Class A installer license from the electrical code elimination

A bill for an act

relating to labor and industry; eliminating the Class A installer license from the

electrical code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.32, subdivision

2; 326B.33, subdivision 19; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.31,

subdivision 7; 326B.33, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Powers; duties; administrative support.

(a) The board shall have the power

to:

(1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;

(2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the board,

and containing other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient conduct of

the business of the board;

(3) adopt the Minnesota Electrical Code, which must be the most current edition of the

National Electrical Code and any amendments thereto. The board shall adopt the most

current edition of the National Electrical Code and any amendments thereto pursuant to

chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (b) and (c);

(4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided

in section
326B.127, subdivision 5
;

(5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure or registration of electrical businesses, electrical

contractors, master electricians, journeyworker electricians,
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Class A installer,
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Class B

installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform electrical work except

for those individuals licensed under section
326.02, subdivisions 2
and 3. The board shall

adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (d)

and (e);

(6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed or registered

as electrical businesses, electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyworker electricians,
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Class A installer,
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Class B installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform

electrical work. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided

in subdivision 6, paragraphs (d) and (e);

(7) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for electrical inspectors;

(8) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or in

writing, as provided in subdivision 8, that allege or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or

order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance,

licensure, registration, or an offering to perform or performance of unlicensed electrical

services;

(9) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in

subdivision 3;

(10) approve license reciprocity agreements;

(11) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council,

board, or committee; and

(12) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.

Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, Board of Electricity, and the

Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry shall

administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant

thereto.

(b) The board shall comply with section
15.0597, subdivisions 2
and 4.

(c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations

with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by all of the other boards created

pursuant to this chapter. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The

support includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform

rulemaking and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry

shall supply necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 19.

License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.

(a) Unless revoked or

suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section expire on

the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each odd-numbered

year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March 1 of each

even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor and satellite

system contractor licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or

renewal. All other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and

every two years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the

date of original issuance and every year thereafter.

(b) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under

section
326B.092
:

(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 12 shall be considered

an entry level license;

(2) the following licenses shall be considered journeyworker licenses: Class A

journeyworker electrician, Class B journeyworker electrician,
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Class A installer,
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Class B

installer, lineman, maintenance electrician, satellite system installer, and power limited

technician;

(3) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: Class A master electrician

and Class B master electrician; and

(4) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: Class A electrical

contractor, Class B electrical contractor, satellite system contractor, and technology systems

contractor.

(c) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person by an employer, the fee is $100.

Sec. 3.
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REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.31, subdivision 7; and 326B.33, subdivision 3,

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are repealed.

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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-06025

326B.31 DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 7.

Class A installer.

"Class A installer" means an individual who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly lay out and install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for major electrical home appliances and such other electrical equipment as is determined by the commissioner pursuant to section
326B.33, subdivision 3
, on the load side of the main service on farmsteads or in any town or municipality with less than 1,500 inhabitants, which is not contiguous to a city of the first class and does not contain an established business of a master electrician, and who is licensed as a Class A installer by the commissioner.

326B.33 LICENSES.

Subd. 3.

Class A installer.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, and 14, any individual holding a Class A installer license may lay out and install and supervise the laying out and installing of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for major electrical home appliances on the load side of the main service on farmsteads and in any town or municipality with fewer than 1,500 inhabitants, which is not contiguous to a city of the first class and does not contain an established business of a contractor. As of December 1, 2007, no new Class A installer licenses shall be issued. An individual who holds a Class A installer license as of December 1, 2007, may retain and renew the license and exercise the privileges it grants.