Senate Bill 2556

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 2556

    By Senator King





    8-1829-99                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to contracting; amending s.

  3         489.537, F.S.; providing that any county or

  4         municipality may require the presence of an

  5         electrical journeyman on each job site at which

  6         electrical work is being performed; authorizing

  7         the establishment of a ratio of journeymen to

  8         the rest of the workforce and providing limits

  9         thereon; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (3) of

14  section 489.537, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

15         489.537  Application of this part.--

16         (3)  Nothing in this act limits the power of a

17  municipality or county:

18         (f)  To require that a licensed electrical journeyman

19  be present on each job site when electrical work is being

20  performed in order to supervise or perform such work.

21  Additionally, the county or municipality may require that a

22  licensed electrical journeyman be present on the job site in a

23  specific ratio to the rest of the electrical workforce. The

24  ratio of licensed electrical journeymen to apprentices and

25  helpers, if imposed, shall be set at not greater than one

26  electrical journeyman for every five apprentices and helpers.

27  The county or municipality may impose a ratio of one

28  journeyman to more than five apprentices and helpers, but not

29  more than one journeyman to five or fewer apprentices or

30  helpers.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 2556
    8-1829-99                                               See HB




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  2                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Provides that any county or municipality may require the
  4    presence of an electrical journeyman on each job site at
      which electrical work is being performed.  Authorizes the
  5    establishment of a ratio of journeymen to the rest of the
      workforce and provides limits thereon. (See bill for
  6    details.)

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