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Maryland House Bill HB895

Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 895
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99 CF SB 444
1010 By: Delegate Hornberger
1111 Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
1212 Assigned to: Economic Matters
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 State Board of Electricians – Limited Energy Contractors and Limited Energy 2
1919 Integrators – Licensing 3
2020
2121 FOR the purpose of altering the composition of the State Board of Electricians; requiring 4
2222 the Board to license limited energy contractors and limited energy integrators as 5
2323 State licenses; and generally relating to the State Board of Electricians and limited 6
2424 energy contractors and limited energy integrators. 7
2525
2626 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
2727 Article – Business Occupations and Professions 9
2828 Section 6–101, 6–103, 6–202, 6–302, 6–303, 6–308(a), 6–316(a), 6–319, 6–320, 6–321, 10
2929 6–501, 6–504(a) and (b), 6–601(a), and 6–602 through 6–607 11
3030 Annotated Code of Maryland 12
3131 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
3232
3333 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
3434 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
3535
3636 Article – Business Occupations and Professions 16
3737
3838 6–101. 17
3939
4040 (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
4141
4242 (b) (1) “Assignment of local registration” means any procedure by which a 19
4343 licensee or registrant grants to another person a right to use a local registration to enable 20
4444 that person to engage in the business of providing electrical services. 21
4545
4646 (2) “Assignment of local registration” includes any procedure by which: 22
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4848
4949
5050 (i) a licensee or registrant agrees to be the representative of another 1
5151 person; and 2
5252
5353 (ii) by virtue of that agreement, the other person is authorized to 3
5454 engage in the business of providing electrical services. 4
5555
5656 (c) “Engage in the business of providing electrical services” means to engage in 5
5757 providing electrical services for compensation. 6
5858
5959 (d) (1) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued 7
6060 by the State Board to provide or assist in providing electrical services. 8
6161
6262 (2) “License” includes, unless the context requires otherwise: 9
6363
6464 (i) a master electrician license; and 10
6565
6666 (ii) a journeyperson electrician license. 11
6767
6868 (e) “Licensed apprentice electrician” means, unless the context requires 12
6969 otherwise, an electrician who is licensed by the State Board to assist in providing electrical 13
7070 services while: 14
7171
7272 (1) under the direction or control of a licensed master electrician; and 15
7373
7474 (2) in training to become a journeyperson electrician. 16
7575
7676 (f) “Licensed journeyperson electrician” means, unless the context requires 17
7777 otherwise, an electrician who is licensed by the State Board to provide or assist in providing 18
7878 electrical services while: 19
7979
8080 (1) under the direction or control of a licensed master electrician; and 20
8181
8282 (2) in training to become a master electrician. 21
8383
8484 (G) “LICENSED LIMITED ENER GY CONTRACTOR ” MEANS A CONTRACTOR 22
8585 WHO IS LICENSED BY T HE STATE BOARD OR LOCAL JURISD ICTION TO ENTER 23
8686 CONTRACTS FOR PROVID ING LIMITED ENERGY S ERVICES. 24
8787
8888 [(g)] (H) “Licensed master electrician” means, unless the context requires 25
8989 otherwise, a master electrician who is licensed by the State Board to provide electrical 26
9090 services. 27
9191
9292 (I) “LIMITED ENERGY CONTRA CTOR” MEANS A PERSON WHO : 28
9393
9494 (1) PROVIDES, INSTALLS, SERVICES, MAINTAINS, DESIGNS, REPAIRS, 29
9595 OR CONSULTS IN THE D ESIGN OF LIMITED ENE RGY SYSTEMS FOR A CO NSUMER; AND 30 HOUSE BILL 895 3
9696
9797
9898
9999 (2) EMPLOYS LIMITED ENER GY INTEGRATORS . 1
100100
101101 (J) “LIMITED ENERGY INTEGR ATOR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: 2
102102
103103 (1) HAS EXPERIENCE , KNOWLEDGE , AND SKILL TO PROVIDE LIMITED 3
104104 ENERGY SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE PLAN S, 4
105105 SPECIFICATIONS , CODES, OR LAWS; AND 5
106106
107107 (2) IS EMPLOYED BY A LIM ITED ENERGY CONTRACT OR. 6
108108
109109 (K) “LIMITED ENERGY SYSTEM ” MEANS A CLASS 2 OR 3 CIRCUIT, AS 7
110110 DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, INCLUDING: 8
111111
112112 (1) REMOTE CONTROL , SIGNALING, AND POWER–LIMITED CIRCUITS ; 9
113113 AND 10
114114
115115 (2) OPTICAL FIBER CABLE , OTHER CABLING , OR COMMUNICATIONS 11
116116 CIRCUITS, INCLUDING RACEWAYS . 12
117117
118118 [(h)] (L) “Local board” means a board that a local jurisdiction of the State creates 13
119119 to regulate any aspect of the electrical trade. 14
120120
121121 [(i)] (M) “Local registration” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a 15
122122 registration that is issued by a local board to provide electrical services. 16
123123
124124 [(j)] (N) “Master electrician” means an individual who has the experience, 17
125125 knowledge, and skill to provide electrical services in all aspects of the electrical trade, in a 18
126126 manner that complies with applicable plans, specifications, codes, or law. 19
127127
128128 [(k)] (O) (1) “Provide electrical services” means to provide any service in the 20
129129 electrical trade. 21
130130
131131 (2) “Provide electrical services” includes installing, repairing, maintaining, 22
132132 erecting, or altering any electrical equipment, wiring, fixture, appliance, apparatus, 23
133133 raceway, conduit, or system that: 24
134134
135135 (i) generates, transmits, transforms, or uses electrical energy in any 25
136136 form for light, heat, power, or communication; and 26
137137
138138 (ii) is located within a plant, substation, or elsewhere. 27
139139
140140 (P) “PROVIDE LIMITED ENERG Y SERVICES” MEANS TO INSTALL , SERVICE, 28
141141 MAINTAIN, DESIGN, OR REPAIR LIMITED EN ERGY SYSTEMS . 29
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143143
144144
145145 [(l)] (Q) “State Board” means the State Board of Electricians. 1
146146
147147 [(m)] (R) “State license” means a license that is issued by the State Board to an 2
148148 electrician. 3
149149
150150 6–103. 4
151151
152152 (a) This title does not affect the right of any local jurisdiction of the State: 5
153153
154154 (1) to regulate locally the quality and character of work of a person who 6
155155 engages in the business of providing electrical services by establishing a system of 7
156156 registrations, permits, fees, and inspections designed to: 8
157157
158158 (i) ensure compliance with and implementation of State and local 9
159159 building laws; or 10
160160
161161 (ii) enforce other local laws protecting public health and safety; 11
162162
163163 (2) to require a person who engages in the business of providing electrical 12
164164 services to submit any plan or specification for approval before the electrical services are 13
165165 provided; 14
166166
167167 (3) to establish a local board to: 15
168168
169169 (i) carry out items (1) and (2) of this subsection; 16
170170
171171 (ii) take any disciplinary action, except for revocation of a license 17
172172 issued by the State Board, against the holder of a local registration or the holder of a local 18
173173 permit who violates any provision of this title or any local law; and 19
174174
175175 (iii) report any enforcement activity to the State Board; 20
176176
177177 (4) except as provided in §§ 6–504 and 6–602 of this title and subject to the 21
178178 requirements of this section, to require an examination before issuing a registration to 22
179179 provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES within the local jurisdiction; 23
180180 or 24
181181
182182 (5) to collect, from a person who is registered with a local board, fees for: 25
183183
184184 (i) an examination for a registration to provide electrical services; 26
185185
186186 (ii) issuance and renewal of the registration; or 27
187187
188188 (iii) an inspection. 28
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190190
191191
192192 (b) If a local jurisdiction registers any class of electricians other than master 1
193193 electricians, journeyperson electricians, or apprentice electricians, that class is also under 2
194194 the control and supervision of the local board. 3
195195
196196 (c) (1) [Beginning July 1, 2021, a] A local jurisdiction may not issue licenses 4
197197 for apprentice, journeyperson, or master electricians, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTORS, 5
198198 OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATORS . 6
199199
200200 (2) (I) A local jurisdiction that licensed apprentice –level, 7
201201 journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians before July 1, 2021, may continue to 8
202202 register the electricians according to the same rules and requirements for licenses issued 9
203203 before July 1, 2021, if the local jurisdiction complies with subsections (d) and (e) of this 10
204204 section. 11
205205
206206 (II) A LOCAL JURISDICTION THAT LICENSED LIMITE D ENERGY 12
207207 CONTRACTORS OR LIMIT ED ENERGY INTEGRATOR S BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, MAY 13
208208 CONTINUE TO REGISTER THE LIMITED ENERGY C ONTRACTORS AND LIMIT ED 14
209209 ENERGY INTEGRATORS A CCORDING TO THE SAME RULES AND REQUIREMEN TS FOR 15
210210 LICENSES ISSUED BEFO RE JULY 1, 2023, IF THE LOCAL JURISDI CTION COMPLIES 16
211211 WITH SUBSECTIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION. 17
212212
213213 (3) (I) A local jurisdiction that did not license apprentice–level, 18
214214 journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians before July 1, 2021, may choose to 19
215215 register apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians if it complies 20
216216 with subsections (d) and (e) of this section. 21
217217
218218 (II) A LOCAL JURISDICTION T HAT DID NOT LICENSE LIMITED 22
219219 ENERGY CONTRACTORS O R LIMITED ENERGY INT EGRATORS BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, 23
220220 MAY CHOOSE TO REGIST ER LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTORS OR LIMITED ENERGY 24
221221 INTEGRATORS IF IT CO MPLIES WITH SUBSECTI ONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION. 25
222222
223223 (d) If a local jurisdiction chooses to register apprentice –level, 26
224224 journeyperson–level, or master–level electricians OR LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTORS 27
225225 OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATORS under subsection (c) of this section, the local board 28
226226 shall administer the same examination as the State Board as provided under § 6–306 of 29
227227 this title. 30
228228
229229 (e) On or before [July 1, 2022, and on or before] July 1 each year [thereafter], a 31
230230 local jurisdiction that registers apprentice–level, journeyperson–level, or master–level 32
231231 electricians OR LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTORS OR LIMITED ENERGY INTEGRATORS 33
232232 shall report to the Department: 34
233233
234234 (1) each [apprentice electrician] registration issued in the previous year 35
235235 FOR EACH: 36
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237237
238238
239239 (I) APPRENTICE ELECTRICI AN; 1
240240
241241 (II) JOURNEYPERSON ELECTR ICIAN; 2
242242
243243 (III) MASTER ELECTRICIAN ; 3
244244
245245 (IV) LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR; AND 4
246246
247247 (V) LIMITED ENERGY INTEG RATOR; 5
248248
249249 [(2) each journeyperson electrician registration issued in the previous year; 6
250250
251251 (3) each master electrician registration issued in the previous year;] 7
252252
253253 [(4)] (2) [each individual] ALL INDIVIDUALS who sat for [a 8
254254 journeyperson electrician examination] ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMINA TIONS in the 9
255255 previous year: 10
256256
257257 (I) JOURNEYPERSON ELECTR ICIAN; 11
258258
259259 (II) MASTER ELECTRICIAN ; 12
260260
261261 (III) LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR; AND 13
262262
263263 (IV) LIMITED ENERGY INTEG RATOR; AND 14
264264
265265 [(5) each individual who sat for a master electrician examination in the 15
266266 previous year; and] 16
267267
268268 [(6)] (3) any other information the Department requires. 17
269269
270270 (f) This title may not be construed to waive any requirement of an ordinance or 18
271271 regulation that sets out the type of work to be performed by a person who engages in the 19
272272 business of providing electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES as required 20
273273 under State or local building laws. 21
274274
275275 6–202. 22
276276
277277 (a) (1) The State Board consists of [9] 10 members appointed by the Governor 23
278278 with the advice and consent of the Senate. 24
279279
280280 (2) Of the [9] 10 members of the State Board: 25
281281
282282 (i) 6 shall be licensed master electricians; [and] 26 HOUSE BILL 895 7
283283
284284
285285
286286 (II) 1 SHALL BE A LICENSED LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR; 1
287287 AND 2
288288
289289 [(ii)] (III) 3 shall be consumer members. 3
290290
291291 (3) Of the 6 master electrician members: 4
292292
293293 (i) 1 shall be from Baltimore City; 5
294294
295295 (ii) 1 shall be from the area that consists of Caroline, Dorchester, 6
296296 Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties; 7
297297
298298 (iii) 1 shall be from the area that consists of Baltimore, Cecil, and 8
299299 Harford counties; 9
300300
301301 (iv) 1 shall be from the area that consists of Anne Arundel, Calvert, 10
302302 Charles, and St. Mary’s counties; 11
303303
304304 (v) 1 shall be from the area that consists of Montgomery and Prince 12
305305 George’s counties; and 13
306306
307307 (vi) 1 shall be from the area that consists of Allegany, Carroll, 14
308308 Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Washington counties. 15
309309
310310 (4) THE LICENSED LIMITED ENERGY CONTRACTOR SH ALL BE FROM 16
311311 THE STATE AT LARGE. 17
312312
313313 [(4)] (5) The consumer members shall be from the State at large. 18
314314
315315 [(5)] (6) A member of the State Board may not reside in the same county 19
316316 as another member. 20
317317
318318 (b) Each member of the State Board shall be a citizen and resident of the State. 21
319319
320320 (c) Each master electrician member of the State Board shall: 22
321321
322322 (1) hold an active State license; and 23
323323
324324 (2) be engaged actively in providing electrical services as a master 24
325325 electrician for at least 5 consecutive years immediately before appointment. 25
326326
327327 (D) THE LICENSED LIMITED ENERGY CONTRACTOR ME MBER OF THE STATE 26
328328 BOARD MUST: 27
329329
330330 (1) HOLD AN ACTIVE STATE LICENSE; AND 28 8 HOUSE BILL 895
331331
332332
333333
334334 (2) HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AC TIVELY IN PROVIDING LIMITED ENERGY 1
335335 SERVICES AS A LIM ITED ENERGY CONTRACT OR FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS 2
336336 IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A PPOINTMENT . 3
337337
338338 [(d)] (E) Each consumer member of the State Board: 4
339339
340340 (1) shall be a member of the general public; 5
341341
342342 (2) may not be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the State 6
343343 Board; 7
344344
345345 (3) may not be required to meet the qualifications for the professional 8
346346 members of the State Board; and 9
347347
348348 (4) may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial 10
349349 interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the State Board. 11
350350
351351 [(e)] (F) While a member of the State Board, a consumer member may not: 12
352352
353353 (1) have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person 13
354354 regulated by the State Board; or 14
355355
356356 (2) grade an examination given by or for the State Board. 15
357357
358358 [(f)] (G) Before taking office, each appointee to the State Board shall take the 16
359359 oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. 17
360360
361361 [(g)] (H) (1) The term of a member is 3 years and begins on July 1. 18
362362
363363 (2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided 19
364364 for members of the State Board on October 1, 1989. 20
365365
366366 (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is 21
367367 appointed and qualifies. 22
368368
369369 (4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the 23
370370 rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 24
371371
372372 (5) A member may not be reappointed for more than 2 consecutive 3–year 25
373373 terms. 26
374374
375375 [(h)] (I) (1) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or 27
376376 misconduct. 28
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378378
379379
380380 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subject to 1
381381 paragraph (4) of this subsection, a member shall be considered to have resigned if the 2
382382 member did not attend at least two–thirds of the State Board meetings held during any 3
383383 consecutive 12–month period while the member was serving on the State Board. 4
384384
385385 (3) The Governor may waive a member’s resignation and allow the member 5
386386 to continue serving if the member has been unable to attend meetings for reasons 6
387387 satisfactory to the Governor and the reasons are made public. 7
388388
389389 (4) In accordance with § 8–501 of the State Government Article, the 8
390390 chairman shall provide notice to the Governor and the Governor shall appoint a successor. 9
391391
392392 6–302. 10
393393
394394 (a) In a local jurisdiction that requires local registration and has qualified to 11
395395 register electricians locally under § 6–103 of this title, the State license, while the State 12
396396 license is in effect, serves only as a mechanism that helps a licensee in obtaining a local 13
397397 registration under §§ 6–601 and 6–602 of this title. 14
398398
399399 (b) If a county or municipal corporation does not require local registration, the 15
400400 State license, while the State license is in effect, authorizes the licensee to: 16
401401
402402 (1) provide electrical services; [or] 17
403403
404404 (2) PROVIDE LIMITED ENER GY SERVICES; OR 18
405405
406406 [(2)] (3) be the representative of another person who engages in the 19
407407 business of providing electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES. 20
408408
409409 6–303. 21
410410
411411 This subtitle does not require: 22
412412
413413 (1) a public utility company to employ an electrician licensed by the State 23
414414 Board to represent the company while the company is engaging in the business of providing 24
415415 electrical services to a facility of the company that: 25
416416
417417 (i) is regulated by the Public Service Commission; and 26
418418
419419 (ii) is located on any premises, roadway, or right–of–way in which 27
420420 the company has a lawful interest; 28
421421
422422 (2) an employee of a public utility company to hold a State license while 29
423423 the employee provides electrical services to a facility of the company that: 30
424424
425425 (i) is regulated by the Public Service Commission; and 31
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427427
428428
429429 (ii) is located on any premises, roadway, or right–of–way in which 1
430430 the company has a lawful interest; [or] 2
431431
432432 (3) a person to hold a license issued by the State Board if the person: 3
433433
434434 (i) is licensed or registered under Title 18 of this article to provide 4
435435 security system services and is acting within the scope of that license; 5
436436
437437 (ii) holds a license issued under Title 12 of this article and is acting 6
438438 within the scope of that license; 7
439439
440440 (iii) holds a license issued under Title 9A of the Business Regulation 8
441441 Article and is acting within the scope of that license; or 9
442442
443443 (iv) provides wireless security systems in compliance with Title 19, 10
444444 Subtitle 9 of the Business Regulation Article; 11
445445
446446 (4) A LICENSED LIMITED E NERGY CONTRACTOR TO HOLD A MASTER 12
447447 ELECTRICIAN LICENSE TO PROVIDE LIMITED E NERGY SERVICES ; OR 13
448448
449449 (5) A PERSON TO HOLD A L IMITED ENERGY CONTRA CTOR LICENSE IF 14
450450 THE PERSON: 15
451451
452452 (I) PROVIDES OR INSTALLS HARDWIRED FIRE , BURGLARY, OR 16
453453 ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEM S; 17
454454
455455 (II) PROVIDES INSTALLATIO N, TESTING, ROUTINE 18
456456 MAINTENANCE , FACTORY SERVICING , SELLING, OR MONITORING OF A P ERSONAL 19
457457 EMERGENCY RESPONSE S YSTEM; 20
458458
459459 (III) SELLS LIMITED ENERGY SYSTEMS AT A RETAIL 21
460460 ESTABLISHMENT TO A C ONSUMER FOR SELF –INSTALLATION; 22
461461
462462 (IV) DOES NOT PROVIDE DIR ECT SALES, MONITORING , OR 23
463463 INSTALLATION OF LIMI TED ENERGY SYSTEMS T O A CONSUMER AND : 24
464464
465465 1. HOLDS A LICENSE UNDE R: 25
466466
467467 A. TITLE 12.5 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE; 26
468468 OR 27
469469
470470 B. TITLE 3 OR 14 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 28
471471
472472 2. IS ONE OF THE FOLLOW ING: 29 HOUSE BILL 895 11
473473
474474
475475
476476 A. A TELECOMMUNICATION IN STALLER OR RETAILER ; 1
477477
478478 B. AN EQUIPMENT DISTRIB UTOR OR SUPPLIER ; OR 2
479479
480480 C. AN EQUIPMENT MANAGER ; 3
481481
482482 (V) IS AN OFFICER OR EMP LOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES, THIS 4
483483 STATE, OR ANY POLITICAL SUB DIVISION WHILE ENGAG ED IN THE PERFORMANC E OF 5
484484 THE INDIVIDUAL’S DUTIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INDIVID UAL’S EMPLOYMENT ; 6
485485
486486 (VI) IS INSTALLING A LIMI TED ENERGY SYSTEM ON A MOTOR 7
487487 VEHICLE OR BOAT ; OR 8
488488
489489 (VII) IS PERSONALLY INSTAL LING A LIMITED ENERG Y SYSTEM 9
490490 WITHIN THE INDIVIDUA L’S OWN DWELLING UNIT OR OTHER BUILDING. 10
491491
492492 6–308. 11
493493
494494 (a) Subject to the limitations in this section, on the affirmative vote of at least a 12
495495 majority of the authorized membership of the State Board, the State Board may waive the 13
496496 examination requirements of this subtitle for an individual who is licensed to provide 14
497497 electrical services as a master electrician or journeyperson electrician OR LIMITED 15
498498 ENERGY SERVICES AS A LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR OR LIMITED ENE RGY 16
499499 INTEGRATOR in another state. 17
500500
501501 6–316. 18
502502
503503 (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–317 of this subtitle, the State Board 19
504504 may deny a State license to any applicant, reprimand any State licensee, or suspend or 20
505505 revoke a State license if the applicant or State licensee: 21
506506
507507 (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a State license 22
508508 for the applicant, State licensee, or another person; 23
509509
510510 (2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a State license; 24
511511
512512 (3) transfers the authority granted by a State license to another person; 25
513513
514514 (4) engages in an unfair or deceptive trade practice, as defined in § 13–301 26
515515 of the Commercial Law Article; 27
516516
517517 (5) willfully or deliberately disregards and violates a building code, 28
518518 electrical code, or law of the State or a local jurisdiction; 29
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521521
522522 (6) under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of: 1
523523
524524 (i) a felony; or 2
525525
526526 (ii) a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and 3
527527 qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide electrical services; 4
528528
529529 (7) aids or abets a person to evade a provision of this title; 5
530530
531531 (8) willfully or deliberately disregards disciplinary action taken by a local 6
532532 jurisdiction against the individual in connection with the provision of electrical services OR 7
533533 LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES; 8
534534
535535 (9) fails in a material respect to comply with a provision of this title; 9
536536
537537 (10) fails to train and control adequately a person who, while under the 10
538538 supervision of the State licensee, sells or estimates electrical work or provides or assists in 11
539539 providing electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES; 12
540540
541541 (11) fails to maintain a local registration, if required, under § 6–601 of this 13
542542 title; 14
543543
544544 (12) fails to maintain the general liability and property damage insurance 15
545545 required under § 6–604 of this title; 16
546546
547547 (13) offers or provides electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES 17
548548 outside the scope of the license held by the licensee; 18
549549
550550 (14) permits another licensee employed by the individual to provide 19
551551 electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES outside the scope of that individual’s 20
552552 license; 21
553553
554554 (15) without justification, fails to perform a contract or abandons a project 22
555555 to provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES; 23
556556
557557 (16) provides electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES that are 24
558558 inadequate or incomplete, according to the terms of a contract or a project; 25
559559
560560 (17) directly or indirectly publishes an advertisement relating to the 26
561561 provision of electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES that contains a 27
562562 representation or statement that is false, deceptive, or misleading; 28
563563
564564 (18) certifies on a license renewal application that the continuing education 29
565565 requirement of license renewal has been completed if the licensee has not fully completed 30
566566 the continuing education requirement at the time the license renewal application is 31
567567 submitted; 32 HOUSE BILL 895 13
568568
569569
570570
571571 (19) violates any other provision of this title; or 1
572572
573573 (20) violates any regulation adopted under this title. 2
574574
575575 6–319. 3
576576
577577 (a) The State Board may not suspend a State license for more than 1 year. 4
578578
579579 (b) The State Board may not revoke a State license for less than 1 year. 5
580580
581581 (c) If the State Board, after a hearing, suspends a license, the State Board may 6
582582 allow the licensee to complete a contract to provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY 7
583583 SERVICES that is in progress and uncompleted at the time of suspension. 8
584584
585585 (d) (1) If a State license is revoked, the State Board may reinstate the State 9
586586 license after not less than 1 year. 10
587587
588588 (2) A State license that has been revoked may be reinstated under this 11
589589 subsection if: 12
590590
591591 (i) the individual whose State license has been revoked submits a 13
592592 written request to the State Board; 14
593593
594594 (ii) the State Board holds a hearing on the request; and 15
595595
596596 (iii) the State Board makes a determination to reinstate the State 16
597597 license. 17
598598
599599 6–320. 18
600600
601601 Within 30 days after taking action, the State Board shall give each local board or 19
602602 building official notice of the name of each master electrician, LIMITED ENERGY 20
603603 CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR whose State license has been 21
604604 suspended, revoked, or reinstated by the State Board. 22
605605
606606 6–321. 23
607607
608608 (a) (1) When a county or municipal corporation that requires a local license 24
609609 initiates a disciplinary action against a licensed master electrician, LIMITED ENERGY 25
610610 CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR, the county or municipal corporation 26
611611 shall report the disciplinary action to the State Board within 30 days of commencement of 27
612612 the action. 28
613613
614614 (2) When the State Board receives notice of a local disciplinary action 29
615615 against a licensed electrician, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR, OR LIMITED ENERGY 30 14 HOUSE BILL 895
616616
617617
618618 INTEGRATOR , the State Board shall provide notice of the disciplinary action to each local 1
619619 licensing jurisdiction. 2
620620
621621 (b) Each local jurisdiction that registers electricians, LIMITED ENERGY 3
622622 CONTRACTORS , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATORS under § 6–603 of this title shall 4
623623 submit a report to the State Board on the number of complaints against electricians, 5
624624 LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTORS, OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATORS registered in 6
625625 the local jurisdiction on or before December 1 of each year. 7
626626
627627 6–501. 8
628628
629629 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
630630
631631 (b) (1) “Reciprocal license” means a license to provide electrical services OR 10
632632 LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES issued by the State Board on the basis of a registration 11
633633 issued by a local jurisdiction. 12
634634
635635 (2) “Reciprocal license” includes any type or class of license that the State 13
636636 Board issues to provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES. 14
637637
638638 (c) (1) “Reciprocal registration” means registration with a local jurisdiction on 15
639639 the basis of: 16
640640
641641 (i) a license issued by the State Board; or 17
642642
643643 (ii) a registration with another local jurisdiction. 18
644644
645645 (2) “Reciprocal registration” includes any type or class of registration with 19
646646 a local jurisdiction to provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES. 20
647647
648648 6–504. 21
649649
650650 (a) Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an individual may qualify for a 22
651651 reciprocal registration from a local jurisdiction of the State if the individual: 23
652652
653653 (1) is registered with another local jurisdiction of the State to provide 24
654654 electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES in that local jurisdiction; 25
655655
656656 (2) applies for a reciprocal registration to provide the same class or type of 26
657657 electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES as those permitted by the registration 27
658658 the individual holds in that local jurisdiction; and 28
659659
660660 (3) at the time of application, does not have: 29
661661
662662 (i) a registration of the same class or type suspended or revoked by 30
663663 a local jurisdiction of the State; or 31 HOUSE BILL 895 15
664664
665665
666666
667667 (ii) a record of outstanding violations of the regulations of a local 1
668668 jurisdiction of the State. 2
669669
670670 (b) A local jurisdiction of the State that registers individuals to provide electrical 3
671671 services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES shall waive any of the registration qualifications 4
672672 of the local jurisdiction for an individual who: 5
673673
674674 (1) (i) is a resident of the State; or 6
675675
676676 (ii) meets the legal requirements of the State for establishing a 7
677677 principal place of business in the State; 8
678678
679679 (2) is registered with another local jurisdiction of the State to provide 9
680680 electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES of the same class or type as those 10
681681 permitted by the registration for which the applicant is seeking a waiver; and 11
682682
683683 (3) meets the waiver requirements of subsection (c) of this section. 12
684684
685685 6–601. 13
686686
687687 (a) This section applies only to a local jurisdiction that has applied for and 14
688688 received authorization to offer local master, [or] journeyperson, LIMITED ENERGY 15
689689 CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR registration under § 6–103 of this 16
690690 title. 17
691691
692692 6–602. 18
693693
694694 (a) Subject to the limitations in this section, a local jurisdiction shall waive its 19
695695 examination requirements for an individual who is licensed by the State Board to provide 20
696696 electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SERVICES . 21
697697
698698 (b) A local jurisdiction shall grant a waiver under this section only if the 22
699699 applicant: 23
700700
701701 (1) pays any registration fee that the local jurisdiction requires; and 24
702702
703703 (2) provides adequate evidence that the applicant: 25
704704
705705 (i) is licensed as an electrician OR A LIMITED ENERGY 26
706706 CONTRACTOR OR A LIMI TED ENERGY INTEGRATO R under this title; 27
707707
708708 (ii) holds an active State license; and 28
709709
710710 (iii) in place of any bond requirement of a local jurisdiction, meets the 29
711711 insurance requirements of § 6–604 of this subtitle. 30 16 HOUSE BILL 895
712712
713713
714714
715715 (c) Within 10 working days after payment of any local registration fee, a local 1
716716 jurisdiction shall issue a local registration to each applicant who meets the requirements 2
717717 of this section. 3
718718
719719 6–603. 4
720720
721721 (a) An electrician OR LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTOR OR LIMITED ENERGY 5
722722 INTEGRATOR may obtain an electrical permit or any other similar permit from a local 6
723723 jurisdiction, if the electrician OR LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTOR OR LIMITED ENERGY 7
724724 INTEGRATOR : 8
725725
726726 (1) (i) holds a State license; and 9
727727
728728 (ii) is actively registered locally, if required; 10
729729
730730 (2) shows proof of the State license; 11
731731
732732 (3) pays any permit fee that the local jurisdiction requires; and 12
733733
734734 (4) provides proof of insurance in compliance with the requirements of § 13
735735 6–604 of this subtitle. 14
736736
737737 (b) Before a local jurisdiction issues an electrical permit or similar permit to an 15
738738 electrician OR A LIMITED ENERGY CONTRACTOR OR A LIMI TED ENERGY INTEGRATO R 16
739739 under this section, the local jurisdiction shall give the electrician OR LIMITED E NERGY 17
740740 CONTRACTOR OR LIMITE D ENERGY INTEGRATOR notice of any local electrical 18
741741 requirements with which the electrician OR LIMITED ENERGY CO NTRACTOR OR 19
742742 LIMITED ENERGY INTEG RATOR shall comply while providing electrical services OR 20
743743 LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES in that local jurisdiction. 21
744744
745745 (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on payment of 22
746746 the permit fee that the local jurisdiction requires, the local jurisdiction shall issue the 23
747747 appropriate permit to each applicant who meets the requirements of this section. 24
748748
749749 (2) A local jurisdiction may delay the issuance of an electrical permit under 25
750750 this subsection if, for a particular job, the local jurisdiction requires the issuance of other 26
751751 permits, including a building permit, before issuance of the electrical permit. 27
752752
753753 6–604. 28
754754
755755 (a) This section does not apply to a State licensee on inactive status. 29
756756
757757 (b) A master electrician, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR, OR LIMITED 30
758758 ENERGY INTEGRATOR who is licensed by the State Board and provides electrical services 31
759759 OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES or a person to whom a master electrician, LIMITED 32 HOUSE BILL 895 17
760760
761761
762762 ENERGY CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR licensed by the State Board 1
763763 assigns a local registration under this title shall: 2
764764
765765 (1) maintain general liability insurance in the amount of at least $300,000; 3
766766
767767 (2) maintain property damage insurance in the amount of at least 4
768768 $100,000; and 5
769769
770770 (3) submit proof of the required insurance to the State Board. 6
771771
772772 (c) (1) An applicant for a State license shall submit proof of the insurance 7
773773 required under this section to the State Board with the license application. 8
774774
775775 (2) The State Board may not issue a State license to an applicant to whom 9
776776 the insurance requirements of this section would apply unless the applicant submits proof 10
777777 of the insurance. 11
778778
779779 (d) Unless an applicant meets the insurance requirements of this section, the 12
780780 State Board may not renew a State license of the applicant to whom the insurance 13
781781 requirements of this section would apply. 14
782782
783783 (e) If the insurance required under this section is canceled, the insurer shall 15
784784 notify the State Board within 10 days after the date of cancellation. 16
785785
786786 (f) If a local jurisdiction requires an applicant for a local license to execute a bond 17
787787 to the local jurisdiction, the applicant may satisfy the bond requirement by submitting proof 18
788788 of the insurance required under this section. 19
789789
790790 6–605. 20
791791
792792 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not employ an 21
793793 individual to provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES or employ an 22
794794 individual to assist in providing electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES unless 23
795795 the individual: 24
796796
797797 (1) is licensed by the State Board as a master electrician; 25
798798
799799 (2) (i) is licensed by the State Board as a journeyperson electrician; and 26
800800
801801 (ii) provides or assists in providing electrical services within the 27
802802 scope of the individual’s license; [or] 28
803803
804804 (3) (i) is licensed by the State Board as an apprentice electrician; and 29
805805
806806 (ii) provides or assists in providing electrical services within the 30
807807 scope of the individual’s license; 31
808808 18 HOUSE BILL 895
809809
810810
811811 (4) (I) IS LICENSED BY THE STATE BOARD AS A LIMITED EN ERGY 1
812812 CONTRACTOR ; AND 2
813813
814814 (II) PROVIDES OR ASSISTS IN PROVIDING LIMITED ENERGY 3
815815 SERVICES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INDIVID UAL’S LICENSE; OR 4
816816
817817 (5) (I) IS LICENSED BY THE STATE BOARD AS A LIMITED EN ERGY 5
818818 INTEGRATOR ; AND 6
819819
820820 (II) PROVIDES OR ASSISTS IN PROVIDING LIMITED ENERGY 7
821821 SERVICES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INDIVID UAL’S LICENSE. 8
822822
823823 (b) At least one licensed master electrician or journeyperson electrician shall be 9
824824 present at each job site in which electrical services are provided. 10
825825
826826 6–606. 11
827827
828828 (a) A master electrician, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR, OR LIMITED 12
829829 ENERGY INTEGRATOR shall display the master electrician’s, LIMITED ENERGY 13
830830 CONTRACTOR ’S, OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR’S license and the license number 14
831831 conspicuously in the principal place of business of the master electrician, LIMITED 15
832832 ENERGY CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR. 16
833833
834834 (b) Each electrician, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR, OR LIMITED ENERGY 17
835835 INTEGRATOR advertisement in the name of a person who engages in the business of 18
836836 providing electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES shall contain the license 19
837837 number and name of a master electrician or holder of a journeyperson electrician, LIMITED 20
838838 ENERGY CONTRACTOR , OR LIMITED ENERGY I NTEGRATOR license whom the master 21
839839 electrician, LIMITED ENERGY CONTR ACTOR, OR LIMITED ENERGY IN TEGRATOR 22
840840 employs and designates to direct and control the provision of electrical services OR 23
841841 LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES through the business of the person. 24
842842
843843 (c) A licensee shall give the State Board written notice of any change of name, 25
844844 address, or employment from what appears on the current license at least 10 working days 26
845845 before the change is to take effect. 27
846846
847847 6–607. 28
848848
849849 Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may not: 29
850850
851851 (1) provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide electrical services OR 30
852852 LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES for compensation in the State without an appropriate license 31
853853 issued under this title; 32
854854 HOUSE BILL 895 19
855855
856856
857857 (2) assist, attempt to assist, or offer to assist in providing electrical services 1
858858 OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES for compensation in the State without the required 2
859859 license or appropriate registration issued under this title; 3
860860
861861 (3) provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SERVI CES for 4
862862 compensation without obtaining a permit for such services if required by a local 5
863863 jurisdiction; or 6
864864
865865 (4) provide electrical services OR LIMITED ENERGY SE RVICES beyond the 7
866866 scope of the license issued to the individual under this title. 8
867867
868868 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
869869 1, 2023. 10
870870