| Chapter 123 |
| 2021 -- S 0745 Enacted 07/02/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS |
Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski |
| Date Introduced: March 26, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 5-6 of the General Laws entitled "Electricians" is hereby amended |
| by adding thereto the following section: |
| 5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license -- Certificate PC. |
| (a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher educations that regularly |
| employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by those |
| individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair, and/or minor |
| alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises |
| owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the |
| firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. |
| All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the |
| municipality or appropriate state authority. |
| (b) The scope and size of any work performed under a Certificate PC shall be limited to: |
| (1) For any project involving a single classroom or a single laboratory, work performed |
| shall not exceed two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.); |
| (2) For all other projects work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred fifty |
| square feet (1,250 sq. ft.); |
| (3) In no event may a project within a single building or series of buildings, when the |
| project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot limitations |
| as set forth in this section; and |
| (4) In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space under |
| construction, which shall mean any room or space which that has been demolished or gutted. |
| (c) For purposes of this chapter, minor alterations shall include new installation of |
| individual branch circuits within sight or fifty feet (50'). |
| (d) For purposes of this chapter, all work performed under a Certificate PC pursuant to the |
| terms enumerated herein, shall not be deemed or considered as installation. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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