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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6630
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 6037
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT REQUIRING INDIVIDUALS WHO INSTALL SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS TO COMPLETE AN ELECTRICIAN APPRE NTICESHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 20-340c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
The Electrical Work Board shall recommend regulations consistent 3
with the provisions of sections 20-332 and 21a-7 to establish solar 4
electric contractor and journeyman licenses, for solar electricity work, 5
as defined in section 20-330, which shall be adopted by the 6
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in accordance with the 7
provisions of chapter 54. Such regulations shall specify that any person 8
who installs a commercial or residential solar energy system shall be a 9
licensed electrician or shall be registered as an electrician's apprentice 10
prior to installing such system. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 20-340c
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Statement of Purpose:
To require individuals who install solar energy systems to complete an
electrician apprenticeship.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
H.B. 6630