h_bus_2016a_2016-01-26t13:31:13z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/26/2016

01:48 PM -- HB 16-1073



Representative Duran and Representative DelGrosso, co-sponsors, introduced House Bill 16-1073. The bill creates new requirements, effective January 1, 2018, for individuals applying for a renewal of a master electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman license through the Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). Renewal applicants will be required to complete 2 hours of continuing education rather than passing a competency assessment. The State Electrical Board must adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements and standards by April 1, 2017. The bill also requires any electrical inspection performed by a local government or qualified state institution of higher education to include a contemporaneous review. The review must ensure that all electricians working onsite are properly licensed, and that all electrical apprentices working onsite are performing the appropriate work and are properly registered and supervised. To that end, the bill requires local building departments and higher education institutions to develop standard procedures for electrical inspectors conducting contemporaneous reviews and to post these procedures on the organization's public website.



The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.



01:54 PM -- Dianna Orf, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), testified in opposition to the bill.



01:56 PM -- Jim Perizzolo, representing himself, spoke about his experience as a licensed electrician and testified in support of the bill. Mr. Perizzolo responded to questions from the committee.



02:00 PM -- Mark Latimer, Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Latimer responded to questions from the committee.



02:06 PM -- Craig Clark, Dynalectric and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), testified in support of the bill.



02:08 PM -- David Scott, Encore Electric and Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Rocky Mountain, testified in support of the bill.



02:10 PM -- Marlin Linder, Encore Electric and IEC, testified in support of the bill.

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160126 AttachD.pdf



02:17 PM



The bill sponsors made closing statements.