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Assembly Bill A10035

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing licensing and certification procedures for plumbing and mechanical trades occupations and establishing penalties and enforcement mechanisms for the violation of such requirements

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2017-A10035 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 152 §§7530 - 7541, Ed L

2017-A10035 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing licensing and certification procedures for plumbing and mechanical trades occupations and establishing penalties and enforcement mechanisms for the violation of such requirements.

2017-A10035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10035
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   "consumer  construction  protection act" and the licensing and certif-
   ication of plumbing and mechanical trades
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "consumer
 construction protection act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of this legislation to regu-
 late, license and certify the business of plumbing and  related  mechan-
 ical  trades,  within  the  state  of  New York, in order to protect and
 promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the state  of
 New  York.  This legislation provides that no person, business, partner-
 ship or other entity shall engage in the work or  trade  of  installing,
 altering,  removing,  replacing,  testing,  or repairing of plumbing and
 related systems, as provided herein, within the state of New York unless
 duly licensed or permitted as required by this legislation.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new article 152 to  read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 152
                      PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL TRADES
 SECTION 7530. INTRODUCTION.
         7531. DEFINITIONS.
         7532. PRACTICE OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL TRADES.
         7533. STATE BOARD OF TRADES.
         7534. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.
         7535. MECHANICAL TRADES CERTIFICATION.
         7536. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
         7537. PROHIBITED ACTS AND ENFORCEMENT.
         7538. INSURANCE.
         7539. WAIVER.
         7540. REPEALER.
         7541. SEVERABILITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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