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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 135
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 4990
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND
REGISTRATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-281c of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2023): 3
(a) The board shall grant the certificate of "certified public 4
accountant" to any person who meets the good character, education, 5
experience and examination requirements of subsections (b) to (d), 6
inclusive, of this section and upon the payment of a fee of [one hundred 7
fifty] one hundred dollars. 8
Sec. 2. Subsection (g) of section 20-281d of the general statutes is 9
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 10
2023): 11
(g) The board shall charge a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred 12
dollars for the initial issuance and the professional services fee for [class 13
I] class B, as defined in section 33-182l, for each annual renewal of such 14
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license. 15
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 20-292 of the general statutes is 16
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 17
2023): 18
(a) Each licensed architect shall renew his or her license annually. 19
Pursuant to section 20-289, a licensee shall pay to the department the 20
professional services fee for [class F] class B, as defined in section 33-21
182l and shall submit proof of, or attest to, completion of continuing 22
education requirements. 23
Sec. 4. Section 20-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 24
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 25
Applications for licensure under this chapter shall be on forms 26
prescribed and furnished by the Department of Consumer Protection. 27
The nonrefundable application fee for a professional engineer license 28
shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application fee for an 29
engineer-in-training license shall be seventy-six dollars, which shall 30
accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 31
issuance of a license. The nonrefundable application fee for a land 32
surveyor license shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application 33
fee for a surveyor-in-training license shall be sixty-four dollars, which 34
shall accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 35
issuance of a license. The initial license fee for a professional engineer 36
license or a land surveyor license shall be [two hundred twenty] one 37
hundred dollars. The application fee for a combined license as 38
professional engineer and land surveyor shall be eighty dollars. The 39
initial license fee for such combined license shall be [two hundred 40
twenty] one hundred dollars. 41
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 20-306 of the general statutes is 42
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 43
2023): 44
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(a) (1) The Department of Consumer Protection shall notify each 45
person licensed under this chapter of the date of the expiration of such 46
license and the amount of the fee required for its renewal for one year. 47
Such license renewals shall be accompanied by the payment of the 48
professional services fee for [class G] class B, as defined in section 33-49
182l, in the case of a professional engineer license, a professional 50
engineer and land surveyor combined license, or a land surveyor 51
license. The license shall be considered lapsed if not renewed on or 52
before the expiration date. 53
(2) Annual renewal of an engineer-in-training license or a surveyor-54
in-training license shall not be required. Any such license shall remain 55
valid for a period of ten years from the date of its original issuance and, 56
during this time, it shall meet in part the requirements for licensure as a 57
professional engineer or land surveyor. It shall not be the duty of the 58
department to notify the holder of an engineer-in-training license or a 59
surveyor-in-training license of the date of expiration of such license 60
other than to publish it annually in the roster. 61
(3) Renewal of any license under this chapter or payment of renewal 62
fees shall not be required of any licensee serving in the armed forces of 63
the United States until the next renewal period immediately following 64
the termination of such service or the renewal period following the fifth 65
year after such licensee's entry into such service, whichever occurs first. 66
The status of such licensees shall be indicated in the annual roster of 67
professional engineers and land surveyors. 68
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 20-308 of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
2023): 71
(a) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one 72
hundred ninety] one hundred dollars to the Department of Consumer 73
Protection, authorize the department to issue a license as a professional 74
engineer, or a combined license as a professional engineer and land 75
surveyor or, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one hundred 76
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ninety] one hundred dollars, to issue a license as a land surveyor to any 77
person who holds a certificate of qualification, licensure or registration 78
issued to such person by the proper authority of any state, territory or 79
possession of the United States, or any country, or the National Bureau 80
of Engineering Registration, provided the requirements for the licensure 81
or registration of professional engineers or land surveyors under which 82
such license, certificate of qualification or registration was issued shall 83
not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and shall be of a standard 84
not lower than that specified in section 20-302. Upon request of any such 85
applicant the board may, if it determines that the application is in 86
apparent good order, authorize the department to grant to such 87
applicant permission in writing to practice engineering or land 88
surveying or both for a specified period of time while such application 89
is pending. The board may waive the first part of the examination 90
specified in subdivision (1) of section 20-302 in the case of an applicant 91
for licensure as a professional engineer who holds a certificate as an 92
engineer-in-training issued to him by the proper authority of any state, 93
territory or possession of the United States, provided the requirements 94
under which the certificate was issued do not conflict with the 95
provisions of this chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that 96
specified in said subdivision (1). The board may waive that part of the 97
examination specified in subdivision (3) of section 20-302 relating to the 98
fundamentals of land surveying, in the case of an applicant for licensure 99
as a land surveyor who holds a certificate as a surveyor-in-training 100
issued to him by the proper authority of any state, territory or 101
possession of the United States, provided the requirements under which 102
the certificate was issued do not conflict with the provisions of this 103
chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that specified in said 104
subdivision (3). 105
Sec. 7. Subsection (f) of section 20-314 of the general statutes is 106
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 107
2023): 108
(f) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire 109
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annually. At the time of application for a real estate broker's license, 110
there shall be paid to the commission, for each individual applicant and 111
for each proposed active member or officer of a firm, partnership, 112
association or corporation, the sum of [five hundred sixty-five] one 113
hundred dollars, and for the annual renewal thereof, the sum of [three 114
hundred seventy-five] one hundred dollars, except that for licenses 115
expiring on March 31, 2022, a prorated renewal fee shall be charged to 116
reflect the fact that the March 2022, renewal shall expire on November 117
30, 2023. At the time of application for a real estate salesperson's license, 118
there shall be paid to the commission [two hundred eighty-five] one 119
hundred dollars and for the annual renewal thereof the sum of [two 120
hundred eighty-five] one hundred dollars. Three dollars of each such 121
annual renewal fee shall be payable to the Real Estate Guaranty Fund 122
established pursuant to section 20-324a. A real estate broker's license 123
issued to any partnership, association or corporation shall entitle the 124
individual designated in the application, as provided in section 20-312, 125
upon compliance with the terms of this chapter, but without the 126
payment of any further fee, to perform all of the acts of a real estate 127
broker under this chapter on behalf of such partnership, association or 128
corporation. Any license which expires and is not renewed pursuant to 129
this subsection may be reinstated by the commission, if, not later than 130
two years after the date of expiration, the former licensee pays to the 131
commission for each real estate broker's license the sum of [three 132
hundred seventy-five] one hundred dollars and for each real estate 133
salesperson's license the sum of [two hundred eighty-five] one hundred 134
dollars for each year or fraction thereof from the date of expiration of 135
the previous license to the date of payment for reinstatement, except 136
that any licensee whose license expired after such licensee entered 137
military service shall be reinstated without payment of any fee if an 138
application for reinstatement is filed with the commission within two 139
years after the date of expiration. Any such reinstated broker's license 140
shall expire on the next succeeding November thirtieth, except that any 141
broker's license that is reinstated before March 31, 2022, shall expire on 142
March 31, 2022. Any such reinstated real estate salesperson's license 143
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shall expire on the next succeeding May thirty-first. 144
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 20-333 of the general statutes is 145
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 146
2023): 147
(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 148
attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 149
evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 150
of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 151
issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 152
competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 153
that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 154
from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 155
education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 156
to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 157
for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 158
and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 159
review issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to 160
demonstrate that an applicant possesses such requisite skill and can 161
comply with all other requirements of this chapter and the regulations 162
adopted under this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to 163
this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 164
examining board or the commissioner, such hearing or other action by 165
the applicable examining board or the commissioner shall occur not 166
later than thirty days after the date of submission for such application. 167
Upon application for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the 168
department a nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a 169
license under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision 170
(4) of subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application 171
fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars for a license under 172
subdivision (1) of subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 173
(b), subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of 174
subsection (e) of section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be 175
waived for persons who present a recommendation for review issued 176
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pursuant to section 31-22u. 177
Sec. 9. Section 20-335 of the general statutes is repealed and the 178
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 179
Any person who has successfully completed an examination for such 180
person's initial license under this chapter shall pay to the Department of 181
Consumer Protection a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars 182
for a contractor's license or a fee of [one hundred twenty] one hundred 183
dollars for any other such license. Any such initial license fee shall be 184
waived for persons who present a recommendation for review issued 185
pursuant to section 31-22u. All such licenses shall expire annually. No 186
person shall carry on or engage in the work or occupations subject to 187
this chapter after the expiration of such person's license until such 188
person has filed an application bearing the date of such person's 189
registration card with the appropriate board. Such application shall be 190
in writing, addressed to the secretary of the board from which such 191
renewal is sought and signed by the person applying for such renewal. 192
A licensee applying for renewal shall, at such times as the commissioner 193
shall by regulation prescribe, furnish evidence satisfactory to the board 194
that the licensee has completed any continuing professional education 195
required under sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, or any regulations 196
adopted thereunder. The board may renew such license if the 197
application for such renewal is received by the board no later than one 198
month after the date of expiration of such license, upon payment to the 199
department of a renewal fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars 200
in the case of a contractor and of [one hundred twenty] one hundred 201
dollars for any other such license. For any completed renewal 202
application submitted pursuant to this section that requires a hearing or 203
other action by the applicable examining board, such hearing or other 204
action by the applicable examining board shall occur not later than 205
thirty days after the date of submission for such completed renewal 206
application. The department shall issue a receipt stating the fact of such 207
payment, which receipt shall be a license to engage in such work or 208
occupation. A licensee who has failed to renew such licensee's license 209
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for a period of over two years from the date of expiration of such license 210
shall have it reinstated only upon complying with the requirements of 211
section 20-333, as amended by this act. All license fees and renewal fees 212
paid to the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 213
General Fund. 214
Sec. 10. Subsection (h) of section 20-340d of the general statutes is 215
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 216
2023): 217
(h) The initial fee for a swimming pool builder's license shall be [one 218
hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such license 219
shall be one hundred dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period of one 220
year from the date of issuance. 221
Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 20-340f of the general statutes is 222
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 223
2023): 224
(b) The initial fee for a residential stair lift technician's license shall be 225
[one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such 226
license shall be seventy-five dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period 227
of one year from the date of issuance. 228
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 20-341u of the general statutes is 229
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 230
2023): 231
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration under this section 232
shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ten] one hundred dollars. 233
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 20-341y of the general statutes is 234
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 235
2023): 236
(d) The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be [one hundred ten] one 237
hundred dollars. 238
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Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 20-349 of the general statutes is 239
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 240
2023): 241
(c) Any person desiring to be licensed under this chapter shall apply 242
to the board in writing, on forms which the Department of Consumer 243
Protection shall provide, stating: (1) Such person's name, residence 244
address and business address; (2) a brief description of his 245
qualifications, including the length and nature of his experience; (3) in 246
the case of an apprentice, the name of his employer or supervisor; and 247
(4) such other information as the department may require. Each 248
application for a license as a service dealer shall be accompanied by a 249
fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. Each application for a license 250
as a licensed electronics technician, licensed antenna technician or 251
licensed radio electronics technician shall be accompanied by a fee of 252
eighty dollars. Each application for a permit as an apprentice shall be 253
accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. If a service dealer as an individual 254
is a licensed electronics technician or licensed radio electronics 255
technician, only one license fee shall be charged in the amount of [two 256
hundred] one hundred dollars. All such fees shall be paid to the 257
department. 258
Sec. 15. Subsection (d) of section 20-357m of the general statutes is 259
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 260
2023): 261
(d) The commissioner shall issue a telecommunications infrastructure 262
layout technician license to any individual who: (1) Completes a college 263
level program or other program of instruction approved by the 264
Department of Consumer Protection that assures industry standards in 265
telecommunications infrastructure design; (2) submits an application 266
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section deemed acceptable by the 267
Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and (3) at the time of 268
application, has held for not less than five years and continues to hold a 269
valid unlimited or limited electrical license issued under the Electrical 270
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Work Board or a public service technician certificate of registration 271
issued pursuant to section 20-340b, or has other equivalent experience 272
and training as required for an electrical license, as determined by the 273
commissioner. A license issued pursuant to this subsection is 274
nontransferable. The fee for a telecommunications infrastructure layout 275
technician license is [three hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. Such 276
license shall be renewed biennially and the renewal fee is [three 277
hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. 278
Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 20-369a of the general statutes is 279
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 280
2023): 281
(b) A qualifying corporation or limited liability company desiring a 282
certificate of registration shall file with the board an application upon a 283
form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection, 284
accompanied by an application fee of eighty dollars. Each such 285
certificate shall expire annually and shall be renewable upon payment 286
of a fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. If all requirements of this 287
chapter are met, the board shall authorize the department to issue to 288
such corporation or limited liability company a certificate of registration 289
within thirty days after such application, provided the board may refuse 290
to authorize the issuance of a certificate if any facts exist which would 291
entitle the board to suspend or revoke an existing certificate of 292
registration. 293
Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 20-374 of the general statutes is 294
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 295
2023): 296
(a) Every licensed landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee 297
to the department. A holder of a valid license who is not engaging in the 298
active practice of the holder's profession in this state and does not desire 299
to register may allow the license to lapse by notifying the board of the 300
holder's intention not to renew the license. After a license has been 301
allowed to lapse or has been suspended, it may be reinstated upon 302
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payment of a reinstatement fee and such proof of the landscape 303
architect's qualifications as may be required in the sound discretion of 304
the board. The department shall issue a receipt to each landscape 305
architect promptly upon the payment of the annual fee for a license. The 306
amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that fixed by the following 307
schedule: (1) The application fee for examination shall be a 308
nonrefundable fee of eighty dollars; (2) the fee for an initial license shall 309
be [two hundred eighty] one hundred dollars; (3) the fee for a duplicate 310
license shall be fifteen dollars; (4) the annual license fee shall be the 311
professional services fee for [class E] class B, as defined in section 33-312
182l; (5) the reinstatement fee for a suspended license shall be two 313
hundred fifty dollars; and (6) the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license 314
shall be one hundred eighty dollars. 315
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 20-377m of the general statutes is 316
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 317
2023): 318
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration shall be 319
accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 320
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 321
such fee. 322
Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 20-377s of the general statutes is 323
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 324
2023): 325
(e) A registered interior designer may apply for renewal of a 326
certificate of registration. The fee for renewal of such certificate of 327
registration shall be [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 328
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 329
such fee. 330
Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 20-417b of the general statutes is 331
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 332
2023): 333
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(b) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the 334
commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The 335
application shall include (1) the applicant's name, business street 336
address and business telephone number, (2) the identity of the insurer 337
that provides the applicant with insurance coverage for liability, (3) if 338
such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 339
have workers' compensation coverage, the identity of the insurer that 340
provides the applicant with such workers' compensation coverage, (4) 341
if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 342
have an agent for service of process, the name and address of such agent, 343
and (5) proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not 344
less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the 345
policy number and business name of the insurance provider. Each such 346
application shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one 347
hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required if 348
such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-421, 349
as amended by this act, during any year in which such person's 350
registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid. 351
Sec. 21. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 20-421 of the general statutes 352
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 353
1, 2023): 354
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a home 355
improvement contractor shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred 356
twenty] one hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall 357
be required in any year during which such person has paid the 358
registration fee required under section 20-417b, as amended by this act, 359
or in any year in which such person's registration as a new home 360
construction contractor is valid. 361
(c) Each application for a certificate of registration as a salesman shall 362
be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one hundred dollars. 363
Sec. 22. Subsection (d) of section 20-457 of the general statutes is 364
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 365
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2023): 366
(d) All certificates issued to community association managers under 367
the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, shall expire 368
annually on the thirty-first day of January. A holder of a certificate of 369
registration who seeks to renew his or her certificate shall, when filing 370
an application for renewal of the certificate, submit documentation to 371
the department which establishes that he or she has passed any 372
examination and completed any educational coursework, as the case 373
may be, required for certification under this chapter. The fee for renewal 374
of a certificate shall be [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 375
Sec. 23. Subsection (c) of section 20-492a of the general statutes is 376
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 377
2023): 378
(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire 379
biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the 380
department of a renewal fee in the amount of [two hundred fifty] two 381
hundred dollars. 382
Sec. 24. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-511 of the general statutes 383
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 384
1, 2023): 385
(a) In order to obtain an appraiser certification or a provisional 386
license, each person who has met, to the satisfaction of the commission, 387
the minimum requirements established by the commission for such 388
certification or provisional license shall pay to the commission, in 389
addition to the application fee described in subsection (c) of section 20-390
509, an initial fee of [: Three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of 391
certified appraisers and] one hundred dollars. [in the case of provisional 392
licensees.] 393
(b) All certifications and provisional licenses issued under the 394
provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall expire annually 395
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and be subject to renewal. The renewal fee for certifications and 396
provisional licenses, to be paid to the commission, shall be [: Two 397
hundred eighty-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and] one 398
hundred dollars. [in the case of provisional licensees.] 399
Sec. 25. Section 20-601 of the general statutes is repealed and the 400
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 401
The department shall collect the following nonrefundable fees: 402
(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is [two hundred] one 403
hundred dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 404
(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is the professional 405
services fee for class A, as defined in section 33-182l. Before the 406
commission grants a license to an applicant who has not held a license 407
authorized by the commission within five years of the date of 408
application, the applicant shall pay the fee required in subdivision (1) of 409
this section. 410
(3) The fee for issuance of a pharmacy license is seven hundred fifty 411
dollars. 412
(4) The fee for renewal of a pharmacy license is one hundred ninety 413
dollars. 414
(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 415
pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 416
amount set forth in section 21a-4. 417
(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 418
corporation holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each 419
pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within 420
ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 421
(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 422
management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 423
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such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 424
the fee for notice. 425
(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 426
sixty dollars. 427
(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 428
hundred forty dollars. 429
(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 430
hundred dollars. 431
(11) The late fee for failing to notify the commission of a change of 432
ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 433
nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 434
(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 435
registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 436
(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 437
registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 438
(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 439
corporation holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration 440
is sixty dollars for each pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to 441
give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition 442
to the fee for notice. 443
(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 444
management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 445
failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 446
in addition to the fee for notice. 447
(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 448
is one hundred dollars. 449
(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 450
fifty dollars. 451
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(18) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 452
is [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 453
Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 21a-190e of the general statutes is 454
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 455
2023): 456
(b) A fund-raising counsel who at any time has custody or control of 457
contributions from a solicitation shall register with the department. 458
Applications for registration or renewal of a registration as a fund-459
raising counsel shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and 460
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of [one hundred twenty] 461
one hundred dollars. Each fund-raising counsel shall certify that such 462
application or report is true and correct to the best of the fund-raising 463
counsel's knowledge. Each application shall contain such information as 464
the department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one 465
year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. An applicant 466
for registration or for a renewal of registration as a fund-raising counsel 467
shall, at the time of making such application, file with and have 468
approved by the department a bond in a form prescribed by the 469
commissioner, in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in 470
the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with one or more responsible 471
sureties whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties shall be no less 472
than such sum. The fund-raising counsel shall maintain the bond in 473
effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the 474
state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the 475
principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the 476
obligor's conduct of any activities subject to sections 21a-190a to 21a-477
190l, inclusive, or arising out of a violation of said sections or any 478
regulation adopted pursuant to said sections. Any such fund-raising 479
counsel shall account to the charitable organization with which he has 480
contracted for all income received and expenses paid no later than 481
ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and in the 482
case of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, on the 483
anniversary of the commencement of such campaign. Such accounting 484
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shall be in writing, shall be retained by the charitable organization for 485
three years and shall be available to the department upon request. 486
Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 21a-190f of the general statutes is 487
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 488
2023): 489
(a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless such person has first 490
registered with the department. Registration shall be in a form 491
prescribed by the commissioner, shall be certified by the paid solicitor 492
as true and correct to the best of the solicitor's knowledge and shall be 493
accompanied by a fee in the amount of [five hundred] one hundred 494
dollars. The application shall contain such information as the 495
department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one year 496
and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. 497
Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Except as provided in 498
subsection (b) of this section and not later than July 1, 2024, the 499
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt any regulations, in 500
accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, necessary to ensure 501
that any individual who is licensed, certified or permitted by, or 502
registered with, or who seeks a license, certification, permit or 503
registration from, the commissioner or the Department of Consumer 504
Protection is not charged a licensing, certification, permit or registration 505
fee in an amount that is greater than one hundred dollars per license, 506
certification, permit or registration year. 507
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 508
any license, certification, permit or registration issued under title 30 of 509
the general statutes. 510
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 20-281c(a)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 20-281d(g)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 20-292(a)
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Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 20-305
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 20-306(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 20-308(a)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 20-314(f)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 20-333(a)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 20-335
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 20-340d(h)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 20-340f(b)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 20-341u(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 20-341y(d)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 20-349(c)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 20-357m(d)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 20-369a(b)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 20-374(a)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 20-377m(b)
Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 20-377s(e)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 20-417b(b)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2023 20-421(b) and (c)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2023 20-457(d)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2023 20-492a(c)
Sec. 24 July 1, 2023 20-511(a) and (b)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 20-601
Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 21a-190e(b)
Sec. 27 July 1, 2023 21a-190f(a)
Sec. 28 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that neither the Commissioner of Consumer Protection nor
the Department of Consumer Protection may charge certain individuals
a license, permit, certification or registration fee in an amount that is
greater than one hundred dollars per license, certification, permit or
registration year.
[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: SEN. FAZIO, 36th Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
S.B. 135