HF 1455

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to occupations; creating sign specialist
licenses to be issued by the Board of Electricity;
authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 326.241, subdivision 1; 326.242, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.241,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Composition.

The Board of Electricity
shall consist of deleted text begin 11 deleted text end new text begin 12 new text end members, residents of the state,
appointed by the governor of whom two shall be representatives
of the electrical suppliers in the rural areas of the state, two
shall be master electricians, who shall be contractors, two
journeyman electricians, one registered consulting electrical
engineer, two power limited technicians, who shall be technology
system contractors primarily engaged in the business of
installing technology circuits or systems, new text begin one licensed sign
installer, new text end and two public members as defined by section 214.02.
Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members,
the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and
reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07
to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services and
office space; the review and processing of complaints; the
setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board
operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.242, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3e. new text end

new text begin Licensed sign installer. new text end

new text begin (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
electric signs unless the person is licensed by the board as a
sign installer.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board shall issue a sign installer's license to a
person not less than 18 years of age who:
new text end

new text begin (1) files a completed application form provided by the
board;
new text end

new text begin (2) pays the examination fee prescribed by law and passes
an examination provided for by the board;
new text end

new text begin (3) pays the license fee prescribed by law;
new text end

new text begin (4) has not less than 4,000 hours of experience, obtained
over a period of not less than two years, related to the
manufacture, installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of
electric signs and related wiring. The hours of experience may
be obtained from multiple employers, and equivalent education as
determined by the board may be substituted for work experience;
and
new text end

new text begin (5) demonstrates the successful completion of a course
concerning the installation, maintenance, connection, or repair
of electric signs and related wiring as contained in the sign
electrician's workbook published by the American Technical
Publishers, Inc. or any other course designed to address the
installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric
signs and related wiring, as approved by the board.
new text end

new text begin (c) Upon failure to pass the sign installer examination two
times within a period of two years, an applicant is ineligible
to sit for another examination until the applicant presents to
the board proof of the successful completion of a course on code
and electrical fundamentals approved by the board, in order to
become eligible again to sit for an examination.
new text end

new text begin (d) As a condition of renewal of a sign installer's
license, the installer shall demonstrate the successful
completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any
update or change in applicable sections of the code within 12
months after the update or change in that code. This
requirement applies only during or after those years that the
code is updated or changed.
new text end

new text begin (e) A licensed master electrician or journeyman electrician
is not required to have a sign installer's license to perform
sign installations.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2006.
new text end