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7	8		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 662
8	9		January Session, 2021
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12	13		Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
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15	16		Introduced by:
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20	21		AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL
21	22		SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TRAINING FOR PUBLIC
22	23		WORKS PROJECTS.
23	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	25		Assembly convened:
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26	27		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 31-53b of the general statutes is 1
27	28		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
28	29		1, 2021): 3
29	30		(c) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner shall 4
30	31		adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 5
31	32		implement the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such 6
32	33		regulations shall require that the ten-hour construction safety and 7
33	34		health courses required under subsection (a) of this section be 8
34	35		conducted in accordance with federal Occupational Safety and Health 9
35	36		Administration Training Institute standards, or, in the case of a 10
36	37		supplemental refresher training course, shall include, but not be limited 11
37	38		to, an update of revised Occupational Safety and Health Administration 12
38	39		standards and a review of required construction hazards training, or in 13
39		-	accordance with Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration 14 Committee Bill No. 662
	40	+	accordance with Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration 14
	41	+	Standards or in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.268, as appropriate. The 15
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46		-	Standards or in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.268, as appropriate. The 15
47	47		Labor Commissioner shall accept as sufficient proof of compliance with 16
48	48		the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section a student course 17
49	49		completion card issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health 18
50	50		Administration Training Institute, or such other proof of compliance 19
51	51		said commissioner deems appropriate, dated no earlier than [five] ten 20
52	52		years before the commencement date of such public works project or, in 21
53	53		the case of supplemental refresher training, a student course completion 22
54	54		card issued by said Occupational Safety and Health Administration 23
55	55		authorized trainer dated not earlier than five years prior to the date such 24
56	56		electrician or plumber begins work on such public works project. 25
57	57		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
58	58		sections:
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60	60		Section 1 October 1, 2021 31-53b(c)
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62		-	LAB Joint Favorable
	62	+	Statement of Purpose:
	63	+	To extend the validity of certain Occupational Safety and Health
	64	+	Administration training from five to ten years for public works projects.
	65	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	66	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	67	+	underlined.]
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	69	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
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