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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 2082 1 of 8 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 6 | 6 | | February Session, 2020 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 2082 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (GL) |
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| 19 | 19 | | AN ACT CONCERNING AU TO GLASS EMERGENCY T EMPORARY |
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| 20 | 20 | | TECHNICIANS. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 22 | 22 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Section 20-330 of the 2020 supplement to the general 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (Effective from passage): 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | As used in this chapter: 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) "Contractor" means any person regularly offering to the general 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | public services of such person or such person's employees in the field of 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | electrical work, plumbing and piping work, solar work, heating, piping, 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | cooling and sheet metal work, fire protection sprinkler systems work, 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | elevator installation, repair and maintenance work, irrigation work, 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | automotive glass work or flat glass work, as defined in this section; 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) "Electrical work" means the installation, erection, maintenance, 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | inspection, testing, alteration or repair of any wire, cable, conduit, 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | busway, raceway, support, insulator, conductor, appliance, apparatus, 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | fixture or equipment that generates, transforms, transmits or uses 14 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LCO No. 2082 2 of 8 |
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| 43 | 43 | | electrical energy for light, heat, power or other purposes, but does not 15 |
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| 44 | 44 | | include low voltage wiring, not exceeding twenty-four volts, used 16 |
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| 45 | 45 | | within a lawn sprinkler system; 17 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (3) "Plumbing and piping work" means the installation, repair, 18 |
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| 47 | 47 | | replacement, alteration, maintenance, inspection or testing of gas, water 19 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and associated fixtures, tubing and piping mains and branch lines up to 20 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and including the closest valve to a machine or equipment used in the 21 |
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| 50 | 50 | | manufacturing process, laboratory equipment, sanitary equipment, 22 |
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| 51 | 51 | | other than subsurface sewage disposal systems, fire prevention 23 |
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| 52 | 52 | | apparatus, all water systems for human usage, sewage treatment 24 |
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| 53 | 53 | | facilities and all associated fittings within a building and includes lateral 25 |
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| 54 | 54 | | storm and sanitary lines from buildings to the mains, process piping, 26 |
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| 55 | 55 | | swimming pools and pumping equipment, and includes making 27 |
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| 56 | 56 | | connections to back flow prevention devices, and includes low voltage 28 |
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| 57 | 57 | | wiring, not exceeding twenty-four volts, used within a lawn sprinkler 29 |
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| 58 | 58 | | system, but does not include (A) solar thermal work performed 30 |
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| 59 | 59 | | pursuant to a certificate held as provided in section 20-334g, except for 31 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the repair of those portions of a solar hot water heating system that 32 |
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| 61 | 61 | | include the basic domestic hot water tank and the tie-in to the potable 33 |
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| 62 | 62 | | water system, (B) the installation, repair, replacement, alteration, 34 |
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| 63 | 63 | | maintenance, inspection or testing of fire prevention apparatus within a 35 |
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| 64 | 64 | | structure, except for standpipes that are not connected to sprinkler 36 |
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| 65 | 65 | | systems, (C) medical gas and vacuum systems work, and (D) millwright 37 |
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| 66 | 66 | | work. For the purposes of this subdivision, "process piping" means 38 |
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| 67 | 67 | | piping or tubing that conveys liquid or gas that is used directly in the 39 |
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| 68 | 68 | | production of a chemical or a product for human consumption; 40 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (4) "Solar thermal work" means the installation, erection, repair, 41 |
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| 70 | 70 | | replacement, alteration, maintenance, inspection or testing of active, 42 |
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| 71 | 71 | | passive and hybrid solar systems that directly convert ambient energy 43 |
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| 72 | 72 | | into heat or convey, store or distribute such ambient energy; 44 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (5) "Heating, piping and cooling work" means (A) the installation, 45 |
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| 74 | 74 | | repair, replacement, maintenance, inspection, testing or alteration of 46 |
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| 75 | 75 | | any apparatus for piping, appliances, devices or accessories for heating 47 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 79 | 79 | | LCO No. 2082 3 of 8 |
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| 81 | 81 | | systems, including sheet metal work, (B) the installation, repair, 48 |
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| 82 | 82 | | replacement, maintenance, inspection, testing or alteration of air 49 |
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| 83 | 83 | | conditioning and refrigeration systems, boilers, including apparatus 50 |
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| 84 | 84 | | and piping for the generation or conveyance of steam and associated 51 |
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| 85 | 85 | | pumping equipment and process piping and the installation of tubing 52 |
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| 86 | 86 | | and piping mains and branch lines up to and including the closest valve 53 |
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| 87 | 87 | | to a machine or equipment used in the manufacturing process and 54 |
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| 88 | 88 | | onsite testing and balancing of hydronic, steam and combustion air, but 55 |
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| 89 | 89 | | excluding millwright work, and (C) on-site operation, by manipulating, 56 |
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| 90 | 90 | | adjusting or controlling, with sufficient technical knowledge, as 57 |
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| 91 | 91 | | determined by the commissioner, (i) heating systems with a steam or 58 |
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| 92 | 92 | | water boiler maximum operating pressure of fifteen pounds per square 59 |
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| 93 | 93 | | inch gauge or greater, or (ii) air conditioning or refrigeration systems 60 |
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| 94 | 94 | | with an aggregate of more than fifty horsepower or kilowatt 61 |
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| 95 | 95 | | equivalency of fifty horsepower or of two hundred pounds of 62 |
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| 96 | 96 | | refrigerant. Heating, piping and cooling work does not include solar 63 |
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| 97 | 97 | | thermal work performed pursuant to a certificate held as provided in 64 |
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| 98 | 98 | | section 20-334g, or medical gas and vacuum systems work or the passive 65 |
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| 99 | 99 | | monitoring of heating, air conditioning or refrigeration systems. For the 66 |
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| 100 | 100 | | purposes of this subdivision, "process piping" means piping or tubing 67 |
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| 101 | 101 | | that conveys liquid or gas that is used directly in the production of a 68 |
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| 102 | 102 | | chemical or a product for human consumption; 69 |
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| 103 | 103 | | (6) "Apprentice" means any person registered with the Labor 70 |
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| 104 | 104 | | Department for the purpose of learning a skilled trade; 71 |
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| 105 | 105 | | (7) "Elevator installation, repair and maintenance work" means the 72 |
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| 106 | 106 | | installation, erection, maintenance, inspection, testing and repair of all 73 |
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| 107 | 107 | | types of elevators, dumb waiters, escalators, and moving walks and all 74 |
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| 108 | 108 | | mechanical equipment, fittings, associated piping and wiring from a 75 |
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| 109 | 109 | | source of supply brought to the equipment room by an unlimited 76 |
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| 110 | 110 | | electrical contractor for all types of machines used to hoist or convey 77 |
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| 111 | 111 | | persons or materials, but does not include temporary hoisting machines 78 |
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| 112 | 112 | | used for hoisting materials in connection with any construction job or 79 |
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| 113 | 113 | | project, provided "elevator inspection" includes the visual examination 80 |
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| 114 | 114 | | of an elevator system or portion of a system, with or without the 81 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 118 | 118 | | LCO No. 2082 4 of 8 |
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| 120 | 120 | | disassembly or removal of component parts; 82 |
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| 121 | 121 | | (8) "Elevator maintenance" means the lubrication, inspection, testing 83 |
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| 122 | 122 | | and replacement of controls, hoistway and car parts; 84 |
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| 123 | 123 | | (9) "Fire protection sprinkler systems work" means the layout, on-site 85 |
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| 124 | 124 | | fabrication, installation, alteration, maintenance, inspection, testing or 86 |
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| 125 | 125 | | repair of any automatic or manual sprinkler system designed for the 87 |
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| 126 | 126 | | protection of the interior or exterior of a building or structure from fire, 88 |
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| 127 | 127 | | or any piping or tubing and appurtenances and equipment pertaining 89 |
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| 128 | 128 | | to such system including overhead and underground water mains, fire 90 |
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| 129 | 129 | | hydrants and hydrant mains, standpipes and hose connections to 91 |
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| 130 | 130 | | sprinkler systems, sprinkler tank heaters excluding electrical wiring, air 92 |
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| 131 | 131 | | lines and thermal systems used in connection with sprinkler and alarm 93 |
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| 132 | 132 | | systems connected thereto, foam extinguishing systems or special 94 |
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| 133 | 133 | | hazard systems including water spray, foam, carbon dioxide or dry 95 |
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| 134 | 134 | | chemical systems, halon and other liquid or gas fire suppression 96 |
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| 135 | 135 | | systems, but does not include (A) any engineering design work 97 |
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| 136 | 136 | | connected with the layout of fire protection sprinkler systems, or (B) any 98 |
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| 137 | 137 | | work performed by employees of or contractors hired by a public water 99 |
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| 138 | 138 | | system, as defined in subsection (a) of section 25-33d; 100 |
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| 139 | 139 | | (10) "State Fire Marshal" means the State Fire Marshal appointed by 101 |
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| 140 | 140 | | the Commissioner of Administrative Services; 102 |
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| 141 | 141 | | (11) "Journeyman sprinkler fitter" means a specialized pipe fitter 103 |
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| 142 | 142 | | craftsman, experienced and skilled in the installation, alteration, 104 |
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| 143 | 143 | | maintenance and repair of fire protection sprinkler systems; 105 |
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| 144 | 144 | | (12) "Irrigation work" means making the connections to and the 106 |
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| 145 | 145 | | inspection and testing of back flow prevention devices, and low voltage 107 |
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| 146 | 146 | | wiring, not exceeding twenty-four volts, used within a lawn sprinkler 108 |
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| 147 | 147 | | system; 109 |
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| 148 | 148 | | (13) "Sheet metal work" means the onsite layout, installation, erection, 110 |
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| 149 | 149 | | replacement, repair or alteration, including, but not limited to, onsite 111 |
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| 150 | 150 | | testing and balancing of related life safety components, environmental 112 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 154 | 154 | | LCO No. 2082 5 of 8 |
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| 156 | 156 | | air, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems by manipulating, 113 |
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| 157 | 157 | | adjusting or controlling such systems for optimum balance performance 114 |
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| 158 | 158 | | of any duct work system, ferrous, nonferrous or other material for 115 |
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| 159 | 159 | | ductwork systems, components, devices, air louvers or accessories, in 116 |
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| 160 | 160 | | accordance with the State Building Code; 117 |
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| 161 | 161 | | (14) "Journeyman sheet metal worker" means an experienced 118 |
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| 162 | 162 | | craftsman skilled in the installation, erection, replacement, repair or 119 |
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| 163 | 163 | | alteration of duct work systems, both ferrous and nonferrous; 120 |
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| 164 | 164 | | (15) "Automotive glass work" means installing, maintaining or 121 |
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| 165 | 165 | | repairing fixed glass in motor vehicles; 122 |
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| 166 | 166 | | (16) "Flat glass work" means installing, maintaining or repairing glass 123 |
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| 167 | 167 | | in residential or commercial structures; 124 |
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| 168 | 168 | | (17) "Medical gas and vacuum systems work" means the work and 125 |
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| 169 | 169 | | practice, materials, instrumentation and fixtures used in the 126 |
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| 170 | 170 | | construction, installation, alteration, extension, removal, repair, 127 |
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| 171 | 171 | | maintenance, inspection, testing or renovation of gas and vacuum 128 |
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| 172 | 172 | | systems and equipment used solely to transport gases for medical 129 |
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| 173 | 173 | | purposes and to remove liquids, air-gases or solids from such systems; 130 |
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| 174 | 174 | | (18) "Solar electricity work" means the installation, erection, repair, 131 |
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| 175 | 175 | | replacement, alteration, maintenance, inspection and testing of 132 |
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| 176 | 176 | | photovoltaic or wind generation equipment used to distribute or store 133 |
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| 177 | 177 | | ambient energy for heat, light, power or other purposes to a point 134 |
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| 178 | 178 | | immediately inside any structure or adjacent to an end use; 135 |
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| 179 | 179 | | (19) "Active solar system" means a system that uses an external source 136 |
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| 180 | 180 | | of energy to power a motor-driven fan or pump to force the circulation 137 |
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| 181 | 181 | | of a fluid through solar heat collectors and which removes the sun's heat 138 |
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| 182 | 182 | | from the collectors and transports such heat to a location where it may 139 |
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| 183 | 183 | | be used or stored; 140 |
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| 184 | 184 | | (20) "Passive solar system" means a system that is capable of 141 |
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| 185 | 185 | | collecting or storing the sun's energy as heat without the use of a motor-142 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 189 | 189 | | LCO No. 2082 6 of 8 |
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| 191 | 191 | | driven fan or pump; 143 |
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| 192 | 192 | | (21) "Hybrid solar system" means a system that contains components 144 |
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| 193 | 193 | | of both an active solar system and a passive solar system; 145 |
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| 194 | 194 | | (22) "Gas hearth product work" means the installation, service, 146 |
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| 195 | 195 | | inspection, testing or repair of a propane or natural gas fired fireplace, 147 |
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| 196 | 196 | | fireplace insert, stove or log set and associated venting and piping that 148 |
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| 197 | 197 | | simulates a flame of a solid fuel fire. "Gas hearth product work" does 149 |
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| 198 | 198 | | not include (A) fuel piping work, (B) the servicing of fuel piping, or (C) 150 |
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| 199 | 199 | | work associated with pressure regulating devices, except for appliances 151 |
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| 200 | 200 | | gas valves; 152 |
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| 201 | 201 | | (23) "Millwright work" means the installation, repair, replacement, 153 |
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| 202 | 202 | | maintenance or alteration, including the inspection and testing, of (A) 154 |
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| 203 | 203 | | power generation machinery, or (B) industrial machinery, including the 155 |
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| 204 | 204 | | related interconnection of piping and tubing used in the manufacturing 156 |
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| 205 | 205 | | process, but does not include the performance of any action for which 157 |
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| 206 | 206 | | licensure is required under this chapter; 158 |
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| 207 | 207 | | (24) "Inspection" means the examination of a system or portion of a 159 |
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| 208 | 208 | | system, involving the disassembly or removal of component parts of the 160 |
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| 209 | 209 | | system; [and] 161 |
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| 210 | 210 | | (25) "Testing" means to determine the status of a system as intended 162 |
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| 211 | 211 | | for its use, with or without the disassembly of component parts of the 163 |
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| 212 | 212 | | system, by the use of testing and measurement instruments; [.] 164 |
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| 213 | 213 | | (26) "Auto glass temporary license" means a temporary license 165 |
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| 214 | 214 | | granted by the commissioner to an auto glass company doing business 166 |
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| 215 | 215 | | in this state that employs individuals who perform automotive glass 167 |
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| 216 | 216 | | work; 168 |
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| 217 | 217 | | (27) "Auto glass company" means a company that provides auto glass 169 |
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| 218 | 218 | | repair or replacement services; and 170 |
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| 219 | 219 | | (28) "State disaster or emergency" means a disaster or an emergency 171 |
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| 220 | 220 | | event for which: (A) The Governor has issued a proclamation of a 172 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 224 | 224 | | LCO No. 2082 7 of 8 |
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| 226 | 226 | | disaster or an emergency pursuant to chapter 517, (B) the President of 173 |
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| 227 | 227 | | the United States has issued a declaration of the existence in the state of 174 |
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| 228 | 228 | | a major disaster or an emergency, or (C) in the opinion of the 175 |
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| 229 | 229 | | Commissioner of Consumer Protection, warrants the need for auto glass 176 |
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| 230 | 230 | | temporary licenses. 177 |
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| 231 | 231 | | Sec. 2. Section 20-333a of the general statutes is repealed and the 178 |
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| 232 | 232 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 179 |
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| 233 | 233 | | (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, upon the 180 |
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| 234 | 234 | | payment of the appropriate fee, as provided in section 20-335, grant a 181 |
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| 235 | 235 | | license or a card of registration provided for in this chapter, without an 182 |
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| 236 | 236 | | examination, to any currently practicing, competent person who holds 183 |
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| 237 | 237 | | a similar license or card of registration granted by any other state, 184 |
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| 238 | 238 | | licensure jurisdiction within another state, the District of Columbia or 185 |
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| 239 | 239 | | any territory or commonwealth of the United States having licensure or 186 |
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| 240 | 240 | | registration requirements substantially similar to, or higher than, those 187 |
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| 241 | 241 | | of this state, if the licensing authority in such other state, licensure 188 |
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| 242 | 242 | | jurisdiction within another state, the District of Columbia or any 189 |
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| 243 | 243 | | territory or commonwealth of the United States may grant such similar 190 |
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| 244 | 244 | | license or card of registration, without an examination, to any currently 191 |
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| 245 | 245 | | practicing, competent licensee or registrant from this state. The 192 |
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| 246 | 246 | | commissioner, in consultation with the appropriate examining board, 193 |
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| 247 | 247 | | may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 194 |
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| 248 | 248 | | in order to carry out the provisions of this section. 195 |
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| 249 | 249 | | (b) (1) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in the event 196 |
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| 250 | 250 | | of a state disaster or emergency, and upon payment of an eighteen 197 |
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| 251 | 251 | | hundred dollar licensing fee, grant an annual auto glass temporary 198 |
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| 252 | 252 | | license to an auto glass company that employs individuals who perform 199 |
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| 253 | 253 | | automotive glass work and does business in the state. Such temporary 200 |
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| 254 | 254 | | license shall be utilized by an auto glass company that employs out-of- 201 |
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| 255 | 255 | | state employees who (A) perform automotive glass work, and (B) whose 202 |
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| 256 | 256 | | qualifications are substantially similar to, or higher than, those of this 203 |
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| 257 | 257 | | state. Holders of an auto glass temporary license shall, upon initial 204 |
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| 258 | 258 | | application and renewal, provide a list to the department, on a form 205 Raised Bill No. 5294 |
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| 264 | 264 | | prescribed by the commissioner, listing the out-of-state employees that 206 |
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| 265 | 265 | | such company may utilize to perform work in this state in the event of 207 |
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| 266 | 266 | | a state disaster or emergency. 208 |
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| 267 | 267 | | (2) In the case of a state disaster or emergency, an auto glass company 209 |
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| 268 | 268 | | with a valid auto glass temporary license shall notify the department 210 |
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| 269 | 269 | | within thirty days of each declared state disaster or emergency of its 211 |
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| 270 | 270 | | intent to use not more than fifteen out-of-state employees, as listed on 212 |
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| 271 | 271 | | their license application. Such temporary license shall be used for no 213 |
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| 272 | 272 | | longer than fourteen calendar days for each declared state disaster or 214 |
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| 273 | 273 | | emergency. 215 |
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| 274 | 274 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 275 | 275 | | sections: |
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| 277 | 277 | | Section 1 from passage 20-330 |
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| 278 | 278 | | Sec. 2 from passage 20-333a |
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| 279 | 279 | | |
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| 280 | 280 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 281 | 281 | | To establish an auto glass temporary license to allow auto glass |
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| 282 | 282 | | companies doing business in the state to perform auto glass work in the |
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| 283 | 283 | | event of a state disaster or emergency. |
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| 284 | 284 | | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 285 | 285 | | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 286 | 286 | | underlined.] |
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