CHAPTER 500
ELECTRICIAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING PROGRAM—
ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
661—500.1(103) Establishment of program. The electrician and electrical contractor licensing program is established in the fire marshal division of the department of public safety. The program is under the direction of the electrical examining board and the daily supervision of the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal’s designee.
	500.1(1) Electrical examining board. The electrical examining board, appointed by the governor, directs the electrician and electrical contractor licensing program, adopts administrative rules governing the program, establishes licensing requirements, and administers discipline related to licensure and to those engaged in activities requiring licensure but who are not licensed.
	500.1(2) Executive secretary. The electrical examining board shall appoint an executive secretary who shall be responsible for carrying out the policies of the board and for hiring and supervising additional administrative staff.
	500.1(3) Board office. The board office is located within the fire marshal division of the department of public safety.
	a. 	The address of the board office is as follows:
Electrical Examining Board
Iowa Department of Public Safety
State Public Safety Headquarters Building
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
	b. 	The board may be contacted by telephone at (515)725-6147 or by email at elecinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/17/09; ARC 8396B, IAB 12/16/09, effective 2/1/10; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 9/7/11]
661—500.2(103) Definitions. The following definitions apply to all rules adopted by the electrical examining board.
“Approved by the board” means the approval of any item, test or procedure by the electrical examining board by adoption of a resolution at a meeting of the board, provided that the approval has not been withdrawn by a later resolution of the board. A list of any such items, tests, or procedures that have been approved by the board is available from the board office or from the board website.
“Board” means the electrical examining board created under Iowa Code section 103.2.
“Complete criminal record” means the complaint and judgment of conviction for each offense of which the applicant has been convicted, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a felony or a misdemeanor, and regardless of the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.
“Conviction” means a finding, plea, or verdict of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding, even if the adjudication of guilt is deferred, withheld, or not entered. “Conviction” includes Alford pleas and pleas of nolo contendere.
“Department” means the department of public safety.
“Directly relates” or “directly related”  means either that the actions taken in furtherance of an offense are actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of the profession; or that the circumstances under which an offense was committed are customary to the profession.
“Disqualifying conviction” or “disqualifying offense”  means a conviction directly related to the practice of the profession.
“Division” means the fire marshal division of the department of public safety.
“Documented experience” means experience which an applicant for licensing has completed and which has been documented by the applicant’s completion and submission of a sworn affidavit or other evidence required by the board.
“Eligibility determination” means the process by which a person who has not yet submitted a completed license application may request that the board determine whether one or more of the person’s convictions are disqualifying offenses that would prevent the individual from receiving a license or certification.
“Emergency installation” means an electrical installation necessary to restore power to a building or facility when existing equipment has been damaged due to a natural or man-made disaster or other weather-related cause. Emergency installations may be performed by persons properly licensed to perform the work, and may be performed prior to submission of a request for permit or request for inspection. A request for permit and request for inspection, if required by rule 661—552.1(103), shall be made as soon as practicable and, in any event, no more than 72 hours after the installation is completed.
“Executive secretary” means the executive secretary appointed by the board.
“Farm” means land, buildings and structures used for agricultural purposes, including but not limited to the storage, handling, and drying of grain and the care, feeding, and housing of livestock.
“Final agency action” means the issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. If an action is subject to appeal, “final agency action” has occurred when the administrative appeal process provided for in 661—Chapter 503 has been exhausted or when the deadline for filing an appeal has expired.
“Full-time” means a minimum of 1,700 hours of work in a one-year period.
“Issuing jurisdiction” means the duly constituted authority in another state that has issued a professional license, certificate, or registration to a person.
“Registered apprenticeship program” means an electrical apprenticeship program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor or an electrical apprenticeship program registered with a state agency whose registration program is accepted by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in lieu of direct registration with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
“Residential electrical work” means electrical work in a residence in which there are no more than four living units within the same building and includes work to connect and work within accessory structures, which are structures no greater than 3,000 square feet in floor area, not more than two stories in height, the use of which is incidental to the use of the dwelling unit or units, and located on the same lot as the dwelling unit or units.
“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. The performance of routine maintenance in itself does not require a person to obtain or hold a license as an electrician or electrical contractor.
“Transferring jurisdiction” means the specific issuing jurisdiction on which an applicant relies to seek licensure in Iowa by verification under this chapter.
[ARC 8396B, IAB 12/16/09, effective 2/1/10; ARC 9234B, IAB 11/17/10, effective 1/1/11; ARC 9626B, IAB 7/27/11, effective 9/1/11; ARC 9811B, IAB 10/19/11, effective 12/1/11; ARC 5723C, IAB 6/30/21, effective 8/4/21]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 103 and 272C.
[Filed emergency 12/17/07—published 1/16/08, effective 1/1/08]
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/17/09]
[Filed ARC 8396B (Notice ARC 8160B, IAB 9/23/09), IAB 12/16/09, effective 2/1/10]
[Filed ARC 9234B (Notice ARC 9099B, IAB 9/22/10), IAB 11/17/10, effective 1/1/11]
[Filed ARC 9626B (Notice ARC 9515B, IAB 5/18/11), IAB 7/27/11, effective 9/1/11]
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 9/7/11]
[Filed ARC 9811B (Notice ARC 9652B, IAB 8/10/11), IAB 10/19/11, effective 12/1/11]
[Filed ARC 5723C (Notice ARC 5587C, IAB 4/21/21), IAB 6/30/21, effective 8/4/21]