Alaska2026Passed Legislature

HB329

Electric Utility Worker Safety Certificates

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law removes the need for a certificate of fitness for electric utility employees and qualified municipal or tribal workers in small, isolated service areas.

Removes the requirement for a certificate of fitness for employees working at an electric utility under specific conditions.
Allows qualified local municipal or tribal government workers performing work on behalf of utilities to be exempt from this certificate if they meet location rules.
Applies these exceptions only in service areas that do not contain any portion of a city with more than 2,500 people.
Also applies the exception to portions of a service area that are not electrically interconnected with other parts and are not part of a city with more than 2,500 people.
Requires electric utilities to ensure outside workers from local governments are qualified employees and follow established electrical safety standards.

Employees of electric utility companies in Alaska
Qualified employees of local municipal governments performing work on behalf of utilities
Qualified employees of tribal governments performing work on behalf of utilities

The law only applies if the service area does not contain any portion of a city with more than 2,500 people.
It also requires that isolated portions of a service area are not electrically interconnected with other parts.

Plain language

Certificate of fitness: A document required for a person to be employed to perform specific electrical work, unless an exception applies.
Qualified employee: A person who has shown the ability to safely perform assigned work through degrees, certificates, professional standing, knowledge, training, or experience.

Official record

Validated

ELECTRIC UTILITY: CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS An Act relating to certificates of fitness for employees of an electric utility.

Official activity