Amendments for SB25-165
Senate Journal, April 17
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB25-165 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with
favorable recommendation.
Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and substitute:
"SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-115-103, amend (2.5)
and (3); and add (7.5), (7.7), (9.3), and (9.5) as follows:
12-115-103. Definitions. As used in this article 115, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(2.5) "Direct supervision" means that the supervising licensed master
electrician, journeyman electrician, or residential wireman, OR PHOTOVOLTAIC
INSTALLER is physically present at the same physical address where the
apprentice is working.
(3) "Electric light, heat, and power" means the standard types of
electricity that are supplied by an electric utility, regardless of whether the
source is an electric utility or the inverter output circuit of a photovoltaic
system, direct-current lighting system, or a similar circuit from another type of
renewable energy system or electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and used
and consumed in a real estate improvement or real estate fixture REGULATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, EXCLUDING CHAPTER 8,
"COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS".
(7.5) "NABCEP" MEANS THE NORTH AMERICAN BOARD OF CERTIFIED
ENERGY PRACTITIONERS.
(7.7) "NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL" MEANS AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE NABCEP TO INSTALL PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEMS.
(9.3) "PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN
SECTION 40-2-128 (2)(a.5).
(9.5) "PV INSTALLATION TRAINING" MEANS TRAINING CONCERNING
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS INSTALLATION PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THE "PV
INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL JOB TASK ANALYSIS" DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY
THE NABCEP.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-115-110, amend
(2)(a)(I), (2)(a)(II), (2)(b) introductory portion, (2)(b)(II), (3)(a), (3)(b)
introductory portion, and (3)(b)(II); and add (6) and (7) as follows:
12-115-110. License requirements - rules - continuing education -
photovoltaic installer registration - repeal. (2) Journeyman electrician.
(a) An applicant for a journeyman electrician's license shall furnish written
evidence that the applicant has had the following:
(I) EIGHT THOUSAND HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF at least four years'
apprenticeship in the electrical trade or EIGHT THOUSAND HOURS OVER A PERIOD
OF AT LEAST four years' practical experience in wiring for, installing, and
repairing electrical apparatus and equipment for electric light, heat, and power;
(II) TWO THOUSAND HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF at least two of the
applicant's years' YEARS OF THE APPLICANT'S experience required by subsection
(2)(a)(I) of this section has been in commercial, industrial, or substantially
similar work; and
(b) An applicant shall be permitted to MAY substitute for required
practical experience evidence of academic training or practical experience in the
electrical field, which shall be IS credited as follows:
(II) If the applicant has academic training, including military training
OR PV INSTALLATION TRAINING, that does not qualify under subsection (2)(b)(I)
of this section, the board shall MAY provide work experience credit for the
training or for substantially similar training established by rule.
(3) Residential wireman. (a) An applicant for a residential wireman's
license shall furnish written evidence that the applicant has at least two years
of accredited training or FOUR THOUSAND HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF AT LEAST
two years of practical experience in wiring one-, two-, three-, and four-family
dwellings.
(b) An applicant shall be permitted to MAY substitute for required
practical experience evidence of academic training in the electrical field, which
shall be IS credited as follows:
(II) If the applicant has academic training, including military training
OR PV INSTALLATION TRAINING, that is not sufficient to qualify under
subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section, the board shall MAY provide work
experience credit for the training according to a uniform ratio established by
rule.
(6) (a) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTIONS (2)(a)(I) AND (3)(a) OF THIS
SECTION, AN APPLICANT EARNS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE BY WORKING:
(I) TWO THOUSAND HOURS AS A NABCEP PV INSTALLATION
PROFESSIONAL WORKING FOR OR WORKING AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER;
(II) UP TO TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WORKING
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL
WORKING FOR OR WORKING AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER, SO LONG AS THE
SUPERVISING NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL PROVIDES PROOF OF
THE APPLICANT'S EMPLOYMENT AND AN AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING THAT THE
APPLICANT EARNED THE HOURS WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A
NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL; OR
(III) UP TO FOUR THOUSAND HOURS AS A NABCEP PV INSTALLATION
PROFESSIONAL WORKING FOR OR WORKING AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER IF
THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION TO THE BOARD,
INCLUDING PAYROLL RECORDS, WORK ORDERS, PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, OR
OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT SIGNIFICANT SOLAR INDUSTRY
WORK THAT QUALIFIES AS ELECTRICAL HOURS. THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE
DOCUMENTATION AND DETERMINE HOW MANY HOURS OF PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE THE APPLICANT EARNS BEYOND THE TWO THOUSAND HOURS
PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION (6)(a)(I) OF THIS SECTION.
(b) FOR EVERY TWO HOURS THAT AN APPLICANT WORKS AS DESCRIBED
IN SUBSECTION (6)(a)(II) OR (6)(a)(III) OF THIS SECTION, THE APPLICANT EARNS
ONE HOUR FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I) OR (3)(a) OF THIS
SECTION.
(7) (a) A CONTRACTOR THAT IS OPERATING AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2025,
AND THAT PERFORMS WORK AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 40-2-128 WITH AT LEAST ONE NABCEP CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE SHALL
REGISTER AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER WITH THE BOARD ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 2026; EXCEPT THAT A CONTRACTOR MAY REGISTER WITH THE
BOARD DURING A SIXTY-DAY GRACE PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
12-20-202 (1)(e).
(b) A CONTRACTOR REGISTERING AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (7) SHALL DESIGNATE THE CONTRACTOR'S
PRIMARY OWNER AS THE DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD.
(c) IF THE DESIGNATED AGENT DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(7)(b) OF THIS SECTION IS NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE CONTRACTOR:
(I) THE CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER
WITH THE BOARD IS INVALID; AND
(II) THE CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION IS INELIGIBLE FOR
REINSTATEMENT.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 12-115-111 as
follows:
12-115-111. Credit for experience not subject to supervision of a
licensed electrician. For all applicants seeking work experience credit toward
licensure, the board shall MAY give credit for electrical work that is not required
to be performed by or under the supervision of a licensed electrician if the
applicant can show that the particular experience received or the supervision
under which the work has been performed is adequate.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-2-128, amend
(1)(a)(I)(A) and (2)(a)(I); and add (2)(a.5) as follows:
40-2-128. Solar photovoltaic installations - supervision -
qualifications of electrical contractors - definitions. (1) For all photovoltaic
installations allowed under section 40-2-124 with a direct current design
capacity of less than three hundred kilowatts:
(a) (I) (A) The performance of all photovoltaic electrical work, the
installation of photovoltaic modules, and the installation of photovoltaic
module mounting equipment is subject to on-site supervision by a certified
photovoltaic energy practitioner, as designated by the North American Board
of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) AND THAT IS WORKING FOR A
PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER, or a licensed master electrician, licensed
journeyman electrician, or licensed residential wireman, as THOSE TERMS ARE
defined in section 12-115-103.
(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (I) "Photovoltaic electrical work" means wiring, grounding, or
repairing electrical apparatus and equipment in a photovoltaic distributed
generation system MEANS ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED ON A PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEM THAT IS COVERED ELECTRICAL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, INCLUDING ARTICLES 90.2 (1), 90.2 (3), 100, AND
690 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.
(a.5) "PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER" MEANS A CONTRACTOR THAT:
(I) IS NOT A REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 12-115-103 (4);
(II) IS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD AS A
PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER PURSUANT TO SECTION 12-115-110 (7) NO LATER
THAN DECEMBER 31, 2026;
(III) IS A BUSINESS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE AND
REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE;
(IV) IS PERFORMING PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICAL WORK AS OF
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025; AND
(V) EMPLOYS A NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL, AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 12-115-103 (7.7).
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-115-107, amend (2)(f);
and add (2)(f.5) as follows:
12-115-107. Board powers and duties - rules - definitions. (2) In
addition to all other powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the board by
this article 115, the board is authorized to:
(f) (I) Regulate a licensed master electrician, journeyman electrician,
or residential wireman, OR PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER WHO, acting within his
or her THEIR scope of competence, supervises a solar photovoltaic installation
pursuant to section 40-2-128.
(II) On and after January 1, 2020, All photovoltaic electrical work for
installations of at least three hundred kilowatts, including the interconnection
of the modules, grounding of the modules, any balance of system wiring, and
the customer-side point of connection to the utility grid, must:
(A) Be performed by a licensed master electrician, A licensed
journeyman electrician, A licensed residential wireman, or properly supervised
electrical apprentices; and must
(B) Comply with all applicable requirements of this article 115,
including sections 12-115-109 and 12-115-115, and all applicable rules of the
board.
(III) ONLY AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR OR A PHOTOVOLTAIC
INSTALLER MAY PERFORM OR OFFER TO PERFORM PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICAL
WORK FOR INSTALLATIONS OF LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED KILOWATTS.
(f.5) REGULATE PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICAL WORK FOR INSTALLATIONS
OF LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED KILOWATTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 40-2-128;
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-115-117, amend (1)(l);
and add (1)(m) as follows:
12-115-117. Fees. (1) As established pursuant to section 12-20-105,
fees shall be charged by the board for the following:
(l) Apprentice registration; AND
(m) PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER REGISTRATION.
SECTION 7. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes
effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period
after final adjournment of the general assembly; except that, if a referendum
petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution
against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then
the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people
at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the
governor.".
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Senate Journal, April 29
SB25-165 by Senator(s) Pelton B. and Daugherty; --Concerning electrical work regulated in the state.
Amendment No. 1, Business, Labor & Technology Committee Amendment.
(Printed in Senate Journal, April 17, page(s) 930-933 and placed in members' bill files.)
Amendment No. 2(L.006), by Senator Pelton B.
Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated April
17, 2025, page 3, strike lines 32 through 38 and substitute:
"(b) A CONTRACTOR REGISTERING AS A PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (7) SHALL DESIGNATE AN AGENT OR AGENTS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD.
(c) IF NONE OF THE AGENTS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(7)(b) OF THIS SECTION ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE CONTRACTOR:".
Amendment No. 3(L.004), by Senator Pelton B.
Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated April
17, 2025, page 2, line 4, strike "(2)(a)(I), (2)(a)(II)," and substitute "(2)(a),".
Page 2, after line 19 insert:
"(III) Effective January 1, 2011, During the last four EIGHT years of THE
APPLICANT'S training, apprenticeship, or practical experience in wiring for,
installing, and repairing electrical apparatus and equipment for electric light,
heat, and power, COMPLETION OF at least two hundred eighty-eight hours of
training in safety, the national electrical code and its applications, and any other
training required by the board that is provided by an accredited college or
university, an established industry training program, or any other provider
whose training is conducted in compliance with rules promulgated ADOPTED by
the board, in collaboration with established industry training programs and
industry representatives. THE BOARD MAY GRANT AN APPLICANT CREDIT
TOWARD THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT IN THIS SUBSECTION (2)(a)(III) FOR
TRAINING THAT OCCURRED BEFORE THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF THE APPLICANT'S
TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIP, OR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IF THE APPLICANT
PROVIDES PROOF OF COMPLETION OF NO LESS THAN FOUR HOURS OF ADDITIONAL
TRAINING ON THE CURRENT OR IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE OR THE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
PURSUANT SUBSECTION 12-115-107 (2)(a).".
Amendment No. 4(L.005), by Senator Pelton B.
Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated April
17, 2025, page 2, line 42, after "SECTION," insert "IN ADDITION TO OTHER
MEANS OF EARNING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE,".
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final
passage.
House Journal, May 2
18 SB25-165 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
19 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
20 recommendation:
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22 Amend reengrossed bill, page 8, line 24, after "(2)(a.5)" add "and (3)".
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24 Page 10, after line 2 insert:
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26 "(3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT AFFECT THE STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD'S
27 REGULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICAL WORK PERFORMED ON
28 PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS WITH A CURRENT DESIGN CAPACITY OF AT
107 29 LEAST THREE HUNDRED KILOWATTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 12-115-
30 (2)(f).".