HB429 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Electrical contractors, person holding municipal or county license or permit required to obtain provisional license from Board of Electrical Contractors, date for license under nationally standardized examination, extended, journeyman electrician, licensure further provided for, Secs. 34-36-7, 34-36-16 am'd.; Act 2010-540, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

Extends exam-exemption windows for electrical contractors and journeyman electricians and requires county/municipal licensees to obtain a provisional board license to continue local work.

What This Bill Does

Extends the deadline for licensure without further exams for contractors who passed a nationally standardized exam from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. Allows any individual who passed a nationally standardized journeyman electrician exam on or before January 1, 2011 to apply for licensure without further exams for one year. Requires electrical contractors with county or municipal licenses to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to keep working locally. Updates the law to reflect these changes and extends compliance windows for exam-based licensure.

Who It Affects

• Electrical contractors who hold licenses from counties or municipalities: must obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to continue working in the area that issued the license.
• Individuals who passed nationally standardized electrical exams by specified dates: may apply for licensure without further examinations within extended deadlines (contractor licenses by Dec 31, 2011; journeyman licenses within one year after the act becomes law).

Key Provisions

• Extend the deadline for licensure without further examination for contractor licenses from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 for those who passed a nationally standardized exam and meet score/qualification rules.
• Permit licensure as a journeyman electrician without further exams for one year for individuals who passed a nationally standardized journeyman exam by January 1, 2011, and meet other board requirements.
• Require county/municipal license holders to obtain a provisional license from the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to continue local work.
• Make conforming amendments to Sections 34-36-7 and 34-36-16 to implement these changes, including compliance timelines and penalties for unlicensed activity, with exceptions for provisional licenses.

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Subjects

Electrical Contractors, Board of