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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 8, 2021
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 2007 By: Townley of the House
and
Rogers of the Senate
[ professions and occupation s - Mechanical Licensing
Act - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2011, Section 1850.8, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1850.8. A. The Construction Indus tries Board shall
issue a license as a mechanical journ eyman or mechanical contractor
to any person who:
1. Has been certified by the Committee of Mechanical Examiners
as having successfully passed the appropriate examination; and
2. Has paid the license fee and has otherwise complied with the
provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act. The license fees shall
be established by rule by the Board pursuant to Section 1000.5 of
this title.
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B. A registered apprentice working under the supervision of a n
active mechanical contractor may sit for the examination for a
limited mechanical HVAC license, limited residential journeyman
license, limited residential installer license or any subspecialty
to the limited mechanical HVAC license without satisfying the
training or experience requirements in the Mechanical Licens ing Act,
provided the overseeing mechanical contractor certifies to the
Construction Industries Board that t he registered apprentice :
1. Has at least eighteen (18) months' substantially similar
experience;
2. Has at least six (6) months ' as a registered apprentice
under the certifying mechanical contractor ; and
3. Has the skills necessary to sit for the relevant
examination.
A journeyman licensed pursuant to this subsection shall be required
to work under the supervision of an active mechanical contracto r who
shall be required to maintain adequate insurance coverage for any
journeyman working under their purview. A registered apprentice may
not receive an unlim ited journeyman license through the provisions
of this subsection.
C. All licenses shall be no ntransferable. No license shall be
issued for longer than one (1) year and all licenses shall expire on
the last day in the birth month of the licensee. Licenses renewed
more than thirty (30) days fo llowing the date of expiration may only
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be renewed upon application and payment of the required fees and
payment of any penalty for late renewal, as shall be established by
the Board. No journeyman or contractor license shall be renewed
unless the licensee has completed the required hours of continuing
education as determined by the Committee. Persons who are licensed
as contractors under the Mechanical Licensing Act may have their
license placed on inactive status by paying the annual renewal fee
and eliminating the bonding and insurance requirements. No la te fee
shall be charged to renew a license which expired while the
applicant was in military service, if application is made within one
(1) year of discharge from the military service.
C. D. The Board is authorized to establish and issue, subject
to the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act, limited licenses
in each area of mechanical work based on the experience, ability,
examination scores and the education of the applicant. The limited
licenses shall authorize the licensee to engage in only those
activities and within the limits specified in the license.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM
April 8, 2021 - DO PASS AS AMENDED