2020 -- H 7397 | |
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LC004172 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF SWIMMING POOLS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Jackson, Shekarchi, Noret, Serodio, and Ackerman | |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 23-22-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-22 entitled "Licensing |
2 | of Swimming Pools" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 23-22-6. License required -- Term of license -- Application -- Fee. |
4 | (a) No person shall maintain within this state a swimming pool until that person shall |
5 | have obtained the appropriate license from the department. Licenses shall be of two (2) types, |
6 | year-round or seasonal. The director, upon receipt of an application for a license to operate a |
7 | swimming pool, shall cause that swimming pool to be inspected and if the swimming pool is |
8 | found to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance |
9 | with this chapter, shall issue a license upon receipt of a fee for a year-round license, for the first |
10 | pool at one location and an additional fee for each additional pool at the same location. The |
11 | director shall issue a license upon receipt of a fee for a seasonal license for the first pool at one |
12 | location and an additional fee for each additional pool at the same location. Seasonal licenses |
13 | shall begin no sooner than June 1, and expire on September 30 of the year issued and year-round |
14 | licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year issued, unless sooner revoked for violation of |
15 | the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter. |
16 | Provided, however, every organization which provides recreational facilities for persons under |
17 | the age of eighteen (18) years and which is exempt from income taxes pursuant to the provisions |
18 | of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and which maintains a swimming pool shall pay a fee for a year-round |
19 | license. All fees required by this section shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. The provisions of this |
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1 | chapter shall not apply to any swimming pool maintained by the state. |
2 | (b) No lifeguard shall be required for any pool licensed in this chapter; provided, a |
3 | lifeguard shall be on duty if the pool is used by a swim club or a group of unsupervised children |
4 | who may have access to the pool. Operators of pools shall, when no lifeguard is on duty: |
5 | (1) Require an attendant and/or a mechanical system to limit access to guests and |
6 | members only; |
7 | (2) Require a person trained in first aid to be physically located in close proximity to the |
8 | pool in question; |
9 | (3) Require the following signs to be posted in a conspicuous place: |
10 | (i) NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY -- SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK (minimum 4" letters |
11 | in RED) |
12 | (ii) NO ONE UNDER 18 PERMITTED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT |
13 | (iii) ADULTS SHOULD NOT SWIM ALONE |
14 | (iv) A SCHEDULE OF POOL HOURS |
15 | (v) NO GLASS IN POOL AREA |
16 | (vi) NO RUNNING OR ROUGH HOUSING |
17 | (vii) NO DIVING |
18 | (viii) NO ANIMALS OR PETS |
19 | (4) Require, in the case of outdoor pools, in addition to the above requirements, a fence |
20 | with a lockable gate or door, a minimum of not less than six feet (6') in height, which completely |
21 | surrounds the pool area. |
22 | 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 - LICENSING OF SWIMMING POOLS | |
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1 | This act would remove the requirement to have a person trained in first aid in close |
2 | proximity to operate a swimming pool without a lifeguard. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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