Amends TCA Title 68.
This bill requires a municipal, county, or state-employed electrical inspector to be certified by the state fire marshal, beginning January 1, 2020. Municipal, county, or state electrical inspectors employed or under contract through a professional corporation as a commissioned deputy electrical inspector on January 1, 2020, will be deemed to have met the certification qualifications for three years from the date of certification. On the expiration date of the three-year period, each electrical inspector deemed to meet such qualifications must be recertified by the fire marshal. The state fire marshal will issue certification if the applicant:<br /> <br /> (1) Files an application on a form developed by the state fire marshal;<br /> (2) Pays a fee; and<br /> (3) Provides a resolution by the governing body of the employing municipality or county, or a certification from the employing state agency, affirming that the applicant is performing the applicant's duties satisfactorily.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the state fire marshal to promulgate rules and regulations that require proof satisfactory to the marshal that the candidate understands all applicable electrical codes. The fire marshal must establish training courses for governmental employees with electrical responsibilities and may revoke the certification of any electrical inspector. Under this bill, an electrical inspector who knowingly fails to enforce state building regulations, and the intentional failure poses an immediate danger to the life, safety, or welfare of another, commits a Class B misdemeanor.<br /> <br /> Present law requires the fire marshal to recognize and accept certification from the International Code Council (ICC) or the National Fire Protection Association as satisfying the standards and qualifications for certification of municipal, county and state employed plumbing and mechanical inspectors. This bill revises this provision to require the fire marshal to recognize and accept certification from a nationally or internationally recognized certifying organization to satisfy the standards and qualifications for certification of municipal, county, and state-employed plumbing, mechanical, and electrical inspectors.<br /> <br />
This bill requires a municipal, county, or state-employed electrical inspector to be certified by the state fire marshal, beginning January 1, 2020. Municipal, county, or state electrical inspectors employed or under contract through a professional corporation as a commissioned deputy electrical inspector on January 1, 2020, will be deemed to have met the certification qualifications for three years from the date of certification. On the expiration date of the three-year period, each electrical inspector deemed to meet such qualifications must be recertified by the fire marshal. The state fire marshal will issue certification if the applicant:<br /> <br /> (1) Files an application on a form developed by the state fire marshal;<br /> (2) Pays a fee; and<br /> (3) Provides a resolution by the governing body of the employing municipality or county, or a certification from the employing state agency, affirming that the applicant is performing the applicant's duties satisfactorily.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the state fire marshal to promulgate rules and regulations that require proof satisfactory to the marshal that the candidate understands all applicable electrical codes. The fire marshal must establish training courses for governmental employees with electrical responsibilities and may revoke the certification of any electrical inspector. Under this bill, an electrical inspector who knowingly fails to enforce state building regulations, and the intentional failure poses an immediate danger to the life, safety, or welfare of another, commits a Class B misdemeanor.<br /> <br /> Present law requires the fire marshal to recognize and accept certification from the International Code Council (ICC) or the National Fire Protection Association as satisfying the standards and qualifications for certification of municipal, county and state employed plumbing and mechanical inspectors. This bill revises this provision to require the fire marshal to recognize and accept certification from a nationally or internationally recognized certifying organization to satisfy the standards and qualifications for certification of municipal, county, and state-employed plumbing, mechanical, and electrical inspectors.<br /> <br />
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