ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2234	By:	Faught of the House

			    and

		Aldridge of the Senate

An Act relating to sunset; amending 59 O.S. 2011, Section 1004, which relates to the Oklahoma State Committee of Plumbing Examiners; re-creating the Committee; and modifying the termination date.

SUBJECT:  Oklahoma State Committee of Plumbing Examiners

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     59 O.S. 2011, Section 1004, is amended to read as follows:

Section 1004.  A.  The Oklahoma State Committee of Plumbing Examiners is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2012 2016, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, as provided by Sections Section 3901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and shall consist of five (5) members, each of whom shall be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of this state.  One member shall be appointed from each congressional district and any remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large.  However, when congressional districts are redrawn each member appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn districts.  Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts which are not represented by a board member until such time as each of the modified congressional districts are represented by a board member.  No appointments may be made after July 1 of the year in which such modification becomes effective if such appointment would result in more than two members serving from the same modified district.  Beginning January 1, 2002, as the terms of members serving on the Committee on such date expire, members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Construction Industries Board which may also remove them for cause.  They will hold office for terms of two (2) years, or until their successors are appointed.  Two members of the Committee shall have had at least five (5) years' practical experience as a licensed master plumber or plumbing contractor, and two members shall have had at least five (5) years' practical experience as a licensed journeyman plumber.  One member shall be a plumbing inspector selected from lists of names submitted from plumbing inspection industries.  Whenever appointments of initial, new, or replacement plumbing members of the Committee are to be made, the Board shall choose them only from lists of at least three names to be furnished whenever needed as follows:

1.  Master plumber or plumbing contractor member - lists to be furnished by associated plumbing and heating contractors of this state;

2.  Journeyman plumber member - lists to be furnished by state pipe trades associations;

3.  One licensed master plumber or plumbing contractor who is not a member of an association of plumbing, heating, and cooling contractors of this state; and

4.  One licensed journeyman plumber who is not a member of a state pipe trades association.

B.  Duties of the Committee shall be to serve the Construction Industries Board in an advisory capacity, to formulate rules pursuant to The Plumbing License Law of 1955, and to assist and advise the Board on the examination of applicants for licenses as journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor, in accordance with such rules and the terms and conditions hereof.  A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

C.  Each examiner shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 10th day of April, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate