58-55-201 - Boards created -- Duties. - Utah Statutes

58-55-201. Boards created -- Duties.
(1) There is created a Plumbers Licensing Board, an Alarm System Security andLicensing Board, and an Electricians Licensing Board. Members of the boards shall be selectedto provide representation as follows:
(a) The Plumbers Licensing Board consists of five members as follows:
(i) two members shall be licensed from among the license classifications of master orjourneyman plumber;
(ii) two members shall be licensed plumbing contractors; and
(iii) one member shall be from the public at large with no history of involvement in theconstruction trades.
(b) (i) The Alarm System Security and Licensing Board consists of five members asfollows:
(A) three individuals who are officers or owners of a licensed alarm business;
(B) one individual from among nominees of the Utah Peace Officers Association; and
(C) one individual representing the general public.
(ii) The Alarm System Security and Licensing Board shall designate one of its memberson a permanent or rotating basis to:
(A) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful orunprofessional conduct of a licensee; and
(B) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.
(iii) A board member who has, under this Subsection (1)(b)(iii), reviewed a complaint oradvised in its investigation is disqualified from participating with the board when the boardserves as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.
(c) The Electricians Licensing Board consists of five members as follows:
(i) two members shall be licensed from among the license classifications of master orjourneyman electrician, of whom one shall represent a union organization and one shall beselected having no union affiliation;
(ii) two shall be licensed electrical contractors of whom one shall represent a unionorganization and one shall be selected having no union affiliation; and
(iii) one member shall be from the public at large with no history of involvement in theconstruction trades or union affiliation.
(2) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of each board include the following:
(a) recommending to the commission appropriate rules;
(b) recommending to the commission policy and budgetary matters;
(c) approving and establishing a passing score for applicant examinations;
(d) overseeing the screening of applicants for licensing, renewal, reinstatement, andrelicensure;
(e) assisting the commission in establishing standards of supervision for students orpersons in training to become qualified to obtain a license in the occupation or profession itrepresents; and
(f) acting as presiding officer in conducting hearings associated with the adjudicativeproceedings and in issuing recommended orders when so authorized by the commission.

Amended by Chapter 215, 2008 General Session