It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 5-19-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-19 entitled "Pharmacy" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-19-10. Qualifications of registered pharmacists. -- Every person in order to be a registered pharmacist, within the meaning of this chapter, shall be either:

(1) A person regularly registered such in this state December 31, 1972, or;

(2) A person over eighteen (18) years of age;

(a) Who is a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States or has proven his or her intention of becoming a citizen of the United States by presenting to the board his or her declaration of intention, properly signed under oath, provided that proof of full United States citizenship shall be presented to the board within five (5) years after taking the examination required by this section, and, provided further, that in case of failure to present such proof the person shall thereafter cease to be a registered pharmacist ;

(b) Of good moral character and temperate habits;

(c) A graduate from a five (5) year course in pharmacy at an institution authorized to confer degrees in the state in which it is located, accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, and approved by the board of pharmacy;

(d) Who shall substantiate by affidavit that he or she has acquired practical experience under the supervision of a registered pharmacist as prescribed and promulgated by the board of pharmacy; and

(e) Shall pass in a satisfactory manner such examination as the board of pharmacy may require.

SECTION 2. Sections 5-20-16 and 5-20-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20 entitled "Plumbers" are hereby amended to read as follows:

5-20-16. Qualifications of master plumber -- Application fee. -- No application for a license of a master plumber shall be filed by the department of health nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license as a master plumber, unless:

(1) The application is accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars ($100) payable to the department;

(2) The applicant is a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States; and

(3) The applicant shall possess a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of health of the state specifying that person as a journeyperson plumber licensed as a journeyperson plumber for a minimum of one year. An affidavit must accompany this application certifying that the applicant was employed by a licensed master plumber during that period in which the journeyperson plumber was so licensed. Completed applications must be filed with the department at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination date.

5-20-17. Qualifications of journeyperson -- Application fee. -- No application for a journeyperson's license shall be filed by the department of health nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license as a journeyperson plumber, unless:

(1) The application is accompanied by an application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);

(2) The applicant is a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States; and

(3) The applicant shall have 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 health of the state specifying that person as a registered apprentice plumber and the application of that applicant is accompanied with 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 plumbing work as an apprentice plumber in the state during those four (4) years which shall include the successful completion of one hundred forty-four (144) hours of instruction per year at an accredited training program or the application is accompanied with an affidavit or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been a registered student in a recognized college, university, or trade school and has pursued a course of plumbing or sanitary engineering for at least two (2) academic years, or is the recipient of an associate degree in either plumbing or sanitary engineering, and has thereafter been registered by the department of health as an apprentice plumber for at least two (2) years and employed as a registered apprentice plumber by a duly licensed master plumber in this state for a period of two (2) years or the application is accompanied by an affidavit or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant possesses a certificate of license, issued under the laws of another state, specifying that person as a journeyperson plumber. The completed application is to be filed with the department at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination date.

SECTION 3. Section 5-20.5-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20.5 entitled "Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-20.5-3. Contents of applications -- Application fee -- Recommendations required. -- (a) Applicants applying for the first time for a license to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson shall file with the director an application for the license upon a form to be furnished by the director which, together with such additional information as the director shall require, shall contain a statement under oath by the applicant which shall give his or her age, residence, place of business, present occupation and occupation for the past five (5) years and whether or not he or she has been refused a real estate broker's or salesperson's license in this or in any other state or had any real estate license suspended or revoked.

(b) All applicants for a license to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson shall accompany their applications with a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to cover costs of processing those applications.

(c) Such application for a broker's license shall be accompanied by the recommendation of at least three (3) citizens who are property owners for at least three (3) years, who have known the applicant for three (3) years, and are not related to the applicant, certifying that the applicant bears a good reputation for honesty and trustworthiness, and recommending that a license be granted to the applicant, and such applicant shall be a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States and at least legal age of majority, if applicant for broker license, or at least eighteen (18) years of age for salesperson license. In the case of an applicant for a real estate salesperson's license he or she shall also file a statement under oath from the broker in whose employ the applicant desires to enter that in his or her opinion the applicant is competent and trustworthy and is recommended as a suitable person to be granted a salesperson's license.

SECTION 4. Section 5-32-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-32 entitled "Electrolysis" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-32-4. Qualifications of applicants. -- (a) Certificates to engage in the practice of electrolysis shall be issued to such applicants as comply with the following requirements:

(1) Are citizens {ADD or legal residents ADD} of the United States and residents of this state for at least one year , or has proven his or her intention of becoming a citizen of the United States by presenting to the division of professional regulation of the department of health his or her declaration of intention, properly signed under oath, provided that proof of full United States citizenship shall be presented to the division within five (5) years after taking the examination. In case of failure to present that proof, the license shall become void .

(2) Have attained the age of eighteen (18) years.

(3) Have graduated from a high school or whose education is the equivalent thereof.

(4) Shall have satisfactorily completed a course of training and study in electrolysis as a registered apprentice under the supervision of a duly licensed Rhode Island electrologist who is qualified to teach electrolysis to apprentices as set forth in section 5-32-17. That apprenticeship shall include at least six hundred and fifty (650) hours of study and practice in the theory and practical application of electrolysis within a term of nine (9) months; provided, however, that apprentice shall register with that division of professional regulation of the department of health upon beginning his or her course of instruction and the licensed person with whom he or she shall serve the apprenticeship shall keep a record of the hours of that instruction and upon the completion of that apprenticeship shall so certify to the board of examiners in electrolysis.

(5) Shall be of good moral character and free of infectious diseases.

(6) Shall pass the examination given by the board of examiners in electrolysis.

(b) The requirement of training and study provided for in this section shall not apply to trainees registered with the division of professional regulation within the department of health prior to May 15, 1969.

SECTION 5. Section 5-35-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-35 entitled "Optometrists" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-35-7. Eligibility to take examination. -- Any person a citizen{ADD , or legal resident ADD} of the United States not less than eighteen (18) years of age of good moral character, who has attended at least two (2) years of an undergraduate college, and who has graduated also from a school or college of optometry approved by the division of professional regulation which maintains a course in optometry of not less than four (4) years, shall be eligible to take the examination upon presenting satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits thereto.

SECTION 6. Section 5-51-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-51 entitled "Landscape Architect Examiners" is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-51-6. Examinations. -- (a) Before being examined for registration as a landscape architect, each applicant shall submit evidence to the board that:

(1) He or she is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and of good moral character;

(2) He or she is a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States or has legally declared his or her intention of so becoming; {ADD ; ADD}

(3) He or she has completed the course of study and been graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture approved by the board. In lieu of graduation from an approved college or school of landscape architecture, an applicant may take the examination upon presenting evidence of at least six (6) years of practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. Credit may be given for approved college education at the discretion of the board.

(4) He or she has had two (2) or more years' experience in landscape architectural work under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect and of a grade and character which indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice landscape architecture.

(b) The scope of the examinations will be established by the board, and the examinations shall be designed to determine the qualifications of the applicant to practice landscape architecture. The examination shall cover such technical, professional, and practical subjects as relate to the practice of the profession of landscape architecture. The examinations shall also cover the basic arts and sciences, a knowledge of which is material and necessary to the proper understanding, application, and qualification for practice of the profession of landscape architecture. (The board may use the council of landscape architects registration boards uniform national examination in lieu of preparing a special test for its own use.)

(c) The board may establish or change the written examination and include an oral examination as a supplement to the written examination. The board may also determine the eligibility of the applicant before permitting admittance to the examination.

(d) The subjects included in the examination shall be determined by the board and may be combined, revised, or eliminated. The time allotted for the examination may be altered at the discretion of the board.

(e) The written examination will be given at least once in each calendar year. The date, time, and place of the examination shall be determined by the board.

(f) The examination shall be conducted in accordance with the instructions issued by the board. A copy of these instructions shall be furnished to each applicant after the applicant has been certified by the board as eligible for admittance to the examination and the date of the examination has been established by the board.

SECTION 7. Section 20-7-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-7 entitled "Lobsters and Other Crustaceans" is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-7-6. Use of license by agent or employee. -- If any person to whom a seller's or a commercial lobster license shall be granted shall be incapacitated for any reason from using that license, that person may permit his or her agent or employee, if a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States, to perform such duties under the license as may be necessary during the period of his or her incapacity, provided that the incapacitated licensee has notified the director of environmental management prior to transfer of those duties.

SECTION 8. Section 46-9-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-9 entitled "Pilots -- Rhode Island Sound Etc." is hereby amended to read as follows:

46-9-7. Qualifications for original license. -- Every person who shall apply for an original license to act as a pilot in the waters of this state north of a line drawn from Point Judith to Sakonnet Point shall be a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States; shall possess a master's license of unlimited tonnage, (any oceans) issued by a duly constituted authority of the United States; shall possess a federal first-class pilot's endorsement covering the section of the waters of this state required by commission rules; shall possess a state's pilot's license for the waters of Block Island Sound; shall have completed training in his or her duties as a pilot over the route under the supervision of the board of state licensed pilots appointed by the commission for this purpose pursuant to commission rules; and shall conform to physical and mental standards and possess professional experience and qualifications as the commission shall, from time to time, establish and require.

SECTION 9. Section 46-9.1-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-9.1 entitled "Pilots -- Block Island Sound" is hereby amended to read as follows:

46-9.1-11. Qualifications of licensee. -- Every person who shall, after June 25, 1971 apply for a license to act as a pilot in the waters of this state, shall be a citizen {ADD or legal resident ADD} of the United States; shall possess a master's license with a federal first class pilot's endorsement covering the waters of Block Island Sound for which he makes an application; and shall conform to such physical and mental standards as the commission shall from time to time establish.

SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon passage.