HP1353, LD 1833, item 1, An Act To Encourage Enrollment in High School Electrical Education Programs

An Act To Encourage Enrollment in High School Electrical Education Programs

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

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1101, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §4, is further amended to read:

4-A. Supervision. One apprentice electrician or one helper electrician may work with and under the direct supervision of each a master electrician , or limited electrician or journeyman electrician. One apprentice electrician or 2 helper electricians may work with and under the direct supervision of a journeyman electrician. A master electrician who teaches an electrical course at a Maine career and technical education center, a Maine career and technical education region, a Maine community college or an apprenticeship program registered by the Department of Labor may have a maximum of 12 helper or apprentice electricians under direct supervision while making electrical installations that are a part of the instructional program of the school or apprenticeship program, as long as the total value of each installation does not exceed $5,000. An electrical installation may not be commenced pursuant to this subsection without the prior approval of the director or president of the school or apprenticeship program at which the master electrician is an instructor. These installations are limited to those done in buildings or facilities owned or controlled by:

A. School administrative units; and

B. Nonprofit organizations.

The Electricians' Examining Board and the municipal electrical inspector of the municipality in which the installation is to be made, if the municipality has an inspector, must be notified of all installation projects entered into pursuant to this subsection prior to the commencement of the project. There must be an inspection by a state electrical inspector or by the municipal electrical inspector of the municipality in which the installation has been made, if the municipality has an inspector, before any wiring on the project is concealed.

Sec. 2. Rules. The Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall amend its rules pertaining to the establishment of fees for helper electrician licenses to exempt a high school student from paying the fee to obtain a helper electrician license.

summary

This bill amends the electrician licensing laws by changing the number of helper electricians that may work with and be supervised by a journeyman electrician from one to 2. The bill also requires the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to amend its rules to exempt a high school student from paying the fee for a license to be a helper electrician.

HP1353 LD 1833	Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature		LR 2735 Item 1
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