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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 135
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 1090
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 2024 supplement to 1
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 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 (e), 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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 10
2024): 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 Bill No. 135
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I] class B, as defined in section 33-182l, for each annual renewal of such 14
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 17
2024): 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 Section 20-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 24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, 2024): 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
2024): 44 Bill No. 135
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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
2024): 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 Bill No. 135
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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 2024 supplement to the 106
general statutes, as amended by section 11 of public act 23-84, is 107
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 108
2024): 109 Bill No. 135
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(f) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire 110
biennially. At the time of application for a real estate broker's license, 111
there shall be paid to the department, for each individual applicant and 112
for each business entity, the sum of [one thousand one hundred thirty] 113
two hundred dollars, and for the biennial renewal thereof, the sum of 114
[seven hundred fifty] two 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 department [five hundred seventy] two 119
hundred dollars and for the biennial renewal thereof the sum of [five 120
hundred seventy] two hundred dollars. Six dollars of each such biennial 121
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 business entity shall entitle the designated broker, upon 124
compliance with the terms of this chapter, but without the payment of 125
any further fee, to perform all of the acts of a real estate broker under 126
this chapter on behalf of such business entity. Any license which expires 127
and is not renewed on or before the ninetieth day following the 128
expiration date of such license may be reinstated by the commission or 129
department, in the commission's or department's discretion, provided 130
such license has expired for less than three years and the former licensee 131
(1) attests that such former licensee did not work in this state in the 132
occupation or profession in which such former licensee was licensed 133
while such former licensee's license was lapsed, (2) pays the renewal fee 134
due for such license for the year in which such license is reinstated, and 135
(3) completes any continuing education required for such license for the 136
year preceding such reinstatement. If an applicant for reinstatement 137
worked in this state in the occupation or profession in which such 138
applicant was formerly licensed while such license was lapsed, the 139
applicant shall pay all license and late fees due and owing for the lapse 140
period and demonstrate that such applicant has completed all 141
continuing education required for such license for the year preceding 142
such reinstatement. Such late fees shall be assessed for each real estate 143
broker's license in the amount of [three hundred seventy-five] one 144 Bill No. 135
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hundred dollars and for each real estate salesperson's license in the 145
amount of [two hundred eighty-five] one hundred dollars for each year 146
or fraction thereof from the date of expiration of the previous license to 147
the date of payment for reinstatement. If a license has lapsed for at least 148
three years, the former licensee is ineligible for reinstatement under this 149
subsection and may apply for a new license. Notwithstanding any 150
contrary provision of this subsection, a former licensee whose license 151
expired after such former licensee entered military service shall be 152
reinstated without payment of any fee if an application for 153
reinstatement is filed with the commission or department before the 154
third anniversary of such expiration date, and the former licensee 155
provides evidence that is sufficient to demonstrate to the commission or 156
department that such former licensee completed at least six hours of 157
continuing education for such license, including, but not limited to, the 158
mandatory continuing education required for such license, during the 159
calendar year preceding the date on which such application for 160
reinstatement is filed. Any such reinstated broker's license shall expire 161
on the next succeeding November thirtieth. Any such reinstated real 162
estate salesperson's license shall expire on the next succeeding May 163
thirty-first. 164
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 20-333 of the general statutes is 165
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 166
2024): 167
(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 168
attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 169
evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 170
of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 171
issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 172
competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 173
that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 174
from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 175
education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 176
to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 177 Bill No. 135
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for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 178
and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 179
review issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to 180
demonstrate that an applicant possesses such requisite skill and can 181
comply with all other requirements of this chapter and the regulations 182
adopted under this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to 183
this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 184
examining board or the commissioner, such hearing or other action by 185
the applicable examining board or the commissioner shall occur not 186
later than thirty days after the date of submission for such application. 187
Upon application for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the 188
department a nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a 189
license under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision 190
(4) of subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application 191
fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars for a license under 192
subdivision (1) of subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 193
(b), subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of 194
subsection (e) of section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be 195
waived for persons who present a recommendation for review issued 196
pursuant to section 31-22u. 197
Sec. 9. Section 20-335 of the general statutes is repealed and the 198
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 199
Any person who has successfully completed an examination for such 200
person's initial license under this chapter shall pay to the Department of 201
Consumer Protection a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars 202
for [a contractor's license or a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for any 203
other] such license. Any such initial license fee shall be waived for 204
persons who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to 205
section 31-22u. All such licenses shall expire annually. No person shall 206
carry on or engage in the work or occupations subject to this chapter 207
after the expiration of such person's license until such person has filed 208
an application bearing the date of such person's registration card with 209
the appropriate board. Such application shall be in writing, addressed 210 Bill No. 135
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to the secretary of the board from which such renewal is sought and 211
signed by the person applying for such renewal. A licensee applying for 212
renewal shall, at such times as the commissioner shall by regulation 213
prescribe, furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has 214
completed any continuing professional education required under 215
sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 216
thereunder. The board may renew such license if the application for 217
such renewal is received by the board no later than one month after the 218
date of expiration of such license, upon payment to the department of a 219
renewal fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars. [in the case of a 220
contractor and of one hundred twenty dollars for any other such 221
license.] For any completed renewal application submitted pursuant to 222
this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 223
examining board, such hearing or other action by the applicable 224
examining board shall occur not later than thirty days after the date of 225
submission for such completed renewal application. The department 226
shall issue a receipt stating the fact of such payment, which receipt shall 227
be a license to engage in such work or occupation. A licensee who has 228
failed to renew such licensee's license for a period of over two years 229
from the date of expiration of such license shall have it reinstated only 230
upon complying with the requirements of section 20-333, as amended 231
by this act. All license fees and renewal fees paid to the department 232
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Fund. 233
Sec. 10. Subsection (h) of section 20-340d of the general statutes is 234
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 235
2024): 236
(h) The initial fee for a swimming pool builder's license shall be [one 237
hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such license 238
shall be one hundred dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period of one 239
year from the date of issuance. 240
Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 20-340f of the general statutes is 241
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 242
2024): 243 Bill No. 135
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(b) The initial fee for a residential stair lift technician's license shall be 244
[one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such 245
license shall be seventy-five dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period 246
of one year from the date of issuance. 247
Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 20-341u of the general statutes is 248
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 249
2024): 250
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration under this section 251
shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ten] one hundred dollars. 252
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 20-341y of the general statutes is 253
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 254
2024): 255
(d) The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be [one hundred ten] one 256
hundred dollars. 257
Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 20-349 of the general statutes is 258
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 259
2024): 260
(c) Any person desiring to be licensed under this chapter shall apply 261
to the board in writing, on forms which the Department of Consumer 262
Protection shall provide, stating: (1) Such person's name, residence 263
address and business address; (2) a brief description of his 264
qualifications, including the length and nature of his experience; (3) in 265
the case of an apprentice, the name of his employer or supervisor; and 266
(4) such other information as the department may require. Each 267
application for a license as a service dealer shall be accompanied by a 268
fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. Each application for a license 269
as a licensed electronics technician, licensed antenna technician or 270
licensed radio electronics technician shall be accompanied by a fee of 271
eighty dollars. Each application for a permit as an apprentice shall be 272
accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. If a service dealer as an individual 273
is a licensed electronics technician or licensed radio electronics 274 Bill No. 135
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technician, only one license fee shall be charged in the amount of [two 275
hundred] one hundred dollars. All such fees shall be paid to the 276
department. 277
Sec. 15. Subsection (d) of section 20-357m of the general statutes is 278
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 279
2024): 280
(d) The commissioner shall issue a telecommunications infrastructure 281
layout technician license to any individual who: (1) Completes a college 282
level program or other program of instruction approved by the 283
Department of Consumer Protection that assures industry standards in 284
telecommunications infrastructure design; (2) submits an application 285
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section deemed acceptable by the 286
Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and (3) at the time of 287
application, has held for not less than five years and continues to hold a 288
valid unlimited or limited electrical license issued under the Electrical 289
Work Board or a public service technician certificate of registration 290
issued pursuant to section 20-340b, or has other equivalent experience 291
and training as required for an electrical license, as determined by the 292
commissioner. A license issued pursuant to this subsection is 293
nontransferable. The fee for a telecommunications infrastructure layout 294
technician license is [three hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. Such 295
license shall be renewed biennially and the renewal fee is [three 296
hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. 297
Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 20-369a of the general statutes is 298
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 299
2024): 300
(b) A qualifying corporation or limited liability company desiring a 301
certificate of registration shall file with the board an application upon a 302
form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection, 303
accompanied by an application fee of eighty dollars. Each such 304
certificate shall expire annually and shall be renewable upon payment 305
of a fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. If all requirements of this 306 Bill No. 135
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chapter are met, the board shall authorize the department to issue to 307
such corporation or limited liability company a certificate of registration 308
within thirty days after such application, provided the board may refuse 309
to authorize the issuance of a certificate if any facts exist which would 310
entitle the board to suspend or revoke an existing certificate of 311
registration. 312
Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 20-374 of the general statutes is 313
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 314
2024): 315
(a) Every licensed landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee 316
to the department. A holder of a valid license who is not engaging in the 317
active practice of the holder's profession in this state and does not desire 318
to register may allow the license to lapse by notifying the board of the 319
holder's intention not to renew the license. After a license has been 320
allowed to lapse or has been suspended, it may be reinstated upon 321
payment of a reinstatement fee and such proof of the landscape 322
architect's qualifications as may be required in the sound discretion of 323
the board. The department shall issue a receipt to each landscape 324
architect promptly upon the payment of the annual fee for a license. The 325
amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that fixed by the following 326
schedule: (1) The application fee for examination shall be a 327
nonrefundable fee of eighty dollars; (2) the fee for an initial license shall 328
be [two hundred eighty] one hundred dollars; (3) the fee for a duplicate 329
license shall be fifteen dollars; (4) the annual license fee shall be the 330
professional services fee for [class E] class B, as defined in section 33-331
182l; (5) the reinstatement fee for a suspended license shall be two 332
hundred fifty dollars; and (6) the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license 333
shall be one hundred eighty dollars. 334
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 20-377m of the general statutes is 335
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 336
2024): 337
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accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 339
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 340
such fee. 341
Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 20-377s of the general statutes is 342
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 343
2024): 344
(e) A registered interior designer may apply for renewal of a 345
certificate of registration. The fee for renewal of such certificate of 346
registration shall be [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 347
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 348
such fee. 349
Sec. 20. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 20-417b of the 2024 350
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 351
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 352
(b) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the 353
commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The 354
application shall include (1) the applicant's name, business street 355
address and business telephone number, (2) the identity of the insurer 356
that provides the applicant with insurance coverage for liability, (3) if 357
such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 358
have workers' compensation coverage, the identity of the insurer that 359
provides the applicant with such workers' compensation coverage, (4) 360
if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 361
have an agent for service of process, the name and address of such agent, 362
and (5) proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not 363
less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the 364
policy number and business name of the insurance provider. Each such 365
application shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one 366
hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required if 367
such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-421, 368
as amended by this act, during any year in which such person's 369
registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid. 370 Bill No. 135
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(c) Certificates issued to new home construction contractors shall not 371
be transferable or assignable, except when the holder of a certificate, 372
who is engaged in the business, changes the name or form of such 373
business. 374
(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection, 375
all certificates issued under the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417k, 376
inclusive, shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of March, and the 377
fee charged for renewal of such a certificate shall be the same as the fee 378
charged for the original application for such certificate. 379
(2) No renewal fee is due if a person seeking renewal of a certificate 380
has paid the registration fee under section 20-427 during any year in 381
which such person's registration as a new home construction contractor 382
would be valid. 383
(3) A new home construction contractor that holds a certificate of 384
registration issued in accordance with sections 20-417a to 20-417k, 385
inclusive, that expires on September 30, 2023, shall renew such 386
certificate of registration on or before the renewal date established for 387
the eighteen-month period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending 388
March 31, 2025, and shall pay (A) a prorated renewal fee in the amount 389
of (i) one hundred eighty dollars [,] if such renewal date falls within the 390
period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, or (ii) one 391
hundred fifty dollars if such renewal date falls within the period 392
beginning July 1, 2024, and ending March 31, 2025, (B) a prorated fee 393
due under subsection (b) of section 20-417i in the amount of three 394
hundred sixty dollars, and (C) a prorated fee due under subsection (b) 395
of section 20-432 in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars if such new 396
home construction contractor has opted to engage in home 397
improvement under subsection (f) of this section. 398
Sec. 21. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 20-421 of the 2024 399
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 400
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 401 Bill No. 135
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(b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a home 402
improvement contractor shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred 403
twenty] one hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall 404
be required in any year during which such person has paid the 405
registration fee required under section 20-417b, as amended by this act, 406
or in any year in which such person's registration as a new home 407
construction contractor is valid. 408
(c) Each application for a certificate of registration as a salesman shall 409
be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one hundred dollars. 410
Sec. 22. Subsection (d) of section 20-457 of the general statutes is 411
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 412
2024): 413
(d) All certificates issued to community association managers under 414
the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, shall expire 415
annually on the thirty-first day of January. A holder of a certificate of 416
registration who seeks to renew his or her certificate shall, when filing 417
an application for renewal of the certificate, submit documentation to 418
the department which establishes that he or she has passed any 419
examination and completed any educational coursework, as the case 420
may be, required for certification under this chapter. The fee for renewal 421
of a certificate shall be [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 422
Sec. 23. Subsection (c) of section 20-492a of the general statutes is 423
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 424
2024): 425
(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire 426
biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the 427
department of a renewal fee in the amount of [two hundred fifty] two 428
hundred dollars. 429
Sec. 24. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-511 of the general statutes 430
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 431
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(a) In order to obtain an appraiser certification or a provisional 433
license, each person who has met, to the satisfaction of the commission, 434
the minimum requirements established by the commission for such 435
certification or provisional license shall pay to the commission, in 436
addition to the application fee described in subsection (c) of section 20-437
509, an initial fee of [: Three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of 438
certified appraisers and one hundred dollars in the case of provisional 439
licensees] one hundred dollars. 440
(b) All certifications and provisional licenses issued under the 441
provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall expire annually 442
and be subject to renewal. The renewal fee for certifications and 443
provisional licenses, to be paid to the commission, shall be [: Two 444
hundred eighty-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and one 445
hundred dollars in the case of provisional licensees] one hundred 446
dollars. 447
Sec. 25. Section 20-601 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 448
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 449
1, 2024): 450
The department shall collect the following nonrefundable fees: 451
(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is [two hundred] one 452
hundred dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 453
(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is the professional 454
services fee for class A, as defined in section 33-182l. Before the 455
commission grants a license to an applicant who has not held a license 456
authorized by the commission within five years of the date of 457
application, the applicant shall pay the fee required in subdivision (1) of 458
this section. 459
(3) The fee for issuance of a pharmacy license is seven hundred fifty 460
dollars. 461
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dollars. 463
(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 464
pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 465
amount set forth in section 21a-4. 466
(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 467
corporation holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each 468
pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within 469
ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 470
(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 471
management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 472
such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 473
the fee for notice. 474
(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 475
sixty dollars. 476
(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 477
hundred forty dollars. 478
(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 479
hundred dollars. 480
(11) The late fee for failing to notify the commission of a change of 481
ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 482
nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 483
(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 484
registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 485
(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 486
registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 487
(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 488
corporation holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration 489
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give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition 491
to the fee for notice. 492
(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 493
management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 494
failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 495
in addition to the fee for notice. 496
(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 497
is one hundred dollars. 498
(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 499
fifty dollars. 500
(18) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 501
is [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 502
Sec. 26. Section 20-601 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes, 503
as amended by section 259 of public act 23-204, is repealed and the 504
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 505
The department shall collect the following nonrefundable fees: 506
(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is [two hundred] one 507
hundred dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 508
(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is [one hundred five] 509
one hundred dollars. Before the commission grants a license to an 510
applicant who has not held a license authorized by the commission 511
within five years of the date of application, the applicant shall pay the 512
fee required in subdivision (1) of this section. On or before the last day 513
of January, April, July and October in each year, the commissioner shall 514
transfer five dollars of each renewal fee collected pursuant to this 515
subdivision to the pharmacy professional assistance program account 516
established in section 20-638c. 517
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dollars. 519
(4) The fee for renewal of a pharmacy license is one hundred ninety 520
dollars. 521
(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 522
pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 523
amount set forth in section 21a-4. 524
(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 525
corporation holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each 526
pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within 527
ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 528
(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 529
management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 530
such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 531
the fee for notice. 532
(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 533
sixty-five dollars. On or before the last day of January, April, July and 534
October in each year, the commissioner shall transfer five dollars of each 535
fee collected pursuant to this subdivision to the pharmacy professional 536
assistance program account established in section 20-638c. 537
(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 538
hundred forty dollars. 539
(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 540
hundred dollars. 541
(11) The late fee for failing to notify the commission of a change of 542
ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 543
nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 544
(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 545
registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 546 Bill No. 135
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(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 547
registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 548
(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 549
corporation holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration 550
is sixty dollars for each pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to 551
give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition 552
to the fee for notice. 553
(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 554
management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 555
failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 556
in addition to the fee for notice. 557
(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 558
is one hundred dollars. 559
(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 560
fifty dollars. 561
(18) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 562
is [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 563
Sec. 27. Subsection (b) of section 21a-190e of the general statutes is 564
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 565
2024): 566
(b) A fund-raising counsel who at any time has custody or control of 567
contributions from a solicitation shall register with the department. 568
Applications for registration or renewal of a registration as a fund-569
raising counsel shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and 570
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of [one hundred twenty] 571
one hundred dollars. Each fund-raising counsel shall certify that such 572
application or report is true and correct to the best of the fund-raising 573
counsel's knowledge. Each application shall contain such information as 574
the department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one 575
year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. An applicant 576 Bill No. 135
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for registration or for a renewal of registration as a fund-raising counsel 577
shall, at the time of making such application, file with and have 578
approved by the department a bond in a form prescribed by the 579
commissioner, in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in 580
the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with one or more responsible 581
sureties whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties shall be no less 582
than such sum. The fund-raising counsel shall maintain the bond in 583
effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the 584
state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the 585
principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the 586
obligor's conduct of any activities subject to sections 21a-190a to 21a-587
190l, inclusive, or arising out of a violation of said sections or any 588
regulation adopted pursuant to said sections. Any such fund-raising 589
counsel shall account to the charitable organization with which he has 590
contracted for all income received and expenses paid no later than 591
ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and in the 592
case of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, on the 593
anniversary of the commencement of such campaign. Such accounting 594
shall be in writing, shall be retained by the charitable organization for 595
three years and shall be available to the department upon request. 596
Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 21a-190f of the 2024 supplement to 597
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 598
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 599
(a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless such person has first 600
registered with the department. Registration shall be in a form 601
prescribed by the commissioner, shall be certified by the paid solicitor 602
as true and correct to the best of the solicitor's knowledge and shall be 603
accompanied by a fee in the amount of [five hundred] one hundred 604
dollars. The application shall contain such information as the 605
department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one year 606
and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. 607
Sec. 29. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Except as provided in 608
subsection (b) of this section and not later than July 1, 2025, the 609 Bill No. 135
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Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt any regulations, in 610
accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, necessary to ensure 611
that any individual who is licensed, certified or permitted by, or 612
registered with, or who seeks a license, certification, permit or 613
registration from, the commissioner or the Department of Consumer 614
Protection is not charged a licensing, certification, permit or registration 615
fee in an amount that is greater than one hundred dollars per license, 616
certification, permit or registration year. 617
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 618
any license, certification, permit or registration issued under title 30 of 619
the general statutes. 620
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 20-281c(a)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 20-281d(g)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 20-292(a)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 20-305
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 20-306(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 20-308(a)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 20-314(f)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 20-333(a)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 20-335
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 20-340d(h)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 20-340f(b)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 20-341u(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 20-341y(d)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 20-349(c)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2024 20-357m(d)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2024 20-369a(b)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2024 20-374(a)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2024 20-377m(b)
Sec. 19 July 1, 2024 20-377s(e)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2024 20-417b(b) to (d)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 20-421(b) and (c)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2024 20-457(d)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2024 20-492a(c) Bill No. 135
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Sec. 24 July 1, 2024 20-511(a) and (b)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2024 20-601
Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 20-601
Sec. 27 July 1, 2024 21a-190e(b)
Sec. 28 July 1, 2024 21a-190f(a)
Sec. 29 from passage New section
GL Joint Favorable