Bill Text: NY A06450 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes localities to establish a program to allow the issuance of building permits based on certain professional certifications.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to local governments [A06450 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06450-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6450

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 17, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. STERN, THIELE, BROWN, GRIFFIN, DeSTEFANO, SMUL-
          LEN, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LEMONDES -- read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to a program
          allowing the issuance of building permits  based  on  certain  profes-
          sional certifications

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 125 of the general municipal law, as added by chap-
     2  ter 439 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 125. Issuance of building permits. 1. No city, town or village shall
     4  issue a building permit without  obtaining  from  the  permit  applicant
     5  either:
     6    [1.]  (a)  proof  duly subscribed that workers' compensation insurance
     7  and disability benefits coverage issued by an  insurance  carrier  in  a
     8  form  satisfactory  to  the  chair of the workers' compensation board as
     9  provided for in section fifty-seven of the workers' compensation law  is
    10  effective; or
    11    [2.]  (b)  an  affidavit that such permit applicant has not engaged an
    12  employer or any employees as those terms are defined in section  two  of
    13  the  workers' compensation law to perform work relating to such building
    14  permit.
    15    2. (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contrary  a
    16  city,  town or village may establish a program whereby a building permit
    17  may be  issued  based  upon  certification  by  a  registered  architect
    18  licensed to practice in the state of New York or a professional engineer
    19  licensed to practice in the state of New York  that the intended work as
    20  set  forth  in the building permit application meets the requirements of
    21  the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and is in compliance  with
    22  all local laws and ordinances.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        A. 6450                             2

     1    (b)  Such  program  shall  require  that  persons certifying building,
     2  drainage, grading or landscape design plans shall have:
     3    (i)  been  licensed or registered in New York state for at least three
     4  years;
     5    (ii) complete an initial training course  for  new  self-certification
     6  professionals  and  thereafter  complete a training course at least once
     7  every six years;  and
     8    (iii) be in good standing with the licensing agency.
     9    (c) Such program shall include a requirement for  a  random  audit  of
    10  applications for a building permit to ensure compliance.
    11    (d)  The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to a city with
    12  a population of one million or more.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.