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Minnesota Electrical'Act: Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.31 to 3266.399; Minnesota Statutes Sections 3266.081 to 3266.399: Enforcement; Minnesota Rules Chapters 3800 and 3801 Page 7 of 57 Subd. 28. Responsible licensed individual. A contractor's "responsible licensed individual" means the licensed Class A master electrician, Class B master electrician, master elevator constructor, or power limited technician designated in writing by the contractor in the contractor's license application, or in another manner acceptable to the commissioner, as the individual responsible for the contractor's compliance with sections 3268.31 to 3266.399 and all rules and orders adopted or issued under these sections. The #erms "licensed responsible individual" and "licensed responsible master electrician or power limited technician" are synonymous. Subd. 29. Technology circuits or systems. "Technology circuits or systems" means class 2 or class 3 circuits or systems for, but not limited to, remote control, signaling, control, alarm, and audio signal, including associated components as covered by the National Electrical Code, articles 640, 645, 650, 725, 760, 770, and 780, and which are isolated from circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3 by a demarcation and are not process control circuits or systems; antenna and communication circuits or systems as covered by chapter 8 of the National Electrical Code.; and circuitry and equipment for indoor lighting and outdoor landscape lighting systems That are supplied by the secondary circuit of an isolating power supply operating at 30 volts or less as covered by the National Electrical Code, article 411. The planning, laying out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or systems must be performed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the National Electrical Code pursuant to section 3268.35. Subd. 30. Technology system contractor. "Technology system contractor" means a licensed contractor whose responsible licensed individual is a licensed power limited technician. 3268.32 BOARD OF ELECTRICITY. Subdivision 1. Composition. (a) The Board of Electricity shall consist of 12 members. Eleven members shall be appointed by the govemor with the advice and consent of the senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members by the govemor shall be made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to refuse to consent to an appointment of a member made by the govemor, the govemor shall appoint a new member with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee, who shall be a voting member. Of the 11 appointed members, the composition shall be as follows: (1) one member shall be an electrical inspector; (2) two members shall be representatives of the electrical suppliers in rural areas; (3) two members shall be master electricians, who shall be contractors; {4) two members shat! be journeyman electricians; , (5) one member shall be a registered consulting electrical engineer, (6) two members shall be power limited technicians, who shall be technology system contractors primarily engaged in the business of installing technology circuits or systems; and (7} one member shall be a public member as defined by section 214.02. The electrical inspector shall be appointed to a term to end December 31, 2011.One of the rural electrica! suppliers shall be appointed far a term to end December 31, 2011. The other rural electrical supplier shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010. The consulting electrical engineer shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011.One of the master electrician contractors shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The other master electrician contractor shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010.One of the journeyman electricians shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The other journeyman electrician shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010. One of the power limited technicians shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The other power limited technician shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010. The public member shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010.