Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 500 - Electrician and Electrical Contractor Licensing Program- Organization and Administration › Rule 661-500.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to all rules adopted by the
				electrical examining board.
"Approved by the board"
means the approval of
				any item, test or procedure by the electrical examining board by adoption of a
				resolution at a meeting of the board, provided that the approval has not been
				withdrawn by a later resolution of the board. A list of any such items, tests,
				or procedures that have been approved by the board is available from the board
				office or from the board website.
"Complete criminal record"
means the complaint
				and judgment of conviction for each offense of which the applicant has been
				convicted, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a felony or a
				misdemeanor, and regardless of the jurisdiction in which the offense
				occurred.
"Conviction"
means a finding, plea, or verdict
				of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding, even if the adjudication of
				guilt is deferred, withheld, or not entered. "Conviction" includes Alford pleas
				and pleas of nolo contendere.
"Department"
means the department of
				inspections, appeals, and licensing.
"Directly relates"
or
"directly
				related"
means either that the actions taken in furtherance of an
				offense are actions customarily performed within the scope of practice of the
				profession; or that the circumstances under which an offense was committed are
				customary to the profession.
"Disqualifying conviction"
or
"disqualifying offense"
means a conviction directly related to
				the practice of the profession.
"Division"
means the building and construction
				bureau of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
"Documented experience"
means experience which
				an applicant for licensing has completed and which has been documented by the
				applicant's completion and submission of a sworn affidavit or other evidence
				requested by the board.
"Eligibility determination"
means the process
				by which a person who has not yet submitted a completed license application may
				request that the board determine whether one or more of the person's
				convictions are disqualifying offenses that would prevent the individual from
				receiving a license or certification.
"Emergency installation"
means an electrical
				installation necessary to restore power to a building or facility when existing
				equipment has been damaged due to a natural or man-made disaster or other
				weather-related cause. Emergency installations may be performed by persons
				properly licensed to perform the work, and may be performed prior to submission
				of a request for permit or request for inspection. A request for permit and
				request for inspection, if required by rule
				661-552.1 (103), should be made
				as soon as practicable and, in any event, no more than 72 hours after the
				installation is completed.
"Final agency action"
means the issuance,
				denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. Ifan action is subject to
				appeal, "final agency action" has occurred when the administrative appeal
				process provided for in 661-Chapter 503 has been exhausted or when the deadline
				for filing an appeal has expired.
"Full-time"
means a minimum of 1,700 hours of
				work in a one-year period.
"Issuing jurisdiction"
means the duly
				constituted authority in another state that has issued a professional license,
				certificate, or registration to a person.
"Registered apprenticeship program"
means an
				electrical apprenticeship program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship
				and Training of the United States Department of Labor or an electrical
				apprenticeship program registered with a state agency whose registration
				program is accepted by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in lieu of
				direct registration with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
"Residential electrical work"
means electrical
				work in a residence in which there are no more than four living units within
				the same building and includes work to connect and work within accessory
				structures, which are structures no greater than 3,000 square feet in floor
				area, not more than two stories in height, the use of which is incidental to
				the use of the dwelling unit or units, and located on the same lot as the
				dwelling unit or units.
"Transferring jurisdiction"
means the specific
				issuing jurisdiction on which an applicant relies to seek licensure in Iowa by
				verification under this chapter.