Under existing law, the State of Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board is responsible for certifying and regulating plumbers, gas fitters, and medical gas piping fitters in this state. This bill would increase the compensation of board members from $200 to $750 for each day spent in active service for the board. This bill would provide for the annual transfer of a certain portion of each registration and certification fee collected during a fiscal year to the nonprofit Alabama Home Builders Foundation to be used exclusively for classroom training tools at educational facilities providing plumbing and gas fitting curriculums. This bill would also permit certified plumbers, gas fitters, and medical gas piping fitters, deemed qualified by the board, to perform certain electrical work required to energize the equipment being installed, serviced, or repaired on one-family and two-family dwellings.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 34-37-4, 34-37-5, 34-37-6