Chapter 271
AN ACT
HB 2219
Relating to the administration of building trade licensing programs;
amending ORS 446.210, 479.530, 479.630, 479.840, 479.910, 479.945, 480.545,
480.605, 480.630, 693.010, 693.030, 693.060, 693.095, 693.103, 693.120 and
693.135.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 446.210 is amended to read:
446.210. (1) The
Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue a
limited maintenance electrician’s license to a person who:
(a)
Pays the applicable application fee required under ORS 479.840;
(b)
Complies with ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and the rules adopted under ORS 455.117
and 479.510 to 479.945;
(c) Passes a written
examination administered as provided by department rule on basic electrical
principles on repair and maintenance of electrical wiring and equipment used in
a manufactured structure; and
(d) Submits proof as
provided by department rule that the person has sufficient experience in the
repair and maintenance of electrical problems of the type and nature found in a
manufactured structure.
(2) A person licensed
under this section may repair and maintain electrical wiring and equipment used
in a manufactured structure.
NOTE:
Section 2 was deleted by amendment. Subsequent
sections were not renumbered.
SECTION 3. ORS 479.530 is amended to read:
479.530. As used in ORS
479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Approved testing
laboratory” means a testing laboratory that meets criteria for electrical
product evaluation established by the Director of the Department of Consumer
and Business Services with the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board
under ORS 479.730.
(2) “Board” means the
Electrical and Elevator Board established under ORS 455.138.
(3) “Certified
electrical product” means an electrical product that is certified under ORS
479.760 and that is not decertified.
(4) “Competent
inspection service” means an electrical inspection service of a city or county
administered under ORS 455.148 or 455.150 that employs electrical inspectors
who are certified to meet standards under ORS 479.810.
(5) “Commercial
electrical air conditioning equipment” means heating, cooling, refrigeration,
dehumidifying, humidifying and filtering equipment used for climatizing or
moving of air if used in commerce, industry or government and if installed in a
place not accessible to the general public other than the switches regulating
the operation of the equipment.
(6) “Demarcation point”
means the place of interconnection between the communications cabling, terminal
equipment or protective apparatus of the telecommunications service provider
and the customer’s premises.
(7) “Department” means
the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(8) “Director” means the
Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(9) “Dwelling unit”
means one or more rooms for the use of one or more persons as a housekeeping
unit with space for eating, living and sleeping and permanent provisions for
cooking and sanitation.
(10) “Electrical
installations” means the construction or installation of electrical wiring and
the permanent attachment or installation of electrical products in or on any
structure that is not itself an electrical product. “Electrical
installation” also means the maintenance or repair of installed electrical
wiring and permanently attached electrical products. “Electrical installation” does not include an oil module.
(11) “Electrical product”
means any electrical equipment, material, device or apparatus that, except as
provided in ORS 479.540, requires a license or permit to install and either
conveys or is operated by electrical current.
(12) “Equipment” means
any material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus or the like
that are used as part of or in connection with an electrical installation.
(13) “Field evaluation
firm” means an independent organization that provides:
(a) Evaluations or
testing, or both; and
(b) Documentation
regarding compliance with electrical product safety standards and with the
electrical installation safety code.
(14) “Industrial
electrical equipment” means electrical products used in industry or government
that utilizes electric energy for mechanical, chemical, heating, lighting or
similar purposes, that is designed to service or produce a product and that is
used directly in the production of the service or product.
(15) “Installation label”
means an adhesive tag issued by governmental agencies that administer the Electrical
Safety Law to licensed electrical contractors for application to those minor
electrical installations for which the board by rule determines to be
appropriate for random inspections.
(16) “License” means [an annual] a permit issued by the
department under ORS 479.630 authorizing the person whose name appears as
licensee thereon to act as an electrical contractor, supervising electrician,
journeyman electrician, apprentice electrician or limited elevator journeyman
as indicated thereon.
(17) “Minimum safety
standards” means safety standards prescribed by concurrence of the board and
the director under ORS 479.730.
(18) “Multifamily
dwelling” means a building containing more than one dwelling unit.
(19) “Oil module” means
a prefabricated structure manufactured to the specifications of the purchaser
and used outside this state in the exploration for or processing or extraction
of petroleum products.
(20) “Permit” means an
official document or card issued by the enforcing agency to authorize
performance of a specified electrical installation.
(21) “Single family
dwelling” means a building consisting solely of one dwelling unit.
(22) “Telecommunications
service provider” means a telecommunications carrier as defined in ORS 133.721
or a telecommunications utility or competitive telecommunications provider,
both as defined in ORS 759.005.
(23) “Uncertified
product” means any electrical product that is not an electrical product
certified under ORS 479.760.
SECTION 4. ORS 479.630 is amended to read:
479.630. If the person
pays the applicable [examination and
license fees] application fee required under ORS 479.840 and
complies with ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and the rules adopted under ORS 455.117
and 479.510 to 479.945, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall
issue:
(1) An electrical
contractor’s license to a person engaging in or carrying on a business of
making electrical installations.
(2) A general
supervising electrician’s license to a person who:
(a) Passes a written
examination prepared by the Electrical and Elevator Board and administered by
the department; and
(b) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has had at least four years of
experience as a general journeyman electrician or its equivalent, as determined
by the board by rule, in installing, maintaining and repairing electrical wires
and equipment.
(3) A limited
supervising electrician’s license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. A person licensed under this subsection is authorized to supervise
the class of electrical work included in the branch of the electrical trade and
for which the person has passed the examination administered by the department.
A person qualifies under this subsection if the person:
(a) Passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department; and
(b) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has had at least four years of
specialized experience in a recognized branch of the electrical trade on the
journeyman level.
(4) A general journeyman
electrician’s license to a person who:
(a) Passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department; and
(b) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that:
(A) The person has had
at least four years of general experience as an apprentice or its equivalent,
as determined by the board by rule, in installing, maintaining and repairing
electrical wires and equipment, including not fewer than 1,000 hours in wiring
on single or multifamily dwelling units; or
(B) If the person is
licensed as a limited residential electrician under subsection (14) of this
section, subsequent to receiving that license, the person has worked for at
least two years as a limited residential electrician and subsequent to those
two years has completed an additional two years’ experience as an apprentice or
its equivalent, as determined by the board by rule, for that period of
apprenticeship time worked exclusively in installing, maintaining and repairing
electrical wires and equipment in the commercial and industrial branches of the
electrical trade under the supervision of a licensed electrical contractor.
(5) A limited journeyman
electrician’s license to a person who qualifies under this subsection. A person
licensed under this subsection is authorized to perform the class of electrical
work included in the branch of the electrical trade for which the person has
passed the examination administered by the department. A person qualifies under
this subsection if the person:
(a) Passes a written examination
prepared by the board and administered by the department; and
(b) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has had at least four years of
specialized experience as an apprentice or its equivalent, as determined by the
board by rule, in a recognized branch of the electrical trade.
(6) A limited elevator
journeyman license to a person who qualifies under this subsection. A person
licensed under this subsection is authorized to install, maintain and repair
elevators, including all electrical and mechanical systems. A person qualifies
under this subsection if the person has completed an elevator apprenticeship
program, including both electrical and mechanical training components, approved
by the board by rule and the person submits an application for licensure to the
board in writing. A person issued a license under this subsection is exempt
from continuing education requirements established under ORS 455.117 and
479.680.
(7) An electrical
apprentice’s license to a person who has complied with ORS 660.002 to 660.210
as an electrical apprentice.
(8) An electrical
apprentice’s license to a trainee toward a limited residential electrician’s
license who has complied with ORS 660.002 to 660.210 as an electrical
apprentice.
(9) An electrical
apprentice’s license to a trainee toward a limited journeyman’s license in a
recognized branch of the electrical trade who is employed by an employer who
also:
(a) Employs a holder of
either a general journeyman electrician’s license or a limited journeyman
electrician’s license; and
(b) Conducts an
electrical training program in a recognized branch of the electrical trade
approved by the board as being a training program that will adequately prepare
the trainee for the limited journeyman’s license.
(10) A limited
maintenance electrician’s license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. A person licensed under this subsection is authorized to maintain,
repair and replace electrical installations, including electrical components,
required on the premises of industrial plants, commercial office buildings,
buildings occupied by the state or a local government entity or facilities
designated by the board. The following apply to this subsection:
(a) A person qualifies
under this subsection if the person:
(A) Passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department on repair,
replacement and maintenance of equipment of the type and nature normally used
in an industrial plant, commercial office building or government building and
on the use of testing equipment; and
(B)(i) Completes a
two-year training program approved by the board that provides for training and
supervision of the trainee or apprentice; or
(ii) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has had sufficient experience and
related educational training in the repair, replacement and maintenance of
electrical wiring and equipment of the type and nature used in an industrial
plant, commercial office building or government building, as determined by the
board or by an appropriate local apprenticeship committee recognized by the
State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
(b) An annual inspection
of the premises upon which electrical work is performed by persons licensed
under this subsection shall be made by the electrical inspector for an annual
fee determined by the board by rule, based upon the time required for the
inspection, payable to the department.
(c) A person licensed
under this subsection may be employed directly by the owner, or owner’s agent,
of any government building or commercial office building. A building owner or
owner’s agent need not be licensed under this section to supervise a limited
maintenance electrician.
(d) The department, in
consultation with the board, shall adopt rules defining government buildings
and commercial office buildings subject to this subsection.
(11) A limited building
maintenance electrician’s license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. The following apply to this subsection:
(a) A person licensed
under this subsection is authorized to maintain, repair and replace the
following electrical installations required on the premises of commercial
office buildings, buildings occupied by the state or a local government entity
or facilities designated by the board in electrical systems not exceeding 300
volts to ground:
(A) Electrical
appliances;
(B) Light switches;
(C) Light fixtures;
(D) Fans;
(E) Receptacles; and
(F) Fluorescent
ballasts.
(b) A person qualifies
under this subsection if the person:
(A) Passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department on
maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment of the type and nature
normally used in a commercial office building or government building and on the
use of testing equipment; and
(B) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has:
(i) Had sufficient
experience in the maintenance, repair and replacement of electrical wiring and
equipment of the type and nature normally used in a commercial office building
or government building; or
(ii) Completed a
one-year training course, with classroom and on-the-job training components
approved by the board, on the maintenance, repair and replacement of electrical
wiring and equipment of the type and nature normally used in a commercial
office building or government building.
(c) An annual inspection
of the premises upon which electrical work is performed by persons licensed
under this subsection shall be made by the electrical inspector for an annual
fee determined by the board by rule, based upon the time required for the
inspection, payable to the department, or the inspection shall be performed
under an electrical master permit program.
(d) Building owners may
perform work regulated by this subsection and for which a license is required
under this subsection without obtaining a license.
(e) A person who owns
more than 50 percent of a corporation that controls a building is a building
owner.
(f) A person licensed
under this subsection may be employed by the owner of a commercial office
building or the owner’s agent. A building owner or owner’s agent need not be
licensed under this section to supervise a limited building maintenance
electrician.
(12) A limited
maintenance specialty contractor license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. A person licensed under this subsection is authorized to engage in
the electrical work related to the repair, service, maintenance, installation
or replacement of existing, built-in or permanently connected appliances,
fluorescent ballasts or similar equipment and to employ individuals to engage
in that work. This subsection does not authorize the installation of
appliances, ballasts or other equipment if there is no existing installation of
similar equipment. A person qualifies under this subsection if the person
submits:
(a) Proof satisfactory
to the board that the person has had sufficient experience in the type of work
permitted under the license issued under this subsection; and
(b) Maintains with the board
a current list of all individuals employed by the person to engage in work
permitted under this subsection.
(13) A limited pump
installation specialty contractor license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. A person licensed under this subsection is authorized to engage in
electrical work related to the testing, repair, service, maintenance,
installation or replacement of new or existing pump equipment for potable or
irrigation water systems, sump pumps, effluent pumps and ground water pumps on
residential and agricultural property, to employ individuals to engage in such
work. A person qualifies under this subsection if the person:
(a) Submits proof
satisfactory to the board that the person has had sufficient experience in the
type of work permitted under the license issued under this subsection; and
(b) Maintains with the
board a current list of all individuals employed by the person to engage in
work permitted under this subsection.
(14) A limited
residential electrician’s license to a person who qualifies under this
subsection. A person licensed under this subsection is authorized to perform
the class of electrical work included in the branch of the electrical trade for
which the person has passed the examination administered by the department and
approved by the board. However, a person licensed under this subsection shall
perform the electrical work allowed by the license only on single and
multifamily dwelling units not exceeding three floors above grade. For purposes
of this subsection, the first floor of a building is the floor that is designed
for human habitation and that has 50 percent or more of its perimeter level
with or above finished grade of the exterior wall line. A person qualifies
under this subsection if the person:
(a) Has received the
same number of hours of electrical safety training as required by rule for an
electrical apprentice or its equivalent and who has received training in
electrical theory;
(b) Submits documented
proof to the board of at least two years of apprenticeship or trainee
experience in residential wiring of single and multifamily dwelling units or
its equivalent, as determined by the board by rule; and
(c) Passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department.
(15) A Class I or Class
II oil module electrician’s license to a person who passes a written
examination prepared by the board and administered by the department.
(16) A limited renewable
energy contractor license to a person who:
(a) Employs at least one
full-time renewable energy technician; and
(b) Does not engage in
electrical work other than work that may be performed by a limited renewable
energy technician. A limited renewable energy contractor may not make, direct,
supervise or control the making of an electrical installation unless the
contractor is licensed for that activity.
(17) A limited renewable
energy technician license to a person who qualifies under this subsection. A
person qualifies for licensing as a limited renewable energy technician if the
person completes a two-year apprenticeship program and passes an examination
approved by the board. A person licensed under this subsection may, while in
the employ of a licensed electrical contractor or a limited renewable energy
contractor:
(a) Install, maintain,
replace or repair electrical wiring and electrical products that convey or
operate on renewable electrical energy not exceeding 25 kilowatts AC; and
(b) Make electrical
installations not exceeding 25 kilowatts AC:
(A) On devices using renewable
energy involving wind, solar energy systems, micro-hydroelectricity,
photovoltaic systems or fuel cells.
(B) Up to the load side
of an inverter.
(C) To connect
generators that are sized to facilitate the inverter
in an off-grid system.
SECTION 5. ORS 479.840 is amended to read:
479.840. (1) Upon [receipt] receiving payment of the
[following] applicable application
fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services [shall] may issue or renew a license or permit applied for
under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. The fee to apply for or renew a license is:
(a)
$125 per year for an electrical contractor license for each place of
business operated by the applicant.
(b)
$125 per year for a limited energy contractor, restricted energy
contractor or limited sign contractor license.
(c) $25 per year for a pump specialty contractor or
limited maintenance specialty contractor license.
(d)
$150 per year for an elevator contractor license.
(e) $100 for a three-year
license for a:
(A) General journeyman
electrician;
(B) General supervising
electrician;
(C) Limited supervising
industrial electrician;
(D) Limited supervising
manufacturing plant electrician;
(E) Limited journeyman
industrial electrician;
(F) Limited maintenance
industrial electrician;
(G) Limited maintenance
manufactured dwelling or recreational vehicle electrician;
(H) Limited journeyman
manufacturing plant electrician; or
(I) Limited journeyman
railroad electrician.
(f) $50 for a three-year
license for a:
(A) Limited elevator
journeyman;
(B) Class A or Class B
limited energy technician;
(C) Limited journeyman
sign electrician;
(D) Limited journeyman
sign service electrician;
(E) Limited journeyman
stage electrician; or
(F) Limited building
maintenance electrician.
[(g) $10 for the right to take the written
qualifying examination.]
(2) The Electrical and
Elevator Board shall set uniform permit fees, by rule, not to exceed the cost
of administration.
(3) The fees provided
for in this section do not apply to persons paying inspection fees under the
terms of ORS 479.560 (3) or 479.630 (10).
(4) Each electrical
contractor may furnish to the department a corporate surety bond to be approved
by the department, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured
institution as defined in ORS 706.008 or a cash bond under procedures approved
by the department, in the sum of $2,000 guaranteeing the payment of all fees
provided for under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. Before commencing any electrical job
an electrical contractor who has a current bond or letter of credit under this
subsection may apply to the department for a working permit which shall cost an
amount established by the department by rule. The working permit shall
authorize the electrical contractor to commence work. The total of all fees due
for permits for each job, and the time such fees are payable, shall be
determined by the department by administrative rule under ORS 479.730. The
contractor shall keep the bond or letter of credit in force at all times. Any
cancellation or revocation of the bond or letter of credit shall revoke and
suspend the license issued to the principal until such time as a new bond or
letter of credit shall be filed and approved. The department may bring an
action against the surety named in the bond or the letter of credit issuer with
or without joining in such action the principal named in the bond or letter of
credit.
SECTION 6. ORS 479.910 is amended to read:
479.910. (1) Upon
payment of an [examination and license]
application or renewal fee, the Department of Consumer and Business
Services shall issue a Class B limited energy technician license to a person
who qualifies under ORS 479.915. A person licensed under this section may
perform limited energy electrical activity except protective signaling as
defined in ORS 479.905.
(2) A person licensed
under this section shall comply with the permit and code compliance
requirements under ORS 479.510 to 479.945.
(3) The [examination and license] application
fee, and the renewal fee, for a Class B limited energy technician license are
the same as those for a Class A limited energy technician license.
(4) The Electrical and
Elevator Board shall establish continuing education requirements for persons
licensed under this section, not to exceed 24 hours of classes every three
years.
SECTION 7. ORS 479.945 is amended to read:
479.945. (1) A restricted energy contractor’s license is created for
persons engaged in HVAC and such other categories as established by the
Electrical and Elevator Board by rule under ORS 455.117.
(2) A person licensed as
a restricted energy contractor under this section and the person’s employees
may install, alter, maintain, replace or repair electrical wiring and
electrical products that are within the scope of the contractor’s license
issued under this section. A person covered by this subsection does not have to
obtain a license under ORS 479.910.
(3) The license issued
under this section shall limit the scope of activities that the licensee and
licensee’s employees may engage in and in no instance may the scope of the
license exceed that of a Class B limited energy technician.
(4) [An applicant] A person applying
for licensing under this section shall pay the applicable application fee
required under ORS 479.840 and provide proof satisfactory to the board that
the person has experience of the type of work covered by the license
indorsement. [and shall pay the fees required by ORS 479.840
(1)(b) for a limited energy contractor.]
(5) A restricted energy
contractor licensee under this section shall:
(a) Maintain with the
board a current list of all individuals employed by the licensee to engage in
work permitted by this section;
(b) Issue an
identification card to each employee working under the provisions of this
section and identify the contractor, date of issue, contractor’s identification
number with the board and the Construction Contractors Board; and
(c) Maintain with the
board a current form of identification card used by the contractor.
(6) A person holding a
limited maintenance specialty contractor’s license under ORS 479.630 (12) who
also registers under this section shall comply with the identification card
requirements of subsection (5) of this section, but need not file a separate
list of employees unless the work under the contractor’s license is done by
different employees.
SECTION 8. ORS 480.545 is amended to read:
480.545. (1) Under ORS
chapter 183 the Board of Boiler Rules may adopt and enforce rules and minimum
safety standards to carry out ORS 480.510 to 480.670 and adopt standards for
persons performing welding on boilers and pressure vessels.
(2) All proceedings in
the administration of ORS 480.510 to 480.670 shall be conducted under ORS
chapter 183 and, additionally, where applicable, under ORS 480.615.
(3) In addition to the
rules otherwise provided, and subject to ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt
rules concerning the times, dates, frequency and manner of giving notice to
interested persons of intention to consider one or more of the things which the
board may consider under this section.
(4) All rules and
minimum safety standards adopted under this section shall be reasonable and in
substantial conformity with generally accepted nationwide engineering
standards. In adopting rules the board shall consider the probability, extent
and gravity of injuries to health and property which would result from the
failure to adopt the standards being considered and the standards followed,
proposed or approved by members of affected industries.
(5) The board[, by rule,]
shall adopt rules establishing a continuing education requirement for
persons described in ORS 480.630 (8) and fees necessary for the
administration and enforcement of the continuing education requirement [under ORS 480.630].
(6) Any rule adopted by
the board under ORS 480.510 to 480.670 shall be submitted to the Director of
Department of Consumer and Business Services. The director shall have 30
calendar days from the date of adoption of the rules to review them. If the
director fails to disapprove the rules within the 30-day period, the rules
become effective in accordance with their terms and as provided by law. If the
director disapproves the rules within the 30-day period, the rules immediately
shall be returned to the board with the director’s written objections, and the
rules do not become effective until approved by the director.
SECTION 9. ORS 480.605 is amended to read:
480.605. The Department
of Consumer and Business Services may:
(1) Collect fees for
shop inspections, inspections of vessels and for inspection of vessels which
have been changed in installation location after primary use and for any other
type of inspection of boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping which may be
required by any person or persons, including any governmental units, all such
inspections to be at the cost of inspection, in accordance with the time
required to make the inspection, plus the expense of the inspector including
lodging and travel. The hourly charge, or portion thereof, shall be fixed by
the Board of Boiler Rules.
(2) Collect a fee for
welding and inspectors’ examinations and for [annual] the renewal of inspectors’ certifications. The
amount of the fee shall be fixed by the board.
(3) Collect an
additional fee from the owner or user when it is necessary to make a special
trip to witness the application of a hydrostatic or other test. The amount of
the fee shall be fixed by the board.
SECTION 10. ORS 480.630 is amended to read:
480.630. (1) A person
engaging in the business of installing, repairing or altering boilers or
pressure vessels must possess a boiler contractor license issued by the
Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(2) A person who installs, repairs or alters boilers or pressure vessels as
the employee or agent of a business engaged in the installation, repair or
alteration of boilers or pressure vessels must possess an employee or agent
license issued by the department.
(3) The chief inspector
may conduct examinations for licensing an employee or agent of a business to establish
the competency of the applicant.
[(4) Licenses shall be issued and renewed by the department as provided
by rules adopted under ORS 455.117 by the Board of Boiler Rules upon payment of
a fee of $25 for each application for an employee or agent license and $150 for
each application for a boiler contractor license.]
(4) Upon payment of
the applicable application fee, the department shall issue a license to an
applicant who qualifies as provided in rules adopted under ORS 455.117 by the
Board of Boiler Rules. Upon payment of the applicable renewal application fee,
the department shall renew the license of a person who complies with ORS
480.510 to 480.670 and the rules adopted by the board under ORS 455.117 or
480.545. The fee to apply for or renew a license is:
(a)
$25 per year for an employee or agent license.
(b)
$150 per year for a boiler contractor license.
(5) A person required to
be licensed under this section may not install, alter or repair a boiler or
pressure vessel unless an appropriate permit is first secured from the
department. Permits shall be issued only to persons possessing a valid boiler
contractor license or as provided by the department by rule. A permit fee of
$15 shall be paid directly to the department.
(6) In the case of an
emergency, a permit under subsection (5) of this section is not required in
advance for boiler or pressure vessel installations or repair, if an
application accompanied by the appropriate fee for a permit is submitted to the
department within five days after the commencing of the boiler or pressure
vessel work.
(7) The license and
examination requirements of this section do not apply when a person is brought
in from out of state to repair or alter a boiler or pressure vessel utilizing
special tools or a special process for which that person is uniquely qualified.
The activity shall be limited solely to the special process and the person
performing the work shall have qualifications that meet or exceed license
standards as determined by the chief boiler inspector. The chief boiler
inspector shall be notified prior to performance of any work under this
subsection.
(8) If a license issued
under subsection (4) of this section is of a class that authorizes a person to
perform work equivalent to that performed by pressure vessel installers,
building service mechanics, boilermakers or pressure piping mechanics, the
person must [complete eight hours of
board-approved continuing education every year] comply with continuing
education requirements.
SECTION 11. ORS 693.010 is amended to read:
693.010. As used in this
chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Apprentice plumber”
means any person who is an apprentice under ORS 660.002 to 660.210 and who is
employed by a licensed plumbing contractor for the purpose of assisting the
journeyman plumber and learning the plumbing trade.
(2) “Board” means the
State Plumbing Board.
(3) “Journeyman plumber”
means any person holding a valid journeyman plumber license issued under this
chapter.
(4) “Licensed plumbing
contractor” means a person [who has made
application and paid a license fee] licensed as required under ORS
447.010 to 447.156 to engage in the business of furnishing labor and
material, or labor only, to install, alter and repair plumbing.
(5) “Plumbing” has the
meaning given that term in ORS 447.010.
SECTION 12. ORS 693.030 is amended to read:
693.030. (1) A person
may not engage in the trade [or business]
of journeyman plumber without a journeyman plumber license issued under this
chapter.
(2) A licensed plumbing
contractor or a person required under [this
chapter] ORS 447.010 to 447.156 to be licensed as a plumbing
contractor may not:
(a) Permit or suffer any
person to work as a journeyman plumber who does not hold a valid journeyman
plumber license.
(b) Permit or suffer any
person to work as an apprentice plumber who does not meet the requirements of
ORS 660.002 to 660.210.
(c) Employ an apprentice
plumber on any plumbing work, representing the apprentice plumber to be a
journeyman plumber.
(d) Charge a journeyman
plumber’s wage for services performed by an apprentice plumber.
SECTION 13. ORS 693.060 is amended to read:
693.060. The State
Plumbing Board shall issue a license to a person who:
(1) By the examination
provided for by this chapter is shown to be fit, competent and qualified to
engage in the [business, trade or calling
of a] trade of journeyman plumber;
(2) Complies with board
rules adopted under ORS 455.117; and
(3) Pays the applicable
[fees] application fee
established by the board under ORS 693.135.
SECTION 14. ORS 693.095 is amended to read:
693.095. The State
Plumbing Board[,
by rule, may provide for issuing] may adopt rules that provide for the
issuance of supervising plumber licenses to journeyman plumbers who:
(1) Demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the board competency in the supervision of plumbing work and in
the laws, rules, ordinances and practices relating to plumbing;
(2) Comply with board
rules adopted under ORS 455.117; and
(3) Pay the applicable [fees] application fee established
by the board under ORS 693.135.
SECTION 15. ORS 693.103 is amended to read:
693.103. (1) The State
Plumbing Board, by rule, may license limited specialty plumbers who:
(a)
Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board competency in the laws, rules,
ordinances and practices relating to a plumbing specialty; and
(b) Pay the [applicable] journeyman plumber
application fee established by the board under ORS 693.135.
(2) A limited specialty
plumber license authorizes a person to perform work in the specific branch of
the plumbing trade for which the license is issued.
(3)(a) The board shall
establish a limited specialty plumber license for persons licensed under ORS
479.630 (12) to install and replace residential water heaters in existing
plumbing designed for that purpose if the installation or replacement does not
require an alteration of the existing plumbing.
(b) Qualification for a
limited specialty plumber license under this subsection shall include testing
and a requirement for training.
(c) This subsection does
not otherwise affect the ability of persons licensed under subsection (1) of
this section to make connections to water systems.
SECTION 16. ORS 693.120 is amended to read:
693.120. [(1)] The State Plumbing Board shall
examine [for fitness and qualifications]
all persons applying for journeyman plumber licenses for qualifications.
The examination shall be in written form.
[(2) The examination for a journeyman plumber license shall consist of
the following two parts:]
[(a) a written examination; and]
[(b) A practical examination requiring the
demonstration of mechanical plumbing skills.]
SECTION 17. ORS 693.135 is amended to read:
693.135. The State
Plumbing Board[,
by rule, shall establish] shall adopt rules establishing fees to be
charged by and paid to the board [under
this chapter]. The following [fees]
shall be the maximum fees established under this section:
(1) For an [examination] application for a
journeyman plumber license, $100.
(2) For a journeyman plumber
license[,
original and annual] renewal, $50 per year.
(3) For an
application for a plumbing contractor license, $150.
[(3)] (4) For a plumbing contractor license[, original and annual] renewal, $150
per year.
[(4)] (5) For [examination] an application for a supervising plumber
license, $50.
[(5)] (6) For a supervising plumber license[, original and annual] renewal, $50
per year.
[(6)] (7) For continuing education
for renewing a license, $25 per year.
Approved by the Governor June 1, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 1, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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