§ 28-27-2 Licensing – Mechanicalboard examiners created – Senior chief investigator. – (a) The division of professional regulation with the assistance of the boardshall promulgate rules and regulations for the examining and licensing ofmasters, journeypersons, and apprentices of the mechanical trades.
(1) A state mechanical board is created in the department oflabor and training whose duty it shall be to advise the division in its area ofexpertise in promulgating any policy that may be necessary to improve theoperations of the division, and to hold license revocation and violationshearings as described in this chapter. The promulgation of policy shall besubject to the approval of the division.
(2) The board shall consist of eleven (11) qualified electorsof the state appointed by the governor as follows:
(i) One member who shall be a master pipefitter at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a masterpipefitter.
(ii) One member who shall be a refrigeration/air conditioningmaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a refrigeration/air conditioning master.
(iii) One member who has been employed as a pipefitterjourneyperson for ten (10) years.
(iv) One member who has been employed as a refrigeration/airconditioning journeyperson for ten (10) years.
(v) One member who shall be a fire protection sprinklermaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a fire protection sprinkler master.
(vi) One member who has been employed as a journeypersonsprinkler fitter for ten (10) years.
(vii) One member shall be the state fire marshal or his orher designee.
(viii) Two (2) members to be appointed from a list submittedby the Oil Heat Institute, Inc. and who have been doing business as masters forat least ten (10) years.
(ix) One member who shall be a sheet metal master at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a sheet metalmaster.
(x) One member who has been employed as a journeyperson sheetmetal worker for ten (10) years.
(3) Members shall be appointed to serve for three (3) yearsand their successors shall be appointed for three (3) years.
(4) On the expiration of the term of any master orjourneyperson member of the board, the governor shall appoint for a term ofthree (3) years a master or journeyperson or member having the qualificationsrequired by this chapter to take the place of the master or journeyperson whoseterm has expired.
(5) Any vacancy which occurs for any cause shall be filled byappointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) The board shall have an advisory role in the preparationand composition of the license examinations to be administered by the division.Subsequent to the administration of the examinations, the board of examinersshall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness.
(7) A chairperson shall be elected every three (3) years fromthe members; a majority will constitute a quorum of the full board. The seniorchief investigator for the division shall have both a master pipefitter I andmaster refrigeration I license, with a minimum of five (5) years employment inthe state of Rhode Island as a journeyperson and five (5) years as acontractor. He or she shall be appointed by the licensing board and theposition shall be in the classified service at not less than pay grade 335.
(8) There shall be a chief investigator for the division whoshall have both a master pipefitter and master refrigeration license, with aminimum of five (5) years employment in the State of Rhode Island as ajourneyperson and five (5) years as a contractor. He or she shall be appointedby the director of labor and training, upon recommendation from the licensingboard, and this position shall be in the classified service.
§ 28-27-2 Licensing – Mechanicalboard examiners created – Senior chief investigator. – (a) The division of professional regulation with the assistance of the boardshall promulgate rules and regulations for the examining and licensing ofmasters, journeypersons, and apprentices of the mechanical trades.
(1) A state mechanical board is created in the department oflabor and training whose duty it shall be to advise the division in its area ofexpertise in promulgating any policy that may be necessary to improve theoperations of the division, and to hold license revocation and violationshearings as described in this chapter. The promulgation of policy shall besubject to the approval of the division.
(2) The board shall consist of eleven (11) qualified electorsof the state appointed by the governor as follows:
(i) One member who shall be a master pipefitter at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a masterpipefitter.
(ii) One member who shall be a refrigeration/air conditioningmaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a refrigeration/air conditioning master.
(iii) One member who has been employed as a pipefitterjourneyperson for ten (10) years.
(iv) One member who has been employed as a refrigeration/airconditioning journeyperson for ten (10) years.
(v) One member who shall be a fire protection sprinklermaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a fire protection sprinkler master.
(vi) One member who has been employed as a journeypersonsprinkler fitter for ten (10) years.
(vii) One member shall be the state fire marshal or his orher designee.
(viii) Two (2) members to be appointed from a list submittedby the Oil Heat Institute, Inc. and who have been doing business as masters forat least ten (10) years.
(ix) One member who shall be a sheet metal master at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a sheet metalmaster.
(x) One member who has been employed as a journeyperson sheetmetal worker for ten (10) years.
(3) Members shall be appointed to serve for three (3) yearsand their successors shall be appointed for three (3) years.
(4) On the expiration of the term of any master orjourneyperson member of the board, the governor shall appoint for a term ofthree (3) years a master or journeyperson or member having the qualificationsrequired by this chapter to take the place of the master or journeyperson whoseterm has expired.
(5) Any vacancy which occurs for any cause shall be filled byappointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) The board shall have an advisory role in the preparationand composition of the license examinations to be administered by the division.Subsequent to the administration of the examinations, the board of examinersshall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness.
(7) A chairperson shall be elected every three (3) years fromthe members; a majority will constitute a quorum of the full board. The seniorchief investigator for the division shall have both a master pipefitter I andmaster refrigeration I license, with a minimum of five (5) years employment inthe state of Rhode Island as a journeyperson and five (5) years as acontractor. He or she shall be appointed by the licensing board and theposition shall be in the classified service at not less than pay grade 335.
(8) There shall be a chief investigator for the division whoshall have both a master pipefitter and master refrigeration license, with aminimum of five (5) years employment in the State of Rhode Island as ajourneyperson and five (5) years as a contractor. He or she shall be appointedby the director of labor and training, upon recommendation from the licensingboard, and this position shall be in the classified service.
§ 28-27-2 Licensing – Mechanicalboard examiners created – Senior chief investigator. – (a) The division of professional regulation with the assistance of the boardshall promulgate rules and regulations for the examining and licensing ofmasters, journeypersons, and apprentices of the mechanical trades.
(1) A state mechanical board is created in the department oflabor and training whose duty it shall be to advise the division in its area ofexpertise in promulgating any policy that may be necessary to improve theoperations of the division, and to hold license revocation and violationshearings as described in this chapter. The promulgation of policy shall besubject to the approval of the division.
(2) The board shall consist of eleven (11) qualified electorsof the state appointed by the governor as follows:
(i) One member who shall be a master pipefitter at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a masterpipefitter.
(ii) One member who shall be a refrigeration/air conditioningmaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a refrigeration/air conditioning master.
(iii) One member who has been employed as a pipefitterjourneyperson for ten (10) years.
(iv) One member who has been employed as a refrigeration/airconditioning journeyperson for ten (10) years.
(v) One member who shall be a fire protection sprinklermaster at the time of appointment, having at least ten (10) years in businessas a fire protection sprinkler master.
(vi) One member who has been employed as a journeypersonsprinkler fitter for ten (10) years.
(vii) One member shall be the state fire marshal or his orher designee.
(viii) Two (2) members to be appointed from a list submittedby the Oil Heat Institute, Inc. and who have been doing business as masters forat least ten (10) years.
(ix) One member who shall be a sheet metal master at the timeof appointment, having at least ten (10) years in business as a sheet metalmaster.
(x) One member who has been employed as a journeyperson sheetmetal worker for ten (10) years.
(3) Members shall be appointed to serve for three (3) yearsand their successors shall be appointed for three (3) years.
(4) On the expiration of the term of any master orjourneyperson member of the board, the governor shall appoint for a term ofthree (3) years a master or journeyperson or member having the qualificationsrequired by this chapter to take the place of the master or journeyperson whoseterm has expired.
(5) Any vacancy which occurs for any cause shall be filled byappointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) The board shall have an advisory role in the preparationand composition of the license examinations to be administered by the division.Subsequent to the administration of the examinations, the board of examinersshall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness.
(7) A chairperson shall be elected every three (3) years fromthe members; a majority will constitute a quorum of the full board. The seniorchief investigator for the division shall have both a master pipefitter I andmaster refrigeration I license, with a minimum of five (5) years employment inthe state of Rhode Island as a journeyperson and five (5) years as acontractor. He or she shall be appointed by the licensing board and theposition shall be in the classified service at not less than pay grade 335.
(8) There shall be a chief investigator for the division whoshall have both a master pipefitter and master refrigeration license, with aminimum of five (5) years employment in the State of Rhode Island as ajourneyperson and five (5) years as a contractor. He or she shall be appointedby the director of labor and training, upon recommendation from the licensingboard, and this position shall be in the classified service.
