SB292 Summary

• Establishes definitions for "electrical worker" (unlicensed but trained position) and "provisional license" while removing references to "master electrician" throughout the code.

• Grants the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors authority to subpoena witnesses and documents during investigations, and requires the board to waive examination fees once for provisional licensees who have three years to pass the licensure examination.

• Reduces the timeframe for restoring expired licenses from five years to two years after expiration.

• Removes county and municipal authority to require additional electrical contracting proficiency examinations before issuing local licenses, allowing holders of valid statewide board licenses to perform work anywhere in the state with proper permits.

• Requires board officers to have served at least two years on the board before election and modifies continuing education requirements to 14 hours every two years for electrical contractor licensees.