6133 AMH COND ELGE 262
SB 6133 - H AMD 1196
By Representative Condotta
FAILED 02/28/2012
On page 3, after line 31, insert the following:
"Sec. 4. RCW 19.28.161 and 2010 c 33 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person may engage in the electrical construction trade without having a valid master journeyman electrician certificate of competency, journeyman electrician certificate of competency, master specialty electrician certificate of competency, or specialty electrician certificate of competency issued by the department in accordance with this chapter. Electrician certificate of competency specialties include, but are not limited to: Residential, pump and irrigation, limited energy system, signs, nonresidential maintenance, restricted nonresidential maintenance, and appliance repair. Until July 1, 2007, the department of labor and industries shall issue a written warning to any specialty pump and irrigation or domestic pump electrician not having a valid electrician certification. The warning will state that the individual must apply for an electrical training certificate or be qualified for and apply for electrician certification under the requirements in RCW 19.28.191(1)(g) within thirty calendar days of the warning. Only one warning will be issued to any individual. If the individual fails to comply with this section, the department shall issue a penalty as defined in RCW 19.28.271 to the individual.
(2) A person who is
indentured in an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for
the electrical construction trade or who is learning the electrical
construction trade may work in the electrical construction trade if supervised
by a certified master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master
specialty electrician in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician
in that electrician's specialty. All apprentices and individuals learning the
electrical construction trade shall obtain an electrical training certificate
from the department. The certificate shall authorize the holder to learn the
electrical construction trade while under the direct supervision of a master
journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician
working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in
that electrician's specialty. The certificate may include a photograph of the
holder. The holder of the electrical training certificate shall renew the
certificate biennially. At the time of renewal, the holder shall provide the
department with an accurate list of the holder's employers in the electrical
construction industry for the previous biennial period and the number of hours
worked for each employer. The holder shall also provide proof of sixteen hours
of: Approved classroom training covering this chapter, the national electrical
code, or electrical theory; or equivalent classroom training taken as part of
an approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW or an approved
electrical training program under RCW 19.28.191(1)(h). The number of hours of
approved classroom training required for certificate renewal shall increase as
follows: (a) Beginning on July 1, 2011, the holder of an electrical training
certificate shall provide the department with proof of thirty-two hours of
approved classroom training; and (b) beginning on July 1, 2013, the holder of
an electrical training certificate shall provide the department with proof of
forty-eight hours of approved classroom training. ((At the request of the
chairs of the house of representatives commerce and labor committee and the
senate labor, commerce and consumer protection committee, or their successor
committees,)) The department of labor and industries shall provide
information on the implementation of the new classroom training requirements
for electrical trainees under chapter 33, Laws of 2010 to ((both))
the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1,
2012. A biennial fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of the
certificate. The department shall set the fee by rule. The fee shall cover
but not exceed the cost of administering and enforcing the trainee
certification and supervision requirements of this chapter. Apprentices and
individuals learning the electrical construction trade shall have their
electrical training certificates in their possession at all times that they are
performing electrical work. They shall show their certificates to an
authorized representative of the department at the representative's request.
(3) Any person who has been issued an electrical training certificate under this chapter may work if that person is under supervision. Supervision shall consist of a person being on the same job site and under the control of either a certified master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty. Either a certified master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty shall be on the same job site as the noncertified individual for a minimum of seventy-five percent of each working day unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
(4) The ratio of noncertified individuals to certified master journeymen electricians, journeymen electricians, master specialty electricians, or specialty electricians on any one job site is as follows:
(a) When working as a specialty electrician, not more than two noncertified individuals for every certified master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, master journeyman electrician, or journeyman electrician, except that the ratio requirements are one certified master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, master journeyman electrician, or journeyman electrician working as a specialty electrician to no more than four students enrolled in and working as part of an electrical construction program at public community or technical colleges, or not-for-profit nationally accredited trade or technical schools licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW. In meeting the ratio requirements for students enrolled in an electrical construction program at a trade school, a trade school may receive input and advice from the electrical board; and
(b) When working as a journeyman electrician, not more than one noncertified individual for every certified master journeyman electrician or journeyman electrician, except that the ratio requirements shall be one certified master journeyman electrician or journeyman electrician to no more than four students enrolled in and working as part of an electrical construction program at public community or technical colleges, or not-for-profit nationally accredited trade or technical schools licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW. In meeting the ratio requirements for students enrolled in an electrical construction program at a trade school, a trade school may receive input and advice from the electrical board.
An individual who has a current training certificate and who has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program or in an electrical construction program at public community or technical colleges, or not-for-profit nationally accredited technical or trade schools licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW, may work without direct on-site supervision during the last six months of meeting the practical experience requirements of this chapter.
(5) For the residential (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(a)), pump and irrigation (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(b)), sign (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(d)), limited energy (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(e)), nonresidential maintenance (as specified in WAC 296-46B-920(2)(g)), restricted nonresidential maintenance as determined by the department in rule, or other new nonresidential specialties, not including appliance repair, as determined by the department in rule, either a master journeyman electrician, journeyman electrician, master specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty, or specialty electrician working in that electrician's specialty must be on the same job site as the noncertified individual for a minimum of seventy-five percent of each working day. Other specialties must meet the requirements specified in RCW 19.28.191(1)(g)(ii). When the ratio of certified electricians to noncertified individuals on a job site is one certified electrician to three or four noncertified individuals, the certified electrician must:
(a) Directly supervise and instruct the noncertified individuals and the certified electrician may not directly make or engage in an electrical installation; and
(b) Be on the same job site as the noncertified individual for a minimum of one hundred percent of each working day.
(6) The electrical contractor shall accurately verify and attest to the electrical trainee hours worked by electrical trainees on behalf of the electrical contractor."
Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 3, line 32, after "Sec. 4." strike "This act takes" and insert "Sections 1 through 3 of this act take"
Correct the title.
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EFFECT: Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to submit a report to the Legislature on the implementation of the 2010 law requiring classroom training to renew a training certificate. (Current law allows the chairs of the appropriate committees to request a report.) |
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