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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 135
8	8		January Session, 2023
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12	12		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN
13	13		OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND
14	14		REGISTRATIONS.
15	15		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	16		Assembly convened:
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18	18		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-281c of the general statutes is 1
19	19		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
20	20		2023): 3
21	21		(a) The board shall grant the certificate of "certified public 4
22	22		accountant" to any person who meets the good character, education, 5
23	23		experience and examination requirements of subsections (b) to (d), 6
24	24		inclusive, of this section and upon the payment of a fee of [one hundred 7
25	25		fifty] one hundred dollars. 8
26	26		Sec. 2. Subsection (g) of section 20-281d of the general statutes is 9
27	27		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 10
28	28		2023): 11
29	29		(g) The board shall charge a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred 12
30	30		dollars for the initial issuance and the professional services fee for [class 13
31	31		I] class B, as defined in section 33-182l, for each annual renewal of such 14
32	32		license. 15
33	33		Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 20-292 of the general statutes is 16 Substitute Bill No. 135
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40	40		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 17
41	41		2023): 18
42	42		(a) Each licensed architect shall renew his or her license annually. 19
43	43		Pursuant to section 20-289, a licensee shall pay to the department the 20
44	44		professional services fee for [class F] class B, as defined in section 33-21
45	45		182l and shall submit proof of, or attest to, completion of continuing 22
46	46		education requirements. 23
47	47		Sec. 4. Section 20-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 24
48	48		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 25
49	49		Applications for licensure under this chapter shall be on forms 26
50	50		prescribed and furnished by the Department of Consumer Protection. 27
51	51		The nonrefundable application fee for a professional engineer license 28
52	52		shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application fee for an 29
53	53		engineer-in-training license shall be seventy-six dollars, which shall 30
54	54		accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 31
55	55		issuance of a license. The nonrefundable application fee for a land 32
56	56		surveyor license shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application 33
57	57		fee for a surveyor-in-training license shall be sixty-four dollars, which 34
58	58		shall accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 35
59	59		issuance of a license. The initial license fee for a professional engineer 36
60	60		license or a land surveyor license shall be [two hundred twenty] one 37
61	61		hundred dollars. The application fee for a combined license as 38
62	62		professional engineer and land surveyor shall be eighty dollars. The 39
63	63		initial license fee for such combined license shall be [two hundred 40
64	64		twenty] one hundred dollars. 41
65	65		Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 20-306 of the general statutes is 42
66	66		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 43
67	67		2023): 44
68	68		(a) (1) The Department of Consumer Protection shall notify each 45
69	69		person licensed under this chapter of the date of the expiration of such 46
70	70		license and the amount of the fee required for its renewal for one year. 47 Substitute Bill No. 135
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77	77		Such license renewals shall be accompanied by the payment of the 48
78	78		professional services fee for [class G] class B, as defined in section 33-49
79	79		182l, in the case of a professional engineer license, a professional 50
80	80		engineer and land surveyor combined license, or a land surveyor 51
81	81		license. The license shall be considered lapsed if not renewed on or 52
82	82		before the expiration date. 53
83	83		(2) Annual renewal of an engineer-in-training license or a surveyor-54
84	84		in-training license shall not be required. Any such license shall remain 55
85	85		valid for a period of ten years from the date of its original issuance and, 56
86	86		during this time, it shall meet in part the requirements for licensure as a 57
87	87		professional engineer or land surveyor. It shall not be the duty of the 58
88	88		department to notify the holder of an engineer-in-training license or a 59
89	89		surveyor-in-training license of the date of expiration of such license 60
90	90		other than to publish it annually in the roster. 61
91	91		(3) Renewal of any license under this chapter or payment of renewal 62
92	92		fees shall not be required of any licensee serving in the armed forces of 63
93	93		the United States until the next renewal period immediately following 64
94	94		the termination of such service or the renewal period following the fifth 65
95	95		year after such licensee's entry into such service, whichever occurs first. 66
96	96		The status of such licensees shall be indicated in the annual roster of 67
97	97		professional engineers and land surveyors. 68
98	98		Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 20-308 of the general statutes is 69
99	99		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
100	100		2023): 71
101	101		(a) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one 72
102	102		hundred ninety] one hundred dollars to the Department of Consumer 73
103	103		Protection, authorize the department to issue a license as a professional 74
104	104		engineer, or a combined license as a professional engineer and land 75
105	105		surveyor or, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one hundred 76
106	106		ninety] one hundred dollars, to issue a license as a land surveyor to any 77
107	107		person who holds a certificate of qualification, licensure or registration 78
108	108		issued to such person by the proper authority of any state, territory or 79 Substitute Bill No. 135
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115	115		possession of the United States, or any country, or the National Bureau 80
116	116		of Engineering Registration, provided the requirements for the licensure 81
117	117		or registration of professional engineers or land surveyors under which 82
118	118		such license, certificate of qualification or registration was issued shall 83
119	119		not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and shall be of a standard 84
120	120		not lower than that specified in section 20-302. Upon request of any such 85
121	121		applicant the board may, if it determines that the application is in 86
122	122		apparent good order, authorize the department to grant to such 87
123	123		applicant permission in writing to practice engineering or land 88
124	124		surveying or both for a specified period of time while such application 89
125	125		is pending. The board may waive the first part of the examination 90
126	126		specified in subdivision (1) of section 20-302 in the case of an applicant 91
127	127		for licensure as a professional engineer who holds a certificate as an 92
128	128		engineer-in-training issued to him by the proper authority of any state, 93
129	129		territory or possession of the United States, provided the requirements 94
130	130		under which the certificate was issued do not conflict with the 95
131	131		provisions of this chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that 96
132	132		specified in said subdivision (1). The board may waive that part of the 97
133	133		examination specified in subdivision (3) of section 20-302 relating to the 98
134	134		fundamentals of land surveying, in the case of an applicant for licensure 99
135	135		as a land surveyor who holds a certificate as a surveyor-in-training 100
136	136		issued to him by the proper authority of any state, territory or 101
137	137		possession of the United States, provided the requirements under which 102
138	138		the certificate was issued do not conflict with the provisions of this 103
139	139		chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that specified in said 104
140	140		subdivision (3). 105
141	141		Sec. 7. Subsection (f) of section 20-314 of the general statutes is 106
142	142		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 107
143	143		2023): 108
144	144		(f) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire 109
145	145		annually. At the time of application for a real estate broker's license, 110
146	146		there shall be paid to the commission, for each individual applicant and 111
147	147		for each proposed active member or officer of a firm, partnership, 112 Substitute Bill No. 135
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154	154		association or corporation, the sum of [five hundred sixty-five] one 113
155	155		hundred dollars, and for the annual renewal thereof, the sum of [three 114
156	156		hundred seventy-five] one hundred dollars, except that for licenses 115
157	157		expiring on March 31, 2022, a prorated renewal fee shall be charged to 116
158	158		reflect the fact that the March 2022, renewal shall expire on November 117
159	159		30, 2023. At the time of application for a real estate salesperson's license, 118
160	160		there shall be paid to the commission [two hundred eighty-five] one 119
161	161		hundred dollars and for the annual renewal thereof the sum of [two 120
162	162		hundred eighty-five] one hundred dollars. Three dollars of each such 121
163	163		annual renewal fee shall be payable to the Real Estate Guaranty Fund 122
164	164		established pursuant to section 20-324a. A real estate broker's license 123
165	165		issued to any partnership, association or corporation shall entitle the 124
166	166		individual designated in the application, as provided in section 20-312, 125
167	167		upon compliance with the terms of this chapter, but without the 126
168	168		payment of any further fee, to perform all of the acts of a real estate 127
169	169		broker under this chapter on behalf of such partnership, association or 128
170	170		corporation. Any license which expires and is not renewed pursuant to 129
171	171		this subsection may be reinstated by the commission, if, not later than 130
172	172		two years after the date of expiration, the former licensee pays to the 131
173	173		commission for each real estate broker's license the sum of [three 132
174	174		hundred seventy-five] one hundred dollars and for each real estate 133
175	175		salesperson's license the sum of [two hundred eighty-five] one hundred 134
176	176		dollars for each year or fraction thereof from the date of expiration of 135
177	177		the previous license to the date of payment for reinstatement, except 136
178	178		that any licensee whose license expired after such licensee entered 137
179	179		military service shall be reinstated without payment of any fee if an 138
180	180		application for reinstatement is filed with the commission within two 139
181	181		years after the date of expiration. Any such reinstated broker's license 140
182	182		shall expire on the next succeeding November thirtieth, except that any 141
183	183		broker's license that is reinstated before March 31, 2022, shall expire on 142
184	184		March 31, 2022. Any such reinstated real estate salesperson's license 143
185	185		shall expire on the next succeeding May thirty-first. 144
186	186		Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 20-333 of the general statutes is 145
187	187		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 146 Substitute Bill No. 135
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194	194		2023): 147
195	195		(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 148
196	196		attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 149
197	197		evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 150
198	198		of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 151
199	199		issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 152
200	200		competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 153
201	201		that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 154
202	202		from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 155
203	203		education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 156
204	204		to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 157
205	205		for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 158
206	206		and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 159
207	207		review issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to 160
208	208		demonstrate that an applicant possesses such requisite skill and can 161
209	209		comply with all other requirements of this chapter and the regulations 162
210	210		adopted under this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to 163
211	211		this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 164
212	212		examining board or the commissioner, such hearing or other action by 165
213	213		the applicable examining board or the commissioner shall occur not 166
214	214		later than thirty days after the date of submission for such application. 167
215	215		Upon application for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the 168
216	216		department a nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a 169
217	217		license under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision 170
218	218		(4) of subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application 171
219	219		fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars for a license under 172
220	220		subdivision (1) of subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 173
221	221		(b), subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of 174
222	222		subsection (e) of section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be 175
223	223		waived for persons who present a recommendation for review issued 176
224	224		pursuant to section 31-22u. 177
225	225		Sec. 9. Section 20-335 of the general statutes is repealed and the 178
226	226		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 179 Substitute Bill No. 135
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233	233		Any person who has successfully completed an examination for such 180
234	234		person's initial license under this chapter shall pay to the Department of 181
235	235		Consumer Protection a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars 182
236	236		for [a contractor's license or a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for any 183
237	237		other] such license. Any such initial license fee shall be waived for 184
238	238		persons who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to 185
239	239		section 31-22u. All such licenses shall expire annually. No person shall 186
240	240		carry on or engage in the work or occupations subject to this chapter 187
241	241		after the expiration of such person's license until such person has filed 188
242	242		an application bearing the date of such person's registration card with 189
243	243		the appropriate board. Such application shall be in writing, addressed 190
244	244		to the secretary of the board from which such renewal is sought and 191
245	245		signed by the person applying for such renewal. A licensee applying for 192
246	246		renewal shall, at such times as the commissioner shall by regulation 193
247	247		prescribe, furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has 194
248	248		completed any continuing professional education required under 195
249	249		sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 196
250	250		thereunder. The board may renew such license if the application for 197
251	251		such renewal is received by the board no later than one month after the 198
252	252		date of expiration of such license, upon payment to the department of a 199
253	253		renewal fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars. [in the case of a 200
254	254		contractor and of one hundred twenty dollars for any other such 201
255	255		license.] For any completed renewal application submitted pursuant to 202
256	256		this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 203
257	257		examining board, such hearing or other action by the applicable 204
258	258		examining board shall occur not later than thirty days after the date of 205
259	259		submission for such completed renewal application. The department 206
260	260		shall issue a receipt stating the fact of such payment, which receipt shall 207
261	261		be a license to engage in such work or occupation. A licensee who has 208
262	262		failed to renew such licensee's license for a period of over two years 209
263	263		from the date of expiration of such license shall have it reinstated only 210
264	264		upon complying with the requirements of section 20-333, as amended 211
265	265		by this act. All license fees and renewal fees paid to the department 212
266	266		pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Fund. 213 Substitute Bill No. 135
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273	273		Sec. 10. Subsection (h) of section 20-340d of the general statutes is 214
274	274		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 215
275	275		2023): 216
276	276		(h) The initial fee for a swimming pool builder's license shall be [one 217
277	277		hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such license 218
278	278		shall be one hundred dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period of one 219
279	279		year from the date of issuance. 220
280	280		Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 20-340f of the general statutes is 221
281	281		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 222
282	282		2023): 223
283	283		(b) The initial fee for a residential stair lift technician's license shall be 224
284	284		[one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such 225
285	285		license shall be seventy-five dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period 226
286	286		of one year from the date of issuance. 227
287	287		Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 20-341u of the general statutes is 228
288	288		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 229
289	289		2023): 230
290	290		(b) Each application for a certificate of registration under this section 231
291	291		shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ten] one hundred dollars. 232
292	292		Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 20-341y of the general statutes is 233
293	293		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 234
294	294		2023): 235
295	295		(d) The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be [one hundred ten] one 236
296	296		hundred dollars. 237
297	297		Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 20-349 of the general statutes is 238
298	298		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 239
299	299		2023): 240
300	300		(c) Any person desiring to be licensed under this chapter shall apply 241 Substitute Bill No. 135
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307	307		to the board in writing, on forms which the Department of Consumer 242
308	308		Protection shall provide, stating: (1) Such person's name, residence 243
309	309		address and business address; (2) a brief description of his 244
310	310		qualifications, including the length and nature of his experience; (3) in 245
311	311		the case of an apprentice, the name of his employer or supervisor; and 246
312	312		(4) such other information as the department may require. Each 247
313	313		application for a license as a service dealer shall be accompanied by a 248
314	314		fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. Each application for a license 249
315	315		as a licensed electronics technician, licensed antenna technician or 250
316	316		licensed radio electronics technician shall be accompanied by a fee of 251
317	317		eighty dollars. Each application for a permit as an apprentice shall be 252
318	318		accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. If a service dealer as an individual 253
319	319		is a licensed electronics technician or licensed radio electronics 254
320	320		technician, only one license fee shall be charged in the amount of [two 255
321	321		hundred] one hundred dollars. All such fees shall be paid to the 256
322	322		department. 257
323	323		Sec. 15. Subsection (d) of section 20-357m of the general statutes is 258
324	324		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 259
325	325		2023): 260
326	326		(d) The commissioner shall issue a telecommunications infrastructure 261
327	327		layout technician license to any individual who: (1) Completes a college 262
328	328		level program or other program of instruction approved by the 263
329	329		Department of Consumer Protection that assures industry standards in 264
330	330		telecommunications infrastructure design; (2) submits an application 265
331	331		pursuant to subsection (c) of this section deemed acceptable by the 266
332	332		Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and (3) at the time of 267
333	333		application, has held for not less than five years and continues to hold a 268
334	334		valid unlimited or limited electrical license issued under the Electrical 269
335	335		Work Board or a public service technician certificate of registration 270
336	336		issued pursuant to section 20-340b, or has other equivalent experience 271
337	337		and training as required for an electrical license, as determined by the 272
338	338		commissioner. A license issued pursuant to this subsection is 273
339	339		nontransferable. The fee for a telecommunications infrastructure layout 274 Substitute Bill No. 135
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346	346		technician license is [three hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. Such 275
347	347		license shall be renewed biennially and the renewal fee is [three 276
348	348		hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. 277
349	349		Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 20-369a of the general statutes is 278
350	350		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 279
351	351		2023): 280
352	352		(b) A qualifying corporation or limited liability company desiring a 281
353	353		certificate of registration shall file with the board an application upon a 282
354	354		form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection, 283
355	355		accompanied by an application fee of eighty dollars. Each such 284
356	356		certificate shall expire annually and shall be renewable upon payment 285
357	357		of a fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. If all requirements of this 286
358	358		chapter are met, the board shall authorize the department to issue to 287
359	359		such corporation or limited liability company a certificate of registration 288
360	360		within thirty days after such application, provided the board may refuse 289
361	361		to authorize the issuance of a certificate if any facts exist which would 290
362	362		entitle the board to suspend or revoke an existing certificate of 291
363	363		registration. 292
364	364		Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 20-374 of the general statutes is 293
365	365		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 294
366	366		2023): 295
367	367		(a) Every licensed landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee 296
368	368		to the department. A holder of a valid license who is not engaging in the 297
369	369		active practice of the holder's profession in this state and does not desire 298
370	370		to register may allow the license to lapse by notifying the board of the 299
371	371		holder's intention not to renew the license. After a license has been 300
372	372		allowed to lapse or has been suspended, it may be reinstated upon 301
373	373		payment of a reinstatement fee and such proof of the landscape 302
374	374		architect's qualifications as may be required in the sound discretion of 303
375	375		the board. The department shall issue a receipt to each landscape 304
376	376		architect promptly upon the payment of the annual fee for a license. The 305
377	377		amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that fixed by the following 306 Substitute Bill No. 135
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384	384		schedule: (1) The application fee for examination shall be a 307
385	385		nonrefundable fee of eighty dollars; (2) the fee for an initial license shall 308
386	386		be [two hundred eighty] one hundred dollars; (3) the fee for a duplicate 309
387	387		license shall be fifteen dollars; (4) the annual license fee shall be the 310
388	388		professional services fee for [class E] class B, as defined in section 33-311
389	389		182l; (5) the reinstatement fee for a suspended license shall be two 312
390	390		hundred fifty dollars; and (6) the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license 313
391	391		shall be one hundred eighty dollars. 314
392	392		Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 20-377m of the general statutes is 315
393	393		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 316
394	394		2023): 317
395	395		(b) Each application for a certificate of registration shall be 318
396	396		accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 319
397	397		provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 320
398	398		such fee. 321
399	399		Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 20-377s of the general statutes is 322
400	400		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 323
401	401		2023): 324
402	402		(e) A registered interior designer may apply for renewal of a 325
403	403		certificate of registration. The fee for renewal of such certificate of 326
404	404		registration shall be [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 327
405	405		provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 328
406	406		such fee. 329
407	407		Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 20-417b of the general statutes is 330
408	408		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 331
409	409		2023): 332
410	410		(b) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the 333
411	411		commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The 334
412	412		application shall include (1) the applicant's name, business street 335
413	413		address and business telephone number, (2) the identity of the insurer 336
414	414		that provides the applicant with insurance coverage for liability, (3) if 337 Substitute Bill No. 135
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420	420
421	421		such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 338
422	422		have workers' compensation coverage, the identity of the insurer that 339
423	423		provides the applicant with such workers' compensation coverage, (4) 340
424	424		if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 341
425	425		have an agent for service of process, the name and address of such agent, 342
426	426		and (5) proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not 343
427	427		less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the 344
428	428		policy number and business name of the insurance provider. Each such 345
429	429		application shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one 346
430	430		hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required if 347
431	431		such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-421, 348
432	432		as amended by this act, during any year in which such person's 349
433	433		registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid. 350
434	434		Sec. 21. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 20-421 of the general statutes 351
435	435		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 352
436	436		1, 2023): 353
437	437		(b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a home 354
438	438		improvement contractor shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred 355
439	439		twenty] one hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall 356
440	440		be required in any year during which such person has paid the 357
441	441		registration fee required under section 20-417b, as amended by this act, 358
442	442		or in any year in which such person's registration as a new home 359
443	443		construction contractor is valid. 360
444	444		(c) Each application for a certificate of registration as a salesman shall 361
445	445		be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one hundred dollars. 362
446	446		Sec. 22. Subsection (d) of section 20-457 of the general statutes is 363
447	447		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 364
448	448		2023): 365
449	449		(d) All certificates issued to community association managers under 366
450	450		the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, shall expire 367
451	451		annually on the thirty-first day of January. A holder of a certificate of 368 Substitute Bill No. 135
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457	457
458	458		registration who seeks to renew his or her certificate shall, when filing 369
459	459		an application for renewal of the certificate, submit documentation to 370
460	460		the department which establishes that he or she has passed any 371
461	461		examination and completed any educational coursework, as the case 372
462	462		may be, required for certification under this chapter. The fee for renewal 373
463	463		of a certificate shall be [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 374
464	464		Sec. 23. Subsection (c) of section 20-492a of the general statutes is 375
465	465		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 376
466	466		2023): 377
467	467		(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire 378
468	468		biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the 379
469	469		department of a renewal fee in the amount of [two hundred fifty] two 380
470	470		hundred dollars. 381
471	471		Sec. 24. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-511 of the general statutes 382
472	472		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 383
473	473		1, 2023): 384
474	474		(a) In order to obtain an appraiser certification or a provisional 385
475	475		license, each person who has met, to the satisfaction of the commission, 386
476	476		the minimum requirements established by the commission for such 387
477	477		certification or provisional license shall pay to the commission, in 388
478	478		addition to the application fee described in subsection (c) of section 20-389
479	479		509, an initial fee of [: Three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of 390
480	480		certified appraisers and] one hundred dollars. [in the case of provisional 391
481	481		licensees.] 392
482	482		(b) All certifications and provisional licenses issued under the 393
483	483		provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall expire annually 394
484	484		and be subject to renewal. The renewal fee for certifications and 395
485	485		provisional licenses, to be paid to the commission, shall be [: Two 396
486	486		hundred eighty-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and] one 397
487	487		hundred dollars. [in the case of provisional licensees.] 398
488	488		Sec. 25. Section 20-601 of the general statutes is repealed and the 399 Substitute Bill No. 135
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494	494
495	495		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 400
496	496		The department shall collect the following nonrefundable fees: 401
497	497		(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is [two hundred] one 402
498	498		hundred dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 403
499	499		(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is the professional 404
500	500		services fee for class A, as defined in section 33-182l. Before the 405
501	501		commission grants a license to an applicant who has not held a license 406
502	502		authorized by the commission within five years of the date of 407
503	503		application, the applicant shall pay the fee required in subdivision (1) of 408
504	504		this section. 409
505	505		(3) The fee for issuance of a pharmacy license is seven hundred fifty 410
506	506		dollars. 411
507	507		(4) The fee for renewal of a pharmacy license is one hundred ninety 412
508	508		dollars. 413
509	509		(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 414
510	510		pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 415
511	511		amount set forth in section 21a-4. 416
512	512		(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 417
513	513		corporation holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each 418
514	514		pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within 419
515	515		ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 420
516	516		(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 421
517	517		management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 422
518	518		such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 423
519	519		the fee for notice. 424
520	520		(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 425
521	521		sixty dollars. 426
522	522		(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 427 Substitute Bill No. 135
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528	528
529	529		hundred forty dollars. 428
530	530		(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 429
531	531		hundred dollars. 430
532	532		(11) The late fee for failing to notify the commission of a change of 431
533	533		ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 432
534	534		nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 433
535	535		(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 434
536	536		registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 435
537	537		(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 436
538	538		registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 437
539	539		(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 438
540	540		corporation holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration 439
541	541		is sixty dollars for each pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to 440
542	542		give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition 441
543	543		to the fee for notice. 442
544	544		(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 443
545	545		management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 444
546	546		failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 445
547	547		in addition to the fee for notice. 446
548	548		(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 447
549	549		is one hundred dollars. 448
550	550		(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 449
551	551		fifty dollars. 450
552	552		(18) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 451
553	553		is [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 452
554	554		Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 21a-190e of the general statutes is 453
555	555		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 454
556	556		2023): 455 Substitute Bill No. 135
557	557
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562	562
563	563		(b) A fund-raising counsel who at any time has custody or control of 456
564	564		contributions from a solicitation shall register with the department. 457
565	565		Applications for registration or renewal of a registration as a fund-458
566	566		raising counsel shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and 459
567	567		shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of [one hundred twenty] 460
568	568		one hundred dollars. Each fund-raising counsel shall certify that such 461
569	569		application or report is true and correct to the best of the fund-raising 462
570	570		counsel's knowledge. Each application shall contain such information as 463
571	571		the department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one 464
572	572		year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. An applicant 465
573	573		for registration or for a renewal of registration as a fund-raising counsel 466
574	574		shall, at the time of making such application, file with and have 467
575	575		approved by the department a bond in a form prescribed by the 468
576	576		commissioner, in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in 469
577	577		the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with one or more responsible 470
578	578		sureties whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties shall be no less 471
579	579		than such sum. The fund-raising counsel shall maintain the bond in 472
580	580		effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the 473
581	581		state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the 474
582	582		principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the 475
583	583		obligor's conduct of any activities subject to sections 21a-190a to 21a-476
584	584		190l, inclusive, or arising out of a violation of said sections or any 477
585	585		regulation adopted pursuant to said sections. Any such fund-raising 478
586	586		counsel shall account to the charitable organization with which he has 479
587	587		contracted for all income received and expenses paid no later than 480
588	588		ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and in the 481
589	589		case of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, on the 482
590	590		anniversary of the commencement of such campaign. Such accounting 483
591	591		shall be in writing, shall be retained by the charitable organization for 484
592	592		three years and shall be available to the department upon request. 485
593	593		Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 21a-190f of the general statutes is 486
594	594		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 487
595	595		2023): 488 Substitute Bill No. 135
596	596
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601	601
602	602		(a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless such person has first 489
603	603		registered with the department. Registration shall be in a form 490
604	604		prescribed by the commissioner, shall be certified by the paid solicitor 491
605	605		as true and correct to the best of the solicitor's knowledge and shall be 492
606	606		accompanied by a fee in the amount of [five hundred] one hundred 493
607	607		dollars. The application shall contain such information as the 494
608	608		department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one year 495
609	609		and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. 496
610	610		Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Except as provided in 497
611	611		subsection (b) of this section and not later than July 1, 2024, the 498
612	612		Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt any regulations, in 499
613	613		accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, necessary to ensure 500
614	614		that any individual who is licensed, certified or permitted by, or 501
615	615		registered with, or who seeks a license, certification, permit or 502
616	616		registration from, the commissioner or the Department of Consumer 503
617	617		Protection is not charged a licensing, certification, permit or registration 504
618	618		fee in an amount that is greater than one hundred dollars per license, 505
619	619		certification, permit or registration year. 506
620	620		(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 507
621	621		any license, certification, permit or registration issued under title 30 of 508
622	622		the general statutes. 509
623	623		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
624	624		sections:
625	625
626	626		Section 1 July 1, 2023 20-281c(a)
627	627		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 20-281d(g)
628	628		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 20-292(a)
629	629		Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 20-305
630	630		Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 20-306(a)
631	631		Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 20-308(a)
632	632		Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 20-314(f)
633	633		Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 20-333(a)
634	634		Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 20-335
635	635		Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 20-340d(h) Substitute Bill No. 135
636	636
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641	641
642	642		Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 20-340f(b)
643	643		Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 20-341u(b)
644	644		Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 20-341y(d)
645	645		Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 20-349(c)
646	646		Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 20-357m(d)
647	647		Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 20-369a(b)
648	648		Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 20-374(a)
649	649		Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 20-377m(b)
650	650		Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 20-377s(e)
651	651		Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 20-417b(b)
652	652		Sec. 21 July 1, 2023 20-421(b) and (c)
653	653		Sec. 22 July 1, 2023 20-457(d)
654	654		Sec. 23 July 1, 2023 20-492a(c)
655	655		Sec. 24 July 1, 2023 20-511(a) and (b)
656	656		Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 20-601
657	657		Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 21a-190e(b)
658	658		Sec. 27 July 1, 2023 21a-190f(a)
659	659		Sec. 28 from passage New section
660	660
	661	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	662	+	In Section 9, "one hundred dollars for a contractor's license or a fee of
	663	+	[one hundred twenty] one hundred dollars for any other such license"
	664	+	was changed to "one hundred dollars [for a contractor's license or a fee
	665	+	of one hundred twenty dollars] for [any other] such license", and "one
	666	+	hundred dollars in the case of a contractor and of [one hundred
	667	+	twenty] one hundred dollars for any other such license." was changed
	668	+	to "one hundred dollars. [in the case of a contractor and of one
	669	+	hundred twenty dollars for any other such license.]", for clarity.
661	670
662	671		GL Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
663		-	APP Joint Favorable
664	672