Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-041

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-041 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In implementing the competency and licensure statutes for plumbers and electricians found in K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 12-1508 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. and 12-1525 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., the board of county commissioners of a county or the governing body of a city: (1) may refuse to issue a license because a city or county has a higher passing grade than the city or county that issued the certificate of competency because it is our opinion that the statutory scheme established by subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 12-1509 for plumbers and 12-1526 for electricians is unconstitutional based on unauthorized delegation of legislative authority; (2) has the discretion to prescribe requirements for passage of examinations; (3) may require passage of the standard Block and Associates exam in order to practice outside of the jurisdiction that has granted a license based on an alternative exam; (4) has no statutory authority to require a contractor to buy an additional license unless the contractor was granted a license based upon the passage of an alternative exam; and (5) may impose their bonding and insurance requirements on a contractor from another city, provided the bonding and insurance requirements are part of the county's or city's plumbing codes, standards and regulations. The plumbing and electrician competency and licensing statutes are parallel and the above apply to both. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 12-1508; 12-1509; 12-1510; 12-1525; 12-1526; 12-1527.