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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5322--A
            Cal. No. 695
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 16, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, DeFRANCISCO, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
          ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
          Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education  in  accordance
          with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,

          ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
          amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
          third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law and  the  general  municipal  law,  in
          relation to plumbing and electrical work performed on school buildings
          in Nassau or Suffolk county
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  408-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  408-c.  Plumbing  and electrical work.  All plumbing and electrical
     4  work performed by an independent contractor or firm on any school build-
     5  ing or appurtenant facilities in  Nassau  or  Suffolk  county  shall  be

     6  performed  by a licensed plumber or licensed electrician as appropriate,
     7  if required by a local municipality where the building  or  facility  is
     8  located.  The  license  does  not have to be issued by the local munici-
     9  pality where the building or facility is located, but can be  issued  by
    10  any  licensing municipality within New York state. Such licensed plumber
    11  or licensed electrician shall provide a copy of his or her valid license
    12  prior to commencement of the work designated in the bid if a license  is
    13  required  by  a  local  municipality  where  the building or facility is
    14  located or, if it is under the threshold required  pursuant  to  section
    15  one  hundred one of the general municipal law, then the general contrac-

    16  tor shall submit a copy of the required license  for  the  plumbing  and
    17  electrical   subcontractors.   No  municipal  permit  or  inspection  is
    18  required.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11081-05-4
        S. 5322--A                          2
 
     1    § 2. Section 101 of the general municipal law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6.  All  plumbing  and  electrical  work  performed  by an independent
     4  contractor or firm on any school building or appurtenant  facilities  in
     5  Nassau  or  Suffolk  county  shall be performed by a licensed plumber or

     6  licensed electrician as appropriate, if required by a local municipality
     7  where the building or facility is located.  The license does not have to
     8  be issued by the local municipality where the building  or  facility  is
     9  located,  but  can be issued by a licensing municipality within New York
    10  state.  Such licensed plumber or licensed electrician  shall  provide  a
    11  copy  of  his  or  her  valid  license prior to commencement of the work
    12  designated in the bid if a license is required by a  local  municipality
    13  where the building or facility is located or, if it is under the thresh-
    14  old required pursuant to this section, then the general contractor shall
    15  submit  a  copy  of the required license for the plumbing and electrical

    16  subcontractors. No municipal permit or inspection is required.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.