| Chapter 157 |
| 2021 -- S 0268 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/01/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- ROOFING CONTRACTORS |
Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Lombardo, Picard, Seveney, and Gallo |
| Date Introduced: February 10, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 5-73-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-73 entitled "Roofing |
| Contractors" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 5-73-3. Registration and licensing of roofing contractors. |
| (a) All roofing contractors, in addition to the requirements of chapter 65 of this title entitled |
| "Contractor's Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board," if applicable, prior to conducting |
| roofing business in the state of Rhode Island, shall first submit an application to and be licensed by |
| the contractors' registration and licensing board on the form or forms that the board requires. The |
| application shall include the following information: |
| (1) The name of the applicant; |
| (2) The business address of the applicant; |
| (3) The mailing address of the applicant; |
| (4) The telephone number of the applicant; |
| (5) The name of the party or officer who shall be responsible for all roofing activities |
| conducted in the state of Rhode Island; |
| (6) Any registration number and/or other license numbers issued by the state, or any city |
| or town; and |
| (7) A statement of the skills, training, and experience of the applicant sufficient to ensure |
| public safety, health, and welfare. |
| (b) Licensing requirements shall not apply to roofing contractors applying shingles only. |
| (c) To be eligible for licensure as a roofing contractor, an applicant shall also fulfill the |
| following requirements: |
| (1) Be of good moral character; |
| (2)(1) (2) Pass an examination approved or administered by the contractors' registration |
| and licensing board or has previously been registered as a commercial roofer in good standing and |
| has met all the requirements of the rules and regulations established by the board; |
| (3)(2) (3) Be in good standing with the contractors' registration and licensing board; |
| (4)(3) (4) All field personnel of the roofing contractor must have a current certificate of |
| completion of the ten-hours (10) OSHA safety course or equivalent thereof as determined by the |
| contractors' registration and licensing board; |
| (5)(4) (5) Take ten (10) twelve (12) hours continuing roofing education per year two-(2) |
| year (2) licensing cycle as set forth and recognized by the contractors' registration and licensing |
| board; and |
| (6) Be bonded in the aggregate amount of the total dollar value of any contract entered into |
| to perform roofing work; single project in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) |
| minimum; and |
| (7)(5) (7) Provide the board with an insurance certificate in the amount of two million |
| dollars ($2,000,000) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) per occurrence |
| pursuant to the established rules and regulations, with the board as the holder, from the date of |
| issuance, continuously. |
| (d)(1) The contractors' registration and licensing board is authorized to adopt rules and |
| regulations pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, necessary to |
| effectuate the purposes of this chapter. |
| (2) Rules and regulations shall provide a fine schedule that will establish grounds for |
| discipline for licensee holders or nonlicensed contractors. |
| (3) Fines shall be structured not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day, per |
| offense for conduct injurious to the welfare of the public as well as those required pursuant to § 5- |
| 65-10. |
| (e) Any person applying for a license or registration and making any material misstatement |
| as to his or her experience or other qualifications, or any person, firm, or corporation subscribing |
| to or vouching for any misstatement shall be subject to the discipline and penalties provided in § |
| 5-65-10. |
| (f) No corporation, firm, association, or partnership shall engage in the business of |
| commercial roofing or represent itself as a commercial roofing contractor unless a licensed |
| commercial roofer as provided in this chapter is continuously engaged in the supervision of its |
| commercial roofing work, provided that the commercial roofer is a general partner or an officer |
| and shareholder in the firm or corporation. If the license holder dies or otherwise becomes |
| incapacitated, the corporation, firm, or association shall be allowed to continue to operate until the |
| next examination shall be given or such times as the board shall see fit. In no event shall the |
| corporation, firm, association, or partnership continue to operate longer than twelve (12) months |
| or in accordance with the board's established rules and regulations without satisfying the license |
| requirements of this chapter. Those roofers who have been registered with the board on July 1, |
| 2003 2015, and remain in good standing, shall be exempt from the testing requirements set forth in |
| this chapter. |
| (g) Complaints filed with the board shall be heard only in regard to those issues so |
| established in the rules and regulations. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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