Act No. 196

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

June 16, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 19, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Cheeks, Farhat, Kolb, Taub, Brown, Hood, Marleau, Hansen, Caswell, Gaffney, Hildenbrand, LaJoy, Schuitmaker, Kahn, Polidori, Nofs, Caul, Sheltrown, Baxter, Whitmer, Farrah, Byrnes, Huizenga, Stahl, Angerer, Proos, Rocca, Sak, Gleason, Pastor, Stewart, Jones, Booher, Gillard, McDowell, Byrum, Zelenko, Vagnozzi, Alma Smith, Lipsey, Nitz, Mortimer, Ball, Amos, Brandenburg, Bieda, Moolenaar, Stakoe, Wenke, David Law, Mayes, Garfield, Pavlov and Palsrok

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5864

AN ACT to amend 1956 PA 217, entitled "An act to safeguard persons and property; to provide for licensing and regulation of electricians and electrical contractors concerning the construction, alteration, installation of electrical wiring and equipment and for the inspection of electrical wiring; to create an electrical administrative board; to create certain committees for certain purposes; to provide certain powers and duties for certain departments; to provide for the assessment of certain fees and for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act," by amending section 2 (MCL 338.882), as amended by 1992 PA 130.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 2. (1) The board shall consist of the state fire marshal or his or her representative and 9 other members who are residents of this state, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the 9 members appointed by the governor, 1 shall be a representative of an insurance inspection bureau operating in this state, 1 shall be a representative of an electrical energy supply agency operating in this state, 1 shall be an electrical contractor operating in this state, 1 shall be a master electrician serving as a supervisor, 1 shall be an electrical journeyman, 1 shall be a chief electrical inspector of a municipality, 1 shall be a representative of distributors of electrical apparatus and supplies, 1 shall be a representative of manufacturers primarily and actively engaged in producing material fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus, and similar products, used as a part of, or in connection with, an electrical installation, and 1 shall be representative of the general public. The director of the department of labor and economic growth, or the authorized representative of the director, shall be an ex officio member of the board without vote. Each appointment made before January 1, 2007 shall be for a term of 3 years. Each appointment made after December 31, 2006 shall be for 4 years. The members of the board shall hold regular meetings 4 times a year. Before January 1, 2007, the members of the board annually shall elect a chairperson. After December 31, 2006, the governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as its chairperson at the pleasure of the governor and the members of the board may annually elect a vice-chairperson. A special meeting may be called by the chairperson or upon written request of 4members.

(2) The board may establish industry advisory committees as the board deems advisable to consider issues and prepare recommendations to the board regarding policy, regulation, and implementation of this act.

(3) The business that the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(4) Each of the 9 members of the board appointed by the governor shall be entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the board, subject to available appropriations.

(5) In a political subdivision where this act applies, the board may inspect electrical wiring and its installation, and shall fix the fees for the inspection at rates not higher than the average rates for similar inspections charged by the 3highest populated cities in this state. The director of the department of labor and economic growth shall appoint electrical inspectors from the state civil service commission's eligible register.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No. 1133.

(b) House Bill No. 5860.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor