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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Senators Crowley, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2019

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Sections 23-27.3-107.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

"State Building Code" are hereby amended to read as follows:

     23-27.3-107.1. Local building official -- Appointment.

     (a) The appropriate local authority shall appoint an officer to administer the code. The

officer shall be known as the building official. Two (2) or more communities may combine in the

appointment of a building official for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter,

including officials serving in such capacity on January 1, 1977, shall serve at the pleasure of the

appointing authority, except that such incumbent officials shall not be required to meet the

official provisions for local building officials set forth in this chapter.

     (b) A municipality shall not require a local building official to perform duties not set

forth in the building code when any building code duties are pending and can or should be

addressed.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would provide that only two (2) communities may combine in the appointment

of a building official and prohibits a municipality from requiring building officials to perform

duties not in the building code when building code duties are pending.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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