Bill Text: CT HB06446 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Registration Requirements Of Public Service Technicians And Certified Competitive Video Service Providers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-06 - Referred by House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB06446 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06446-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 6446 | ||
January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 3841 | ||
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Referred to Committee on General Law |
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AN ACT CONCERNING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND CERTIFIED COMPETITIVE VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 20-340b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Telecommunications electrical work" means work permitted to be performed by holders of a limited electrical contractor's license (T-1) as provided by regulation adopted under this chapter.
(2) "Public service technician" means an employee of [a] any of the following: (A) public service company, [or] certified telecommunications provider or certified competitive video service provider, as defined in section 16-1, [or any] (B) an affiliate of any such company, or provider, or (C) a contractor of any such company or provider or affiliate of such company or provider, who is engaged in telecommunications electrical work and who is not otherwise exempt from licensing pursuant to section 20-340.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a public service technician may be issued a certificate of registration by the Department of Consumer Protection, upon authorization of the Electrical Work Board, in lieu of any license which otherwise might be required under this chapter, which shall entitle the holder of such certificate to perform telecommunications electrical work only as provided in this section, provided the public service company, certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider or affiliate or contractor which employs the public service technician certifies to the Electrical Work Board that the employee has obtained such training and experience deemed necessary by the public service company, certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider or affiliate or contractor to perform telecommunications electrical work included in such employee's job functions.
(c) The content and duration of the training and experience programs provided by the public service company, certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider or affiliate or contractor must be relevant to the duties of the employee and must be approved biennially by the Labor Department. In reviewing the programs and training provided by a public service company, certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider or affiliate or contractor, the Labor Department shall consider the specialization of the employees of the company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor, the employee's previous company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor, training, the service record of the company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor, the experience of the company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor in training employees to perform telecommunications electrical work, and the quality assurance measures used by the company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor.
(d) An employee enrolled in the training programs of the public service company, [or] certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider or affiliate or contractor shall be issued a trainee's certificate by such company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor, valid for the duration of the training program, and may perform telecommunications electrical work only under the supervision of an employee of the public service company, certified telecommunications provider, [or] certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor who is a registered public service technician or holds a journeyman's license.
(e) A public service company, [or] certified telecommunications provider, certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor employing a public service technician shall inform the Electrical Work Board upon the change in job description or termination of any registered public service technician previously certified to the board pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and upon the issuance or termination of a trainee's certificate provided to an employee pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(f) A registered public service technician or employee of a public service company, certified telecommunications provider, [or] certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor issued a trainee's certificate by such company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor may only perform such work on behalf of such public service company, certified telecommunications provider, [or] certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor and only while in the direct employment of such public service company, certified telecommunications provider, or certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor. Such registration or trainee's certificate will be immediately relinquished upon termination of employment from such public service company, certified telecommunications provider, or certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor.
(g) A registered public service technician may not supervise any duly registered apprentice performing work under a permit issued pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 20-334a.
(h) The public service technician's registration shall expire annually. The fee for registration as a public service technician shall be the same fee as that charged for a journeyman's license under section 20-335.
(i) Registered public service technicians shall be subject to the same disciplinary actions as journeymen, including, but not limited to, actions authorized under sections 20-334, 20-341 and 21a-9.
(j) Supervisory personnel of a public service company, certified telecommunications provider, [or] certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor authorized to employ registered public service technicians pursuant to this section may act as an agent of such company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor for the purpose of taking out a permit pursuant to section 20-332-16(b) of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.
(k) In lieu of displaying a contractor's license number pursuant to section 20-334, each public service company, certified telecommunications provider, or certified competitive video service provider, affiliate or contractor authorized pursuant to this section to employ registered public service technicians shall display its name, logo or other trademark which clearly identifies the company, [or] provider, affiliate or contractor on all commercial vehicles used in its business and in a conspicuous manner on all printed advertisements, bid proposals, contracts and invoices and on all stationery used in its business.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2011 |
20-340b |
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public by requiring the registration of all public service technicians who provide telecommunications and video services to customers in their homes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]