S7124-2011 Actions

• Apr 30, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S7124-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7124

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend
the county law, in relation to county master electrician licensing

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Authorizes Suffolk County to consider
the adoption of a county law regarding master electrician licensing.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Section 236-a of
the County Law relating to county master electrician licensing. The
county of Suffolk is authorized to establish a board of examiners for
master electricians and to empower the board to assume all licensing
duties within the county. Local law enacted pursuant to this section
shall supersede licensing requirements promulgated by a city.

JUSTIFICATION:
As a means of collecting revenue, municipalities in Suffolk County
have begun requiring electricians to be licensed by that municipality
in order to work within the city, town, or villages' jurisdiction.
This is a burden for electricians because they have to register with
several municipalities and obtain licenses for each. This legislation
would empower the Suffolk county Electrical Licensing Board to assume
all licensing duties within Suffolk County with respect to the
licensure of master electricians. This board would be enabled to
issue one single permit at the county level that would allow
electricians to work within any municipality contained within Suffolk
County without having to procure any additional license, resulting in
increased flexibility for electricians.

Currently in Suffolk County, only two municipalities issue their own
electrical licensing permits. This legislation would pre-empt these
licenses and also would stop other municipalities from requiring
electrician licensing as a means of revenue collection.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S7124-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    7124

                              I N  SENATE

                               April 30, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

  AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to county master electrician
    licensing

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.    Subdivision  1  of  section 236-a of the county law, as
  amended by chapter 343 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
  follows:

    1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the general city law or any other
  law  to  the contrary, the counties of Dutchess, SUFFOLK and Westchester
  are each hereby authorized to establish a county board of examiners  for
  master  electricians  and  to empower such board to assume all licensing
  duties within each such county with respect to the licensure  of  master
  electricians.  The  counties  of Dutchess, SUFFOLK and Westchester shall
  provide for master electrician's duties and responsibilities in  accord-
  ance with the local law of each such county.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD14292-01-2