General Assembly Raised Bill No. 947 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2996 *02996_______GL_* Referred to Committee on General Law Introduced by: (GL ) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 947 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2996 *02996_______GL_* Referred to Committee on General Law Introduced by: (GL ) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK LICENSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 20-334a of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (j) as follows (Effective January 1, 2012): (NEW) (j) A general operation and maintenance work license may be issued to any person upon authorization of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, subject to the provisions of section 20-333. Prior to taking the licensure examination, an applicant shall successfully complete an education and training program established and approved by said commissioner. The holder of such license may only perform the work allowed by such license as an employee of a commercial building owner or an employee of a third-party property manager contracted by a commercial building owner. All work performed by such license holder shall be performed on the premises of the commercial building owner. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the holder of such license from performing the work allowed by such license while in the employ of a contractor licensed to perform work under this chapter. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 January 1, 2012 20-334a This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 January 1, 2012 20-334a Statement of Purpose: To establish a general operation and maintenance work license. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]