Clarifying extent to which an electrical or plumbing contractor must hire licensed electrical and plumbing workers on a construction job site.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to specify that half of the electrical and plumbing workers employed by an electrical or plumbing contractor on a construction job site shall be licensed in accordance with chapter 448E, rather than half of all craftsmen requiring licenses.

SECTION 2. Section 444-9.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§444-9.5[]] Licensing of craftsmen. At least half of all [craftsmen requiring licenses] electrical and plumbing workers employed on a construction [project] job site by [a specialty] an electrical or plumbing contractor [in the trade in which the craftsman is licensed] shall be licensed in accordance with [and to the extent required by] chapter 448E. The board may waive this requirement in any county when there are insufficient [licensed craftsmen] electrical and plumbing workers in that county to comply herewith."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.