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FILED SENATE
                                                                                          Mar 29, 2021
                          GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
                                                                 S.B. 372
                                      SESSION 2021           PRINCIPAL CLERK
     S                                                                    D
                               SENATE BILL DRS15173-NB-114
     Short Title:   Electrical Contracting Licensure Mods.                                        (Public)
     Sponsors:      Senators McInnis, Jarvis, and Galey (Primary Sponsors).
     Referred to:
 1                                       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 2   AN ACT TO MODIFY THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING
 3       LICENSES.
 4   The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
 5               SECTION 1. G.S. 87-43.3 reads as rewritten:
 6   "§ 87-43.3. Classification of licenses.
 7       (a)     An electrical contracting license shall be issued in one of the following classifications:
 8               (1)     Limited, under which a licensee shall be permitted to engage in a single
 9                       electrical contracting project of a value, as established by the Board, not in
10                       excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and on which the
11                       equipment or installation in the contract is rated at not more than 600
12                       volts;volts. The limited classification and any special restricted classifications
13                       shall require no more than 3,000 hours of experience, of which, no less than
14                       2,000 hours shall consist of primary experience gained by direct installation
15                       of electrical wiring and equipment governed by the National Electric Code.
16               (2)     Intermediate, under which a licensee shall be permitted to engage in a single
17                       electrical contracting project of a value, as established by the Board, not in
18                       excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000);($200,000). The
19                       intermediate classification shall require no more than 5,750 hours of
20                       experience, of which, no less than 5,000 hours shall consist of primary
21                       experience gained by direct installation of electrical wiring and equipment
22                       governed by the National Electric Code.
23               (3)     Unlimited, under which a licensee shall be permitted to engage in any
24                       electrical contracting project regardless of value;value. The unlimited
25                       classification shall require no more than 9,000 hours of experience, of which,
26                       no less than 8,000 hours shall consist of primary experience gained by direct
27                       installation of electrical wiring and equipment governed by the National
28                       Electric Code.
29       (b)     and An electrical contracting license shall be issued in such other special Restricted
30   classifications as the Board may establish from time to time to provide, (i) for the licensing of
31   persons, partnerships, firms or corporations wishing to engage in special restricted electrical
32   contracting, under which license a licensee shall be permitted to engage only in a specific phase
33   of electrical contracting of a special, limited nature, and (ii) for the licensing of persons,
34   partnerships, firms or corporations wishing to engage in electrical contracting work as an
35   incidental part of their primary business, which is a lawful business other than electrical
36   contracting, under which license a licensee shall be permitted to engage only in a specific phase
                                   *DRS15173-NB-114*
    General Assembly Of North Carolina                                                 Session 2021
1   of electrical contracting of a special, limited nature directly in connection with said primary
2   business.
3       (c)     The Board may establish appropriate standards for each classification, such standards
4   not to be inconsistent with the provisions of G.S. 87-42. The Board may, by rule, modify the
5   project value limitations up to the maximum amounts set forth in this section for limited and
6   intermediate licenses no more than once every three years based upon an increase or decrease in
7   the project cost index for electrical projects in this State."
8               SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2021, and applies to applicants
9   for licensure on or after that date.
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Statutes affected: 
Filed: 87-43.3
Edition 1: 87-43.3
Edition 2: 87-43.3, 130A-335, 130A-336, 130A-336.1, 130A-336.2, 130A-338, 130A-339, 87-97, 143-140.1, 160D-1102, 160D-1105, 160D-1109, 160D-702, 143-151.45, 143-151.58, 87-10, 143-139.4, 143-139, 160D-706
Edition 3: 87-43.3, 130A-335, 130A-336, 130A-336.1, 130A-336.2, 130A-338, 130A-339, 87-97, 143-140.1, 160D-1102, 160D-702, 143-151.45, 143-151.58, 87-10, 143-139.4, 160D-706
Edition 4: 87-43.3, 130A-335, 130A-336, 130A-336.1, 130A-336.2, 130A-338, 130A-339, 87-97, 143-140.1, 160D-1102, 160D-702, 143-151.45, 143-151.58, 87-10, 143-139.4, 160D-706
Ratified: 87-43.3, 130A-335, 130A-336, 130A-336.1, 130A-336.2, 130A-338, 130A-339, 87-97, 143-140.1, 160D-1102, 160D-702, 143-151.45, 143-151.58, 87-10, 143-139.4, 160D-706
SL 2022-11: 87-43.3, 130A-335, 130A-336, 130A-336.1, 130A-336.2, 130A-338, 130A-339, 87-97, 143-140.1, 160D-1102, 160D-702, 143-151.45, 143-151.58, 87-10, 143-139.4, 160D-706