only
be
required
to
provide
the
33
examination
grade
and
such
other
information
concerning
the
34
applicant’s
examination
results
which
are
available
to
the
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board
state
fire
marshal
.
1
Sec.
17.
Section
103.17,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
103.17
Disclosure
of
confidential
information
——
criminal
4
penalty
.
5
1.
A
member
of
the
board
The
state
fire
marshal
shall
not
6
disclose
information
relating
to
the
following:
7
a.
1.
Criminal
history
or
prior
misconduct
of
an
applicant.
8
b.
2.
Information
relating
to
the
contents
of
an
9
examination.
10
c.
3.
Information
relating
to
examination
results
other
11
than
a
final
score
except
for
information
about
the
results
of
12
an
examination
given
to
the
person
who
took
the
examination.
13
2.
A
member
of
the
board
who
willfully
communicates
or
seeks
14
to
communicate
such
information,
and
any
person
who
willfully
15
requests,
obtains,
or
seeks
to
obtain
such
information,
is
16
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
17
Sec.
18.
Section
103.18,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
103.18
License
renewal
——
continuing
education.
20
In
order
to
renew
a
class
A
master
electrician,
class
B
21
master
electrician,
class
A
journeyman
electrician,
or
class
B
22
journeyman
electrician
license
issued
pursuant
to
this
chapter
,
23
the
licensee
shall
be
required
to
complete
eighteen
contact
24
hours
of
continuing
education
courses
approved
by
the
board
25
state
fire
marshal
during
the
three-year
period
for
which
a
26
license
is
granted.
The
contact
hours
shall
include
a
minimum
27
of
six
contact
hours
studying
the
national
electrical
code
28
described
in
section
103.6
,
and
the
remaining
contact
hours
may
29
include
study
of
electrical
circuit
theory,
blueprint
reading,
30
transformer
and
motor
theory,
electrical
circuits
and
devices,
31
control
systems,
programmable
controllers,
and
microcomputers
32
or
any
other
study
of
electrical-related
material
that
is
33
approved
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
Any
additional
hours
34
studying
the
national
electrical
code
shall
be
acceptable.
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purposes
of
this
section
,
“contact
hour”
means
fifty
minutes
of
1
classroom
attendance
at
an
approved
course
under
a
qualified
2
instructor
approved
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
3
Sec.
19.
Section
103.19,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
103.19
Licenses
——
expiration
——
application
——
fees.
6
1.
Licenses
issued
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
7
expire
every
three
years,
with
the
exception
of
licenses
for
8
apprentice
electricians
and
unclassified
persons,
which
shall
9
expire
on
an
annual
basis.
All
license
applications
shall
10
include
the
applicant’s
social
security
number,
which
shall
be
11
maintained
as
a
confidential
record
and
shall
be
redacted
prior
12
to
public
release
of
an
application
or
other
record
containing
13
such
social
security
number.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
14
shall
establish
the
fees
to
be
payable
for
license
issuance
and
15
renewal
in
amounts
not
to
exceed
the
following:
16
a.
For
each
year
of
the
three-year
license
period
for
17
issuance
and
renewal:
18
(1)
Electrical
contractor,
one
hundred
twenty-five
dollars.
19
(2)
Class
A
master
electrician,
class
B
master
electrician,
20
residential
master
electrician,
one
hundred
twenty-five
21
dollars.
22
(3)
Class
A
journeyman
electrician,
class
B
journeyman
23
electrician,
residential
electrician,
or
special
electrician,
24
twenty-five
dollars.
25
b.
For
apprentice
electricians
or
unclassified
persons,
26
twenty
dollars.
27
2.
The
holder
of
an
expired
license
may
renew
the
license
28
for
a
period
of
three
months
from
the
date
of
expiration
upon
29
payment
of
the
license
fee
plus
ten
percent
of
the
renewal
fee
30
for
each
month
or
portion
thereof
past
the
expiration
date.
31
All
holders
of
licenses
expired
for
more
than
three
months
32
shall
apply
for
a
new
license.
33
3.
If
the
board
state
fire
marshal
determines
that
all
34
licenses
shall
expire
on
the
same
date
every
three
years
for
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licenses
specified
in
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
the
license
1
fees
shall
be
prorated
by
month.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
2
shall
determine
an
individual’s
license
fee
based
on
the
number
3
of
months
that
the
individual’s
license
will
be
in
effect
after
4
being
issued
and
prior
to
expiration.
5
Sec.
20.
Section
103.20,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
103.20
Licensee
status
——
employment
——
death.
8
1.
Individuals
performing
electrical
work
in
a
capacity
9
for
which
licensure
is
required
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
10
be
employed
by
the
authority
or
company
obtaining
a
permit
for
11
the
performance
of
such
work,
and
shall
possess
a
valid
license
12
issued
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
13
2.
Upon
the
death
of
an
electrical
contractor,
a
class
A
14
master
electrician,
or
a
class
B
master
electrician,
the
board
15
state
fire
marshal
may
permit
a
representative
to
carry
on
16
the
business
of
the
decedent
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
six
17
months
for
the
purpose
of
completing
work
under
contract
to
18
comply
with
this
chapter
.
Such
representative
shall
furnish
19
all
public
liability
and
property
damage
insurance
required
by
20
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
21
Sec.
21.
Section
103.21,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
103.21
Licenses
without
examination
——
reciprocity
with
other
24
states.
25
To
the
extent
that
any
other
state
which
provides
for
26
the
licensing
of
electricians
provides
for
similar
action,
27
the
board
state
fire
marshal
may
grant
licenses,
without
28
examination,
of
the
same
grade
and
class
to
an
electrician
who
29
has
been
licensed
by
such
other
state
for
at
least
one
year,
30
upon
payment
by
the
applicant
of
the
required
fee,
and
upon
the
31
board
state
fire
marshal
being
furnished
with
proof
that
the
32
qualifications
of
the
applicant
are
equal
to
the
qualifications
33
of
holders
of
similar
licenses
in
this
state.
34
Sec.
22.
Section
103.22,
subsections
11,
13,
and
14,
Code
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2013,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
11.
Apply
to
a
person
performing
alarm
system
installations
2
pursuant
to
section
103.14
or
to
a
person
who
is
engaged
in
3
the
design,
installation,
erection,
repair,
maintenance,
4
or
alteration
of
class
two
or
class
three
remote
control,
5
signaling,
or
power-limited
circuits,
optical
fiber
cables
or
6
other
cabling,
or
communications
circuits,
including
raceways,
7
as
defined
in
the
national
electrical
code
for
voice,
video,
8
audio,
and
data
signals
in
commercial
or
residential
premises.
9
13.
Apply
to
a
person
otherwise
licensed
pursuant
to
10
this
chapter
who
is
engaged
in
the
wiring
or
installation
of
11
electrical
wiring,
apparatus,
or
equipment
while
presenting
a
12
course
of
instruction
relating
to
home
construction
technology,
13
or
a
similar
course
of
instruction,
offered
to
students
14
by
a
community
college
established
under
chapter
260C
,
an
15
institution
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
16
a
school
corporation.
A
student
enrolled
in
such
a
course
of
17
instruction
shall
not
be
considered
an
apprentice
electrician
18
or
unclassified
person,
and
supervision
ratios
as
provided
in
19
section
103.15,
subsection
3
,
shall
not
be
applicable.
The
20
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
by
rule
establish
inspection
21
procedures
in
the
event
that
the
home
constructed
pursuant
to
22
the
course
is
intended
for
eventual
occupation
as
a
residence.
23
14.
Prohibit
a
person
from
performing
work
on
an
emergency
24
basis
as
determined
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
25
Sec.
23.
Section
103.24,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
103.24
State
inspection
——
inapplicability
in
certain
28
political
subdivisions
——
electrical
inspectors
——
certificate
29
of
qualification.
30
1.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
establish
by
rule
31
standards
for
the
certification
and
decertification
of
32
electrical
inspectors
appointed
by
the
state
or
a
political
33
subdivision
to
enforce
this
chapter
or
any
applicable
34
resolution
or
ordinance
within
the
inspector’s
jurisdiction,
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and
for
certified
electrical
inspector
continuing
education
1
requirements.
2
a.
On
and
after
January
1,
2009,
a
person
appointed
to
3
act
as
an
electrical
inspector
for
the
state
shall
obtain
an
4
inspector’s
certificate
of
qualification
within
one
year
of
5
such
appointment
and
shall
maintain
the
certificate
thereafter
6
for
the
duration
of
the
inspector’s
service
as
an
electrical
7
inspector.
8
b.
On
and
after
January
1,
2014,
a
person
appointed
to
act
9
as
an
electrical
inspector
for
a
political
subdivision
shall
10
obtain
an
inspector’s
certificate
of
qualification
within
one
11
year
of
such
appointment
and
shall
maintain
the
certificate
12
thereafter
for
the
duration
of
the
inspector’s
service
as
an
13
electrical
inspector.
14
2.
State
inspection
shall
not
apply
within
the
jurisdiction
15
of
any
political
subdivision
which,
pursuant
to
section
103.29
,
16
provides
by
resolution
or
ordinance
standards
of
electrical
17
wiring
and
its
installation
that
are
not
less
stringent
than
18
those
prescribed
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
or
by
this
19
chapter
and
which
further
provides
by
resolution
or
ordinance
20
for
the
inspection
of
electrical
installations
within
the
21
limits
of
such
subdivision
by
a
certified
electrical
inspector.
22
A
copy
of
the
certificate
of
each
electrical
inspector
shall
23
be
provided
to
the
board
state
fire
marshal
by
the
political
24
subdivision
issuing
the
certificate.
25
3.
State
inspection
shall
not
apply
to
routine
maintenance.
26
Sec.
24.
Section
103.25,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
103.25
Request
for
inspection
——
fees.
29
1.
At
or
before
commencement
of
any
installation
required
30
to
be
inspected
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
,
the
licensee
31
or
property
owner
making
such
installation
shall
submit
to
the
32
state
fire
marshal’s
office
a
request
for
inspection.
The
33
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
prescribe
the
methods
by
which
34
the
request
may
be
submitted,
which
may
include
electronic
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submission
or
through
a
form
prescribed
by
the
board
state
fire
1
marshal
that
can
be
submitted
either
through
the
mail
or
by
a
2
fax
facsimile
transmission.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
3
also
prescribe
methods
by
which
inspection
fees
can
be
paid,
4
which
may
include
electronic
methods
of
payment.
If
the
board
5
or
the
state
fire
marshal’s
office
marshal
becomes
aware
that
a
6
person
has
failed
to
file
a
necessary
request
for
inspection,
7
the
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
send
a
written
notification
8
by
certified
mail
that
the
request
must
be
filed
within
9
fourteen
days.
Any
person
filing
a
late
request
for
inspection
10
shall
pay
a
delinquency
fee
in
an
amount
to
be
determined
by
11
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
A
person
who
fails
to
file
a
late
12
request
within
fourteen
days
from
receipt
of
the
notification
13
shall
be
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
to
be
determined
by
the
14
board
state
fire
marshal
by
rule.
15
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
the
board
state
fire
16
marshal
may
by
rule
provide
for
the
issuance
of
a
single
permit
17
to
a
licensee
to
request
multiple
inspections.
The
permit
18
authorizes
the
licensee
to
perform
new
electrical
installations
19
specified
in
the
permit.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
20
prescribe
the
methods
by
which
the
request
for
multiple
21
inspections
may
be
submitted,
which
may
include
electronic
22
submission
or
through
a
form
prescribed
by
the
board
state
fire
23
marshal
that
can
be
submitted
either
through
the
mail
or
by
24
a
fax
facsimile
transmission.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
25
shall
also
prescribe
methods
by
which
inspection
fees
can
be
26
paid,
which
may
include
electronic
methods
of
payment.
The
27
board
state
fire
marshal
may
perform
inspections
of
each
new
28
electrical
installation
or
any
portion
of
the
total
number
29
of
new
electrical
installations
made
under
each
permit.
The
30
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
establish
fees
for
such
permits,
31
which
shall
not
exceed
the
total
inspection
fees
that
would
be
32
required
if
each
new
electrical
installation
performed
under
33
the
request
for
multiple
inspections
had
been
performed
under
34
individual
requests
for
inspections
as
provided
in
subsection
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1
.
1
Sec.
25.
Section
103.26,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
103.26
Condemnation
——
disconnection
——
opportunity
to
4
correct
noncompliance.
5
If
the
inspector
finds
that
any
installation
or
portion
of
6
an
installation
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
standards
7
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
property
safety,
based
8
upon
minimum
standards
set
forth
in
the
local
electrical
code
9
or
the
national
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
board
state
10
fire
marshal
pursuant
to
section
103.6
,
the
inspector
shall
11
by
written
order
condemn
the
installation
or
noncomplying
12
portion
or
order
service
to
such
installation
disconnected
13
and
shall
send
a
copy
of
such
order
to
the
board,
the
state
14
fire
marshal
,
and
the
electrical
utility
supplying
power
15
involved.
If
the
installation
or
the
noncomplying
portion
is
16
such
as
to
seriously
and
proximately
endanger
human
health
17
or
property,
the
order
of
the
inspector
when
approved
by
the
18
inspector’s
supervisor
shall
require
immediate
condemnation
19
and
disconnection
by
the
applicant.
In
all
other
cases,
the
20
order
of
the
inspector
shall
establish
a
reasonable
period
21
of
time
for
the
installation
to
be
brought
into
compliance
22
with
accepted
standards
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
23
property
safety
prior
to
the
effective
date
established
in
such
24
order
for
condemnation
or
disconnection.
25
Sec.
26.
Section
103.27,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
A
copy
of
each
condemnation
or
disconnection
order
shall
28
be
served
personally
or
by
regular
mail
upon
the
property
owner
29
at
the
property
owner’s
last
known
address,
the
licensee
making
30
the
installation,
and
such
other
persons
as
the
board
state
31
fire
marshal
by
rule
may
direct.
32
Sec.
27.
Section
103.28,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
If
the
electrical
inspector
determines
that
an
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electrical
installation
subject
to
inspection
by
the
board
1
state
fire
marshal
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
standards
2
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
property
safety,
3
based
upon
minimum
standards
adopted
by
the
board
state
fire
4
marshal
pursuant
to
this
chapter
,
the
inspector
shall
issue
a
5
correction
order.
A
correction
order
made
pursuant
to
this
6
section
shall
be
served
personally
or
by
United
States
mail
7
only
upon
the
licensee
making
the
installation.
The
correction
8
order
shall
order
the
licensee
to
make
the
installation
9
comply
with
the
standards,
noting
specifically
what
changes
10
are
required.
The
order
shall
specify
a
date,
not
more
than
11
seventeen
calendar
days
from
the
date
of
the
order,
when
a
new
12
inspection
shall
be
made.
When
the
installation
is
brought
13
into
compliance
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
inspector,
the
14
inspector
shall
file
with
the
electrical
utility
supplying
15
power
a
certificate
stating
that
the
electrical
inspector
has
16
approved
energization.
17
Sec.
28.
Section
103.29,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
103.29
Political
subdivisions
——
inspections
——
authority
of
20
political
subdivisions.
21
1.
A
political
subdivision
performing
electrical
22
inspections
prior
to
December
31,
2007,
shall
continue
23
to
perform
such
inspections.
After
December
31,
2013,
a
24
political
subdivision
may
choose
to
discontinue
performing
25
its
own
inspections
and
permit
the
board
state
fire
marshal
26
to
have
jurisdiction
over
inspections
in
the
political
27
subdivision.
If
a
political
subdivision
seeks
to
discontinue
28
its
own
inspections
prior
to
December
31,
2013,
the
political
29
subdivision
shall
petition
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
On
or
30
after
January
1,
2014,
if
a
unanimous
vote
of
the
board
state
31
fire
marshal
finds
that
a
political
subdivision’s
inspections
32
are
inadequate
by
reason
of
misfeasance,
malfeasance,
or
33
nonfeasance,
the
board
state
fire
marshal
may
suspend
or
revoke
34
the
political
subdivision’s
authority
to
perform
its
own
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inspections,
subject
to
appeal
according
to
the
procedure
set
1
forth
in
section
103.34
and
judicial
review
pursuant
to
section
2
17A.19
.
A
political
subdivision
not
performing
electrical
3
inspections
prior
to
December
31,
2007,
may
make
provision
for
4
inspection
of
electrical
installations
within
its
jurisdiction,
5
in
which
case
it
shall
keep
on
file
with
the
board
state
6
fire
marshal
copies
of
its
current
inspection
ordinances
or
7
resolutions
and
electrical
codes.
8
2.
A
political
subdivision
performing
electrical
9
inspections
pursuant
to
subsection
1
prior
to
December
31,
10
2007,
may
maintain
a
different
supervision
ratio
than
the
ratio
11
of
three
apprentice
electricians
and
unclassified
persons
to
12
one
licensee
specified
in
section
103.15,
subsection
3
,
but
may
13
not
exceed
that
ratio.
A
political
subdivision
which
begins
14
performing
electrical
inspections
after
December
31,
2007,
15
shall
maintain
the
specified
three-to-one
ratio
unless
the
16
board
state
fire
marshal
approves
a
petition
by
the
political
17
subdivision
for
a
lower
ratio.
A
political
subdivision
which
18
discontinues
performing
electrical
inspections
and
permits
the
19
board
state
fire
marshal
to
have
jurisdiction
over
inspections
20
shall
maintain
the
specified
three-to-one
supervision
ratio,
21
and
may
not
petition
for
a
lower
ratio
unless
the
political
22
subdivision
subsequently
resumes
performing
electrical
23
inspections.
24
3.
A
political
subdivision
that
performs
electrical
25
inspections
may
set
appropriate
permit
fees
to
pay
for
such
26
inspections.
A
political
subdivision
shall
not
require
any
27
person
holding
a
license
from
the
board
state
fire
marshal
28
to
pay
any
license
fee
or
take
any
examination
if
the
person
29
holds
a
current
license
issued
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
30
which
is
of
a
classification
equal
to
or
greater
than
the
31
classification
needed
to
do
the
work
proposed.
Any
such
32
political
subdivision
may
provide
a
requirement
that
each
33
person
doing
electrical
work
within
the
jurisdiction
of
34
such
political
subdivision
have
on
file
with
the
political
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subdivision
a
copy
of
the
current
license
issued
by
the
board
1
state
fire
marshal
or
such
other
evidence
of
such
license
as
2
may
be
provided
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
3
4.
A
political
subdivision
is
authorized
to
determine
4
what
work
may
be
performed
by
a
class
B
licensee
within
the
5
jurisdictional
limits
of
the
political
subdivision,
provided,
6
however,
that
a
political
subdivision
shall
not
prohibit
7
a
class
B
licensee
from
performing
any
type
of
work
that
8
the
licensee
was
authorized
to
perform
within
the
political
9
subdivision
under
the
authority
of
a
license
validly
issued
or
10
recognized
by
the
political
subdivision
on
December
31,
2007.
11
5.
A
political
subdivision
that
performs
electrical
12
inspections
shall
act
as
the
authority
having
jurisdiction
13
for
electrical
inspections
and
for
amending
the
national
14
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
15
pursuant
to
section
103.6
for
work
performed
within
the
16
jurisdictional
limits
of
the
political
subdivision,
provided
17
those
inspections
and
amendments
conform
to
the
requirements
18
of
this
chapter
.
Any
action
by
a
political
subdivision
with
19
respect
to
amendments
to
the
national
electrical
code
shall
be
20
filed
with
the
board
state
fire
marshal
prior
to
enforcement
21
by
the
political
subdivision,
and
shall
not
be
less
stringent
22
than
the
minimum
standards
established
by
the
board
state
fire
23
marshal
by
rule.
24
6.
A
political
subdivision
may
grant
a
variance
or
interpret
25
the
national
electrical
code
in
a
manner
which
deviates
from
a
26
standard
interpretation
on
an
exception
basis
for
a
one-time
27
installation
or
planned
installation
so
long
as
such
a
variance
28
or
interpretation
does
not
present
an
electrical
hazard
or
29
danger
to
life
or
property.
30
7.
A
county
shall
not
perform
electrical
inspections
on
a
31
farm
or
farm
residence.
32
Sec.
29.
Section
103.30,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
may
by
rule
exempt
specified
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types
of
new
electrical
installations
from
the
state
electrical
1
inspection
requirements
under
section
103.23
,
provided
that
2
a
political
subdivision
conducting
inspections
pursuant
3
to
section
103.24
shall
not
be
prohibited
from
requiring
4
inspection
of
any
new
electrical
installation
exempt
by
rule
5
from
state
inspection
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
6
Sec.
30.
Section
103.31,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
103.31
State
inspection
procedures.
9
1.
An
inspection
shall
be
made
within
three
business
10
days
of
the
submission
of
a
request
for
an
inspection
as
11
provided
in
section
103.25
.
When
necessary,
circuits
may
be
12
energized
by
the
authorized
installer
prior
to
inspection
but
13
the
installation
shall
remain
subject
to
condemnation
and
14
disconnection
and
subject
to
any
appropriate
restrictions
or
15
limitations
as
determined
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
16
2.
Where
wiring
is
to
be
concealed,
the
inspector
must
17
be
notified
within
a
reasonable
time
to
complete
rough-in
18
inspections
prior
to
concealment,
exclusive
of
Saturdays,
19
Sundays,
and
holidays.
If
wiring
is
concealed
before
rough-in
20
inspections
without
adequate
notice
having
been
given
to
the
21
inspector,
the
person
responsible
for
having
enclosed
the
22
wiring
shall
be
responsible
for
all
costs
resulting
from
23
uncovering
and
replacing
the
cover
material.
24
3.
State
inspection
procedures
and
policies
shall
be
25
established
and
enforced
by
the
board
state
fire
marshal
.
The
26
state
fire
marshal
,
or
the
state
fire
marshal’s
designee,
shall
27
also
enforce
the
procedures
and
policies,
and
enforce
the
28
provisions
of
the
national
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
board
29
state
fire
marshal
.
30
4.
Except
when
an
inspection
reveals
that
an
installation
or
31
portion
of
an
installation
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
32
standards
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
property
33
safety,
based
upon
minimum
standards
set
forth
in
the
local
34
electrical
code
or
the
national
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
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board
state
fire
marshal
pursuant
to
section
103.6
,
such
that
1
an
order
of
condemnation
or
disconnection
is
warranted
pursuant
2
to
section
103.26
,
an
inspector
shall
not
add
to,
modify,
or
3
amend
a
construction
plan
as
originally
approved
by
the
state
4
fire
marshal
or
the
state
building
code
commissioner
in
the
5
course
of
conducting
an
inspection.
6
5.
Management
and
supervision
of
inspectors,
including
7
hiring
decisions,
disciplinary
action,
promotions,
and
work
8
schedules
are
the
responsibility
of
the
state
fire
marshal
9
acting
in
accordance
with
applicable
law
and
pursuant
to
any
10
applicable
collective
bargaining
agreement.
The
state
fire
11
marshal
and
the
board
shall
jointly
determine
work
territories,
12
regions,
or
districts
for
inspectors
and
continuing
education
13
and
ongoing
training
requirements
applicable
to
inspectors.
14
An
inspector
subject
to
disciplinary
action
pursuant
to
this
15
subsection
shall
be
entitled
to
an
appeal
according
to
the
16
procedure
set
forth
in
section
103.34
and
judicial
review
17
pursuant
to
section
17A.19
.
18
6.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
establish
a
web-based
19
an
internet-based
licensure
verification
database
for
access
20
by
a
state
or
local
inspector
for
verification
of
licensee
21
status.
The
database
shall
include
the
name
of
every
person
22
licensed
under
this
chapter
and
a
corresponding
licensure
23
number.
Inspectors
shall
be
authorized
to
request
the
name
24
and
license
number
of
any
person
working
at
a
job
site
subject
25
to
inspection
for
verification
of
licensee
status.
Licensees
26
under
this
chapter
shall
be
required
to
carry
a
copy
of
their
27
current
license
and
photo
identification
at
all
times
when
28
employed
on
a
job
site
for
compliance
with
this
subsection
.
29
Sec.
31.
Section
103.32,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2013,
are
30
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
All
state
electrical
inspection
fees
shall
be
due
32
and
payable
to
the
board
state
fire
marshal
at
or
before
33
commencement
of
the
installation
and
shall
be
forwarded
with
34
the
request
for
inspection.
Inspection
fees
provided
in
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this
section
shall
not
apply
within
the
jurisdiction
of
any
1
political
subdivision
if
the
political
subdivision
has
adopted
2
an
ordinance
or
resolution
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
3
2.
The
board
state
fire
marshal
shall
establish
the
fees
for
4
inspections
in
amounts
not
to
exceed:
5
a.
For
each
separate
inspection
of
an
installation,
6
replacement,
alteration,
or
repair,
twenty-five
dollars.
7
b.
For
services,
change
of
services,
temporary
services,
8
additions,
alterations,
or
repairs
on
either
primary
or
9
secondary
services
as
follows:
10
(1)
Zero
to
one
hundred
ampere
capacity,
twenty-five
11
dollars
plus
five
dollars
per
branch
circuit
or
feeder.
12
(2)
One
hundred
one
to
two
hundred
ampere
capacity,
13
thirty-five
dollars
plus
five
dollars
per
branch
circuit
or
14
feeder.
15
(3)
For
each
additional
one
hundred
ampere
capacity
or
16
fraction
thereof,
twenty
dollars
plus
five
dollars
per
branch
17
circuit
or
feeder.
18
c.
For
field
irrigation
system
inspections,
sixty
dollars
19
for
each
unit
inspected.
20
d.
For
the
first
reinspection
required
as
a
result
of
a
21
correction
order,
fifty
dollars;
a
second
reinspection
required
22
as
a
result
of
noncompliance
with
the
same
correction
order,
23
seventy-five
dollars;
and
subsequent
reinspections
associated
24
with
the
same
correction
order,
one
hundred
dollars
for
each
25
reinspection.
26
Sec.
32.
Section
103.33,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
103.33
Condemnation
or
disconnection
orders
——
appeals
——
29
disposition
of
orders
pending
appeal.
30
1.
Any
person
aggrieved
by
a
condemnation
or
disconnection
31
order
issued
by
the
state
fire
marshal’s
office
may
appeal
from
32
the
order
by
filing
a
written
notice
of
appeal
with
the
board
33
commissioner
of
public
safety
within
ten
days
after
the
date
34
the
order
was
served
upon
the
property
owner
or
within
ten
days
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after
the
order
was
filed
with
the
board,
whichever
is
later
.
1
2.
Upon
receipt
of
the
notice
of
appeal
from
a
condemnation
2
or
disconnection
order
because
the
electrical
installation
is
3
proximately
dangerous
to
health
or
property,
the
order
appealed
4
from
shall
not
be
stayed
unless
countermanded
by
the
board
5
commissioner
.
6
3.
Upon
receipt
of
notice
of
appeal
from
a
condemnation
7
or
disconnection
order
because
the
electrical
installation
8
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
standards
of
construction
9
for
health
safety
and
property
safety,
except
as
provided
10
in
subsection
2
,
the
order
appealed
from
shall
be
stayed
11
until
final
decision
of
the
board
commissioner
and
the
12
board
commissioner
or
state
fire
marshal
shall
notify
the
13
property
owner
and
the
electrical
contractor,
class
A
master
14
electrician,
class
B
master
electrician,
fire
alarm
installer,
15
special
electrician,
or
if
established
by
the
board
state
16
fire
marshal
the
residential
master
electrician,
making
the
17
installation.
The
power
supplier
shall
also
be
notified
in
18
those
instances
in
which
the
order
has
been
served
on
such
19
supplier.
20
Sec.
33.
Section
103.34,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
103.34
Appeal
procedures.
23
1.
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
appeal
filed
pursuant
to
24
section
103.33
,
the
chairperson
or
executive
secretary
of
the
25
board
may
designate
a
hearing
officer
from
among
the
board
26
members
to
hear
the
appeal
or
may
set
the
matter
for
hearing
27
before
the
full
board
at
its
next
regular
meeting.
A
majority
28
of
the
board
shall
make
the
decision.
29
2.
Upon
receiving
the
notice
of
appeal
filed
pursuant
to
30
section
103.33
,
the
board
commissioner
of
public
safety
shall
31
notify
all
persons
served
with
the
order
appealed
from.
Such
32
persons
may
join
in
the
hearing
and
give
testimony
in
their
own
33
behalf.
The
board
commissioner
shall
set
the
hearing
date
on
a
34
date
not
more
than
fourteen
days
after
receipt
of
the
notice
of
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appeal
unless
otherwise
agreed
by
the
interested
parties
and
1
the
board
commissioner
.
2
Sec.
34.
Section
103.35,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2013,
3
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
The
board,
by
a
simple
majority
vote
of
the
entire
board,
5
may
suspend
for
a
period
not
exceeding
two
years,
or
refuse
to
6
renew,
revoke
the
certificate
of
licensure
of,
or
reprimand
any
7
licensee
who
is
found
guilty
of
any
of
the
following
acts
or
8
offenses
:
9
Sec.
35.
Section
103.35,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsections:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
Failure
or
refusal
to
pay
any
12
examination,
license,
or
renewal
fee
required
by
law.
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Failure
or
refusal,
if
the
licensee
is
14
an
electrical
contractor,
to
provide
and
keep
in
force
a
public
15
liability
insurance
policy
and
surety
bond
as
required
by
the
16
state
fire
marshal.
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
Violation
of
any
political
18
subdivision’s
inspection
ordinances.
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
Violation
of
any
provision
of
the
20
electrical
code
as
adopted
pursuant
to
this
chapter
or
any
rule
21
adopted
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
22
Sec.
36.
Section
103.38,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
103.38
Criminal
violations.
25
A
person
who
violates
a
permanent
injunction
issued
pursuant
26
to
section
103.37
or
presents
or
attempts
to
file
as
the
27
person’s
own
the
certificate
of
licensure
of
another,
or
who
28
gives
false
or
forged
evidence
of
any
kind
to
the
board
state
29
fire
marshal
in
obtaining
a
certificate
of
licensure,
or
who
30
falsely
impersonates
another
practitioner
of
like
or
different
31
name,
or
who
uses
or
attempts
to
use
a
revoked
certificate
of
32
licensure,
is
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
practice
under
chapter
33
714
.
34
Sec.
37.
Section
103.39,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
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2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
c.
Gives
false
or
forged
evidence
of
any
kind
to
the
board
2
or
any
member
of
the
board
state
fire
marshal
in
obtaining
or
3
attempting
to
obtain
a
certificate
of
licensure.
4
Sec.
38.
REPEAL.
Section
103.5,
Code
2013,
is
repealed.
5
Sec.
39.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
Any
license
or
permit
6
issued
by
the
board
created
in
section
103.2,
Code
2013,
prior
7
to
December
31,
2013,
shall
continue
in
full
force
and
effect
8
until
expiration
and
reissuance
by
the
state
fire
marshal.
9
Sec.
40.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
10
2014.
11
EXPLANATION
12
This
bill
amends
provisions
throughout
Code
chapter
103
13
dealing
with
the
licensure
of
electricians
and
electrical
14
contractors
to
modify
the
primary
authority
for
administering
15
the
Code
chapter.
16
Currently,
an
electrical
examining
board
established
17
within
the
division
of
state
fire
marshal
of
the
department
18
of
public
safety
administers
the
Code
chapter
and
has
primary
19
responsibility
for
all
related
functions,
including
the
20
adoption
and
application
of
the
national
electric
code;
21
licensing
issuance,
suspension,
and
revocation;
electrical
22
inspections;
and
licensee
disciplinary
actions.
The
bill
23
removes
the
state
fire
marshal
or
the
fire
marshal’s
designee
24
from
membership
on
the
board
and
increases
the
number
of
25
electrical
inspector
board
members
from
one
to
two
members.
26
The
bill
transfers
most
of
the
previous
board’s
27
responsibilities
to
the
state
fire
marshal.
The
bill
deletes
28
references
in
the
Code
chapter
to
the
national
electrical
29
code,
instead
providing
that
the
state
fire
marshal
shall
30
establish
by
rule
an
electrical
installation
code
governing
the
31
installation
of
electrical
work
in
Iowa.
The
bill
provides
32
that
expenditures
from
the
electrician
and
installer
licensing
33
and
inspection
fund
established
in
Code
section
103.7
shall
34
be
approved
by
the
sole
authority
of
the
state
fire
marshal
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for
any
of
the
board’s
duties
and
for
the
regulatory
and
1
administrative
functions
of
Code
chapter
103.
The
bill
2
provides
that
the
board
shall
retain
previous
authority
3
regarding
the
suspension
or
revocation
of
licenses
and
the
4
reprimanding
of
licensees
for
violations
of
the
Code
chapter
5
and
imposition
of
civil
penalties
for
such
violations.
The
6
bill
transfers
authority
regarding
appeals
from
persons
7
aggrieved
by
a
condemnation
or
disconnection
order
from
the
8
board
to
the
commissioner
of
public
safety.
9
The
bill
specifies
that
all
actions
and
deliberations
of
10
the
board
shall
be
fully
subject
to
the
open
meetings
and
11
open
records
provisions
of
Code
chapters
21
and
22.
The
12
bill
provides,
notwithstanding
Code
section
21.5,
subsection
13
4,
relating
to
closed
session
meetings
held
by
governmental
14
bodies,
that
the
minutes
and
audio
recording
of
a
closed
15
session
of
a
meeting
of
the
board
shall
be
accessible
to
the
16
office
of
the
citizens’
aide
without
an
order
of
the
court
and
17
only
for
purposes
of
conducting
a
confidential
investigation
in
18
response
to
a
complaint
relating
to
the
board.
19
The
bill
contains
transition
provisions
regarding
the
20
continuation
of
licenses
and
permits
issued
by
the
board.
21
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2014.
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