Bill Text: MI SB0142 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Occupations; electricians; licensure without examination; provide for certain reciprocal agreements. Amends sec. 5 of 1956 PA 217 (MCL 338.885) & adds sec. 4.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-06-04 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [SB0142 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-SB0142-Engrossed.html

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SB-0142, As Passed Senate, June 4, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 142

 

 

 

 

(As amended, June 4, 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1956 PA 217, entitled

 

"Electrical administrative act,"

 

by amending section 5 (MCL 338.885), as amended by 1998 PA 302, and

 

by adding section 4.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4. (1) The board and department may license, without

 

examination, applicants licensed under the laws of other states

 

having requirements for licensing categories or classes of

 

electricians that the board determines are equivalent to the

 

requirements of this state. <<The board and department shall license,

 

without examination, applicants licensed under the laws of other states

 

that have executed a reciprocal agreement.

 

 

 

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     (2) Beginning the effective date of the amendatory act that

Senate Bill No. 142 as amended June 4, 2009

 

added this section, the department and board shall make appropriate

 

written or electronic inquiries to any existing coalition of state

 

regulatory agencies or any private entities regarding interstate

 

reciprocity agreements or standards.

 

     (3) The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement

 

meeting the standards described in this section. A reciprocal

 

agreement shall contain those provisions recommended by the board

 

and approved by department<<.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     (4) Beginning the effective date of any reciprocal agreement

executed under this section, the department shall post information

regarding reciprocity on its website and facilitate communication

on that site for Michigan licensees making out-state inquiries.

<<(5) As used in this section, "reciprocal agreement" means a written agreement executed by the department and a regulatory agency of another state that the department and the board determine has license requirements and categories or classes of licensure that are equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this state. A reciprocal agreement shall also contain those provisions recommended by the board and approved by the department that provide that the other state does at least the following:

     (a) Issues an electrician identification card with an expiration date printed on the card as well as any category or class limitation.

     (b) Is available to verify the license status for enforcement purposes.

     (c) Has disqualification, suspension, and revocation standards for licenses.

     (d) Requires that the electrician possess a license in good standing from his or her home state.

     (e) Allows for unlimited or limited licensure, depending on the categories or classes for which applicants can be qualified under the law of this state and the other state's laws.>>

     Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a

person, firm, or corporation shall not install any electric wiring,

 

devices, appliances, or appurtenances for the generation,

 

distribution, and utilization of electrical energy, within or on

 

any building, structures, or properties, without being licensed. In

 

a municipality where inspection service is provided, a permit shall

 

be obtained from the board or municipality having jurisdiction. If

 

the electric wiring, devices, appliances, or appurtenances are

 

installed without compensation by a person licensed under this act

 

for or on behalf of a charitable organization, the permit required

 

under this subsection may be obtained by the owner of the property

 

on which the work is performed.

 

     (2) The charitable organization exception under subsection (1)

 

applies only to the resconstruction, renovation, or remodeling of

 

1- to 4-family dwellings.

 

     (3) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person, firm,

 

or corporation shall not erect, install, alter, repair, service, or

 

maintain fire alarm system wiring, devices, appliances, or

 

equipment within a building or structure without being licensed

 

under this act.

 

     (4) Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person, firm,

 

or corporation shall not install, connect, repair, or maintain

 

electric signs and related wiring without being licensed under this

 

act.

 

     (5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act and upon

 

proper application and payment of the appropriate fees, the board

 

and department of labor shall issue a license without examination

 

to a person desiring sign specialty licensure who is licensed,

 

registered, or otherwise regulated in another state if the board

 

determines that the standards in the other state meet or exceed the

 

standards imposed in this act.

 

     (5) (6) As used in this section, "charitable organization"

 

means a not for profit tax-exempt religious, educational, or humane

 

organization.