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.