HF 229 (LSB 1842YH (1) 87)

HOUSE FILE 229

BY  KAUFMANN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the licensing qualifications of a residential master electrician.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 103.12A, Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   103.12A  Residential electrician and residential master electrician license —— qualifications.
   1.  In order to be licensed by the board as a residential master electrician, an applicant shall do all of the following:
   a.  File an application and pay the application fee as established by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets the minimum education and experience requirements adopted by the board.
   b.  Pass a residential master electrician examination approved by the board.
   c.  Provide the board with evidence of having completed at least four years of practical experience performing residential electrical work.
   1.  2.  The board may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential electrician license, and may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential master electrician license.
   a.  A residential electrician license or residential master electrician license, if established by the board, shall be issued to applicants who meet qualifications determined by the board, and shall be valid for the performance of residential installations, subject to limitations or restrictions established by the board.
   b.  3.  A person who, on or after July 1, 2009, holds a special electrician license authorizing residential electrical installation, granted pursuant to section 103.13, shall be eligible for conversion of that special license to either a residential electrician license or a residential master electrician license, if established by the board, in accordance with the requirements of this section and procedures established by the board.
   2.  4.  A person licensed by the board as a class A journeyman electrician or a class B journeyman electrician, or as a class A master electrician or a class B master electrician, shall not be required to hold a residential electrician or residential master electrician license to perform any type of residential installation authorized for a person licensed pursuant to this section.
   3.  5.  The board may reject an application for licensure under this section from an applicant who would be subject to suspension, revocation, or reprimand pursuant to section 103.35.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the qualifications for licensure as a residential master electrician.
   Under current Code section 103.12A, the electrical examining board may by rule provide for the issuance of a residential electrician license or a residential master electrician license. 
   The bill provides qualifications necessary for a person to be licensed as a residential master electrician by the board. To be licensed as a residential master electrician, an applicant must file an application and pay the application fee as established by the board, pass a residential master electrician examination approved by the board, and provide the board with evidence of having completed at least four years of practical experience performing residential electrical work.
   The bill maintains the authority of the board to require by rule the qualifications necessary to be licensed as a residential electrician.