SENATOR Nein

To amend sections 715.27, 3781.102, 4740.01, 4740.02,

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4740.03, 4740.04, 4740.05, 4740.06, 4740.07,

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4740.08, 4740.09, 4740.10, 4740.101, 4740.11,

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4740.12, and 4740.13 and to enact sections 307.382

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and 4740.99 of the Revised Code to provide for the

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licensure of backflow contractors and

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prefabricated fireplace contractors, to change the

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name of the Ohio Construction Industry Examining

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Board to the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing

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Board, and to make other changes related to that

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board.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 715.27, 3781.102, 4740.01, 4740.02,	12
4740.03, 4740.04, 4740.05, 4740.06, 4740.07, 4740.08, 4740.09,	13
4740.10, 4740.101, 4740.11, 4740.12, and 4740.13 be amended and	14
sections 307.382 and 4740.99 of the Revised Code be enacted to	15
read as follows:	16

Sec. 307.382. (A) A board of county commissioners may adopt,	17
by resolution, rules establishing standards and providing for the	18
licensing of contractors who are not required to hold a valid	19
license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code. The rules	20
apply within the unincorporated area of the county and within any	21
municipal corporation where the legislative authority has	22
contracted with the board pursuant to section 307.15 of the	23
Revised Code to enforce the county rules within the municipal	24
corporation.	25

(B)(1) A board of county commissioners may require any	26
contractor who is not required to hold a valid license issued	27
pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to successfully	28
complete an examination, test, or demonstration of technical	29
skills and may impose a fee and additional requirements for a	30
license to engage in the contractor's respective trade within the	31
board's jurisdiction.	32

(2) No board of county commissioners shall require any	33
contractor who holds a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter	34
4740. of the Revised Code to complete an examination, test, or	35
demonstration of technical skills to engage in the type of	36
contracting for which the license is held within the	37
unincorporated area of the county and within any municipal	38
corporation in which the county enforces county regulations	39
pursuant to a contract.	40

(C)(1) A board may impose a fee to register a contractor who	41
holds a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the	42
Revised Code before that contractor may engage, within the board's	43
jurisdiction, in the type of contracting for which the license is	44
held. Any fee shall be the same for all contractors who engage in	45
the same type of contracting.	46

(2) Any board that imposes a fee immediately shall permit a	47
contractor who presents proof of a valid license and pays the fee	48
to engage in the type of contracting for which the license is held	49
within the unincorporated area of the county and within any	50
municipal corporation in which the board enforces county	51
regulations pursuant to a contract.	52

(D) A board of county commissioners that requires contractors	53
to register with the board shall not register a contractor whose	54
trade is licensed pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code	55
unless that contractor holds a valid license issued pursuant to	56
that chapter.	57

(E) A board of county commissioners that adopts rules for	58
licensing contractors pursuant to this section may accept, in	59
satisfaction of its rules, a valid and unexpired license issued	60
pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code for the practice of	61
the licensed trade as it relates to the construction, replacement,	62
maintenance, or repair of one-family, two-family, or three-family	63
dwelling houses or accessory structures incidental to those	64
dwelling houses.	65

Sec. 715.27.  (A) Any municipal corporation may:

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(1) Regulate the erection of fences, billboards, signs, and	67
other structures, within the municipal corporation, and provide	68
for the removal and repair of insecure billboards, signs, and	69
other structures;	70

(2) Regulate the construction and repair of wires, poles,	71
plants, and all equipment to be used for the generation and	72
application of electricity;	73

(3) Provide for the licensing of house movers; plumbers;	74
sewer tappers; vault cleaners; and specialty contractors who are	75
not required to hold a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant	76
to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code.	77

A municipal corporation may, pursuant to division (A)(3) of	78
this section, require;	79

(4) Require all specialty contractors other than those who	80
hold a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to Chapter	81
4740. of the Revised Code, to successfully complete an	82
examination, test, or demonstration of technical skills, and may	83
impose a fee and additional requirements for a license or	84
registration to engage in their respective occupations within the	85
jurisdiction of the municipal corporation.	86

(B)(1) A municipal corporation that requires contractors to	87
register and pay a registration or license fee shall require any	88
contractor who performs a trade licensed under Chapter 4740. of	89
the Revised Code to hold a valid license issued pursuant to	90
Chapter 4740. as a condition for registration with the municipal	91
corporation.	92

(2) No municipal corporation shall require any specialty	93
contractor who holds a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant	94
to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to successfully complete an	95
examination, test, or demonstration of technical skills in order	96
to engage in the type of contracting for which the license is	97
held, within the municipal corporation.	98

(C) For a specialtyA municipal corporation may require a	99
contractor who holds a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant	100
to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code,to register with the	101
municipal corporation and pay any fee the municipal corporation	102
imposes before that specialty contractor may engage within the	103
municipal corporation in the type of contracting for which the	104
license is held within the municipal corporation, a municipal	105
corporation may require the contractor to register with the	106
municipal corporation and may impose a fee, provided that the. Any	107
fee isshall be the same for all specialty contractors who wish to	108
engage in thatthe same type of contracting, and. A municipal	109
corporation may require a bond and proof of all of the following:	110

(1) Insurance pursuant to division (B)(4) of section 4740.06	111
of the Revised Code;	112

(2) Compliance with Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised	113
Code;	114

(3) Registration with the tax department of the municipal	115
corporation.	116

If a(D) A municipal corporation that requires registration,	117
imposes such a fee, or requires a bond or proof of the items	118
listed in divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, the	119
municipal corporation immediately shall permit a contractor who	120
presents proof of holding a valid and unexpired license issued	121
pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code, who registers, pays	122
the fee, obtains a bond, and submits the proof described under	123
divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, as required, to	124
engage in the type of contracting for which the license is held,	125
within the municipal corporation.	126

(D)(E) A municipal corporation may revoke the registration of	127
a contractor registered with that municipal corporation for good	128
cause shown. Good cause shown includes the failure of a contractor	129
to maintain a bond or the items listed in divisions (C)(1), (2),	130
and (3) of this section, if the municipal corporation requires	131
those.	132

(E)(F) A municipal corporation that licenses specialty	133
contractors pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section may	134
accept, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of that	135
divisionits licensing requirements, a valid and unexpired license	136
issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code that is held	137
by a specialtya contractor holds, for the construction,	138
replacement, maintenance, or repair of one-family, two-family, or	139
three-family dwelling houses or accessory structures incidental to	140
those dwelling houses.	141

(F) As used in this section, "specialty contractor" means a	142
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor,	143
refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing	144
contractor, or hydronics contractor, as those terms are defined in	145
section 4740.01 of the Revised Code.	146

Sec. 3781.102.  (A) Any county or municipal building	147
department certified pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10	148
of the Revised Code as of September 14, 1970, and that, as of that	149
date, was inspecting single-family, two-family, and three-family	150
residences, and any township building department certified	151
pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code,	152
is hereby declared to be certified to inspect single-family,	153
two-family, and three-family residences containing industrialized	154
units, and such building department shall inspect the buildings or	155
classes of buildings subject to the provisions of division (E) of	156
section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.	157

(B) Each board of county commissioners may adopt, by	158
resolution, rules establishing standards and providing for the	159
licensing of electrical and heating, ventilating, and air	160
conditioning contractors who are not required to hold a valid and	161
unexpired license pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code.	162

Rules adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to	163
this division may be enforced within the unincorporated areas of	164
the county and within any municipal corporation where the	165
legislative authority of the municipal corporation has contracted	166
with the board for the enforcement of the county rules within the	167
municipal corporation pursuant to section 307.15 of the Revised	168
Code. The rules shall not conflict with rules adopted by the board	169
of building standards pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised	170
Code or by the department of commerce pursuant to Chapter 3703. of	171
the Revised Code. This division does not impair or restrict the	172
power of municipal corporations under Section 3 Article XVIII,	173
Ohio Constitution, to adopt rules concerning the erection,	174
construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and	175
structures or of establishing standards and providing for the	176
licensing of specialty contractors pursuant to section 715.27 of	177
the Revised Code.	178

A board of county commissioners, pursuant to this division,	179
may require all electrical contractors and heating, ventilating,	180
and air conditioning contractors, other than those who hold a	181
valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of	182
the Revised Code, to successfully complete an examination, test,	183
or demonstration of technical skills, and may impose a fee and	184
additional requirements for a license to engage in their	185
respective occupations within the jurisdiction of the board's	186
rules under this division.	187

(C) No board of county commissioners shall require any	188
specialty who holds a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant	189
to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code to successfully complete an	190
examination, test, or demonstration of technical skills in order	191
to engage in the type of contracting for which the license is	192
held, within the unincorporated areas of the county and within any	193
municipal corporation whose legislative authority has contracted	194
with the board for the enforcement of county regulations within	195
the municipal corporation, pursuant to section 307.15 of the	196
Revised Code.	197

(D) A board may impose a fee for registration of a specialty	198
contractor who holds a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant	199
to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code before that specialty	200
contractor may engage in the type of contracting for which the	201
license is held within the unincorporated areas of the county and	202
within any municipal corporation whose legislative authority has	203
contracted with the board for the enforcement of county	204
regulations within the municipal corporation, pursuant to section	205
307.15 of the Revised Code, provided that the fee is the same for	206
all specialty contractors who wish to engage in that type of	207
contracting. If a board imposes such a fee, the board immediately	208
shall permit a specialty contractor who presents proof of holding	209
a valid and unexpired license and pays the required fee to engage	210
in the type of contracting for which the license is held within	211
the unincorporated areas of the county and within any municipal	212
corporation whose legislative authority has contracted with the	213
board for the enforcement of county regulations within the	214
municipal corporation, pursuant to section 307.15 of the Revised	215
Code.	216

(E) The political subdivision associated with each municipal,	217
township, and county building department certified by the board of	218
building standards pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of	219
the Revised Code may prescribe fees to be paid by persons,	220
political subdivisions, or any department, agency, board,	221
commission, or institution of the state, for the acceptance and	222
approval of plans and specifications, and for the making of	223
inspections, pursuant to sections 3781.03 and 3791.04 of the	224
Revised Code.	225

(F)(C) Each political subdivision that prescribes fees	226
pursuant to division (E)(B) of this section shall collect, on	227
behalf of the board of building standards, a fee equal to three	228
per cent of suchthose fees. The board shall adopt rules, in	229
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, specifying the	230
manner in which the fee assessed pursuant to this division shall	231
be collected and remitted monthly to the board. The board shall	232
pay the fee assessed pursuant to this division into the state	233
treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund	234
created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code.	235

All money credited to the fund under this division shall be	236
used exclusively for both of the following:	237

(1) Operating costs of the board;

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(2) Providing services, including educational programs, for	239
the building departments that are certified by the board pursuant	240
to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.	241

(G) A board of county commissioners that adopts rules	242
providing for the licensing of electrical and heating,	243
ventilating, and air conditioning contractors, pursuant to	244
division (B) of this section, may accept, for purposes of	245
satisfying the requirements of rules adopted under that division,	246
a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of	247
the Revised Code that is held by an electrical or heating,	248
ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, for the	249
construction, replacement, maintenance, or repair of one-family,	250
two-family, or three-family dwelling houses or accessory	251
structures incidental to those dwelling houses.	252

(H) As used in this section, "specialty contractor" means a	253
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor,	254
refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing	255
contractor, or hydronics contractor, as those terms are defined in	256
section 4740.01 of the Revised Code.	257

Sec. 4740.01.  As used in this chapter:

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(A) "License" means a license issued by the Ohio construction	259
industry examininglicensing board issues to an individual as a	260
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor,	261
refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing	262
contractor, or hydronics contractor, backflow contractor, or	263
prefabricated fireplace contractor.	264

(B) "Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor	265
Contractor" means any individual or business entity whothat	266
satisfies both of the following:	267

(1) For compensation, directs, supervises, or has	268
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of heating,	269
ventilating, and air conditioning construction, improvement,	270
renovation, repair, testing, or maintenance on a construction	271
project with respect to one or more trades and who offers,	272
identifies, advertises, or otherwise holds out or represents that	273
the individual or business entity is permitted or qualified to	274
perform, direct, supervise, or have responsibility for the means,	275
method, and manner of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning	276
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance with	277
respect to one or more trades on a construction project;	278

(2) Is a tradespersonPerforms or employs tradespersons who	279
perform and who are trained to perform heating, ventilating, and	280
air conditioning construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or	281
maintenance on a construction project with respect to the	282
contractor's trades.	283

(C) "Refrigeration contractor" means any individual or	284
business entity who satisfies both of the following:	285

(1) For compensation, directs, supervises, or has	286
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of refrigeration	287
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	288
construction project and who offers, identifies, advertises, or	289
otherwise holds out or represents that the individual or business	290
entity is permitted or qualified to direct, supervise, or have	291
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of refrigeration	292
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	293
construction project;	294

(2) Is a tradesperson or employs tradespersons who perform	295
and who are trained to perform refrigeration construction,	296
improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a construction	297
project.	298

(D) "Electrical contractor" means any individual or business	299
entity who satisfies both of the following:	300

(1) For compensation, directs, supervises, or has	301
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of electrical	302
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	303
construction project and who offers, identifies, advertises, or	304
otherwise holds out or represents that the individual or business	305
entity is permitted or qualified to direct, supervise, or have	306
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of electrical	307
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	308
construction project;	309

(2) Is a tradesperson or employs tradespersons who perform	310
and who are trained to perform electrical construction,	311
improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a construction	312
project.	313

As used in this chapter, "electrical contracting" does not	314
include the construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or	315
maintenance of any of the following systems using less than fifty	316
volts:	317

(a) Fire alarm or burglar alarm;

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(b) Tele-data;

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(c) Cabling;

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(d) Sound;

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(e) Communication;

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(f) Landscape lighting and irrigation.

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(E) "Plumbing contractor" means any individual or business	324
entity who satisfies both of the following:	325

(1) For compensation, directs, supervises, or has	326
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of plumbing	327
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	328
construction project and who offers, identifies, advertises, or	329
otherwise holds out or represents that the individual or business	330
entity is permitted or qualified to direct, supervise, or have	331
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of plumbing	332
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	333
construction project;	334

(2) Is a tradesperson or employs tradespersons who perform	335
and who are trained to perform plumbing construction, improvement,	336
renovation, repair, or maintenance on a construction project.	337

(F) "Hydronics contractor" means any individual or business	338
entity who satisfies both of the following:	339

(1) For compensation, directs, supervises, or has	340
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of hydronics	341
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	342
construction project and who offers, identifies, advertises, or	343
otherwise holds out or represents that the individual or business	344
entity is permitted or qualified to direct, supervise, or have	345
responsibility for the means, method, and manner of hydronics	346
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a	347
construction project;	348

(2) Is a tradesperson or employs tradespersons who perform	349
and who are trained to perform hydronics construction,	350
improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a construction	351
project.	352

(G) "Contractor""Backflow contractor" means a contractor	353
responsible for backflow prevention devices on a construction	354
project.	355

(D) "Backflow prevention device" means a device that prevents	356
the backward flow of liquids, solids, or gases into a potable	357
water system. "Backflow prevention device" does not include any	358
device or fixture installed by, or as a requirement of, any public	359
water system as defined in division (A) of section 6109.01 of the	360
Revised Code.	361

(E) "Prefabricated fireplace contractor" means a contractor	362
who is responsible on a construction project for prefabricated	363
fireplaces or a combustion chamber that burns solid fuels or gas.	364

(F) "Prefabricated fireplace" includes, but is not limited	365
to, a fireplace that is factory built and any chimney, pellet fuel	366
appliances, and free-standing masonry or wood burning stove	367
inserts that may be composed of solid masonry, brick, stone, and	368
concrete units, and may have a steel combustion chamber surrounded	369
by solid masonry units.	370

(G) "Licensed trade" means a trade performed by a heating,	371
ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, a refrigeration	372
contractor, an electrical contractor, a plumbing contractor, or a	373
hydronics contractor, a backflow contractor, or a prefabricated	374
fireplace contractor.	375

(H) "Tradesperson" means an individual who, for compensation,	376
engages in construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or	377
maintenance of buildings or structures without assuming	378
responsibility for the means, method, or manner of that	379
construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance.	380

(I) "Construction project" means a construction project	381
involving a building or structure that is subject to Chapter 3781.	382
of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that chapter, but	383
not involving the following buildings or structures:	384

(1) Anan industrialized unit as defined in division (C)(3)	385
of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code;	386

(2) Aor a building or structure constructed pursuant to	387
rules adopted under section 3781.181 or 3781.21 of the Revised	388
Code.	389

Sec. 4740.02.  (A) There is hereby created within the	390
department of commerce, the Ohio construction industry examining	391
licensing board, consisting of seventeen residents of this state.	392
The board shall consist ofhave an administrative section, a	393
plumbing section, an electrical section, and a heating,	394
ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration section. The	395
director of commerce shall appoint all members of the board. The	396
director or the director's designee shall serve as a member of the	397
administrative section and the director shall appoint to the	398
administrative section to represent the public, one member who is	399
a representative of the public who is not a member of any group	400
certified by any section of the board. The plumbing, electrical,	401
and heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration	402
sections eachEach section, other than the administrative section,	403
shall annually elect a member of their own respective section to	404
serve a one-year term on the administrative section.	405

(B)(1) The plumbing section shall consistconsists of five	406
members, one of whom is a plumbing inspector employed by the	407
department of commerce, a municipal corporation, or a health	408
district, two of whom are plumbing contractors who have no	409
affiliation with any union representing plumbers, and two of whom	410
are plumbing contractors who are signatories to agreements with	411
unions representing plumbers.	412

(2) The plumbing section has primary responsibility for the	413
licensure of plumbing contractors, hydronics contractors, and	414
backflow contractors.	415

(C)(1) The electrical section shall consistconsists of five	416
members, one of whom is an electrical inspector employed by the	417
department of commerce, a municipal corporation, or a county, two	418
of whom are electrical contractors who have no affiliation with	419
any union representing electricians, and two of whom are	420
electrical contractors who are signatories to agreements with	421
unions representing electricians.	422

(2) The electrical section has primary responsibility for the	423
licensure of electrical contractors.	424

(3) A person is not an electrical contractor subject to	425
licensure by the electrical section for work that is limited to	426
the construction, improvement, renovation, repair, testing, or	427
maintenance of the following systems using less than fifty volts	428
of electricity: fire alarm or burglar alarm, cabling, sound,	429
communication, and landscape lighting and irrigation.	430

(D)(1) The heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and	431
refrigeration section shall consistconsists of five members, one	432
of whom is a heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and	433
refrigeration inspector employed by either the department of	434
commerce or a municipal corporation; two of whom are heating,	435
ventilating, and air conditioning contractors or refrigeration	436
contractors who have no affiliation with any union representing	437
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning tradespersons or	438
refrigeration tradespersons; and two of whom are heating,	439
ventilating, and air conditioning contractors or refrigeration	440
contractors who are signatories to agreements with unions	441
representing heating, ventilating, and air conditioning	442
tradespersons or refrigeration tradespersons.	443

(2) The heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and	444
refrigeration section has primary responsibility for the licensure	445
of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractors,	446
refrigeration contractors, and prefabricated fireplace	447
contractors.	448

(3) The heating, ventilating, and air conditioning section	449
shall not require a person who is licensed as a heating,	450
ventilating, and air conditioning contractor to hold a license as	451
a prefabricated fireplace contractor in order to act as a	452
prefabricated fireplace contractor and to be responsible for	453
prefabricated fireplaces on a construction project.	454

(E) Within ninety days after July 31, 1992, initial	455
appointments shall be made to the board. Of the initial	456
appointments to the board, two appointments in each section, other	457
than the administrative section, are for terms ending one year	458
after July 31, 1992, and two are for terms ending two years after	459
July 31, 1992. All other appointments to the board are for terms	460
ending three years after July 31, 1992. Thereafter, terms of	461
office are for three years, each term ending on the same day of	462
the same month of the year as did the term that it succeeds. Each	463
member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the	464
end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be	465
reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for	466
original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy	467
occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the	468
member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member	469
for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office	470
subsequent to the expiration date of the member'sa term until the	471
member'sa successor takes office or until a period of sixty days	472
has elapsed, whichever occurs first.	473

(F) Before entering upon the discharge of official duties,	474
each member shall take, and file with the secretary of state, the	475
oath of office required by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio	476
Constitution.	477

(G) Each member of the board, except for the director or the	478
director's designee the director appoints under division (A) of	479
this section, shall receive a per diem amount fixed pursuant to	480
section 124.15 of the Revised Code when actually attending to	481
matters of the board and for the time spent in necessary travel,	482
and all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of	483
official duties.	484

(H) The director of commerce may remove any appointed member	485
of the board the director appoints for malfeasance, misfeasance,	486
or nonfeasance.	487

(I) Membership on the board and holding any office of the	488
board does not constitute the holding of a public office or	489
employment within the meaning of any section of the Revised Code,	490
or an interest, either direct or indirect, in a contract or	491
expenditure of money by the state or any municipal corporation,	492
township, special district, school district, county, or other	493
political subdivision. No member or officer of the board is	494
disqualified from holding any public office or employment nor	495
shall the officer or member forfeit any public office or	496
employment by reason of holding a position as an officer or member	497
of the board.	498

(J) The board, and each section of the board, shall meet only	499
after adequate advance notice of the meeting has been given to	500
each member of the board or section, as appropriate.	501

Sec. 4740.03.  (A) The administrative section of the Ohio	502
construction industry examininglicensing board annually shall	503
elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as	504
the board, by rule, designates. The chairperson shall preside over	505
meetings of the administrative section or designate another member	506
to preside in the chairperson's absence. The administrative	507
section shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, but	508
may meet at additional times as specified by rule, at the call of	509
the chairperson, or upon the request of two or more members. A	510
majority of the members of the administrative section constitutes	511
a quorum for the transaction of all business. The administrative	512
section may not take any action without the concurrence of at	513
least three of its members.	514

(B)(1) The administrative section shall employ a secretary,	515
who is not a member of the board, to serve at the pleasure of the	516
administrative section, and shall fix the compensation of the	517
secretary. The secretary shall be in the unclassified civil	518
service of the state.	519

(2) The secretary shall do all of the following:

520

(a) Keep or set standards for and delegate to another person	521
the keeping of the minutes, books, and other records and files of	522
the board and each section of the board;	523

(b) Issue all licenses in the name of the board;

524

(c) Send out all notices, including advance notices of	525
meetings of the board and each section of the board, and attend to	526
all correspondence of the board and each section of the board,	527
under the direction of the administrative section;	528

(d) Receive and deposit all fees payable pursuant to this	529
chapter into the construction industry examininglicensing fund	530
created pursuant to section 4740.11 of the Revised Code;	531

(e) Perform all other duties incidental to the office of the	532
secretary or properly assigned to the secretary by the	533
administrative section of the board.	534

(3) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the	535
secretary, the secretary shall file with the treasurer of state a	536
bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, payable to the state, to	537
ensure the faithful performance of the secretary's duties. The	538
board shall pay the premium of the bond in the same manner as it	539
pays other expenditures of the board.	540

(C) Upon the request of the administrative section of the	541
board, the director of commerce shall supply the board and its	542
sections with personnel, office space, and supplies, as the	543
director determines appropriate. The administrative section of the	544
board shall employ any additional staff it considers necessary and	545
appropriate.	546

(D) The chairperson of the board or the secretary, or both,	547
as authorized by the board, shall approve all vouchers of the	548
board.	549

Sec. 4740.04.  The administrative section of the Ohio	550
construction industry examininglicensing board is responsible for	551
the administration of this chapter and shall do all of the	552
following:	553

(A) Schedule the contractor examinations for heating,	554
ventilating, and air conditioning contractors, refrigeration	555
contractors, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, and	556
hydronics contractors, as directed by the applicableeach section	557
of the board directs. The administrative section shall schedule	558
examinations toEach examination shall be held at least four times	559
per year.	560

(B) Select and contract with one or more persons to do all of	561
the following relative to the examinations described in division	562
(A) of this section:	563

(1) Prepare, administer, score, and maintain the	564
confidentiality of the examinations;	565

(2) Be responsible for all the expenses required to fulfill	566
division (B)(1) of this section;	567

(3) Charge an applicant a fee, in an amount authorized by the	568
administrative section of the board,authorizes for administering	569
the examination;	570

(4) Design the examination for each type of contractor to	571
determine an applicant's competence to perform thethat type of	572
contracting for which the applicant is seeking licensure.	573

(C) Issue and renew licenses to individuals who have attained	574
at least the minimum score on an examination authorized by the	575
plumbing section for plumbing contractors, the electrical section	576
for electrical contractors, the heating, ventilating, air	577
conditioning, and refrigeration section for heating, ventilating,	578
and air conditioning contractors and refrigeration contractors,	579
and both the heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and	580
refrigeration and plumbing sections for hydronics contractors, on	581
the condition that the appropriate section of the board determines	582
that the appropriate section authorizes for the licensed trade.	583
Hydronics contractors shall pass the examinations for both the	584
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning section and the	585
plumbing section. The appropriate section shall determine whether	586
the individual also is qualified as required by section 4740.06 of	587
the Revised Code to hold a license;.	588

(D) Make an annual written report to the director of commerce	589
on proceedings had by or before the board for the previous year	590
and make an annual statement of all money received and expended by	591
the board during the year;	592

(E) Keep a record containing the name, address, the date on	593
which the board issues or renews a license to, and the license	594
number of, every heating, ventilating, and air conditioning	595
contractor, refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor,	596
plumbing contractor, and hydronics contractor, backflow	597
contractor, and fireplace contractor issued a license pursuant to	598
this chapter;	599

(F) Regulate a contractor's use and display of a license	600
issued pursuant to this chapter and of any information contained	601
in that license;	602

(G) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	603
Revised Code as necessary to properly discharge the administrative	604
section's duties under this chapter;. The rules shall include, but	605
not be limited to, the following:	606

(1) Application procedures for examinations;

607

(2) Specifications for continuing education requirements for	608
license renewal that address all of the following:	609

(a) Criteria for continuing education courses conducted	610
pursuant to this chapter;	611

(b) A requirement that individuals holding a valid and	612
unexpired license accrue ten hours of continuing education courses	613
per year;	614

(c) A requirement that persons seeking approval to provide	615
continuing education courses submit the required information to	616
the appropriate section of the board at least thirty days, but not	617
more than one year, prior to the date on which the course is	618
proposed to be offered;	619

(d) A prohibition against any person providing a continuing	620
education course unless the administrative section of the board	621
approved that person not more than one year prior to the date the	622
course is offered;	623

(e) Fees the board charges to persons who provide continuing	624
education courses, in an amount of twenty-five dollars annually	625
for each person approved to provide courses, not more than ten	626
dollars plus one dollar per credit hour for each course offered,	627
and one dollar per credit hour of instruction per attendee;	628

(f) A provision limiting approval of continuing education	629
courses to one year.	630

(H) Adopt any continuing education curriculum as the other	631
sections of the board approve pursuant to division (C) of section	632
4740.05 of the Revised Code;	633

(I) Grant approval to any person or entity to offer	634
continuing education courses pursuant to rules the board adopts;	635

(J) Keep a record of its proceedings and do all things	636
necessary to carry out this chapter.	637

Sec. 4740.05. The heating, ventilating, air conditioning,	638
and refrigeration(A) Each section of the Ohio construction	639
industry examininglicensing board for heating, ventilating, and	640
air conditioning contractors and refrigeration contractors; the	641
plumbing section of the board for plumbing contractors; the	642
electrical section for electrical contractors; and both the	643
heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration and the	644
plumbing sections for hydronics contractors, other than the	645
administrative section, shall do all of the following:	646

(A)(1) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	647
Revised Code as this chapter relates to their respective sections.	648
The rules shall bethat are limited to the following:	649

(1) Application procedures for examinations;

650

(2) Specifications concerning continuing education	651
requirements for license renewal that address all of the	652
following:	653

(a) Criteria for selecting and approving courses and persons	654
to provide those courses;	655

(b) A specification that individuals holding a valid and	656
unexpired license be required to accrue no more than thirty hours	657
of continuing education courses over a period of three years;	658

(c) A requirement that persons seeking approval to provide	659
continuing education courses submit information regarding the	660
courses to the appropriate section of the board for approval not	661
less than ninety days nor more than one year prior to the date on	662
which the courses are offered, unless a section of the board	663
permits submission at a different time;	664

(d) A prohibition against any person providing a course for	665
the purpose of meeting continuing education requirements unless,	666
not more than one year prior to the date the course is offered,	667
the person has been approved by the appropriate section of the	668
board to provide that course;	669

(e) A provision limiting approval of continuing education	670
courses to one year;	671

(f) A provision establishing the following annual fees, to be	672
paid to the board by persons approved to provide continuing	673
education courses:	674

(i) For the approval of each continuing education course, not	675
more than ten dollars plus one dollar per credit hour;	676

(ii) For the approval of each person providing continuing	677
education courses, twenty-five dollars.	678

(3)(a) Criteria for the section of the board shallto use in	679
evaluating the qualifications of an individual;	680

(4)(b) Criteria for the section of the board shallto use in	681
deciding whether to issue, renew, suspend, revoke, or refuse to	682
issue or renew a license;	683

(5) Determinations(c) The determinations and approvals made	684
the section makes under the reciprocity provision of section	685
4740.08 of the Revised Code.	686

(B)(2) Investigate allegations in reference to violations of	687
this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto pertaining to	688
it that pertain to the section and determine by rule a procedure	689
forto conduct investigations and hearings on these allegations;	690

(C)(3) Maintain a record of its proceedings;

691

(D) Grant approval to persons to offer continuing education	692
courses pursuant to rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this	693
section;	694

(E)(4) As required, do all things necessary to carry out this	695
chapter.	696

(B) In accordance with rules they establish, the sections of	697
the Ohio construction industry licensing board shall issue, renew,	698
suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew licenses for the	699
classes of contractors for which each has primary responsibility	700
as set forth in section 4740.02 of the Revised Code.	701

(C) Each section of the Ohio construction industry licensing	702
board shall establish a continuing education curriculum for	703
license renewal for each class of contractors for which the	704
section has primary responsibility. No curriculum may require more	705
than five hours per year of specific course requirements.	706

Sec. 4740.06. (A) Any individual who applies for a license	707
shall file a written application with the appropriate section of	708
the Ohio construction industry examininglicensing board,	709
accompanied with the application fee as determined pursuant to	710
section 4740.09 of the Revised Code. The individual shall file the	711
application with the appropriate section not more than sixty days	712
nor less than thirty days prior to the date of the examination.	713
The application shall be on the form prescribed by the appropriate	714
the section of the boardprescribes and verified by the	715
applicant's oath. It shall containThe applicant shall provide	716
information satisfactory to the appropriate section showing that	717
the applicant meets the requirements of division (B) of this	718
section.	719

(B) To qualify to take thean examination required to obtain	720
a license for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning	721
contractor, refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor,	722
plumbing contractor, or hydronics contractor, an individual shall:	723

(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;

724

(2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces	725
valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal	726
resident of the United States;	727

(3) Either have been a tradesperson forin the type of	728
contractorlicensed trade for which the application is filed for	729
not less than five years immediately prior to the date the	730
application is filed, be an engineer, have three years of business	731
experience in the construction industry, or have other experience	732
acceptable to the appropriate section of the board that authorizes	733
issuance of the type of license sought;	734

(4) Maintain contractor's liability insurance, including	735
without limitation, complete operations coverage, in an amount	736
determined by the appropriate section of the board determines;	737

(5) Not have done any of the following:

738

(a) Been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor	739
involving moral turpitude or of any felony;	740

(b) Violated this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to	741
this chapterit;	742

(c) Obtained or renewed a license issued pursuant to this	743
chapter, or any order, ruling, or authorization of the board or a	744
section of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;	745

(d) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in the	746
conduct of business.	747

(C) If theWhen an applicant for licensure as a heating,	748
ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, refrigeration	749
contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, or	750
hydronics contractor in a licensed trade meets the qualifications	751
set forth in division (B) of this section and passes the required	752
examination, the appropriate section of the board, within ninety	753
days after the applicant filed the application was filed, shall	754
authorize the administrative section of the board to license the	755
applicant for the type of contractor's license for which the	756
applicant qualifies. A section of the board may withdraw its	757
authorization to the administrative section for issuance of a	758
license for good cause shown, on the condition that notice of that	759
withdrawal is given prior to the administrative section's issuance	760
of the license.	761

(D) Each license issued under this chapter expires one year	762
after the date of issue, but each. An individual holding a valid,	763
unexpired license may renew the license, without reexamination, by	764
applyingsubmitting an application to the appropriate section of	765
the board not more than ninety calendar days before the expiration	766
of the license, and submitting with the applicationalong with the	767
renewal fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of the	768
Revised Codethe section requires and proof of compliance with the	769
applicable continuing education requirements applicable to that	770
contractor. The renewal applicationapplicant shall contain	771
provide information in the renewal application satisfactory to	772
demonstrate to the appropriate section of the board showing that the	773
applicant continues to meet the requirements of division (B) of	774
this section.	775

The appropriateUpon application and within one calendar year	776
after a license has expired, a section of the board may waive any	777
of the requirements for renewal of a license upon finding that the	778
an applicant substantially has metmeets the renewal requirements	779
or that failure to timely apply for renewal is due to excusable	780
neglect. If, in renewing a license, aA section of the boardthat	781
waives requirements for renewal, that sectionof a license may	782
impose conditions upon thatthe licensee and assess a late filing	783
fee of not more than double the usual renewal fee. An applicant	784
shall satisfy any condition the section imposes before a license	785
is reissued.	786

(E) An individual holding a valid and unexpired license may	787
request the section of the board that authorized the issuance of	788
that license to place the license in inactive status under	789
conditions, and for a period of time, as determined by that	790
section of the boarddetermines.	791

(F) Except for the ninety-day extension provided for a	792
license assigned to a business entity under division (D) of	793
section 4740.07 of the Revised Code, a license held by an	794
individual immediately terminates upon the death of the	795
individual.	796

(G) Nothing in any license issued by the Ohio construction	797
industry examininglicensing board shall be construed to limit or	798
eliminate any requirement of or any license issued by the Ohio	799
fire marshal.	800

Sec. 4740.07.  (A) Except as otherwise provided in this	801
section, the administrative section of the Ohio construction	802
industry examininglicensing board shall issue and renew all	803
licenses under this chapter in the name of the individual who	804
meets the requirements of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code.	805

(B) Any individual may request, at the time of applying for a	806
license or at any time thereafter, that the individual's license	807
be assigned to a business entity with whom the individual is	808
associated as a full-time officer, proprietor, partner, or	809
employee. If the individual is issued or holds a license and meets	810
the requirements of this section for the assignment of the license	811
to a business entity, the administrative section shall assign the	812
license to and issue a license in the name of the business entity.	813
The license assigned and issued to a business entity under this	814
division shall state the name and position of the individual who	815
assigned the license to the business entity.	816

(C) During the period a business entity holds a license	817
issued under division (B) of this section, the administrative	818
section shall not issue another license to the individual who	819
assigned the license to the business entity another license for	820
the same type of contracting for which the business entity	821
utilizes the assigned license is utilized by the business entity.	822

(D)(1) If an individual who assigned a license to a business	823
entity ceases to be associated with the business entity for any	824
reason, including, without limitation,the death of the	825
individual, the individual or business entity immediately shall	826
notify the appropriate section of the board of the date on which	827
the individual ceased to be associated with the business entity. A	828
license assigned to a business entity is invalid ninety calendar	829
days after the date on which the individual who assigned the	830
license ceases to be associated with the business entity.	831

(2) If a license assigned to a business entity becomes	832
invalid pursuant to division (D)(1) of this section and another	833
individual has assigned a license to the business entity for the	834
same type of contracting for which the invalidated license had	835
been assigned, the business entity may continue to operate under	836
the other assigned license.	837

(E) Any work conducted by a business entity conducts under a	838
license assigned under this section is deemed to be conducted	839
under the personal supervision of the individual named in the	840
license and all violationsany violation of any termsterm of the	841
license areis deemed to have been committed by the individual	842
named in the license.	843

For the period of time during which more than one license for	844
the same type of contracting is assigned under this section to a	845
business entity, any work conducted by the business entity	846
conducts under any of those licenses is deemed to be conducted	847
under the personal supervision of the individuals named in each of	848
thethose licenses and all violationsany violation of any terms	849
term of any of the licenses arelicense is deemed to have been	850
committed by the individuals named in eachall of the licenses.	851

(F) No individual who assigns a license to a business entity	852
under division (B) of this section shall assign a license for the	853
same type of contracting to another business entity until after	854
ninety days after the individual ceases to be associated with the	855
business entity to whomwhich the individual had previously	856
assigned a license.	857

(G) Any individual who assigns a license to a business entity	858
under this section shall be actively engaged in business as the	859
type of contractor for which the license is issued and be readily	860
available for consultation with the business entity to which the	861
license is assigned.	862

(H) No license assigned under this section shall be assigned	863
to more than one business entity at a time.	864

Sec. 4740.08. Upon applicationWhen an individual who is	865
registered, licensed, or certified in another state applies to the	866
appropriate section of the Ohio construction industry examining	867
licensing board and payment ofpays the licensure fee determined	868
pursuant to section 4740.09 of the Revised Code for the issuance	869
of a license, the appropriate section of the board shall authorize	870
the administrative section of the board to issue, without	871
examination, a license to anthat individual registered, licensed,	872
or certified in another state of the United States, provided that	873
if the appropriate section of the board determines, pursuant to	874
the rule adopted under division (A)(5) of section 4740.05 of the	875
Revised Coderules it adopts, that the requirements for	876
registration, licensure, or certification under the laws of the	877
other state of the United States are substantially equal to the	878
requirements for licensure in this state and further provided that	879
suchthe other state extends similar reciprocity to persons	880
licensed under this chapter. The appropriate section of the board	881
may withdraw its authorization to the administrative section for	882
issuance of a license for good cause shown prior to the	883
administrative section's issuance of the license.	884

Sec. 4740.09.  The fees for licenses and their renewal,	885
including late fees, subject to the approval of the controlling	886
board, shall be determined annually by each respectivethe	887
administrative section of the Ohio construction industry examining	888
licensing board. Each respective section of the boardThe	889
administrative section shall establish the fees pursuant to rules	890
it adopts in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The	891
administrative section may increase thesethe fees, provided that	892
no increase exceeds fifty per cent of the lowest fee determined by	893
that section of the board during the three-year period immediately	894
preceding an increase, and further provided that no increase is	895
madenot more than once a year.	896

Sec. 4740.10.  (A) The heating, ventilating, air	897
conditioning, and refrigerationappropriate section of the Ohio	898
construction industry examininglicensing board for heating,	899
ventilating, and air conditioning contractors and for	900
refrigeration contractors; the electrical section of the board for	901
electrical contractors; the plumbing section of the board for	902
plumbing contractors; and both the plumbing section and the	903
heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration section	904
for hydronics contractors may suspend or revoke a license and may	905
directmay take any of the following actions against a licensee	906
who violates Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code:	907

(1) Impose a fine on the licensee, not exceeding one thousand	908
dollars per violation per day;	909

(2) Suspend the licensee's license for a period of time the	910
section establishes;	911

(3) Revoke the licensee's license;

912

(4) Require the licensee to complete additional continuing	913
education course work. Any continuing education course work	914
completed pursuant to this division may not count toward any other	915
continuing education requirements this chapter establishes.	916

(5) Direct the administrative section of the board to refuse	917
to issue or renew a license if the section of the board finds that	918
the applicant or licensee has done any of the following:	919

(1)(a) Been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral	920
turpitude or a felony;	921

(2)(b) Violated any provision of this chapter or the rules	922
adopted pursuant thereto;	923

(3)(c) Obtained a license or any order, ruling, or	924
authorization of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or	925
deception;	926

(4)(d) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in	927
the conduct of business.	928

(B) The appropriate section of the board shall determine the	929
length of time that a license is to be suspended and whether or	930
when an individual whose license has been revoked may apply for	931
reinstatement. The appropriate section of the board may accept or	932
refuse an application for reinstatement and may require an	933
examination for reinstatement.	934

(C) The appropriate section of the board may investigate any	935
alleged violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant	936
theretoto it. If, after itsan investigation, a section of the	937
board determines that any person has engaged or is engaging in any	938
practice that violates this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant	939
theretoto it, that section may apply to the court of common pleas	940
of the county in which the section determined that the violation	941
occurred or is occurring for an injunction or other appropriate	942
relief to enjoin or terminate the violation.	943

(D) Any person who wishes to make a complaint against a	944
person who holds a license shall submit the complaint in writing	945
to the appropriate section of the board within one yearthree	946
years after the date of the action or event upon which the	947
complaint is based.	948

Sec. 4740.101.  On receipt of a notice pursuant to section	949
3123.43 of the Revised Code, the construction industry examining	950
licensing board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of	951
the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section	952
3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued	953
pursuant to this chapter.	954

Sec. 4740.11.  The Ohio construction industry examining	955
licensing board and its sections shall deposit all receipts and	956
fines collected under this chapter into the state treasury to the	957
credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created in	958
section 121.084 of the Revised Code.	959

Sec. 4740.12. (A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed	960
to limit the operation of any statute or rule of this state or any	961
ordinance or rule of any political subdivision, district, or	962
agency of the state that does either of the following:	963

(A)(1) Regulates the installation, repair, maintenance, or	964
alteration of plumbing systems, hydronics systems, electrical	965
systems, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, or	966
refrigeration systems, backflow systems, or prefabricated	967
fireplaces;	968

(B)(2) Requires the registration and assessment of a	969
registration or license fee of tradespersons who perform heating,	970
ventilating, and air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical,	971
plumbing, or hydronics construction, improvement, renovation,	972
repair, or maintenance except that any political subdivision,	973
district, or state agency that requires contractors who perform a	974
trade licensed by this chapter to register and pay a registration,	975
permit, or license fee shall require that those contractors be	976
licensed pursuant to this chapter.	977

(B) Any person who holds a valid active license issued	978
pursuant to this chapter and whose license has been assigned to an	979
entity that employs the licensee may perform any work relating to	980
that license as it pertains to the job site of the employer that	981
was assigned the license.	982

Sec. 4740.13. (A) No person shall act as or claim to be a	983
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor,	984
refrigeration contractor, plumbing contractor, electrical	985
contractor, or hydronicsa type of contractor that this chapter	986
licenses unless that person holds or has been assigned a license	987
issued pursuant to this chapter for the type of contractor that	988
person is acting as or claiming to be.	989

Contractors(B) Upon the request of the appropriate section	990
of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, the attorney	991
general may bring a civil action for appropriate relief, including	992
but not limited to a temporary restraining order or permanent	993
injunction in the court of common pleas of the county where the	994
unlicensed person resides or is acting as or claiming to be a	995
licensed contractor.	996

(C) A contractor licensed under this chapter may install,	997
service, and maintain the related or interfaced control wiring for	998
equipment and devices related to their specific license, on the	999
condition that the control wiring is less than twenty-five volts.	1000

Sec. 4740.99. Whoever violates division (A) of section	1001
4740.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the	1002
second degree on the first violation and a misdemeanor of the	1003
first degree on subsequent violations.	1004

Section 2. That existing sections 715.27, 3781.102, 4740.01,	1005
4740.02, 4740.03, 4740.04, 4740.05, 4740.06, 4740.07, 4740.08,	1006
4740.09, 4740.10, 4740.101, 4740.11, 4740.12, and 4740.13 of the	1007
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1008

Section 3. (A) The plumbing section of the Ohio Construction	1009
Industry Licensing Board shall issue a backflow license to any	1010
person who, on the effective date of this act, holds a valid	1011
backflow certificate in this state and who submits an application	1012
and pays the fees as the section prescribes. No person who does	1013
not hold a valid backflow certificate on the effective date of	1014
this act is eligible for licensure pursuant to this section.	1015

(B) The heating, ventilating, and air conditioning and	1016
refrigeration section of the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing	1017
Board shall issue a prefabricated fireplace contractor license to	1018
any individual who:	1019

(1) Applies to the section within one hundred eighty days	1020
after the effective date of this act;	1021

(2) Pays the fee the section establishes;

1022

(3) Has been actively engaged as a prefabricated fireplace	1023
contractor in this state for the three years immediately prior to	1024
the effective date of this act;	1025

(4) Furnishes business records that include contracts,	1026
permits, and inspections, or other evidence of experience	1027
satisfactory to the section;	1028

(5) Provides evidence of current contractor's liability	1029
insurance, including complete operations coverage, in the amount	1030
of five hundred thousand dollars, except that if more than one	1031
individual affiliated with a business entity is issued a license	1032
pursuant to this division, those individuals collectively shall	1033
provide evidence of current contractor's liability coverage,	1034
including complete operations coverage in the total amount of five	1035
hundred thousand dollars;	1036

(6) Provides evidence of compliance with Chapters 4121. and	1037
4123. of the Revised Code and compliance with any other applicable	1038
legal requirements to do business in this state, as the board	1039
requires.	1040