Bill Text: CT SB00868 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Solar Photovoltaic Installer License.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-24 - Public Hearing 03/02 [SB00868 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00868-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 868
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 4224
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLER LICENSE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than December 31, 2017, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consultation with the Connecticut Green Bank established pursuant to section 16-245n of the general statutes, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to establish a solar photovoltaic installer license. Such regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, the amount and type of experience, training, continuing education and examination requirements, if any, for a person to obtain and renew such license.

(b) The initial fee for a solar photovoltaic installer license shall be one hundred fifty dollars and the renewal fee for such license shall be seventy-five dollars. Such license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the holder of an occupational permit or license issued pursuant to the general statutes that allows the installation and repair of solar photovoltaic systems from performing such work. A holder of such occupational license shall not be required to obtain a solar photovoltaic installer license.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a solar photovoltaic installer license.

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