Amends existing law to provide an exception for certificate of competency requirements and to revise provisions regarding exceptions to permit requirements.

Consistent with the Governor's Licensing Freedom Act, this bill seeks to eliminate barriers to licensure, and the need for a license. To make connections from manufactured or mobile home sewer or water facilities to existing sewer or water facilities on site (connections), a person must currently hold a plumbing license or specialty license under title 54, chapter 26, Idaho Code, and an installer license under title 44, chapter 21, Idaho Code. Idaho Code section 54-2601(1) requires connections to be made in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code. Idaho Code section 44-2201(1) requires connections to be made in accordance with the manufacturer's approved installation instructions; applicable state laws or rules pertaining to utility connection, such as the Uniform Plumbing Code; and the Idaho Manufactured Home Installation Standard, which contains the same requirements as the Uniform Plumbing Code. This legislation provides an exception from plumbing licensing requirements for installers of manufactured or mobile homes (installers) to make connections and allows installers to obtain permits to make connections. Because installers must make connections in accordance with the same standards as plumbing licensees, there is no need to require installers to obtain a plumbing license or specialty license to make connections. This legislation is the first step to eventually eliminating IDAPA 07.02.05.017.03, which requires installers to hold a specialty plumbing license to make connections.