An Act To Pennit Persons To Perfonn Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0784
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S181 (Senate)
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMM[TTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 591, 
L.D. 784, Bill, "An Act To Pennit Persons To Perfonn Simple Electrical Repairs under 
Limited Licenses" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To 
Convene a Working Group To Review the Proposal for an Exception to the 
Electrician Licensing Requirements for Incidental Work' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to 
convene a working group to review the laws governing electricians to 
consider a limited exception for incidental work. 
Resolved: 
That the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall convene a working group 
with the Electricians' Examining Board, established under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 13, as well as other interested parties, to review the 
possible benefits and safety risks in creating a limited exception to the electrician 
licensing requirements under Title 32, chapter 17 for incidental work perfonned by 
persons whose occupations involve miscellaneous jobs of manual labor; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That, no later than January 15, 
2012, the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall submit a repolt of 
the findings and recommendations of the working group under section I to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. That 
committee is authorized to introduce a bill based on the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 125th Legislature." 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces Committee Amendment "A" with a resolve. 
The 
amendment directs the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 591, LD. 784 
convene a working group with the Electricians' Examining Board, as well as other 
interested parties, to review the possible benefits and safety risks in creating a limited 
exception to the electrician licensing requirements for incidental work performed by 
persons whose occupations involve miscellaneous jobs of manual labor. The amendment 
requires the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to submit a report no 
later than January 15, 2012 following the review by the working group to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. It 
authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic 
Development to introduce a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 
125th Legislature. 
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SPONSORED BY: Jkl j/l~i~ 
(Senator RECTOR) 
COUNTY: Knox 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/26/l1 frac.. 
LD784 
LR 802(05) 
An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" S -( 8"( 
Sponsor: Sen. Rector of Knox 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Removing the exemption of persons doing certain incidental electrical work from the electrician licensing 
requirements will eliminate the minor decrease in dedicated revenue to the Electricans' Examining Board within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. 
Additional costs to the Electricians' Examining Board within the Office of Licensing and Registration, Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation to convene the required working group to conduct the required review and to 
submit the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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