Chapter 257
2009 -- S 0330 SUBSTITUTE B
Enacted 11/12/09
A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - TRADE LICENSE RENEWAL SCHEDULES
Introduced By: Senator Francis T. Maher
Date Introduced: February 12, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5-20-23 of the General Laws in Chapter
5-20 entitled "Plumbers
and Irrigators" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
5-20-23.
Expiration and renewal of licenses -- Penalties for violation of section.
-- (a)
All licenses of master plumbers and master irrigators
and journeyperson plumbers or
journeyperson irrigators issued by the division of professional
regulation shall expire on the
birthday of the individual qualifying for the license and may
be renewed on or before that date for
a period of one year, upon payment of the appropriate
renewal fee.
All licenses issued
by the division of professional regulation for master plumbers and
master irrigators and journeyperson plumbers or
journeyperson irrigators born in odd years shall
expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the
license in odd years and all licenses of
master plumbers and master irrigators and journeyperson
plumbers or journeyperson irrigators
born in even years shall expire on the birthday of the
individual qualifying for the license in even
years and all licenses may be renewed on or before their
expiration date upon payment of the
appropriate renewal fee.
(b) Any master plumber or
master irrigator who fails to renew his or her license as
provided in subsection (a) of this section may be reinstated
by the department on or after the
renewal date for a period of one year two (2) years,
upon payment of the current biennial renewal
fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) two
hundred forty dollars ($240) plus outstanding
license fees and a twelve dollar ($12.00) per month
administrative assessment fee for the
delinquency period.
(c) Every certificate
of license of a journeyperson plumber or journeyperson irrigator
issued by the department is renewed on or before the
licensee's second birthday next following
the date of issuance upon payment of a biennial
renewal fee of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) seventy-
two dollars ($72.00).
(d) Any journeyperson
plumber or journeyperson irrigator who fails to renew his or her
license as provided in subsection (a) of this section may be
reinstated by the department on or
after the renewal date for a period of one year two
(2) years upon payment of the current biennial
renewal fee of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) seventy-two
dollars ($72.00) plus outstanding license
fees and a twelve dollar ($12.00) per month administrative
assessment fee for the delinquency
period.
(e) Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this chapter, any license issued under this
chapter which is not renewed within two (2) years of the date
of its expiration is deemed to be
forfeited, and the person to whom the license has been issued
is required to make written
application for an examination prior to the issuance of a new
license.
SECTION 2. Sections 5-70-14 and 5-70-16 of the General Laws
in Chapter 5-70 entitled
"Telecommunications"
are hereby amended to read as follows:
5-70-14.
Renewal of licenses. -- (a) Application for
renewal of a license must be
received by the licensing authority, through the department of
labor and training, division of
professional regulation, on a form provided by the licensing
authority no less than thirty (30) days
prior to the expiration date of the license, subject to the
right of the licensing authority to permit
late filing upon good cause shown.
(b) The licensing
authority may refuse to renew a license for any of the grounds stated in
this chapter and it shall promptly notify the licensee of
its intent to refuse to renew the license.
The licensee may, within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of the notice of intent to refuse to renew a
license, request a hearing on that refusal in the manner
prescribed in this chapter. A licensee shall
be permitted to continue to engage in the business
permitted by the license while its renewal
application is pending.
(c) Every certificate shall
expire on the anniversary of the applicant's birth the year
following its issuance
issued by the division of professional regulation to license holders born in
odd years shall expire on the birthday of the individual
qualifying for the license in odd years and
all licenses issued by the division of professional
regulation to license holders born in even years
shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying
for the license in even years. An
individual may renew his or her license by payment of the
required biennial renewal fee. An
individual who fails to renew his or her license prior to the
date may not renew his or her license
after this except upon payment of the biennial
renewal fee and the additional fee required by this
chapter.
5-70-16.
Fees. -- (a) The fees
shall be paid by an applicant for filing an application for
examination, for the examination, for annual biennial
renewal, for renewal of an expired
certificate, or for issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be
in accordance with a section entitled
"Fees", of the bylaws
of the board regulations of the department of labor and training.
(b) All fee or other
monies collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to
and received by the general treasurer who shall keep
those monies in a separate fund administered
by the department of labor and training pursuant to
section 28-22-1.1. All monies in the fund shall
be used to reimburse the board for expenses incurred in
the administration and enforcement of
this chapter. The controller is authorized and directed to
draw his or her orders upon the general
treasurer for payment from the fund, upon receipt by the
controller of vouchers authenticated by
the chairperson or secretary of the board.
(c) A holder of an
electrical contractor's license, certificate A issued
by this state who
has submitted the appropriate application shall be issued
a TSC license without an additional
license fee other than that assessed for the electrical
contractor's license, certificate A. This shall
remain an ongoing practice and does not have any
grandfathering restrictions placed on it. The
TSC license shall run concurrent with the electrical
contractor's license. The TSC license shall be
separable from and is subject to enforcement by this board.
SECTION 3. Section 28-27-17 of the General Laws in Chapter
28-27 entitled
"Mechanical
Trades" is hereby amended to read as follows:
28-27-17. Test
fees -- License fees -- Expiration and renewal of licenses. -- (a) All
licenses issued to the pipefitters/refrigeration technicians
and fire protection sprinkler
contractor/sprinkler fitters and sheet metal contractor or journeyperson
sheet metal worker
detailed in this section shall be paid for as follows:
TWO
YEAR
TEST LICENSE RENEWAL
Master Mechanical
Contractor - 240.00 480.00 480.00
Contractor Master 75.00 120.00 240.00 120.00
240.00
Pipefitter Master I 75.00 120.00 240.00 120.00
240.00
Pipefitter Master II 75.00 48.00 96.00 48.00
96.00
Refrigeration Master I 75.00 120.00 240.00 120.00 240.00
Refrigeration Master II 75.00 48.00 96.00 48.00 96.00
Pipefitter Journeyperson
I 75.00 36.00 72.00 36.00
72.00
Pipefitter Journeyperson
II 75.00 30.00 60.00 30.00
60.00
Refrigeration
Journeyperson I 75.00
36.00 72.00 36.00
72.00
Refrigeration
Journeyperson II 75.00
30.00 60.00 30.00
60.00
Apprentices (annual
fee) - 24.00 24.00
Fire Protection
Sprinkler
Fitters Master I 75.00
120.00 240.00 120.00 240.00
Fire Protection
Sprinkler
Fitters Journeyperson I 75.00 36.00
72.00 36.00 72.00
Sheet Metal Contractor 75.00 120.00 240.00 120.00 240.00
Sheet Metal Worker
Journeyperson 75.00
36.00 72.00 36.00 72.00
(b) Apprenticeship
renewal fees shall be paid on an annual basis.
(c) Every
license issued by the division of professional regulation is renewable on
the
licensee's birthdate to license holders born in odd years shall expire
on the birthday of the
individual qualifying for the license in odd years and all
licenses issued by the division of
professional regulation to license holders born in even years
shall expire on the birthday of the
individual qualifying for the license in even years and all
licenses may be renewed on or before
their expiration date, upon payment of the appropriate fee. If any credit is due in the initial
changeover year the amount of credit is determined by the chief
administrator of the division.
SECTION 4. Section 5-6-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-6
entitled "Electricians" is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5-6-16.
License fees. – (a) All
licenses issued by the division of professional regulation
for master electricians, all limited license electricians
and all journeyperson electricians born in
odd years shall expire on the birthday of the individual
qualifying for the license in odd years and
all license of master electricians, all limited license
electricians and all journeyperson electricians
born in even years shall expire on the birthday of the individual
qualifying for the license in even
years and all licenses may be renewed on or before their
expiration date upon payment of the
appropriate biennial renewal
fee.
(b) A fee of one
hundred twenty dollars ($120) two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall
be
paid by each applicant for an electrical contractor's
license Class A; thirty-six dollars ($36.00)
seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a journeyperson electrician's license Class B; one hundred
twenty dollars ($120)
two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited premises license Class C;
one hundred twenty dollars ($120) two hundred forty dollars ($240) for an oil
burner contractor's
license Class E; thirty-six dollars ($36.00) seventy-two
dollars ($72.00) for an oil burnerperson's
license Class F; one hundred twenty dollars ($120) two
hundred forty dollars ($240) for a fire
alarm contractor's license Class AF; thirty-six dollars
($36.00) seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a
fire alarm installer's license Class BF; one hundred
twenty dollars ($120) two hundred forty
dollars ($240) for
an electrical sign contractor's license SCF; thirty-six dollars ($36.00)
seventy-
two dollars ($72.00) for a sign installer's license Class CF; and one hundred twenty
dollars ($120)
two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited maintenance license Class D.
(c) A fee of one
hundred twenty dollars ($120) two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall
be
paid by each applicant for a lightning protection
contractor's license Class LPC.
(d) A fee of thirty-six
dollars ($36.00) seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each
applicant for a lightning protection installer's license LPI.
SECTION 5. Sections 28-26-9 and 28-26-10 of the General Laws
in Chapter 28-26
entitled "Hoisting Engineers" are hereby amended to
read as follows:
28-26-9.
Renewal of license. -- Licenses shall expire annually
or biannually biennially
on a fixed date or on the licensee's birthday, as the
board may provide in rules and regulations.
Upon application, the person to whom a license is
issued under this chapter shall be entitled to a
renewal, unless the division for a cause named in section
28-26-8 and upon notice and hearing
shall refuse renewal. Refusal shall have approval of the
director.
28-26-10.
License fees. -- Each applicant for an examination
for a license as an engineer
shall pay to the division at the time of application a fee
of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), and for
each license or renewal of a license a fee at the annual
biennial rate of forty-eight dollars ($48.00)
ninety-six dollars ($96.00) for a full license, forty-two dollars ($42.00) eighty-four
dollars
($84.00) for
a hoisting license, thirty-six dollars ($36.00) seventy-two dollars
($72.00) for an
excavating license, and thirty ($30.00) sixty dollars
($60.00) for a limited license, these fees to be
deposited as general revenues.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon passage;
provided, that for persons born in an
even year, the provisions of sections 1 through 5 inclusive
shall be applied to such persons as of
January 1, 2010; for
persons born in an odd year, the provisions of sections 1 through 5 inclusive
shall be applied to such persons as of January 1, 2011.
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