Low voltage electrical installation.

WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0206

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0061

Low voltage electrical installation.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Kroeker and Vranish

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
electrical safety; exempting low voltage installations and repairs from licensure
requirements
; providing conforming amendments;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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102(a)(ii)
and
(xix), 35
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122, 35
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123(a)(vii)
(intro)
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124(a)(i)(C),
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125(d), 35
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126
(a) through (d)
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129(a)(viii) are amended to read:

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102.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in W.S. 35
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101 through 35
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130:

(ii)

"Apprentice technician" means a person who has insufficient qualifications to be a
low voltage or a

limited technician and is hired by a licensed electrical contractor
, low voltage contractor,

or limited contractor to assist a licensed
low voltage or
limited technician. An apprentice technician must be registered with the department of fire prevention and electrical safety and must be enrolled in a training program as approved by the department;

(xix)

"Technician of record" means a Wyoming licensed
low voltage or
limited technician who is actively employed by a licensed
low voltage or
limited electrical contractor in a full
-
time capacity, and who assumes responsibility to ensure that the National Electrical Code, W.S. 35
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120 through 35
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130 and applicable rules of the department of fire prevention and electrical safety are adhered to on all
low voltage or
limited electrical work undertaken by the
low voltage or
limited electrical contractor in the state of Wyoming, and who is not the technician of record for, or employed by, any other
low voltage or
limited electrical contractor.

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122.

Chief electrical inspector responsible for licensing.

The chief electrical inspector is responsible for licensing electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman electricians,
low voltage electrical contractors,
limited electrical contractors
, low voltage technicians

and limited technicians and shall pass on the fitness and qualifications of applicants for licenses. Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall provide his social security number to the chief electrical inspector.

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123.

Electrical installations to be performed by licensed electricians; exceptions.

(a)

Licensed electrical contractors employing licensed master or journeymen electricians, or registered apprentice electricians supervised by a licensed master or journeyman electrician shall install all electrical equipment. This requirement is waived for the following, however the waiver does not exempt the following persons from meeting all other code requirements under this act:

(vii)

Licensed low voltage electrical contractors employing licensed low voltage technicians or registered low voltage apprentice technicians who may install electrical equipment which falls under the scope of their low voltage license or registration. No low voltage contractor may

W
ork on electrical systems which
do not
exceed ninety (90) volts
unless allowed pursuant to this subsection. The chief electrical inspector may issue a low voltage electrical contractor's license to contractors not qualified for an electrical contractor's license but qualified for their low voltage area of expertise for

not
including
the installation, repair or remodel of:

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124.

Powers and duties of board; appeals.

(a)

The board shall:

(i)

Adopt rules and regulations to implement this section and to establish minimum standards for:

(C)

Reciprocal licenses for any journeyman electrician, master electrician
, low voltage technician
or limited technician license.

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125.

Electrical contractor's
and limited electrical contractor's licenses.

(d)

An electrical contractor
, low voltage electrical contractor
or limited electrical contractor is entitled to renew his license for the ensuing year by paying the proper fee on or before the date his license expires.

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126.

Licensing of master electricians, journeymen electricians, limited technicians; temporary permits; reciprocal licenses; master electrician of record for only 1 electrical contractor; technician of record for only 1 limited electrical contractor.

(a)

Applicants for master electrician, journeymen electrician
, low voltage technician

and limited technician licenses shall apply to the chief electrical inspector on a form furnished by the department and accompanied by the required examination fee.

The form shall state the applicant's full name, his address, the extent of his experience and other information required by the department.

An applicant who complies with the rules of the department, is qualified, successfully completes the examination and pays the required license fee shall be
issued the proper license by the chief electrical inspector which bears the date of issue.

A master license shall expire on July 1 in the third year following the year of issue. A journeyman license shall expire on January 1 in the third year following the year of issue.
A low voltage technician license shall expire on July 1 in the third year following the year of issue.

A limited technician license shall expire on July 1 in the third year following the year of issue.

Credit for time spent in any electrical school shall be given to master electricians, journeyman electricians
, low voltage technicians

or limited technicians for time spent in classes up to a total of two (2) years, or four thousand (4,000) hours, on the work experience requirements.

(b)

Each master electrician, journeyman electrician
, low voltage technician
or limited technician licensed under this act may renew his license by paying fifty percent (50%) of the proper license fee to the state of
Wyoming
. Master and journeymen electricians shall provide proof of attendance at not less than sixteen (16) hours of training in the National Electric Code or in advances in the electrical industry meeting criteria established by the department on or before the date his license expires. At
least eight (8) of the required sixteen (16) hours of training shall specifically cover the National Electrical Code.

An electrician or technician who applies for renewal of his expired license within forty-five (45) days after its expiration and is otherwise entitled to renewal of his license shall have his license renewed by paying an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).

(c)

The department shall issue temporary permits to engage in the work of a journeyman electrician
, low voltage technician

or limited technician to a person who applies, furnishes satisfactory evidence of experience to qualify for the examination and pays the required fee.

Temporary permits shall continue in effect not longer than one hundred fifty (150) days and may be revoked by the department at any time.

(d)

The department may issue a reciprocal license to any applicant for a journeyman electrician, master electrician
, low voltage technician

or limited technician license if the applicant has obtained an out-of-state or foreign license through an examination which is equal to or exceeds the Wyoming journeyman electrician's, master
electrician's
, low voltage technician's

or limited technician's examination.

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Fees.

(a)

The fees for licenses, work permits, examinations and apprentice registrations shall be determined by the department but shall not exceed:

(viii)

Temporary working permit for journeyman electrician
, low voltage technician

or limited technician
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$50.00

Section 2.
W.S. 35
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102(a)(xii)
and
(xiii),
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and
(C) through (G),
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129(a)(ii) and (vi) are repealed.

Section
3
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This act is effective July 1, 2012.

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