Bill Text: WV SB378 | 2015 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relicensing electricians without retesting under certain circumstances
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-15 - Chapter 108, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 [SB378 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2015-SB378-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 378
(Senators Snyder, Blair, Miller, Kessler, Kirkendoll and Gaunch, original sponsors)
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[Passed February 20, 2015; in effect from passage]
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AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3B-6, relating to permitting licensing of any electrician who did not renew his or her electrician’s license issued earlier by State Fire Marshal; and renewing license without retesting if earlier license was not revoked and renewal fee is paid for each year lapsed.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3B-6, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3B. SUPERVISION OF ELECTRICIANS.
§29-3B-6. Relicensing without retesting after nonrenewal under certain circumstances.
An electrician previously licensed by the State Fire Marshal who did not renew his or her electrician’s license may renew the license without retesting within three years of the date of the last renewal: Provided, That the electrician’s license had not been revoked and that the applicant pays double the current fee if his or her license has been lapsed for two renewal periods, or triple the current fee if his or her license has been lapsed for three renewal periods.
