Maine LD509: An Act to Allow a Journeyman Electrician to Supervise 3 Helper Electricians

What the bill says

An Act to Allow a Journeyman Electrician to Supervise 3 Helper Electricians Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Cosponsored by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls and Senators: BICKFORD of Androscoggin, BLACK of Franklin, CYRWAY of Kennebec, FARRIN of Somerset. Printed on recycled paper.

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An Act to Allow a Journeyman Electrician to Supervise 3 Helper Electricians Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Cosponsored by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls and Senators: BICKFORD of Androscoggin, BLACK of Franklin, CYRWAY of Kennebec, FARRIN of Somerset. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1202-B, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 327, §2, is amended to read: A. A journeyman electrician may make electrical installations while employed by a supervising master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. A person licensed under this subsection may supervise: (1) Two helper electricians who are enrolled in, or have completed, a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Two apprentice electricians; or (3) One Three helper electrician electricians. SUMMARY 1122 This bill changes the number of helper electricians who may be supervised by a 1133 journeyman electrician. Under current law, a journeyman electrician may supervise one 1144 helper electrician or 2 helper electricians if they are enrolled in or have completed a certain 1155 educational program. This bill eliminates this distinction …

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Sponsors

• Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17) · primary sponsor