Report Title:
Board of Plumbers; Board of Electricians
Description:
Creates separate boards for electricians and plumbers.
|
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1699 |
|
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
|
|
|
STATE OF HAWAII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTRICAL LICENSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 26-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) The board of acupuncture, board of
public accountancy, board of barbering and cosmetology, boxing commission,
board of chiropractic examiners, contractors license board, board of dental
examiners, board of electricians [and], board of plumbers,
elevator mechanics licensing board, board of professional engineers, architects,
surveyors, and landscape architects, board of massage therapy, board of medical
examiners, motor vehicle industry licensing board, motor vehicle repair
industry board, board of examiners in naturopathy, board of nursing, board of
examiners in optometry, pest control board, board of pharmacy, board of
physical therapy, board of psychology, board of private detectives and guards,
real estate commission, board of veterinary examiners, board of speech
pathology and audiology, and any board, commission, program, or entity created
pursuant to or specified by statute in furtherance of the purpose of this
section including but not limited to section 26H-4, or chapters 484, 514B, and
514E shall be placed within the department of commerce and consumer affairs for
administrative purposes."
SECTION 2. Section 448E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "board" to read as follows:
""Board" means [the] a
separate board of electricians and a separate board of
plumbers."
SECTION 3. Section 448E-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§448E-2 Board; appointment.
There is established the board of electricians [and plumbers] consisting
of [seven] five members[.] with experience as
recommended by the National Electrical Code. [Two of the members shall
be engaged in the electrical trade and two of the members shall be engaged in
the plumbing trade.] There is established the board of plumbers
consisting of five members. Two of the members shall be engaged in the plumbing
trade. Three of the members shall be private citizens not connected with
the industry."
SECTION 4. Section 448E-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§448E-4 Powers and duties of board. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the electricians board and plumbers board shall have all the powers and duties necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate this chapter, including but not limited to the following powers and duties:
(1) To grant licenses solely for their own crafts which shall be renewable for:
(A) Journey worker electricians;
(B) Journey worker specialty electricians;
(C) Supervising electricians;
(D) Supervising specialty electricians;
(E) Master plumbers;
(F) Journey worker plumbers;
(G) Maintenance electricians;
(H) Journey worker industrial electricians; and
(I) Supervising industrial electricians;
(2) To adopt, amend, or repeal rules in accordance with chapter 91 as it may deem proper to effectuate this chapter and to insure the safety and welfare of the general public; provided that the rules may forbid acts or practices deemed by the board to be detrimental to the accomplishment of the purpose of this chapter;
(3) To enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and chapter 91, including the denial, suspension, or revocation of any license; and
(4) To examine all applicants and licensees to determine their qualifications prior to the issuance or renewal of licenses."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
|
INTRODUCED BY: |
_____________________________ |
|
|
|