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MI SB0072
Bill
AI Summary
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Changes the apprentice-to-journeyman/master electrician ratio from 3:1 to 1:1, enforced on a jobsite basis
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Requires apprentice electricians to be supervised "on-site, in-person" rather than under "personal" supervision
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Makes electrical contractors and their employed master electricians jointly and severally responsible for compliance with electrical code and supervision of all electrical wiring operations
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Requires electrical contractors to hire a new master electrician within 30 days if their qualifying master electrician leaves employment
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Establishes escalating penalties for ratio violations: $5,000 fine for first offense, $10,000 for second offense, and minimum 90-day license suspension for third offense (with reinstatement requiring passage of master electrician exam)
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Requires journeyman license applicants to have completed their 8,000 hours of experience as a registered apprentice electrician, rather than simply under supervision of a licensed individual
Legislative Description
Occupations: electricians; ratio of electrician apprentices to journey or master licensees on a jobsite; modify, and require joint responsibility for supervision between electrical contractors and master electricians. Amends secs. 701, 711, 715 & 717 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5701 et seq.).
Occupations: electricians
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Labor
2/11/2025