2020 -- S 2169 | |
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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 -- ROOFING CONTRACTORS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Picard, Lombardo, Ciccone, and Lynch Prata | |
Date Introduced: February 04, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 5-73-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-73 entitled "Roofing |
2 | Contractors" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 5-73-3. Registration and licensing of roofing contractors. |
4 | (a) All roofing contractors, in addition to the requirements of chapter 65 of this title |
5 | entitled "Contractor's Registration and Licensing Board," if applicable, prior to conducting |
6 | roofing business in the state of Rhode Island, shall first submit an application to and be licensed |
7 | by the contractors' registration and licensing board on the form or forms that the board requires. |
8 | The application shall include the following information: |
9 | (1) The name of the applicant; |
10 | (2) The business address of the applicant; |
11 | (3) The mailing address of the applicant; |
12 | (4) The telephone number of the applicant; |
13 | (5) The name of the party or officer who shall be responsible for all roofing activities |
14 | conducted in the state of Rhode Island; |
15 | (6) Any registration number and/or other license numbers issued by the state, or any city |
16 | or town; and |
17 | (7) A statement of the skills, training, and experience of the applicant sufficient to ensure |
18 | public safety, health, and welfare. |
19 | (b) Licensing requirements shall not apply to roofing contractors applying shingles only. |
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1 | (c) To be eligible for licensure as a roofing contractor, an applicant shall also fulfill the |
2 | following requirements: |
3 | (1) Be of good moral character; |
4 | (2) Pass an examination approved or administered by the contractors' registration and |
5 | licensing board or has previously been registered as a commercial roofer in good standing and has |
6 | met all the requirements of the rules and regulations established by the board; |
7 | (3) Be in good standing with the contractors' registration and licensing board; |
8 | (4) All field personnel of the roofing contractor must have a current certificate of |
9 | completion of the ten-hours (10) OSHA safety course or equivalent thereof as determined by the |
10 | contractors' registration and licensing board; |
11 | (5) Take ten (10) hours continuing roofing education per year two (2) year licensing cycle |
12 | as set forth and recognized by the contractors' registration and licensing board; and |
13 | (6) Be bonded in the aggregate amount of the total dollar value of any contract entered |
14 | into to perform roofing work; single project in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars |
15 | ($100,000) minimum; and |
16 | (7) Provide the board with an insurance certificate in the amount of one million five |
17 | hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) two million dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence pursuant |
18 | to the established rules and regulations, with the board as the holder, from the date of issuance, |
19 | continuously. |
20 | (d)(1) The contractors' registration and licensing board is authorized to adopt rules and |
21 | regulations pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, necessary to |
22 | effectuate the purposes of this chapter. |
23 | (2) Rules and regulations shall provide a fine schedule that will establish grounds for |
24 | discipline for licensee holders or nonlicensed contractors. |
25 | (3) Fines shall be structured not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per |
26 | offense for conduct injurious to the welfare of the public as well as those required pursuant to § 5- |
27 | 65-10. |
28 | (e) Any person applying for a license or registration and making any material |
29 | misstatement as to his or her experience or other qualifications, or any person, firm, or |
30 | corporation subscribing to or vouching for any misstatement shall be subject to the discipline and |
31 | penalties provided in § 5-65-10. |
32 | (f) No corporation, firm, association, or partnership shall engage in the business of |
33 | commercial roofing or represent itself as a commercial roofing contractor unless a licensed |
34 | commercial roofer as provided in this chapter is continuously engaged in the supervision of its |
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1 | commercial roofing work, provided that the commercial roofer is a general partner or an officer |
2 | and shareholder in the firm or corporation. If the license holder dies or otherwise becomes |
3 | incapacitated, the corporation, firm, or association shall be allowed to continue to operate until |
4 | the next examination shall be given or such times as the board shall see fit. In no event shall the |
5 | corporation, firm, association, or partnership continue to operate longer than twelve (12) months |
6 | or in accordance with the board's established rules and regulations without satisfying the license |
7 | requirements of this chapter. Those roofers who have been registered with the board on July 1, |
8 | 2003 2015, and remain in good standing, shall be exempt from the testing requirements set forth |
9 | in this chapter. |
10 | (g) Complaints filed with the board shall be heard only in regard to those issues so |
11 | established in the rules and regulations. |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2020. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ROOFING CONTRACTORS | |
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1 | This act would amend the registration and licensure requirements of roofing contractors. |
2 | This act would take effect on July 1, 2020. |
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