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H. B. 2600
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced February 2, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding
thereto a new article, designated article fourteen, relating
to the creation of the West Virginia electrician licensing
board and the licensing of electricians; the appointment of
members; defining terms; promulgation of legislative rules;
requirements for a license; classes of licenses; issuance of
license by the commissioner; powers and duties of the board;
examination, licensing and regulation of electricians;
providing penalties for violations; and authorizing fees and
the use thereof to be used for the enforcement of the
article.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by
adding thereto a new article, designated article fourteen, to
read as follows:
ARTICLE 14. ELECTRICIANS LICENSING.
§21-14-1. Declaration of purpose.
This article is enacted to protect the health, safety and
welfare of the public as well as public and private property by
assuring the competence of those who perform electrical work
through licensure by the commissioner of the state division of
labor.
§21-14-2. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(a) "Apprentice electrician" means a person with interest in
and an aptitude for performing electrical work but who alone is
not capable of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, equipment,
fixtures and other appliances.
(b) "Board" means the West Virginia electrician's licensing
board created by this article.
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the West Virginia division of labor.
(d) "Division" means the West Virginia division of labor.
(e) "Electrical contractor" means a person, firm or
corporation who engages in the business of electrical work or
employs master electricians, electricians, apprentice
electricians or helpers for the construction, alteration or
repair of any electrical wiring, equipment or systems for the
purposes of controlling or furnishing heat, light or power.
(f) "Electrical work" means the installation of wires,
optical fiber cables, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, appliances
and equipment regulated by the National Electrical Code or
systems for transmitting, carrying, controlling or using
electricity for light, heat, power, alarm and communication
purposes.
(g) "Journeyman electrician" means a person qualified by at
least four years of electrical work experience to do any work
installing wires, conduits, apparatus, equipment, fixtures and
other appliances subject to supervision by a master electrician.
(h) "License" means a valid and current certificate of
competency issued by the commissioner of labor.
(i) "Master electrician" means a person with at least five years of electrical work experience, including experience in all
phases of electrical wiring and installation, who is competent to
instruct and supervise the electrical work of journeyman
electricians and apprentice electricians.
(j) "Specialty electrician" means a person qualified to
perform electrical work in a limited or specialized area.
§21-14-3. West Virginia electrician licensing board created;
members; appointment; terms; vacancies;
qualifications; quorum.
(a) There is hereby created the West Virginia electrician
licensing board. The board shall consist of seven members,
appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate for terms of four years. Such members shall serve
until their successors are appointed and have qualified. One
member shall be the owner of an electrical contracting business
with an annual gross volume of business that exceeds two million
dollars, one member shall be the owner of an electrical
contracting business with an annual gross volume of business that
is less than two million dollars, one member shall be an
individual who is licensed as a master electrician, one member
shall be an individual who is licensed as a journeyman electrician, one member shall be an individual who is licensed as
a specialty electrician, one member shall be a representative of
apprentice electricians and one member shall be a consumer or a
consumer safety representative who has no direct financial
interest in an electrical contracting business or who is licensed
as an electrician. No more than four of the appointed members of
the board shall be of the same political party. The commissioner
of labor shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the board and
shall serve as its chair.
(b) The terms of the members first appointed shall be two
members for two years, two members for three years, and three
members for four years, as designated by the governor at the time
of appointment. Thereafter, terms shall be for four years. A
member who has served all or part of two consecutive terms shall
not be subject to reappointment unless four years have elapsed
since the member last served. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment by the governor for the unexpired term of any member
whose office is vacant and shall be made within ninety days of
the occurrence of the vacancy. A vacancy on the board shall not
impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the
powers of the board.
(c) The board shall meet at least once annually and at such
other times as called by the chair or a majority of the board.
Board members shall receive no remuneration for their service,
but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties as such. A majority of the
membership of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board.
§21-14-4. Administrative duties of the board; rules.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of article three, chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code, the board shall propose rules for
legislative approval relating to the following:
(1) The minimum qualifications for applicants for
examination and license in each of the following specified
classes of electrician:
(A) Master electrician;
(B) Journeyman electrician;
(C) Apprentice electrician; and
(D) Specialty electrician.
(2) The content of examinations for applicants in each
class;
(3) Procedures for applicant, examination and license
renewal, and the manner in which the examination will be conducted;
(4) The continued competency of licensees for purposes of
renewal and reinstatement of licenses; and
(5) Procedures for disciplinary action before the board.
(b) The board shall:
(1) Request through the division, investigation of any
alleged violation of this article or the regulations;
(2) Forward results of examinations to the commissioner
within twenty days following the examination; and
(3) Take minutes and records of all meetings and
proceedings.
§21-14-5. Necessity of license.
After the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine, no electrical work may be performed, offered or
engaged in for compensation or hire within the state of West
Virginia by any person, firm or corporation unless such person,
firm or corporation possesses a license and a certificate
therefor issued by the commissioner in accordance with this
article. A copy of such license shall be posted on any job in
which electrical work is being performed for hire.
§21-14-6. Exemptions; nonapplicability of license requirements.
This article does not apply to and no license may be
required for:
(a) A person who performs electrical work with respect to
any property owned or leased by such person;
(b) A person who performs electrical work at any
manufacturing plant or other industrial establishment as an
employee of the person, firm or corporation operating such plant
or establishment;
(c) A person who performs electrical work while employed by
an employer who engages in the business of selling appliances at
retail, so long as such electrical work is performed incident to
the installation or repair of appliances sold by the employer;
(d) A person who, while employed by a public utility,
performs electrical work in connection with the furnishing of
public utility service; or
(e) Any government employee performing electrical work on
government property while in the employ of the government entity
performing the work.
§21-14-7. License; classes of licenses; issuance of licenses by
commissioner; qualifications required for license; nontransferability and nonassignability of licenses; expiration of licenses; renewal; reciprocity.
(a) The following four classes of license may be issued by
the commissioner: "Master electrician license," "journeyman
electrician's license," "apprentice electrician 1 license" and
"temporary electrician license." Additional classes of specialty
electrician license may be issued by the commissioner as
authorized by the board.
(b) The commissioner shall issue the appropriate class of
license to a person, firm or corporation upon a finding that such
person, firm or corporation possesses the qualifications for the
class of license to be issued.
(c) The minimum qualifications for each class of license to
be issued are as follows:
(1) For a "master electrician license," a person must have
five years of experience in electrical work or such breadth,
independence and quality that such work indicates that the
applicant is competent to perform all types of electrical work
and can direct and instruct journeyman electricians and
apprentice electricians in the performance of electrical work.
Such applicant, or a member of a firm or an officer of a
corporation if the applicant be a firm or corporation, must also pass the master electrician examination given by the board with
a grade of eighty percent or better;
(2) For a "journeyman electrician's license," a person must
have at least four years of experience in performing electrical
work under the direction or instruction of a master electrician
or must have completed a formal apprentice program or an
electrical vocational education program of at least one thousand
eighty hours in length and approved by the state board of
education or its successor, providing actual electrical work
experience and training conducted by one or more master
electricians. Such applicant must also pass the journeyman
electrician's examination given by the board with a grade of
eight percent or better;
(3) For an "apprentice electrician license," a person must
pass the apprentice electrician's examination given by the board
with a grade of eighty percent or better or be enrolled in an
electrical apprentice program approved by the board and the
commissioner;
(4) A one-time temporary master or journeyman electrician
license of ninety days' duration may be issued to an applicant
providing the applicant has completed a United States department of labor/bureau of apprenticeship and training registered
electrical apprenticeship program, or an electrical vocational
education program of at least one thousand eighty hours in length
and approved by the board of education or its successor, and have
at least four years of experience in performing electrical work
and furnishes the commissioner with satisfactory evidence of
electrical work;
(5) Other specialty electrician licenses may be authorized
by the board and issued by the commissioner which limits the work
of an applicant to a limited area of expertise. Such applicant
must pass the specialty electrician's examination given by the
board with a grade of eighty percent correct or better.
(d)(1) Certificates of license for a master electrician's
license issued by the commissioner shall specify the name of the
person passing the master electrician examination, who in the
case of a firm shall be one of its members and in the case of a
corporation shall be one of its officers.
(2) Licenses issued to electricians shall specify the name
of the person who is thereby authorized to perform electrical
work or, in the case of apprentice electricians, to work with
other classes of electricians to perform electrical work.
(e) No license issued under this article is assignable or
transferable.
(f) All licenses issued by the commissioner shall expire on
the thirtieth day of June following the year of issue or renewal.
(g)(1) Each expiring license may be renewed without need for
examination and without limit as to the number of times renewed,
for the same class of license previously issued and for the same
person, firm or corporation to whom it was originally issued upon
payment to the commissioner of a renewal fee of fifty dollars if
such application for renewal and payment of such fee is made
before the date of expiration of the license.
(2) In the case of a failure to renew a license on or before
the thirtieth day of June, the person named in the license may,
upon payment of the renewal fee and an additional fee of fifteen
dollars, receive from the commissioner a deferred renewal of such
license which shall expire on the thirtieth day of June in the
ensuing year. No person, firm or corporation may perform
electrical work upon expiration of such person's, firm's or
corporation's license until a deferred renewal for such license
is issued by the commissioner even if such person, firm or
corporation has applied for the deferred renewal of such license. The commissioner, in his or her discretion, may waive the fifteen
dollar additional fee for licenses renewed during the year this
section is enacted.
(h) To the extent that other jurisdictions provide for the
licensing of electricians, the commissioner may grant the same or
equivalent classification of license without written examination
upon satisfactory proof furnished to the commissioner that the
qualifications of such applicant are equal to the qualifications
required by this article and upon payment of the required fee:
Provided, That as a condition to reciprocity, the other
jurisdiction must extend to licensed electricians of this state,
the same or equivalent classification.
§21-14-8. Rules; applicants and examinations; fees.
(a) The board shall promulgate necessary rules pursuant to
the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement
the provisions of this article. Rules adopted by the state fire
commission and presently in effect shall remain in effect until
and unless the board adopts new rules, and the board may adopt
any or all of the rules presently in effect.
(b) The commissioner shall prepare and arrange for the
receipt of applications from those who intend to perform electrical work in the state of West Virginia. Such application
shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the commissioner to
determine the presence or absence of an applicant's
qualifications for a license of a particular class. The
commissioner may, if he or she considers it necessary, require
applicants to supply affidavits or other documents attesting to
the applicant's qualifications from past employers, other
electricians, engineers and others with knowledge of the
applicant's qualifications. The commissioner may make such other
inquiries as he or she considers necessary to determine the
qualifications of the applicant. An applicant expressly consents
to such inquiries by the commissioner by his or her application.
(c) The board shall prepare and arrange for the giving of
examinations to all applicants for licensure. There shall be a
separate and different examination for each class of license,
appropriate in subject matter, difficulty and depth of
understanding for each class. All examinations shall be based on
and derived from the national electric code as promulgated from
time to time by the national fire protection association. A
minimum grade of eighty percent correct for all examinations is
necessary for licensure by the commissioner. The examinations shall be given at least four times each year. The places, dates
and times of such examinations shall be made known by public
notice issued by the board. The board may contract with the
bureau of vocational, technical and adult education, state
department of education, or independent private testing agency
qualified to conduct examinations on behalf of the board.
(d) Each person desiring to take an examination shall make
written application therefor at the time designated by and on
forms prescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall
specify the class of license for which he or she seeks licensure.
The application shall be accompanied by an examination fee of
twenty-five dollars for licenses for master electrician or
journeyman electrician, or by an examination fee of ten dollars
for an apprentice electrician license or twenty-five dollars for
a specialty license. The fee is not returnable.
(e) An applicant who fails to make the required passing
score on any examination or who lacks qualifications for the
class of license desired may retake the examination or change his
or her application to request a license of a lesser class upon
the payment to the commissioner of a fee of ten dollars together
with a new application. Any reexamination may be taken or new application may be submitted as many times as the applicant
desires, but each such examination or application requires the
payment of the additional fee of ten dollars and the making of a
new application to the commissioner. When the examination is
successfully passed and the requisite qualifications are
established by the applicant, the commissioner shall issue the
appropriate license as provided above.
§21-14-9. License without examination; fees.
(a) An applicant who is enrolled in a formal electrical
apprenticeship program and registered with the United States
department of labor/bureau of apprenticeship and training or
enrolled in an electrical vocational education program of at
least one thousand eighty hours in length and approved by the
state board of education or its successor shall not be required
to take the apprentice examination described in section seven of
this article for one hundred eighty days: Provided, That a one
time temporary license shall be issued for one hundred eighty
days. Such applicant is required to submit a completed
application on forms prescribed by the commissioner accompanied
by the appropriate license fee.
(b) Such applicant who is exempt from testing is nevertheless required to submit a complete application on forms
prescribed by the commissioner accompanied by a license fee of
twenty-five dollars.
§21-14-10. Denial of license; suspension and revocation of
license.
(a) The commissioner shall deny a license to any applicant
who fails to make a passing grade on the examination or who fails
to establish or who lacks the necessary qualifications for a
license for the class of license desired.
(b) The board may upon complaint by the commissioner
after notice and hearing as provided by article five, chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code, suspend or revoke the license of any
person who holds a license if:
(1) The license was granted upon an application or documents
supporting such application which materially misstated the terms
of the applicant's qualifications or experience;
(2) Such person subscribed or vouched for such misstatement
by an applicant;
(3) Such person incompetently or unsafely performs
electrical work;
(4) Such person violated any statute of the state of West Virginia, any rule lawfully promulgated by an agency of the state
of West Virginia or any ordinance of any municipality or county
of the state of West Virginia which protects the consumer or
public against unfair, unsafe, unlawful or improper business
practices; or
(5) Such person fails to comply with any rule of the board
promulgated to fulfill its responsibilities under this article.
(c) Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the
board under this article is entitled to an appeal hearing before
the board.
(1) A person desiring an appeal hearing must submit a
written request for such hearing to the board within sixty days
of the date of the order or decision.
(2) The board shall schedule an appeal hearing within thirty
days of the date of the request for hearing.
(3) The board may retain a hearing examiner to conduct the
hearing and present proposed findings of fact and conclusions of
law to the board for its action.
(4) All hearings conducted under this section shall be
conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty- nine-a of this code.
§21-14-11. Violation of article; injunction; criminal penalties.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation or employee thereof, or
any representative, member or officer of such firm or
corporation, individually, entering upon or engaging in the
business of performing any electrical work as defined in this
article, without obtaining the required license or otherwise
complying with this article, is for the first offense guilty of
a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
For a second and each subsequent offense, the penalty and
punishment is a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars.
Each day during which such electrical work is performed
without the required license or while in noncompliance with any
of the provisions of this article, after official notice that
such work is unlawful, is a separate offense.
(b) Upon a determination that a person is engaging in
electrical work in this state without a valid license, the board
or the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order requiring
such person to immediately cease all operations in the state.
The order shall be withdrawn upon issuance of a license to such person. After a hearing, the board may impose a penalty of not
less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars
upon any person engaging in electrical work in the state without
a valid license.
(c) Any person continuing to engage in electrical work in
the state without a valid license after service of a cease and
desist order is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county or
regional jail not more than six months or both fined and
imprisoned.
(d) The board may institute proceedings in the circuit court
of the county in which the alleged violations of the provisions
of this article occurred or are now occurring to enjoin any
violation of any provision of this article.
(e) The board shall, by regulation, provide for an
administrative hearing before a penalty is levied, and for review
of any final ruling issued pursuant to such hearing.
§21-14-12. Disciplinary powers of the board.
(a) The board has the power and authority to impose the
following disciplinary actions:
(1) Permanently revoke a license;
(2) Suspend a license for a specified period;
(3) Censure or reprimand a licensee;
(4) Impose limitations or conditions on the professional
practice of a licensee;
(5) Impose requirements for remedial professional education
to correct deficiencies in the education, training and skill of
a licensee; and
(6) Impose a probationary period requiring a licensee to
report regularly to the board on matters related to the grounds
for probation; the board may withdraw probationary status if the
deficiencies that require the sanction are remedied.
(b) The board may summarily suspend a license pending a
hearing or pending an appeal after hearing upon a determination
that the licensee poses a clear, significant and immediate danger
to the public health and safety.
(c) The board may reinstate the suspended or revoked license
of a person, if, upon a hearing, the board finds and determines
that such person is able to practice with skill and safety.
(d) The board may accept the voluntary surrender of a
license: Provided, That such license may not be reissued unless the board determines that the licensee is competent to resume
practice and the licensee pays the appropriate renewal fee.
(e) A person adversely affected by disciplinary action may
appeal to the board within sixty days of the date of such
disciplinary action is taken. The board shall hear the appeal
within thirty days from the receipt of notice of appeal in
accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this
code. Hearings shall be conducted in Charleston. The board may
retain a hearing examiner to conduct hearings and present
proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to the board for
its action.
(f) Any person adversely affected by any action of the board
may appeal such action pursuant to the provisions of chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code.
(g) The following are causes for disciplinary action:
(1) Abandonment, without legal excuse, of any project or
operation engaged in or undertaken by the licensee;
(2) Failure or refusal to complete a project or operation
with reasonable diligence, thereby causing material injury to
another;
(3) Departure from or disregard of plans or specifications in any material respect without the consent of the parties to the
contract;
(4) Violation of the building laws or regulations of the
state or of any political subdivision thereof;
(5) Failure to pay any moneys when due for any materials
free from defect, or services rendered in connection with such
person's operations as an electrician when such person has the
capacity to pay or when such person has received sufficient funds
under the contract as payment for the particular electrical work
for which the services or materials were rendered or purchased,
or the fraudulent denial of any amount with intent to injure,
delay or defraud the person to whom the debt is owed;
(6) Misrepresentation of a material fact by an applicant or
licensee in obtaining a license, or in connection with official
licensing matters;
(7) Failure to comply in any material respect with the
provisions of this article of the rules of the board;
(8) Acting in the capacity of an electrician when not
licensed;
(9) Acting with the intent to evade the provisions of this
article: (i) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to evade the provisions of this article; (ii) combining or conspiring with
an unlicensed person to perform an unauthorized act; (iii)
allowing a license to be used by an unlicensed person; or (iv)
attempting to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of a license
or permitting the unauthorized use thereof;
(10) Engaged in any fraudulent or deceitful act in the
capacity as an electrician whereby substantial injury is
sustained by another.
(h) In all disciplinary hearings, the board has the burden
of proof as to all matters in contention. No disciplinary action
shall be taken by the board except on the affirmative vote of at
least four members thereof. Other than as specifically set out
herein, the board shall have no power or authority to impose or
assess damages.
§21-14-13. Recordkeeping.
(a) The board and the division shall maintain at the
principal office, open for public inspection during office hours,
a complete indexed record of all applications, licenses issued,
licenses renewed and all revocations, cancellations, and
suspensions of licenses. Applications shall show the date of
application, name, qualifications, place of business and place of residence of each applicant; and whether the application was
approved or refused.
(b)(1) All investigations, complaints, reports, records,
proceedings and other information received by the commissioner
and the board and related to complaints made to the commissioner
or board pursuant to this article, including the identity of the
complainant or respondent, shall be confidential and shall not be
knowingly and improperly disclosed by any member or former member
of the board, the commissioner or his or her staff, except as
follows:
(A) Upon a finding that probable cause exists to believe
that a respondent has violated the provisions of this article,
the complaint and all reports, records, nonprivileged and
nondeliberative materials introduced at any probable cause
hearing held pursuant to the complaint are thereafter not
confidential: Provided, That confidentiality of such information
shall remain in full force and effect until the respondent has
been served with a copy of the statement of charges.
(B) Any subsequent hearing held in the matter for the
purpose of receiving evidence or arguments of the parties or
their representatives shall be open to the public and all reports, records and nondeliberative materials introduced into
evidence at such subsequent hearing, as well as the board's and
commissioner's orders, are not confidential.
(C) The commissioner or board may release any information
relating to an investigation at any time if the release has been
agreed to in writing by the respondent.
(D) The complaint as well as the identity of the complainant
shall be disclosed to a person named as respondent in any such
complaint filed immediately upon such respondent's request.
(E) Where the commissioner or board is otherwise required to
by the provisions of this article to disclose such information or
to proceed in such a manner that disclosure is necessary and
required to fulfill such requirements.
(2) If, in any specific case, the commissioner or board
finds that there is a reasonable likelihood that the
dissemination of information or opinion in connection with a
pending proceeding will interfere with a fair hearing or
otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice, the
commissioner or board shall order that all or a portion of the
information communicated to the commissioner or board to cause an
investigation and all allegations of violations or misconduct contained in a complaint shall be confidential, and the person
providing such information or filing a complaint shall be bound
to confidentiality until further order of the board.
(c) If any person violates the provisions of subsection (b)
of this section by knowingly and willfully disclosing any
information made confidential by such section or by the
commissioner or board, such person shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not less
than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or
imprisoned in the county or regional jail not more than one
month, or both fined and imprisoned.
(d) The commissioner shall certify to the state auditor and
to the board a detailed statement of all moneys received and
spent during the preceding fiscal year.
§21-14-14. Administrative duties of division.
(a) For and on behalf of the board, the division and the
commissioner shall perform the following administrative duties:
(1) Collect and record all fees;
(2) Provide financial reports as requested by the board;
(3) Maintain records and files;
(4) Issue and receive application forms;
(5) Notify applicants of the results of board examinations;
(6) Arrange space for holding examinations and other
proceedings;
(7) Issue licenses and temporary licenses as authorized by
this article and the board;
(8) Issue duplicate licenses upon submission of a written
request by the licensee attesting to loss of or the failure to
receive the original and payment by the licensee of a fee
established by regulation adopted by the board;
(9) Notify licensees of renewal dates at least thirty days
before the expiration date of their license;
(10) Answer routine inquiries;
(11) Maintain files relating to individual licensees;
(12) Arrange for printing and advertising;
(13) Purchase supplies;
(14) Employ additional help when needed;
(15) Perform other services that may be requested by the
board;
(16) Provide inspection, enforcement and investigative
services to the board;
(17) Issue cease and desist orders to persons engaged in electrical work within the state without a license; and
(18) Enforce the provisions of this article and its
applicable rules.
(b) All authority not specifically delegated to the
commissioner and the division shall be the responsibility of the
board.
§21-14-15. Nonapplicability of local ordinances; exclusive
license.
After the effective date of this article, no municipality,
local government or county may require any license or other
evidence of competence as an electrician from any person, firm or
corporation who or which holds a valid and current license issued
pursuant to this article, as a condition precedent to permission
for the performance of electrical work in such municipality,
local government jurisdiction or county.
§21-14-16. Disposition of fees, fines and other receipts.
All fees or other moneys received as a result of actions
under this article shall be paid to the commissioner. Such
receipts shall be deposited by him or her in a special account
with the state treasurer known as the "Electrician Licensing
Fund" from which the commissioner is authorized to make expenditures in administering this article.
§21-14-17. Transfer of information.
On or before the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine, the state fire marshal shall transfer to the
commissioner of labor all records in his or her possession
related to the licensing and regulation of electricians.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to transfer the
enforcement authority of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine of
the code of West Virginia, Licensure of Electricians, from the
State Fire Marshal's Office to the newly-created West Virginia
Electrician Licensing Board and the Division of Labor. This bill
also provides for the appointment of the board and the board's
powers and duties.
This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.