Idaho Bills
2 bills · 2018 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise certain exceptions for a certificate of competency requirement.
Section 54-2602, Idaho Code, in relevant part, provides exemptions from plumbing licensure for homeowners (54-2602(1)(a)) and certain maintenance plumbing work (54-2602(1)(e)). The exceptions currently allow property owners of a single or duplex family dwelling to perform plumbing work and allow employers to perform alterations, extensions, and new construction on the premises of their place of employment using regularly employed maintenance plumbers without a certificate of competency (license). The Plumbing Board members and industry representatives feel the statute should more clearly indicate that a homeowner should be allowed to perform plumbing work on the owner's primary or secondary residence, accessory buildings, quarters and grounds used for non-commercial purposes. They also feel that in places of employment in commercial buildings, maintenance personnel should be allowed to perform repairs and replacements of fixtures and equipment, but any alterations, extensions, or new construction must be done by a licensed plumbing contractor. These statute changes more clearly define the scope of work in both instances.
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Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding inactive certificates of competency.
The current statute allows plumbing contractors and specialty contractors to renew their license on an inactive basis annually at a reduced fee of $36 dollars if they are not actively engaged in plumbing contracting in the state. The Plumbing Board, industry, and the Division of Building Safety feel that after payment of the initial fee for placing a license in an inactive status, there should not be any addition annual fee for continuing to keep the license inactive, until contractors actually re-activate their licenses.
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