House Bill No. 145 Summary

• Requires employing electrical contractors to ensure apprentices perform electrical work only under direct supervision of a journeyman electrician, with contractors determining supervision methods on a case-by-case basis.

• Establishes that there is no mandatory journeyman-to-apprentice ratio, allowing a journeyman electrician to supervise as many apprentices as can be directly supervised.

• Defines "direct supervision" as a journeyman maintaining constant presence on the permitted job site.

• Makes failure to provide direct supervision grounds for suspension or revocation of an electrical contractor's license.

• Requires electrical apprentices to complete 8 hours of NFPA 70E training annually in addition to other apprenticeship educational requirements.