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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2539 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 418 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Michael P. Kushmerek |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the adjudicative process for the Board of State Examiners of Electricians. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2539 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 418 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 418) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Michael P. Kushmerek relative to the adjudicative process for the Board of State Examiners of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Electricians. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the adjudicative process for the Board of State Examiners of Electricians. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 32A of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Dispute hearings before the board of state examiners of electricians and the board of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4electricians’ appeals shall be open to the public. The boards shall permit a member of the public |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5for whom the electrician in the dispute has conducted electrical work to submit a written |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6affidavit or testimonial about the electrician’s work. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 141 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8amended by inserting before the definition of “Fee” the following definition:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 "Faulty work", any electrical work that fails to meet the applicable standards of the most |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10recently published NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC), state regulations or other industry |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11standards, including work that is incomplete, defective, improperly installed or unsafe. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 SECTION 3. Said chapter 141 is hereby amended by adding the following section:- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 Section 11. If an electrician fails to perform electrical work in accordance with the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14standards described in this chapter, the electrician shall repay any deposit paid by the client for |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15the electrical work. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 In cases where the board of electricians’ appeals determines an electrician’s work was |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17faulty work, the electrician shall reimburse the client the full deposit or any other advanced |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18payment within 30 days of the determination. |
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