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Electrical board reviews new test questions, considers national ICC exam; project manager returns amid IT setup delays
Summary
Board members discussed updating electrical licensing tests with new questions and a possible shift toward an ICC-administered national exam; staff reported ongoing coordination with the International Code Council and that project manager Shannon returned but is still awaiting email and computer access.
Members of the electrical committee told the Roofing Construction Board they are reviewing new test questions and evaluating whether to move toward a more nationally standardized exam administered through the International Code Council.
The committee said it has received a set of new questions from an individual identified in the transcript as Les and that those questions "seem to like them" as part of the review process. Staff said they are communicating with the ICC, but that ICC staff have been busy this summer and have not yet provided enough time or clarity to finalize a change. Committee members said they have exchanged several rounds of correspondence but do not yet have the information needed to decide whether to adopt a national exam in place of some of the current local test content.
The board also reported a staffing update: Shannon has returned to the office as project manager, and the meeting noted it was her first day back. However, staff said they have been unable to complete Shannon's IT setup; the transcript records, and the board clarified, that they "can't even get her email set up." Members said they are working with in-house computer services to arrange access and coordinate with someone familiar with the office systems.
No formal motions or votes concerning changes to the electrical exam or a switch to an ICC-administered test were recorded in the transcript; the matter remains under review and subject to further information from ICC and staff follow-up.
The transcript indicates ongoing staff work with the ICC and internal IT to resolve outstanding issues; the board did not set a formal deadline in the recorded discussion.
