| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to electrical and alarm system |
| 3 | contracting; amending s. 489.537, F.S.; requiring that an |
| 4 | electrical journeyman be present on any industrial or |
| 5 | commercial new construction site when certain electrical |
| 6 | work is being performed; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section |
| 11 | 489.537, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (10) is |
| 12 | added to that section, to read: |
| 13 | 489.537 Application of this part.-- |
| 14 | (3) Nothing in this act limits the power of a municipality |
| 15 | or county: |
| 16 | (f) To require that one electrical journeyman, who is a |
| 17 | graduate of the Institute of Applied Technology in Construction |
| 18 | Excellence or licensed pursuant to s. 489.5335, be present on an |
| 19 | industrial or commercial new construction site with a facility |
| 20 | of 50,000 gross square feet or more when electrical work in |
| 21 | excess of 77 volts is being performed in order to supervise or |
| 22 | perform such work, except as provided in s. 489.503. |
| 23 | (10) At least one electrical journeyman who is licensed |
| 24 | pursuant to s. 489.5335 must be present on an industrial or |
| 25 | commercial new construction site when electrical work in excess |
| 26 | of 98 volts is being performed in order to supervise or perform |
| 27 | such work, except as provided in s. 489.503. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |