Section 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 governor pursuant to article six-C 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  fire
  fighting   and   code  enforcement  personnel  standards  and  education
  commission, as set forth in article six-C 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 for technology.