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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 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Abney, Craven, and Phillips

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2020

     Referred To: House Corporations

     (University of Rhode Island)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 5-6 of the General Laws entitled "Electricians" is hereby amended

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by adding thereto the following section:

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     5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license -- Certificate PC.

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     (a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher education that regularly

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employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by those

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individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair and/or minor

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alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises

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owned or occupied by the applicant. The Certificate PC application must be submitted to the

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division of professional regulation and made by a responsible officer of the institution or firm

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submitting the application and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be

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done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted

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accordingly by the municipality or appropriate state authority.

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     (b) The scope and size of any work performed under a Certificate PC shall be limited to:

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     (1) For any project involving a single classroom or single laboratory, work performed shall

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not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet;

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     (2) For all other projects, work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred fifty

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(1,250) square feet;

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     (3) In no event may a project within a single building or series of buildings, when the

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project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot limitations

 

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as set forth in this section.

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     (4) In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space which

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is under construction. For purposes of this section "under construction" means any room or space

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which has been demolished or gutted.

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     (c) For purposes of this section, minor alterations shall include new installation of

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individual branch circuits within sight or within fifty feet (50').

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     (d) For purposes of this section, all work performed under a PC Certificate in compliance

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with this section, shall not be deemed or considered an "installation."

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS

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     This act would provide for a limited electrician license to be issued to institutions of higher

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learning to allow for Class B journeyperson electricians to perform minor repair and wiring.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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