N.Y. County Law § 236-b: County electrical inspector licensing

§ 236-b. County electrical inspector licensing. 1. Notwithstanding any

inconsistent general, special, or local law to the contrary, the county

of Westchester is hereby authorized to establish a Westchester county

board of examiners for electrical inspectors and to empower such board

to assume all licensing duties within the county of Westchester with

respect to the licensure of electrical inspectors. The county of

Westchester shall provide for electrical inspectors' duties and

responsibilities with respect to applications for a license or renewal

in accordance with the local law of such county. A local law enacted

pursuant to this section establishing county licensure of electrical

inspectors shall provide standards for licensure which shall include, at

a minimum, a provision that no person shall obtain a license unless such

person shall have received training in the inspection of electrical

components, equipment and systems used in buildings and structures which

is at least equivalent to the training in the inspection of electrical

components, equipment and systems used in buildings and structures

required for code enforcement personnel under the rules and regulations

promulgated by the secretary of state pursuant to section three hundred

seventy-six-a of the executive law.

2. A local law enacted pursuant to this section establishing county

licensure of electrical inspectors shall supersede any provision

requiring electrical inspectors to also obtain a local license

promulgated by a city, town or village in the county pursuant to any

general, special or local law. Nothing in this section shall be deemed

to supersede any of the powers, functions and duties of the secretary of

state pursuant to section three hundred seventy-six-a of the executive

law.

3. In this section, the term "electrical inspector" shall mean any

person who now or hereafter inspects electrical components, equipment

and systems used in buildings and structures to determine the compliance

of such electrical components, equipment and systems and the

installation of such electrical components, equipment and systems with

the applicable provisions of the state uniform fire prevention and

building code promulgated pursuant to article eighteen of the executive

law; provided, however, that the term electrical inspector shall not

include any person who performs such inspections as an employee of the

state of New York, any agency of the state of New York, or any county,

city, town or village. In no event shall any person who now or hereafter

performs such inspections as an employee of the state of New York, any

agency of the state of New York, or any county, city, town or village be

required to obtain a license issued pursuant to this section or pursuant

to any local law enacted pursuant to this section.

4. In this section, the term "agency of the state of New York" shall

include any department, bureau, commission, board, public authority or

other agency of the state of New York; any public benefit corporation

whose board of directors includes any member appointed by the governor;

any subdivision of any department, bureau, commission, board, public

authority or other agency of the state which is easily identifiable and

which for most other purposes is treated as an independent state agency;

and the office of information technology services.