CHAPTER 235

H.P. 1034 - L.D. 1471

An Act To Update the Membership of Certain Professional

Licensing Boards

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1151, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 438, §1, is further amended to read:

The Electricians' Examining Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 13, and in this chapter called the "board," consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor, called the "appointive members," and the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation or a representative appointed by the commissioner.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1151, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §11, is further amended to read:

The 7 appointive members consist of: one master electrician experienced in low-energy electronics; one electrician who is a bona fide member from organized labor classified as an inside electrician; one electrical inspector; one master electrician from the education field; and one person experienced in the electrical field, all of whom must have at least 10 years of experience in the electrical field, provided except that the latter 3 need not be active electricians at the time of their appointment; and 2 representatives of the public.