Section 108 Of Chapter 4.5. Electrician Certification From California Labor Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 4.5.
108
. (a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall do all
of the following:
(1) Maintain minimum standards for the competency and training of
electricians through a system of testing and certification.
(2) Maintain an advisory committee and panels as necessary to
carry out the functions under this section. There shall be contractor
representation from both joint apprenticeship programs and
unilateral nonunion programs in the electrical contracting industry.
(3) Establish and collect fees necessary to implement this
section.
(4) Carry out the responsibilities of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards that are specified in Subchapter 4
(commencing with Section 290) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 8
of the California Code of Regulations. The Labor Commissioner may
amend or repeal existing regulations or adopt new regulations as
necessary to enforce this section. Pending amendments to conform to
this section, any reference within the Subchapter 4 regulations to
the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards is deemed a
reference to the Labor Commissioner, and references to prior
statutory sections are deemed to refer to current statutory language
as follows:
(A) References to former Section 3099 refer to current Section
108.
(B) References to former Section 3099.2 refer to current Section
108.2.
(C) References to former Section 3099.3 refer to current Section
108.3.
(D) References to former Section 3099.4 refer to current Section
108.4.
(E) References to former Section 3099.5 refer to current Section
108.5.
(5) Issue certification cards to electricians who have been
certified pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of
the Government Code, fees collected pursuant to paragraph (3) are
continuously appropriated in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of
issuing certification cards, and that amount may be expended for
that purpose by the division.
(6) Maintain an electrical certification curriculum committee
comprised of representatives of the State Department of Education,
the California Community Colleges, and the division. The electrical
certification curriculum committee shall do all of the following:
(A) Establish written educational curriculum standards for
enrollees in training programs established pursuant to Section 108.4.
(B) If an educational provider's curriculum meets the written
educational curriculum standards established in accordance with
subparagraph (A), designate that curriculum as an approved curriculum
of classroom instruction.
(C) At the committee's discretion, review the approved curriculum
of classroom instruction of any designated educational provider. The
committee may withdraw its approval of the curriculum if the
educational provider does not continue to meet the established
written educational curriculum standards.
(D) Require each designated educational provider to submit an
annual notice to the committee stating whether the educational
provider is continuing to offer the approved curriculum of classroom
instruction and whether any material changes have been made to the
curriculum since its approval.
(b) There shall be no discrimination for or against any person
based on membership or nonmembership in a union.
(c) As used in this section, "electricians" includes all persons
who engage in the connection of electrical devices for electrical
contractors licensed pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and
Professions Code, specifically, contractors classified as electrical
contractors in the Contractors' State License Board Rules and
Regulations. This section does not apply to electrical connections
under 100 volt-amperes. This section does not apply to persons
performing work to which Section 7042.5 of the Business and
Professions Code is applicable, or to electrical work ordinarily and
customarily performed by stationary engineers. This section does not
apply to electrical work in connection with the installation,
operation, or maintenance of temporary or portable electrical
equipment performed by technicians in the theatrical, motion picture
production, television, hotel, exhibition, or trade show industries.