74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1911
 
                         House Bill 2477
 
Sponsored by Representative SCHAUFLER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Corrects terminology regarding authorization issued to
supervising electricians.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to supervising electricians; amending ORS 479.810.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 479.810 is amended to read:
  479.810. (1) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall administer
and enforce ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995. The Director of
the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall appoint an
adequate staff of competent persons experienced and trained to
serve as electrical inspectors. The board shall assist the
director in reviewing determinations made by the staff involving
electrical installations or products and to assist in formulating
rules under ORS 479.730.
  (2) The director, in consultation with the board, shall appoint
a representative of the department's staff of electrical
inspectors who shall serve ex officio as secretary of the board.
This person shall be known as the Chief Electrical Inspector.
  (3) The director shall certify a person as an electrical
inspector if:
  (a) The person:
  (A) Completes a general journeyman electrical apprenticeship
program in Oregon;
  (B) Has two years' experience as a licensed electrician in
Oregon; and
  (C) Passes the examination required for   { - certification - }
 { + licensing + } as a supervising electrician; or
  (b) For a person with experience outside the State of Oregon,
the person:
  (A)(i) Has five years' experience in commercial or industrial
electrical inspection; and
  (ii) Passes the examination required for
 { - certification - }  { + licensing + } as a general
supervising electrician; or
  (B) Has six years of out-of-state experience as an electrician
and passes the examination required for
  { - certification - }  { +  licensing + } as a general
supervising electrician.
  (4) The board may, by rule, allow certification of persons as
electrical inspectors with experience or training that does not
meet the requirements specified in subsection (3) of this
section.
  (5) Rules adopted under this section shall provide for the
recognition of equivalent experience acquired by a person outside
the State of Oregon.
  (6) An examination taken for purposes of applying for
certification as an electrical inspector under this section shall
not be valid for use in an application to become licensed as a
supervising electrician.
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