HF 2231 (LSB 5484YH (3) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2231

BY  PETTENGILL and SANDS

A BILL FOR

An Act repealing statewide licensure requirements for electricians and electrical contractors, and including transition provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 100C.2, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  An employee or subcontractor 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.
    Sec. 2.  Section 100C.10, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The state fire marshal, or the state fire marshal’s designee, and the chairperson of the electrical examining board created in section 103.2 shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the board.
    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  103.40  Future repeal.

   This chapter is repealed effective December 31, 2010.
    Sec. 4.  REPEAL.  2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 151, section 33, is repealed.
    Sec. 5.  TRANSITION PROVISIONS.  The division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the refunding of license fees remitted by licensees under chapter 103 on a prorated basis corresponding to the period remaining after December 31, 2010, and prior to the license’s expiration date.
EXPLANATION
   This bill repeals Code chapter 103, providing for statewide licensure of electricians and electrical contractors, as of December 31, 2010. The effect of this repeal would be to return to the system of administration and regulation of electricians and electrical contractors, and electrical inspections, by political subdivisions in place prior to the enactment of the Code chapter. The bill directs the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety to adopt rules providing for refunding license fees on a prorated basis corresponding to the period remaining after the repeal and prior to the license’s expiration date. The bill makes conforming changes, and repeals a provision which had required the plumbing and mechanical systems board and the electrical examining board, in conjunction with city and county building officials, to conduct a study to determine the most appropriate and feasible manner to implement a statewide inspection program for work performed by the respective licensees of both boards.