HF 1521

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to professions; extending the application
period for power limited technicians; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.242, subdivision
3d.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.242,
subdivision 3d, is amended to read:

Subd. 3d.

Power limited technician.

(a) Except as
otherwise provided by law, no person shall install, alter,
repair, plan, lay out, or supervise the installing, altering, or
repairing of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for
technology circuits or systems unless:

(l) the person is licensed by the board as a power limited
technician; and

(2) the electrical work is:

(i) for a licensed contractor and the person is an
employee, partner, or officer of, or is the licensed contractor;
or

(ii) performed under the supervision of a master
electrician or power limited technician also employed by the
person's employer on technology circuits, systems, apparatus,
equipment, or facilities owned or leased by the employer that
are located within the limits of property owned or leased,
operated, and maintained by the employer.

(b) An applicant for a power limited technician's license
shall (1) be a graduate of a four-year electrical course in an
accredited college or university; or (2) have had at least 36
months' experience, acceptable to the board, in planning for,
laying out, supervising, and installing wiring, apparatus, or
equipment for power limited systems, provided however, that the
board may by rule provide for the allowance of up to 12 months
(2,000 hours) of experience credit for successful completion of
a two-year post high school electrical course or other technical
training approved by the board.

(c) The board may initially set experience requirements
without rulemaking, but must adopt rules before July 1, 2004.

(d) Licensees must attain eight hours of continuing
education acceptable to the board every renewal period.

(e) A person who has submitted an application by June 30,
2003, to take the alarm and communications examination
administered by the board, and who has achieved a minimal score
of 70 percent on the examination by September 30, 2003, may
obtain a power limited technician license without further
examination by submitting an application and a license fee of
$30.

(f) A company holding an alarm and communication license as
of June 30, 2003, may designate one person who may obtain a
power limited technician license without passing an examination
administered by the board by submitting an application and
license fee of $30.

new text begin (g) A person who has submitted an application by September
30, 2005, to take the power limited technician examination
administered by the board is not required to meet the
qualifications in paragraph (b) above.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end