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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
721
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
IDAHO
BUILDING
CODE
ACT;
AMENDING
SECTION
39
-
4113,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
TO
REVISE
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
BUILDING
PLANS
AND
3
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
39
-
8007,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
4
PROVIDE
A
CORRECT
CODE
REFERENCE;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PRO
-
5
VIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Section
39
-
4113,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
39
-
4113.
PLAN
REVIEWS
-
-
MAXIMUM
FEES
AND
SCHOOL
INSPECTIONS.
(1)
The
10
administrator
shall
establish
a
program
for
plan
reviews
and
permit
issuance
1
1
entirely
within
the
division
of
occupational
and
professional
licenses.
12
Plan
reviews
shall
be
for
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
and
chapter
10,
ti
-
13
tle
54,
Idaho
Code,
chapter
26,
title
54,
Idaho
Code,
chapter
50,
title
54,
14
Idaho
Code,
and
chapter
86,
title
39,
Idaho
Code,
pertaining
to
construc
-
15
tion,
alteration
or
repair
of
buildings
or
structures
within
the
scope
of
16
the
division's
jurisdiction
pursuant
to
this
chapter.
Plans
for
schools
17
reviewed
by
the
division
shall
not
include
a
review
for
compliance
with
the
18
provisions
of
chapter
2,
title
41,
Idaho
Code,
or
for
local
planning
and
19
zoning
requirements.
20
(2)
The
local
government
or
division
performing
a
building
plan
review
21
for
public
works,
as
defined
in
section
67
-
5710B,
Idaho
Code,
shall
complete
22
the
initial
plan
review
within
thirty
(30)
calendar
days
of
submission
of
23
such
plan.
24
(2)
(3)
Plan
review
fees
shall
be
established
by
rules
promulgated
by
25
the
board.
Local
governments
elected
by
school
districts
to
perform
build
-
26
ing
plan
reviews
for
public
schools
as
provided
for
in
this
section
shall
27
not
charge
a
fee
for
such
review
of
building
plans
in
excess
of
what
the
di
-
28
vision
has
established
by
rule
for
building
plan
review
services
for
public
29
schools.
30
(3)
(4)
Each
manufacturer
of
commercial
coaches
and
modular
buildings
31
shall
submit
the
building
plans
for
every
model
of
such
structure
to
the
ad
-
32
ministrator
for
the
purpose
of
review.
33
(4)(a)
(5)(a)
Public
school
building
plans
shall
be
approved
by
either
34
the
local
government
or
the
division
of
occupational
and
professional
35
licenses,
whichever
the
school
district
elects.
Any
city
or
county
that
36
has
adopted
by
ordinance
all
the
applicable
codes
pursuant
to
section
37
39
-
4109,
Idaho
Code,
and
the
codes
as
permitted
in
chapter
10,
title
54,
38
Idaho
Code,
chapter
26,
title
54,
Idaho
Code,
and
chapter
50,
title
54,
39
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
eligible
to
perform
school
plan
reviews
only
if
the
40
following
additional
requirements
are
met:
plans
examiners
performing
41
building
and
energy
code
plan
reviews
shall
hold
current
certification
42
2
as
a
commercial
building
plans
examiner
by
the
International
Code
Coun
-
1
cil;
examiners
performing
plumbing
code
plan
reviews
shall
hold
current
2
certification
as
a
plumbing
inspector
by
the
international
associa
-
3
tion
of
plumbing
and
mechanical
officials
and
shall
be
a
licensed
Idaho
4
journeyman
plumber;
examiners
performing
electrical
code
plan
reviews
5
shall
hold
current
certification
as
an
electrical
inspector
by
the
6
national
certification
program
for
construction
code
inspectors
and
7
shall
be
a
licensed
Idaho
journeyman
electrician;
and
examiners
per
-
8
forming
mechanical
code
plan
reviews
shall
hold
current
certification
9
as
a
commercial
mechanical
inspector
by
the
International
Code
Council.
10
(b)
All
plans
examiners
who
perform
public
school
plan
reviews
shall
be
1
1
either
an
employee
of
the
division,
an
employee
of
the
local
jurisdic
-
12
tion
in
which
the
school
is
to
be
constructed,
or
performing
plan
re
-
13
views
under
an
interagency
contract
between
local
jurisdictions,
and
14
shall
meet
the
eligibility
requirements
as
provided
in
paragraph
(a)
of
15
this
subsection.
16
(c)
An
eligible
local
government
may
contract
with
the
division
for
re
-
17
view
of
any
portion
of
the
plans
for
which
the
local
government
does
not
18
have
a
properly
certified
plans
examiner.
A
county
may
be
deemed
eli
-
19
gible
to
perform
plan
review
services
only
for
those
types
of
installa
-
20
tions
for
which
they
have
authority
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chap
-
21
ter
50,
title
54,
Idaho
Code,
to
adopt
an
enforcement
program.
Where
22
an
eligible
county
performs
the
plan
review
services,
the
electrical
23
and
plumbing
code
plan
reviews
shall
be
performed
by
the
division
at
the
24
hourly
rate
as
established
in
rule
by
the
division.
Any
local
govern
-
25
ment
elected
to
perform
plan
review
services
for
public
schools
shall
26
provide
the
division
a
copy
of
all
approved
plans.
27
(d)
Wherein
the
proposed
work
is
valued
in
excess
of
one
hundred
thou
-
28
sand
dollars
($100,000),
a
school
district
may
elect
to
utilize
the
29
school
plan
review
services
available
from
an
eligible
local
government
30
building
code
enforcement
jurisdiction
or
from
the
division.
Wherein
31
the
proposed
work
is
valued
at
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
($100,000)
32
or
less,
a
school
district
may
elect
to
use
a
local
government
without
33
regard
to
the
eligibility
requirements
in
paragraph
(a)
of
this
sub
-
34
section.
Election
by
a
school
district
shall
be
made
by
submitting
a
35
written
certification
to
both
the
division
and
the
involved
local
gov
-
36
ernment.
37
(e)
Public
school
plan
review
services
provided
by
either
the
divi
-
38
sion
or
an
eligible
local
jurisdiction
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
39
include
a
review
of
the
following
disciplines:
building
(structural
40
and
nonstructural),
mechanical,
fuel
gas,
plumbing,
electrical,
acces
-
41
sibility,
elevators,
boilers,
and
energy
conservation.
At
a
minimum,
42
plan
review
services
shall
include:
43
(i)
A
technical
examination
of
all
drawings
and
construction
doc
-
44
uments;
45
(ii)
The
approval
of
such
drawings
and
construction
documents
46
by
determining
whether
such
are
in
accord
with
the
codes
adopted
47
pursuant
to
sections
39
-
4109,
54
-
1001,
54
-
2601
and
54
-
5001,
Idaho
48
Code;
49
3
(iii)
A
determination
that
the
drawings
and
construction
docu
-
1
ments
are
in
compliance,
or
noncompliance,
with
the
applicable
2
codes,
code
interpretation,
and
the
identification
of
approved
3
modifications
or
alternative
materials,
design
or
methods;
and
4
(iv)
The
identification
of
the
reviewing
official(s),
the
date
5
upon
which
plans
are
approved,
and
a
stamp
or
some
other
similar
6
mark
on
the
plans
evidencing
approval.
7
(f)
If
a
school
district
elects
to
utilize
the
plan
review
services
8
of
the
division,
it
shall
submit
to
the
division
of
occupational
and
9
professional
licenses
three
(3)
sets
of
working
drawings
and
specifi
-
10
cations
for
new
public
school
buildings
or
facilities
and
additions
or
1
1
alterations
to
existing
facilities.
The
division
will
review
the
plans
12
submitted
to
it
pursuant
to
this
section
for
compliance
with
the
current
13
editions
of
the
codes
specified
in
this
chapter
or
within
rules
pro
-
14
mulgated
pursuant
to
this
chapter
by
the
board
and
by
section
39
-
8006,
15
Idaho
Code.
16
(5)
(6)
Public
school
building
plans
must
shall
be
approved
by
either
17
the
local
government
or
the
division
before
the
school
district
may
adver
-
18
tise
for
bids
.
The
jurisdiction
performing
the
public
school
building
plan
19
review
shall
complete
the
initial
plan
review
within
thirty
(30)
calendar
20
days
of
submission
of
such
plan.
Once
plans
are
reviewed
and
approved
pur
-
21
suant
to
this
section,
no
material
change
can
shall
be
made
to
such
plans
22
without
review
and
approval
of
such
change
by
the
jurisdiction
performing
23
the
plan
review.
All
school
construction
or
remodeling
governed
by
this
24
chapter
shall
be
inspected
by
building
inspectors
certified
in
accordance
25
with
section
39
-
4108,
Idaho
Code,
or
by
Idaho
-
licensed
architects
or
engi
-
26
neers
to
determine
compliance
with
this
chapter
and
the
Idaho
uniform
school
27
building
safety
act,
chapter
80,
title
39,
Idaho
Code.
Nothing
in
this
28
section
shall
limit
the
authority
of
local
governments
to
issue
building
29
permits,
perform
fire
code
or
other
zoning
and
land
use
-
related
plan
reviews
30
or
provide
a
full
range
of
building
code
enforcement
activities
as
they
31
relate
to
inspections
of
school
buildings
or
facilities
sited
within
their
32
jurisdiction
regardless
of
the
election
exercised
by
the
school
district
33
pursuant
to
this
section.
34
SECTION
2.
That
Section
39
-
8007,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
35
amended
to
read
as
follows:
36
39
-
8007.
POWERS
AND
DUTIES
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATOR.
(1)
The
administra
-
37
tor
shall
enforce
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
in
cooperation
with
the
su
-
38
perintendent
of
public
instruction
and
the
building
code
advisory
board.
39
(2)
The
administrator
shall
promulgate
rules
necessary
to
carry
out
the
40
provisions
of
this
chapter.
Such
rules
shall
be
promulgated
pursuant
to
the
41
provisions
of
chapter
52,
title
67,
Idaho
Code.
42
(3)
The
administrator
shall
establish
a
program
for
the
timely
review
43
of
public
school
construction
plans
as
required
by
section
39
-
4113
(4)(f)
44
(5)(f)
,
Idaho
Code.
45
(4)
Upon
request,
the
administrator
shall
provide
training
to
school
46
districts
on
the
Idaho
uniform
school
building
safety
code.
47
4
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3