PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 71, 2128 PRINTER'S NO. 2322
No. 71 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BELL, ROCKS, MELLOW, BODACK, SHUMAKER, REGOLI,
AFFLERBACH, ANDREZESKI, MADIGAN, BELAN, LINCOLN, WENGER AND
O'PAKE, JANUARY 23, 1989
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 18, 1990
AN ACT
1 Regulating and requiring the licensure of electrical
2 contractors; establishing the State Board of Electrical
3 Contractors and providing for its powers and duties; making
4 an appropriation; and providing penalties.
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 Section 2. Definitions.
8 Section 3. State Board of Electrical Contractors.
9 Section 4. Powers and functions of board.
10 Section 5. License required.
11 Section 6. Qualifications for license.
12 Section 7. Issuance of license.
13 Section 8. Exemption from examination.
14 Section 9. Refusal, suspension and revocation of license.
15 Section 10. Reinstatement of license.
16 Section 11. Reporting of multiple licensure.
17 Section 12. Surrender of suspended or revoked license.
18 Section 13. Death or disability of licensed electrical
1 contractor.
2 Section 14. Transferability of license.
3 Section 15. Powers of municipalities.
4 Section 16. Exempt work or construction.
5 Section 17. Penalties.
6 Section 18. License renewal; records and fees.
7 Section 19. Subpoenas.
8 Section 20. Unlawful practice.
9 Section 21. Appropriation.
10 Section 22. Severability.
11 Section 23. Sunset.
12 Section 24. Effective date.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Short title.
16 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Electrical
17 Contractors Licensing Act.
18 Section 2. Definitions.
19 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
20 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
21 context clearly indicates otherwise.
22 "Board." The State Board of Electrical Contractors under the
23 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs within the
24 Department of State.
25 "Commissioner." The Commissioner of Professional and
26 Occupational Affairs.
27 "Electrical contractor." A person who performs or supervises
28 electrical services, including, but not limited to, the
29 installation, erection, repair or alteration of electrical
30 equipment for the generation, transmission or utilization of
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1 electrical energy.
2 Section 3. State Board of Electrical Contractors.
3 (a) Creation.--There is hereby created the State Board of
4 Electrical Contractors, a departmental administrative board in
5 the Department of State. The board shall consist of nine members
6 who are citizens of the United States and who have been
7 residents of this Commonwealth for a two-year period, two of
8 whom shall be public members, four of whom shall be qualified
9 electrical contractors with experience of not less than ten
10 years as an electrical contractor, one of whom shall be a
11 qualified electrical inspector with experience of not less than
12 five years as an electrical inspector, one of whom shall be an
13 electrician who has completed a State-approved apprenticeship
14 and who has been employed in the electrical construction
15 industry for not less than five years, and one of whom shall be
16 the Commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational
17 Affairs. Two of the electrical contractor members shall be
18 signatories to collective bargaining agreements and the
19 remaining two shall be nonsignatories.
20 (b) Terms of office.--The members shall serve for four-year
21 terms, except as provided in subsection (c), and shall be
22 appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
23 a majority of the members elected to the Senate.
24 (c) Initial appointments.--Within 90 days of the effective
25 date of this act, the Governor shall nominate two qualified
26 electrical contractors with experience of not less than ten
27 years as electrical contractors and one public member to serve
28 four-year terms; one qualified electrical contractor with
29 experience of not less than ten years as an electrical
30 contractor and one qualified electrical inspector with
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1 experience of not less than five years as an electrical
2 inspector to serve three-year terms; one qualified electrical
3 contractor with experience of not less than ten years as an
4 electrical contractor, and one electrician who has completed a
5 State-approved apprenticeship and who has been employed in the
6 electrical construction industry for not less than five years
7 and one public member to serve two-year terms.
8 (d) Continuation in office.--Each board member shall
9 continue in office until a successor is duly appointed and
10 qualified but no longer than six months after the expiration of
11 the term. In the event that a board member dies, resigns or
12 otherwise becomes disqualified during the term of office, a
13 successor shall be appointed in the same way and with the same
14 qualifications as set forth in this section and shall hold
15 office for the unexpired portion of the unexpired term.
16 (e) Limit on terms.--No board member shall be eligible for
17 appointment to serve more than two consecutive four-year terms.
18 (f) Forfeiture of membership.--A board member who fails to
19 attend three consecutive meetings shall forfeit his or her seat
20 unless the commissioner, upon written request from the member,
21 finds that the member shall be excused from a meeting because of
22 illness or the death of a family member.
23 (g) Compensation.--Each member of the board, except the
24 commissioner, shall receive $60 per diem when actually attending
25 to the work of the board. Members shall also receive reasonable
26 traveling, hotel and other necessary expenses incurred in the
27 performance of their duties in accordance with Commonwealth
28 regulations.
29 (h) Forfeiture for nonattendance.--A public member who fails
30 to attend two consecutive statutorily mandated training seminars
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1 in accordance with section 813(e) of the act of April 9, 1929
2 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929,
3 shall forfeit his or her seat unless the commissioner, upon
4 written request from the public member, finds that the public
5 member should be excused from a meeting because of illness or
6 the death of a family member.
7 (i) Quorum.--A majority of the members serving in accordance
8 with law shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting
9 the business of the board. Except for automatic suspensions, a
10 member may not be counted as part of a quorum or vote on any
11 issue unless he or she is physically in attendance at the
12 meeting.
13 (j) Meetings.--The board shall meet at least four times a
14 year in Harrisburg.
15 (k) Notice.--Reasonable notice of all meetings shall be
16 given in conformity with the act of July 3, 1986 (P.L.388,
17 No.84), known as the Sunshine Act.
18 (l) Operating procedures.--The board shall meet within 30
19 days after the appointment of initial members and set up
20 operating procedures and an application form for licensing
21 electrical contractors. It shall be the responsibility of the
22 board to circulate these forms and educate the public to the
23 requirements of licensing in order to hold oneself out as a
24 licensed electrical contractor within this Commonwealth.
25 Section 4. Powers and functions of board.
26 The board shall have the following powers:
27 (1) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
28 licenses and reciprocal licenses, and to adopt and revise
29 rules and regulations requiring applicants to pass
30 examinations relating to their qualifications as a
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1 prerequisite to the issuance of a license.
2 (2) To adopt and, from time to time, revise such rules
3 and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect
4 provisions of this act. Such regulations may include, but
5 shall not be limited to, standards of professional practice
6 for licensed electrical contractors in Pennsylvania.
7 (3) To examine for, deny, approve, issue, revoke,
8 suspend or renew licenses of electrical contractors pursuant
9 to this act and to conduct hearings in connection therewith.
10 (4) To conduct hearings upon complaints concerning
11 violations of the provisions of this act and the rules and
12 regulations adopted pursuant to this act and seek the
13 prosecution and enjoinder of all such violations.
14 (5) To expend moneys necessary to the proper carrying
15 out of its assigned duties.
16 (6) To license any individual without examination who,
17 at the time application is filed, holds a license issued by
18 any other state of the United States, provided that state
19 issues a license under similar restrictions, and under
20 similar conditions, grants reciprocal licensure without
21 examination to electrical contractors duly licensed in this
22 Commonwealth.
23 (7) To submit annually a report, to the Professional
24 Licensure Committee of the House of Representatives and the
25 Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee of
26 the Senate, containing a description of the complaints
27 received, status of the cases, board action which has been
28 taken and length of time from the initial complaint to final
29 board resolution.
30 (8) To submit annually to the Appropriation Committees
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1 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 15 days after
2 the Governor has submitted his budget to the General
3 Assembly, a copy of the budget request for the upcoming
4 fiscal year which the board previously submitted to the
5 Department of State.
6 Section 5. License required.
7 After the effective date of this act, no person shall perform
8 electrical contracting services unless such person has obtained
9 a license from the board. The person so licensed shall assume
10 full responsibility for all of the electrical work performed
11 under his or her supervision, in accordance with recognized
12 safety standards.
13 Section 6. Qualifications for license.
14 No person shall be granted an electrical contractor's license
15 unless he or she submits proof satisfactory to the board that:
16 (1) He or she has been employed or engaged in the
17 business of electrical construction and installation or has
18 equivalent practical experience for a period of not less than
19 five years preceding the time of such application, or shall
20 otherwise establish, pursuant to regulations promulgated by
21 the board, that he or she has the necessary education and
22 experience to take the examination for a license.
23 (2) He or she has passed an examination duly adopted by
24 the board.
25 (3) His or her application has been accompanied by an
26 application fee specified by regulation.
27 (4) He or she has not been convicted of a felony under
28 the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The
29 Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or of an
30 offense under the laws of another jurisdiction, which, if
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1 committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony under The
2 Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, unless:
3 (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of
4 conviction;
5 (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to
6 the board that he or she has made significant progress in
7 personal rehabilitation since the conviction, such that
8 licensure of the applicant should not be expected to
9 create a substantial risk of harm to the health and
10 safety of the public or a substantial risk of further
11 criminal violations; and
12 (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the
13 qualifications contained in or authorized by this act. As
14 used in this subparagraph, the term "convicted" shall
15 include a judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of
16 nolo contendere.
17 Section 7. Issuance of license.
18 The board shall issue a license to each person who meets the
19 licensure requirements of this act.
20 Section 8. Exemption from examination.
21 The requirements of section 6(2) shall not apply and a
22 license shall be issued without examination to any person who
23 has submitted an application for license, accompanied by the
24 required fee, within two years after the effective date of this
25 act, who is a resident of this Commonwealth, who has submitted
26 proof of his or her being employed or engaged in the business of
27 electrical contracting within this Commonwealth for a period of
28 at least six years prior to the effective date of this act and
29 whose principal business for at least two years immediately
30 preceding the date of application has been that of an electrical
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1 contractor.
2 Section 9. Refusal, suspension and revocation of license.
3 (a) Grounds.--The board may refuse, suspend, revoke, limit
4 or restrict a license or reprimand a licensee for any of the
5 following:
6 (1) Securing a license by fraud, deceit or
7 misrepresentation, or willfully deceiving an agent of the
8 board.
9 (2) Being unfit or unable to engage in electrical
10 contracting because of the use of alcoholic beverages,
11 controlled substances or any other substance which impairs
12 the intellect or judgment to such an extent as to impair the
13 performance of professional duties.
14 (3) Engaging in false, deceptive or fraudulent business
15 activities, or in misleading advertising practices.
16 (4) Violating any provision of this act or regulation of
17 the board.
18 (5) Committing an act of gross negligence or
19 incompetence or knowingly authorizing such an act by his or
20 her employee.
21 (6) Failing to properly supervise employees in
22 compliance with the recognized electrical safety standards of
23 the National Electrical Code then in effect and the standards
24 of the municipality in which the work is performed, or
25 knowingly authorizing an unlicensed person to assume
26 responsibility for supervisory work.
27 (7) Failing to secure an inspection of electrical
28 construction as required by law.
29 (8) Failing to perform electrical construction in
30 conformance with standards of the National Electrical Code
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1 then in effect and the standards, if any, of the municipality
2 wherein the work is performed.
3 (9) Being convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor <--
4 relating to the practice of electrical contracting. As used
5 in this paragraph, the
6 (9) BEING CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN A FEDERAL COURT OR <--
7 THE COURTS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH OR ANY OTHER STATE, TERRITORY
8 OR COUNTRY.
9 (10) BEING CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR RELATED TO THE
10 PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING IN THE COURTS OF THIS
11 COMMONWEALTH OR ANY OTHER STATE OR TERRITORY. AS USED IN THIS
12 SECTION, THE term "convicted" includes a finding or verdict
13 of guilt, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere,
14 or receiving probation without verdict, disposition in lieu
15 of trial or an accelerated rehabilitative disposition in the
16 disposition of felony charges.
17 (10) (11) Having a license to perform electrical <--
18 contracting suspended, revoked or refused or receiving other
19 disciplinary action by the proper licensing authority of any
20 other state.
21 (b) Board action.--When the board finds that the license or
22 application for license of any person may be refused, revoked,
23 restricted or suspended under the terms of subsection (a), the
24 board may:
25 (1) Deny the application for a license.
26 (2) Administer a public reprimand.
27 (3) Revoke, suspend, limit or otherwise restrict a
28 license as determined by the board.
29 (4) Suspend enforcement of its findings thereof and
30 place a licensee on probation with the right to vacate the
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1 probationary order for noncompliance.
2 (5) Restore a suspended license and impose any
3 disciplinary or corrective measure which it might originally
4 have imposed.
5 (c) Hearing.--All actions of the board shall be taken
6 subject to the right of notice, hearing and adjudication and the
7 right of appeal therefrom in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. (relating
8 to administrative law and procedure).
9 (d) Automatic suspension.--A license issued under this act
10 shall automatically be suspended upon the legal commitment of a
11 licensee to an institution because of mental incompetence from
12 any cause upon filing with the board a certified copy of such
13 commitment, or for conviction of a felony under the act of April
14 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance,
15 Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or conviction of an offense under
16 the laws of another jurisdiction, which, if committed in this
17 Commonwealth, would be a felony under The Controlled Substance,
18 Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. As used in this section, the term
19 "conviction" shall include a judgment, an admission of guilt or
20 a plea of nolo contendere. Automatic suspension under this
21 section shall not be stayed pending an appeal of conviction.
22 Restoration of such license shall be made as provided in this
23 act for revocation or suspension of such license.
24 Section 10. Reinstatement of license.
25 Unless otherwise ordered to do so by Commonwealth Court or an
26 appeal therefrom, the board shall not reinstate a revoked
27 license. Any person whose license has been revoked may apply for
28 reinstatement, after a period of at least five years, but must
29 meet all of the licensing qualifications of this act, including
30 the examination requirement, if he or she desires to practice at
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1 any time after the revocation.
2 Section 11. Reporting of multiple licensure.
3 Any licensed electrical contractor of this Commonwealth who
4 is also licensed by any other state shall report this
5 information to the board on the biennial renewal application.
6 Any disciplinary action taken by any other state shall be
7 reported to the board on the biennial renewal application, or
8 within 90 days of disposition, whichever is sooner. Multiple
9 licensure shall be noted by the board on the licensee's record,
10 and such state shall be notified by the board of any
11 disciplinary actions taken against the licensee in this
12 Commonwealth.
13 Section 12. Surrender of suspended or revoked license.
14 The board shall require a person whose license has been
15 suspended or revoked to return the license in such manner as the
16 board directs. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor of the
17 third degree.
18 Section 13. Death or disability of licensed electrical
19 contractor.
20 The board shall promulgate regulations establishing the
21 conditions under which a business may continue to provide
22 contracted services in the event of the death, illness or
23 disability of the licensed electrical contractor previously
24 responsible for the work of the business, consistent with the
25 provisions of section 5.
26 Section 14. Transferability of license.
27 No license issued under this act shall be assignable or
28 transferable.
29 Section 15. Powers of municipalities.
30 (a) Municipal ordinances preserved.--Nothing in this act
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1 shall supersede the power of any municipality to inspect
2 electrical work or equipment or to regulate the manner in which
3 electrical work shall be done, and to levy lawful taxes and
4 fees, but no municipality shall require any electrical
5 contractor licensed under this act to obtain a municipal license
6 to engage in electrical contracting in the municipality;
7 provided, however, that nothing herein is intended to preclude
8 municipalities from denying or revoking local permits for
9 failure to comply with local ordinances not inconsistent with
10 this act or regulations of the board.
11 (b) Failure to comply with local ordinance.--Any licensee
12 who willfully fails to comply with any municipal ordinance
13 concerning the inspection of electrical work shall be subject to
14 disciplinary proceedings under this act.
15 Section 16. Exempt work or construction.
16 (a) Exemptions enumerated.--Electrical work or construction
17 which is performed on the following facilities or which is by or
18 for the following entities shall not be included within the
19 business of electrical contracting so as to require a license
20 under this act:
21 (1) Minor repair work, such as replacement of lamps and
22 fuses, existing wall switches, plug-in receptacles on
23 existing outlets and sockets on existing incandescent
24 fixtures.
25 (2) The connection of portable electrical appliances to
26 suitable permanently installed receptacles.
27 (3) The testing, servicing or repairing of electrical
28 equipment or apparatus.
29 (4) Electrical work in mines or on ships, railway cars,
30 elevators, escalators or automotive equipment.
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1 (5) Electrical work done by or for a public utility,
2 cooperative or municipality, when such work is a part of the
3 plant or services used in the generation, supplying,
4 transmission and distribution of electricity or in the
5 provision of communication service to the public.
6 (6) A railway utility in the exercise of its functions
7 as a utility and located in or on buildings or premises used
8 exclusively by the utility.
9 (7) Commercial radio and television transmission
10 equipment.
11 (8) Construction by any branch of the Federal
12 Government.
13 (9) Any work with a load potential not regulated by the
14 National Electrical Code.
15 (10) Repair, manufacturing and maintenance work on
16 premises occupied by a firm or corporation and performed by a
17 regular employee who is a qualified journeyman electrician.
18 (11) Installation, repair or maintenance performed by
19 regular employees of the Commonwealth, or of a political
20 subdivision or municipal authority, on the premises owned or
21 occupied by the Commonwealth, political subdivision or
22 authority.
23 (12) The maintaining, installing or connecting of
24 automatic oil, gas or coal burning equipment, heat pumps or
25 similar heating equipment, or gasoline or diesel oil
26 dispensing equipment, and the lighting in connection
27 therewith, to a supply of adequate size at the load site of
28 the distribution board.
29 (13) Work performed by a person on a building that is
30 owner-occupied solely as a residence for himself or herself,
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1 but limited to one single family, or for a member or members
2 of his or her immediate family.
3 (14) WORK PERFORMED ON THE RESIDENCE AND OTHER BUILDINGS <--
4 ON PREMISES DEDICATED TO AN AGRICULTURAL USE, BY A PERSON WHO
5 OWNS AND RESIDES ON THE PREMISES, OR BY A MEMBER OR MEMBERS
6 OF HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
7 (b) Other exemptions.--The board may also promulgate
8 regulations to exempt from this act other electrical activities
9 of like character.
10 Section 17. Penalties.
11 (a) Criminal penalty.--A person who violates this act
12 commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon
13 conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $1,000 or to
14 imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
15 (b) Civil penalty.--In addition to any other civil remedy or
16 criminal penalty provided for in this act, the board, by a vote
17 of the majority of the maximum number of the authorized
18 membership of the board as provided by law, or by a vote of the
19 majority of the duly qualified and confirmed membership or a
20 minimum of three members, whichever is greater, may levy a civil
21 penalty of up to $1,000 on any current licensee who violates any
22 provision of this act or on any person who holds himself or
23 herself out as a licensed electrical contractor without being so
24 licensed pursuant to this act. The board shall levy this penalty
25 only after affording the accused party the opportunity for a
26 hearing, as provided in 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative
27 law and procedure).
28 (c) Disposition.--All fines and civil penalties imposed in
29 accordance with this section shall be paid into the Professional
30 Licensure Augmentation Account.
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1 Section 18. License renewal; records and fees.
2 (a) Renewal term.--The renewal of a license shall be on a
3 biennial basis.
4 (b) Records.--A record of all persons licensed to practice
5 as electrical contractors in this Commonwealth shall be kept in
6 the office of the board and shall be open to public inspection
7 and copying upon payment of a nominal fee for copying the
8 record.
9 (c) Fees.--
10 (1) All fees required pursuant to this act shall be
11 fixed by the board by regulation and shall be subject to the
12 act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the
13 Regulatory Review Act. If the revenues raised by fees, fines
14 and civil penalties imposed pursuant to this act are not
15 sufficient to meet expenditures over a two-year period, the
16 board shall increase those fees by regulation so that the
17 projected revenues will meet or exceed projected
18 expenditures.
19 (2) If the Bureau of Professional and Occupational
20 Affairs determines that the fees established by the board
21 pursuant to paragraph (1) are inadequate to meet the minimum
22 enforcement efforts required by this act, then the bureau,
23 after consultation with the board and subject to the
24 Regulatory Review Act, shall increase the fees by regulation
25 in an amount so that adequate revenues are raised to meet the
26 required enforcement effort.
27 Section 19. Subpoenas.
28 (a) Power to issue.--The board shall have the authority to
29 issue subpoenas, upon application of an attorney responsible for
30 representing the Commonwealth in disciplinary matters before the
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1 board, for the purpose of investigating alleged violations of
2 disciplinary provisions administered by the board. The board
3 shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths,
4 to examine witnesses and to take such testimony or compel the
5 production of such books, records, papers and documents as it
6 may deem necessary or proper in, and pertinent to, any
7 proceeding, investigation or hearing held or had by it. Client
8 records may not be subpoenaed without consent of the client or
9 without order of a court of competent jurisdiction on a showing
10 that the records are reasonably necessary for the conduct of the
11 investigation. The court may impose such limitations on the
12 scope of the subpoena as are necessary to prevent unnecessary
13 intrusion into client confidential information. The board is
14 authorized to apply to Commonwealth Court to enforce its
15 subpoenas.
16 (b) Notification of board.--An attorney responsible for
17 representing the Commonwealth in disciplinary matters before the
18 board shall notify the board immediately upon receiving
19 notification of an alleged violation of this act. The board
20 shall maintain current records of all reports of alleged
21 violations and periodically review the records for the purpose
22 of determining that each alleged violation has been resolved in
23 a timely manner.
24 Section 20. Unlawful practice.
25 (a) Unlawful practice prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for
26 any person to hold himself or herself out as a licensed
27 electrical contractor without possessing a valid, unexpired,
28 unrevoked and unsuspended license issued under this act.
29 (b) Injunction.--Unlawful practice may be enjoined by the
30 courts upon petition of the board. In any proceeding under this
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1 section, it shall not be necessary to show that any person is
2 individually injured by the actions complained of. If the court
3 finds that the respondent has violated this section, it shall
4 enjoin him or her from so practicing until he or she has been
5 duly licensed. Procedure in such cases shall be the same as in
6 any other injunction suit.
7 (c) Remedy cumulative.--The injunctive remedy provided in
8 this section shall be in addition to any other civil or criminal
9 prosecution and punishment.
10 Section 21. Appropriation.
11 The sum of $85,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
12 is hereby appropriated from the Professional Licensure
13 Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the Bureau of
14 Professional and Occupational Affairs in the Department of
15 State, for the payment of costs of processing licenses and
16 renewals, for the operation of the board and for other general
17 costs of the bureau operations relating to this act. The
18 appropriation granted shall be repaid by the board within three
19 years of the beginning of issuance of licenses by the board.
20 Section 22. Severability.
21 The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of
22 this act or its application to any person or circumstance is
23 held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions
24 or applications of this act which can be given effect without
25 the invalid provision or application.
26 Section 23. Sunset.
27 The State Board of Electrical Contractors shall be subject to
28 evaluation and review, termination, reestablishment and
29 continuation in accordance with the provisions of the act of
30 December 22, 1981 (P.L.508, No.142), known as the Sunset Act.
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1 Section 24. Effective date.
2 This act shall take effect as follows:
3 (1) Sections 5 and 20 of this act shall take effect in
4 24 months.
5 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 90
6 days.
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