2013 WISCONSIN ACT
143
An Act
to repeal
101.87 (5);
to renumber and amend
101.88 (2);
to amend
101.82 (1m), 101.82 (1r), 101.82 (3r), 101.84 (3), 101.862 (title), 101.862 (2), 101.862 (4) (b), 101.862 (4) (f), 101.862 (4) (g), 101.87 (title), 101.87 (1) (intro.), 101.87 (1) (a) and 101.87 (1) (b); and
to create
101.80 (1p), 101.82 (1g), 101.82 (1n), 101.84 (5), 101.862 (4) (am), 101.862 (4) (n), 101.862 (5), 101.862 (6), 101.868, 101.87 (2m) and (3m), 101.874, 101.875 (title) and 101.875 (2) of the statutes;
relating to:
licensing structure for electricians and electrical apprentices; reciprocal agreements between this state and other states relating to the regulation of electricians, electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, and electrical apprentices; exemptions from licensing and supervisory requirements for electricians; inspections of electrical work within certain facilities; and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
101.80 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
101.80
(1p)
"Manufacturing facility" means a facility assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995.
Section
2
.
101.82 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
101.82
(1g)
Regulate all of the following types of electricians:
(a) Master electricians, including residential master electricians.
(b) Journeyman electricians, including residential journeyman electricians and industrial journeyman electricians.
(c) Electrical apprentices, including residential electrical apprentices and industrial electrical apprentices.
(d) Registered electricians.
Section
3
.
101.82 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.82
(1m)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria
and procedures
for the
registration
enrollment
of
beginning
registered
electricians and for the
examination and licensing of different types of electricians, including journeymen electricians and master electricians
registration of electrical apprentices
.
Section
4
.
101.82 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:
101.82
(1n)
Promulgate rules that establish procedures for the enrollment of registered electricians, the registration of electrical apprentices, and the licensing of journeyman electricians and master electricians.
Section
5
.
101.82 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.82
(1r)
Promulgate rules that establish requirements for the supervision of
beginning
registered
electricians.
Registered electricians must be supervised by licensed journeyman or master electricians.
Section
6
.
101.82 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.82
(3r)
Promulgate rules that establish criteria and a process for the suspension or revocation of registrations issued to
beginning
registered
electricians, licenses issued to electricians and electrical contractors, and certifications issued to electrical inspectors.
Section
7
.
101.84 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.84
(3)
Promulgate rules to differentiate the scope of installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical wiring that may be performed by electrical contractors
and by different types of electricians, including beginning
, registered
electricians,
journeymen
journeyman
electricians,
and
master electricians
, and any additional types of electricians recognized under sub. (5)
.
Section
8
.
101.84 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
101.84
(5)
The department may promulgate rules that recognize and regulate different types and subtypes of electricians that are in addition to those specified in s. 101.82 (1g) and that establish criteria and procedures for enrolling, registering, or licensing these electricians.
101.862
(title)
License
,
or
registration
, or certification
required.
101.862
(2)
No person may install, repair, or maintain electrical wiring unless the person is licensed as an electrician by the department or unless the person is
registered
enrolled
as a
beginning
registered
electrician by the department.
Section
11
.
101.862 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
101.862
(4)
(am) A person engaged in installing electrical wiring within an existing industrial facility or existing manufacturing facility owned or leased by the person or by an entity for which the person is an agent or employee.
101.862
(4)
(b) A person engaged in maintaining or repairing electrical wiring within
a
an existing
facility or on premises owned or leased by the person or by an entity for which the person is an agent
or employee
.
101.862
(4)
(f) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring of
transmission
facilities
, as defined in s. 196.01 (12), 2011 stats.
that support telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), that is provided by a telecommunications provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (8p).
101.862
(4)
(g) A person engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining manufactured equipment
or utilization equipment, including ballasts, electric signs and luminaires,
or
a
any other
manufactured system that is designed to provide a function that is not primarily electrical in nature if the installation, repair, or maintenance
does not involve
only involves
the modification or installation of conductors
beyond
that are considered part of the equipment or system under this paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph, any conductor going from
the disconnecting point or
beyond
the
last
nearest
junction, pull, or device box
, whichever is nearer to the point where the person is performing the installation, repair, or maintenance
to the manufactured equipment or utilization equipment or the manufactured system is considered part of the equipment or system
.
Section
14
.
101.862 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
101.862
(4)
(n) A person who installs a replacement for an existing switch or outlet if the replacement switch or outlet has a rating of not more than 20 amperes.
Section
15
.
101.862 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
101.862
(5)
(a) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who was born on or before January 1, 1956, and who has at least 15 years of experience in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring, subject to par. (b).
(b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for issuing licenses to electricians who were born on or before January 1, 1956, and who have at least 15 years of experience in installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring. Upon promulgation of these rules, an electrician who meets these age and experience requirements may not install, repair, or maintain electrical wiring unless he or she is licensed in compliance with these rules or is otherwise licensed or registered as an electrician under this subchapter.
Section
16
.
101.862 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
101.862
(6)
(a) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who installs electrical wiring, without receiving payment or other consideration, in a new one-family or 2-family dwelling that is being constructed by a qualified nonprofit corporation.
(b) For purposes of par. (a), a qualified nonprofit corporation is one that meets all of the following conditions:
1. The corporation is described in section
501
(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section
501
(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. The corporation has as its purpose the construction and rehabilitation of residential dwellings in a specific community or area.
Section
17
.
101.868 of the statutes is created to read:
101.868
Requirements for master electricians. (1)
An applicant for licensure as a master electrician shall have at least one of the following qualifications:
(a) A bachelor's degree or master's degree in electrical engineering, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(b) Twelve months of experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring while being licensed as a journeyman electrician, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(c) Experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring during a period of not less than 60 months, with at least 10,000 hours of experience over that period, followed by passage of an examination required by the department.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any residential master electrician or to any other type of master electrician that may be recognized under s. 101.84 (5). The qualifying criteria required for licensing residential master electricians and any other such type of master electrician shall be established by the department by rule.
Section
18
.
101.87 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.87
(title)
Requirements for
journeymen
journeyman
electricians.
Section
19
.
101.87 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.87
(1)
(intro.)
The rules governing the licensing of journeymen electricians under s. 101.82 (1m) shall require that an
An
applicant for licensure as a journeyman electrician
who is not a residential journeyman electrician
shall
have at least one of the following qualifications:
Section
20
.
101.87 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.87
(1)
(a) Completion of
an
a construction electrician
apprenticeship program in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring that has a duration of at least
4
3
years and that is approved by the U.S. department of labor
and
or
by the department of workforce development
, followed by passage of an examination required by the department
.
Section
21
.
101.87 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.87
(1)
(b) Experience in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring
for at least 60
during a period of not less than 48
months
and
, with at least 8,000 hours of experience over that period, followed by
passage of an examination required by the department.
Section
22
.
101.87 (2m) and (3m) of the statutes are created to read:
101.87
(2m)
For purposes of meeting the requirement relating to experience under sub. (1) (b), a degree or diploma from a 2-year program in a school of electrical engineering or from a 2-year program in an accredited technical or vocational school in an electrical-related program shall be accepted by the department as being equivalent to 12 months and 2,000 hours of experience.
(3m)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any residential or industrial journeyman electricians or to any other type of journeyman electrician that may be recognized under s. 101.84 (5). The qualifying criteria required for licensing residential and industrial journeyman electricians and any other such type of journeyman electrician shall be established by the department by rule.
Section
23
.
101.87 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
24
.
101.874 of the statutes is created to read:
101.874
Reciprocity.
(1)
In this section, "credential" means a registration, license, certification, or other approval to perform or inspect electrical work.
(2)
The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state under which credentials issued to electricians, electrical apprentices, electrical contractors, and electrical inspectors by either state are recognized as comparable credentials by the other state. Under the agreement, the department may recognize credentials from the other state only if the education, experience, and examination requirements in the other state are at least equivalent to the education, experience, and examination requirements for being issued credentials under this subchapter.
(3)
Upon entering into an agreement under this section, the department may issue a credential only if all of the following apply:
(a) The individual seeking the credential submits an application and pays the applicable fee established under s. 101.82 (4).
(b) The individual holds a valid comparable credential issued by the other state.
Section
25
.
101.875 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
101.875
(title)
Inspections.
Section
26
.
101.875 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
101.875
(2)
Any rule promulgated under s. 101.82 (2m) may not require the inspection of any of the installation, repair, or maintenance of electrical wiring within an existing industrial facility or an existing manufacturing facility unless the plan for the installation, repair, or maintenance is required to be examined under s. 101.12 (2) by the department or by a municipality that has its examinations accepted by the department under s. 101.12 (3) (a), (am), or (b).
Section
27
.
101.88 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 101.875 (1) and amended to read:
101.875
(1)
All inspections of electrical wiring shall be
made
performed
by
persons
inspectors
certified by the department.
Section
28
.
Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of sections 101.868 and 101.87 (title), (1) (intro.), (a), and (b), (2m), (3m), and (5) of the statutes first applies to persons applying for licenses on the effective date of this subsection.
Section
29
.
Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The treatment of sections 101.80 (1p) and 101.862 (title), (2), (4) (am), (b), (f), (g), and (n), (5), and (6) of the statutes takes effect on April 1, 2014, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.
