Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00359 Compare Versions

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8	8	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 359
9	9	February Session, 2020
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13	13	Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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22	22	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CREDIT OF CERTAIN MILITARY
23	23	EXPERIENCE AND TRAIN ING TOWARD CERTAIN LICENSURE
24	24	REQUIREMENTS.
25	25	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
26	26	Assembly convened:
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28	28	Section 1. Section 20-341e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
29	29	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2
30	30	(a) The Department of Public Health shall hold at least four 3
31	31	examinations each year, at such times and in such locations as may be 4
32	32	convenient. Notice of the time and place of each examination shall be 5
33	33	given in writing to each applicant at least ten days prior to the 6
34	34	examination. To obtain a license an applicant shall furnish such 7
35	35	evidence of competency as said department shall require. The applicant 8
36	36	shall satisfy said department that he or she has the requisite skill to 9
37	37	perform the work of a subsurface sewage disposal system installer or 10
38	38	cleaner and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter. 11
39	39	Upon application to said department for a license, the applicant shall 12
40	40	pay to said department a fee of fifty dollars for a subsurface sewage 13
41	41	disposal system installer license or twenty dollars for a subsurface 14 Raised Bill No. 359
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47	47	sewage disposal system cleaner license. 15
48	48	(b) A recommendation for review issued pursuant to section 31-22u 16
49	49	that is related to the competency and skills required under subsection 17
50	50	(a) of this section shall be sufficient evidence of the applicant's 18
51	51	competency, the requisite skill to perform the work of a subsurface 19
52	52	sewage disposal system installer or cleaner and to comply with all other 20
53	53	requirements of this chapter. The Department of Public Health shall 21
54	54	charge no fee to persons who present a recommendation for review. 22
55	55	(c) The applicant shall present himself or herself at the next regular 23
56	56	examination. The Department of Public Health shall conduct such 24
57	57	written, oral and practical examinations as it deems necessary to test the 25
58	58	knowledge of the applicant for a subsurface sewage disposal system 26
59	59	installer's license on sewage disposal system construction and 27
60	60	installation or to test the knowledge of the applicant for a subsurface 28
61	61	sewage disposal system cleaner on subsurface sewage disposal system 29
62	62	cleaning and servicing. When an applicant has qualified for a license, 30
63	63	the department shall issue to such person a license entitling him or her 31
64	64	to engage in the work or occupation of subsurface sewage disposal 32
65	65	system installer or subsurface sewage disposal system cleaner until the 33
66	66	date for renewal under section 19a-88. All fees collected by said 34
67	67	department shall be promptly transmitted to the State Treasurer. 35
68	68	Sec. 2. Section 20-360 of the general statutes is repealed and the 36
69	69	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 37
70	70	Applications for licensure shall be on forms prescribed by the 38
71	71	commissioner. The licensure fee for a sanitarian shall be eighty dollars 39
72	72	for initial licensure, except that such fee shall be waived for persons who 40
73	73	present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to section 31-22u. 41
74	74	Each license shall be renewed annually in accordance with the 42
75	75	provisions of section 19a-88. The fee for license renewal shall be forty 43
76	76	dollars. 44
77	77	Sec. 3. Section 20-361 of the general statutes is repealed and the 45
78	78	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 46 Raised Bill No. 359
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84	84	(a) Except as provided in section 20-365 or subsection (b) of this 47
85	85	section, no person shall be licensed as a sanitarian who does not prove 48
86	86	to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such person holds a degree 49
87	87	from an accredited college or university following four years of study 50
88	88	and has two years of full-time experience, or the equivalent, in the field 51
89	89	of environmental health acceptable to the commissioner. An applicant 52
90	90	who successfully completes a special training course in environmental 53
91	91	health approved by the commissioner may substitute such course for six 54
92	92	months of such required experience in the field of environmental health. 55
93	93	The applicant shall also be required to pass a written or oral examination 56
94	94	in the science of environmental health as determined by the 57
95	95	commissioner. An applicant for licensure shall not be required to be 58
96	96	licensed while completing the work experience requirements of this 59
97	97	section, provided, on and after January 1, 1998, such experience shall be 60
98	98	completed under the supervision of a sanitarian licensed pursuant to 61
99	99	this chapter or licensed, certified or registered in the jurisdiction in 62
100	100	which such experience was completed. 63
101	101	(b) A recommendation for review issued pursuant to section 31-22u 64
102	102	that is related to the field of environmental health may be substituted, 65
103	103	in whole or in part, as determined by the commissioner, in lieu of the 66
104	104	requirements under subparagraph (a) of this section. 67
105	105	Sec. 4. Section 22a-238 of the general statutes is repealed and the 68
106	106	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 69
107	107	(a) Any municipality where a resources recovery facility is located or 70
108	108	any group of municipalities participating in a resources recovery facility 71
109	109	may appoint an inspector for such facility. Such inspector shall meet the 72
110	110	qualifications for inspectors of resources recovery facilities established 73
111	111	pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 74
112	112	(b) The commissioner shall, by regulations adopted in accordance 75
113	113	with chapter 54, establish qualifications for inspectors and operators of 76
114	114	resources recovery facilities. The provisions of this section shall not be 77
115	115	construed to limit the authority of the Commissioner of Energy and 78 Raised Bill No. 359
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121	121	Environmental Protection under the provisions of sections 22a-6a, 22a-79
122	122	6b, 22a-176, 22a-190 to 22a-193, inclusive, and 22a-231 to 22a-239a, 80
123	123	inclusive, or any other environmental statute or regulation adopted 81
124	124	thereunder. A recommendation for review issued pursuant to section 82
125	125	31-22u that is related to the qualifications required by regulations 83
126	126	adopted pursuant to this section shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 84
127	127	qualifications. 85
128	128	Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 22a-416 of the general statutes is 86
129	129	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 87
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131	131	(d) (1) As used in this section the terms "class I", "class II", "class III" 89
132	132	and "class IV" mean the classifications of wastewater treatment plants 90
133	133	provided for in regulations adopted by the Department of Energy and 91
134	134	Environmental Protection. The Commissioner of En ergy and 92
135	135	Environmental Protection may establish requirements for the presence 93
136	136	of approved operators at pollution abatement facilities. Applicants for 94
137	137	class I and class II certificates shall only be required to pass the relevant 95
138	138	standardized national examination prepared by the Association of 96
139	139	Boards of Certification for Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators. 97
140	140	Applicants for class III and class IV certificates shall only be required to 98
141	141	pass the relevant standardized national examination prepared by the 99
142	142	Association of Boards of Certification for Wastewater Treatment Facility 100
143	143	Operators supplemented with additional questions submitted by the 101
144	144	commissioner to such board. Operators with certificates issued by the 102
145	145	commissioner prior to May 16, 1995, shall not be required to be 103
146	146	reexamined. The commissioner shall administer and proctor the 104
147	147	examination of all applicants. 105
148	148	(2) The qualifications of the operators at such facilities shall be subject 106
149	149	to the approval of the commissioner. A recommendation for review 107
150	150	pursuant to section 31-22u that is related to the qualifications required 108
151	151	for a wastewater treatment facility operator shall be deemed to satisfy 109
152	152	such qualifications, provided such operator is in compliance with 110
153	153	subdivision (1) of this subsection. 111 Raised Bill No. 359
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159	159	(3) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 112
160	160	provisions of chapter 54, requiring all operators at pollution abatement 113
161	161	facilities to satisfactorily complete, on a regular basis, a state-certified 114
162	162	training course, which may include training on the type of municipal 115
163	163	pollution abatement facility at which the operator is employed and 116
164	164	training concerning regulations promulgated during the preceding 117
165	165	year. Any applicant for certification who passed either the examination 118
166	166	prepared and administered on December 8, 1994, by the commissioner 119
167	167	or the examination prepared by the Association of Boards of 120
168	168	Certification for Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators and 121
169	169	administered on December 8, 1994, by the commissioner shall be issued 122
170	170	the appropriate certificate in accordance with the regulations adopted 123
171	171	under this section. On and after October 1, 2018, each certified operator 124
172	172	shall obtain not less than six hours of continuing education each year. A 125
173	173	record of such continuing education shall be maintained by the certified 126
174	174	operator and by the facility employing the operator and shall be made 127
175	175	available for inspection upon request by the commissioner. 128
176	176	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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179	179	Section 1 July 1, 2020 20-341e
180	180	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 20-360
181	181	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 20-361
182	182	Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 22a-238
183	183	Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 22a-416(d)
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185	185	Statement of Purpose:
186	186	To credit military experience and training in water or wastewater
187	187	operations toward the requirements for licensure in certain occupations.
188	188	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
189	189	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
190	190	underlined.]
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