Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF3176

2E Relating to construction codes

ARTICLE 1 - REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION

Specifying
certain instructions to the revisor of statutes

ARTICLE 2 - CONSTRUCTION CODES
AND LICENSING

Replacing the commissioner of public safety with the commissioner
of labor and industry for uniform fire code rulemaking authority consistent with
fire marshal recommendations; transferring the authority of the commissioner of
administration relating to the state building code, construction of low cost
manufactured home park storm shelters, manufactured homes and statutory
warranties in connection with the sale of dwellings and home improvement work to
the commissioner of labor and industry; transferring the responsibilities of the
commissioner of health relating to state plumbing code and licensing and water
conditioning contractors and installer to the commissioner of labor and
industry; transferring the responsibilities of the commissioner of commerce
relating to residential contractors, residential remodelers, residential
roofers, manufactured home installers and the contractor recovery fund to the
commissioner of labor and industry; transferring the responsibilities of the
board of electricity relating to the state electrical code and licensing to the
commissioner of labor and industry

ARTICLE 3 - ENFORCEMENT

Providing for the
authority of the commissioner of labor and industry to enforce applicable laws;
specifying additional authority of the commissioner relating to access to
information and property, subpoenas, serving of documents, fax transmissions,
time computation, notices of violations, administrative orders, corrections,
assessment of monetary penalties, hearings related to administrative orders
injunctive relief, stop orders, licensing orders and reapplication, summary
suspension and plan for assessing penalties; providing for the effect on other
laws; providing for misdemeanor penalties; providing for revocation and
suspension of licenses; providing for considerations for penalty determinations;
specifying contents of administrative orders and licensing orders; prohibiting
the making of false material statements, representations or certifications;
providing for the recovery of litigation costs and expenses

ARTICLE 4 -
BUILDING CODE

Making conforming amendments; modifying certain grounds for
denial, suspension and revocation of manufactured home licenses and allowing
limitations and conditions on licenses

ARTICLE 5 - ELECTRICAL

Modifying the
definition of special electrician; changing the name of the board of electricity
to the electrical advisory council; requiring the council to provide advice to
the commissioner of labor and industry regarding electrical code upon request;
providing for the powers of the commissioner; modifying duties; modifying
certain licensing provisions relating to investigations; making conforming
amendments

ARTICLE 6 - PLUMBING

Requiring plumber license applications
to be made to the commissioner of labor and industry

ARTICLE 7 - WATER
CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS

Requiring the commissioner of labor and
industry to prescribe water conditioning contractors and installers standards;
eliminating the requirement for commissioner rule approval by the attorney
general; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry rulemaking

ARTICLE 8
- RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND REMODELING STATUTES

Requiring the
commissioner of labor and industry to adopt standards for continuing education
requirements and course approval; modifying grounds for license denial,
suspension, limit or conditions; modifying service of process procedures


ARTICLE 9 - BOILERS; PRESSURE VESSELS; BOATS

Making a conforming
amendment

ARTICLE 10 - CONFORMING CHANGES

Making certain conforming changes;
revisor instruction

ARTICLE 11 - APPRENTICE WAGES

Providing a graduated
schedule of apprentice wages, exclusion for penal institution programs

ARTICLE
12 - REPEALER; EFFECTIVE DATE

Repealing provisions relating to chief boiler
inspectors, certain violations, employments licensed by the state and
manufactured home sales
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