Chapter
339
2005 -- S 0641
Enacted 07/19/05
A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS – ELECTRICIANS
Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, DaPonte, Tassoni, Doyle, and Goodwin
Date
Introduced: February 10, 2005
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Sections 5-6-7 and 5-6-24 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-6 entitled
"Electricians"
are hereby amended to read as follows:
5-6-7.
Forms of licenses. -- Ten (10) Eleven (11) forms of
licenses are issued:
(1) The first, subsequently referred to as Certificate A, is known as an
"electrical
contractor's
license";
(2) The second, subsequently referred to as Certificate B, is known as a
"journeyperson
electrician's
license";
(3) The third, subsequently referred to as Certificate C, is known as a
"limited premises
license";
(4) The fourth, subsequently referred to as Certificate E, is known as an
"oil burner
contractor's
license";
(5) The fifth, subsequently referred to as Certificate F, is known as an
"oil burnerperson's
license";
(6) The sixth, subsequently referred to as Certificate AF, is known as a
"fire alarm
contractor's
license";
(7) The seventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate BF, is known as a
"fire alarm
installer's
license";
(8) The eighth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SCF, is known as
"an electrical
sign
contractor's license"; and
(9) The ninth, subsequently referred to as Certificate CF, is known as "an
electrical sign
installer's
license"; and
(10) The tenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate D shall be known as a
"limited
maintenance
license".; and
(11)
The eleventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate M shall be known as a
"limited
maintenance
journeyperson license."
5-6-24.
Apprentices -- Registration fee. -- (a) This chapter does not forbid
the
employment
of one properly limited registered apprentice electrician working with and
under the
direct
personal supervision of a licensed journeyperson electrician. Additionally,
this chapter does
not
forbid the employment of: (1) one properly registered apprentice oil
burnerperson working
with and
under the direct personal supervision of a licensed oil burnerperson; (2) one
properly
registered
apprentice fire alarm installer working with and under the direct personal
supervision
of a
licensed fire alarm installer; or (3) one properly registered apprentice
electrical sign installer
working
with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrical sign
installer.; or
(4)
one properly registered apprentice maintenance electrician working with and
under the direct
personal
supervision of a valid Class C or Class D license holder. Apprentices are required to
register
with the division of professional regulation initially upon payment of a fee of
twenty
dollars
($20.00) per year. Apprentices are required to register with the division of
professional
regulation
immediately upon employment with a properly licensed electrical contractor.
(b) Indentured apprentice electricians are required to work a minimum of eight
thousand
(8,000)
hours over a period of time of not less than four (4) years and successfully complete
one
hundred
forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an indentured
apprenticeship
program
approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for
the
journeyperson
"B" electrician examination. Provided, however, that the test
applicant has
possessed
for at least four (4) years prior to the filing of the application a
certificate of
registration
in full force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode
Island
specifying
the person as an indentured apprentice, and the application of an applicant is
accompanied
by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or
other
reasonably
satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in
electrical
work as an apprentice in Rhode Island during those four (4) years, or the
application is
accompanied
by an affidavit or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the
applicant
has
successfully completed a course of study in a recognized college or university
and has
pursued
a course of electrical technology for at least two (2) academic years or is the
recipient of
an
associate degree in electrical technology, and has thereafter been indentured
by the department
of labor
and training as an apprentice for at least two (2) years and employed as an
indentured
apprentice
by a duly licensed electrician master in this state for a period of two (2)
years, or a
showing
that the applicant possesses a certificate of license issued under the laws of
another state.
Limited
registered apprentice electricians shall be required to work a minimum of four
thousand
(4,000)
hours over a period of time of not less than two (2) years.
(c)
Indentured apprentice maintenance electricians are required to work a minimum
of six
thousand
(6,000) hours over a period of time of not less than three (3) years and
successfully
complete
a one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an
indentured
apprenticeship
program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to
qualify
for
the journeyperson "M" electrician examination. Provided, however,
that the test applicant has
possessed
for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the application a
certificate of
registration
in full force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode
Island
specifying
the person as an indentured apprentice, and the application of an applicant is
accompanied
by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or
other
reasonably
satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in
electrical
work as an apprentice in Rhode Island during those three (3) years. Class M
journeyperson
electricians may qualify to take the journeyperson "B" electrician
examination
upon
registering as a fourth year apprentice and becoming employed by a properly
licensed Class
A
electrical contractor for that period of time.
SECTION
2. Chapter 5-6 of the General Laws entitled "Electricians" is hereby
amended
by
adding thereto the following section:
5-6-10.2.
Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license -- Class M. – A
certificate
M is granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of
professional
regulation, and who is regularly employed by a Rhode Island Class C or Class D
license
holder as specified in sections 5-6-10 and 5-6-10.1. The certificate specifies
the name of
the
person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a limited journeyperson
maintenance
electrician.
SECTION 3. This act shall
take effect upon passage.
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