Occupational Board Reform Act

General Information

Committee of Jurisdiction:Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Occupation Regulated: Water-Base Fire Protection System Contractor
Occupational Board:N/A
Contact:Doug Hohbein
Purpose:Fire Sprinkler systems are an integral part of ensuring public safety—simply put they save lives. The licensing requirement was put in place to ensure that the installation companies have a person on staff that had the required knowledge, training and experience to adequately perform the duties required to be in compliance with the various Code requirements.
Regulated Professionals:63
Year Created:1997
Year Active:27
Sunset Date:N/A

Authorization

Statutory Authorization:§81-5,158-§81-5,164
Parent Agency:State Fire Marshal

Membership

Number of Members:
Who Appoints:
Legislative Approval:
Qualifications of Members:
Per Diem:
Expense Reimbursement:
Term Length:
Terms Rotate or Expire at Once:

Meetings

Required FY 2024-2023:0
Held FY 2024-2023:0
Required FY 2023-2022:0
Held FY 2023-2022:0
Required FY 2022-2021:0
Held FY 2022-2021:0
Required FY 2021-2020:0
Held FY 2021-2020:0
Required FY 2020-2019:0
Held FY 2020-2019:0

Operations

Support Staff:0
Shared or Separate:shared
FY 2024-2023 Budget:0
FY 2023-2022 Budget:0
FY 2022-2021 Budget:0
FY 2021-2020 Budget:331
FY 2020-2019 Budget:427
Other Funding Sources: §81-5,159 allows for up to a $100.00 fee to the State Fire Marshal Cash Fund
Spending Authority: §81-505.01

Other

Government Certificates Issued:274
Issued Certificate Descriptions:A letter acknowledging the certification of a specific individual for a specific company for a set time period accompanies a numbered certificated issued to the individual who was submitted as the Responsible Managing Employee.
Government Certificates Revoked:0
Revoked Certificate Descriptions:N/A
Government Certificates Denied:0
Denied Certificate Descriptions:N/A
Government Certificates Penalties Against:0
Penalty Certificate Descriptions:N/A
Explanation of Effectiveness:https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1734987755.pdf
Potential HarmIf fire sprinkler systems are not designed, installed, inspected and maintained correctly all people are at risk of injury or death in a fire event.
Regulation Comparison:https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1734987755.pdf
Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407):No
Survey Submitted: December 23, 2024 03:02 PM