2019 -- S 0907 SUBSTITUTE A | |
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LC002566/SUB A | |
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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 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
Date Introduced: May 22, 2019 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
(The University of Rhode Island) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 5-6 of the General Laws entitled "Electricians" is hereby amended |
2 | by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license - Certificate PC. |
4 | (a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher education that |
5 | regularly employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by |
6 | those individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair and/or minor |
7 | alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises |
8 | owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the |
9 | firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. |
10 | All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the |
11 | municipality or appropriate state authority. |
12 | (b) The scope and size of any work performed under a certified PC shall be limited to: |
13 | (1) For any project involving a single classroom or a single laboratory, work performed |
14 | shall not exceed two thousand square feet (2,000 sq ft); |
15 | (2) For all other projects, work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred |
16 | fifty square feet (1,250 sq ft); |
17 | (3) In no event may a project, within a single building or series of buildings, when the |
18 | project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot |
19 | limitations as set forth in this section; |
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1 | (4) In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space |
2 | under construction, which shall mean any room or space which has been demolished or gutted. |
3 | (c) For purposes of this section minor alterations shall include new installation of |
4 | individual branch circuits within sight or within fifty feet (50'); |
5 | (d) For purposes of this chapter, all work performed under a PC Certificate pursuant to |
6 | the terms enumerated herein, shall not be deemed or considered an installation. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS | |
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1 | This act would create a limited premises certificate license for public institutions of |
2 | higher education that regularly employ Class B journeyperson electricians, which allows the |
3 | public institution to hire workers to perform limited electrician like services under limited |
4 | conditions. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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