Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s7306
Timestamp: 2020-02-20 08:48:53
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art 33', '§950', '§97', '§28', '§28', '§28', '§28', '§5', '§3', '§ 950', '§ 951', 'ART-\n30', '§  952', '§  953', '§ 954', '§ 955', '§ 956', '§ 957', '§ 2', '§  3', '§  4', '§ 5', '§ 28', '§  6', '§ 28', '§ 7', '§  8', '§ 5', '§  9', '§ 3', '§  10']

NY State Senate Bill S7306
senate Bill S7306
Relates to the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators and other automated people moving devices
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Jan 21, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.198
S7306 (ACTIVE) - Details
Rpld & add Art 33 §§950 - 957, Lab L; amd §97-ssss, St Fin L; amd §28-401.3, add §28-425.4, rpld & add §28-425.3, rpld §28-427.6, NYC Ad Cd; amd Part B §5, Part A §3, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.4080-C & A.4509-A)
S7306 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators and other automated people moving devices; qualifies fund availability from the elevator and related conveyances safety program account; specifies what is not included in the definition of elevator work; sets forth qualifications and exemptions for licensing as an elevator agency technician… (view more) repeals certain sections of the labor law and the administrative code of the city of New York and changes the effective date for the licensing requirements of persons engaged in design, construction, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators to two years after the act takes effect.
S7306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7306
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the licensing of
persons engaged in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance,
alteration, and repair of elevators and other automated people moving
devices; to amend the state finance law, in relation to availability of
funds from the elevator and related conveyances safety program account;
the definition of elevator work and elevator agency technician license
qualifications and exemptions; to amend part B of a chapter of the laws
of 2019, amending the administrative code of the city of New York relat-
ing to the licensing of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors,
and technicians performing elevator work in the city of New York as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, in
relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend part A of a chapter of
the laws of 2019, amending the labor law and the state finance law
relating to requiring the licensing of persons engaged in the design,
construction, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of eleva-
tors and other automated people moving devices, as proposed in legisla-
tive bills numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, in relation to the effec-
tiveness thereof; and repealing certain provisions of the labor law and
the administrative code of the city of New York relating thereto
Ch.750.
This legislation amends the underlying chapter by clarifying the intent
of the legislature and ratifying changes requested by the Executive to
fix technical and substantive concerns on how the licensing shall be
administrated, including broadening the scope of the statewide license
to include New York City.
The underlying chapter sought to enact a comprehensive set of laws to
regulate elevator repair licensing and safety. This chapter amendment
maintains this purpose but makes changes certain aspects to how regu-
lation of elevator repair licensing and safety is to be administrated.
Chapter amendment to Chapter 750 of the Laws of 2019.
the Chapter 750 of the Laws of 2019 amending the labor law relating to
requiring the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction,
inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators and other
automated people moving devices (Part A); and to amend the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing of
approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians perform-
ing elevator work in the city of New York; and to repeal the definition
of private elevator inspection agency in section 28-401.3 of the admin-
istrative code of the city of New York (Part B) as proposed in legisla-
tive bills numbers S.4080-C and A.4509-A.
S7306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
persons engaged in the design, construction, inspection,  maintenance,
alteration,  and repair of elevators and other automated people moving
devices; to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  availability
of  funds  from  the  elevator  and related conveyances safety program
account; to amend the administrative code of the city of New York,  in
relation  to the definition of elevator work and elevator agency tech-
nician license qualifications and exemptions; to amend  part  B  of  a
chapter  of  the laws of 2019, amending the administrative code of the
city of New York relating to the licensing of approved elevator agency
directors, inspectors, and technicians performing elevator work in the
city of New York as proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  4080-C
and A. 4509-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend part
A  of  a  chapter  of the laws of 2019, amending the labor law and the
state finance law relating  to  requiring  the  licensing  of  persons
engaged  in  the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, alter-
ation, and repair of  elevators  and  other  automated  people  moving
devices,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S. 4080-C and A.
4509-A, in  relation  to  the  effectiveness  thereof;  and  repealing
certain provisions of the labor law and the administrative code of the
city of New York relating thereto
Section 1. Article 33 of the labor law, as added by section 1 of  part
A of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the labor law and the state
finance  law  relating  to requiring the licensing of persons engaged in
the  design,  construction,  inspection,  maintenance,  alteration,  and
repair  of  elevators  and  other  automated  people  moving devices, as
proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  4080-C  and  A.  4509-A,  is
REPEALED and a new article 33 is added to read as follows:
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SECTION 950. APPLICATION.
951. DEFINITIONS.
952. LICENSING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.
953. LICENSE PROCEDURE.
954. QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION.
955. POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
956. NEW  YORK  STATE  ELEVATOR  SAFETY  AND  STANDARDS ADVISORY
957. EXEMPT PERSONS.
§ 950. APPLICATION. 1. THIS ARTICLE COVERS LICENSING OF BUSINESSES AND
OCCUPATIONS  THAT  ENGAGE   IN   DESIGN,   CONSTRUCTION,   INSTALLATION,
INSPECTION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE, ALTERATION, SERVICE, AND REPAIR OF THE
IS  NOT LIMITED TO ELEVATORS, PLATFORM LIFTS, AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STAIR-
WAY CHAIR LIFTS;
LANDINGS. THIS EQUIPMENT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ESCALATORS AND
MOVING WALKS;
AUTOMATIC  TRANSFER DEVICES AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE
RIGHT-OF-WAY.  THIS EQUIPMENT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATED
(A) PERSONNEL AND MATERIAL HOISTS;
(F) CRANES, DERRICKS, HOISTS, HOOKS, JACKS, AND SLINGS;
(H) PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT FOR PORTABLE ESCALATORS;
(N) STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENCES; AND
(O) LINE JACKS, FALSE CARS, SHAFTERS, MOVING  PLATFORMS,  AND  SIMILAR
3. THE LICENSING PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  THE
OWNERS  OR LESSEES OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES WHO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL,
ALTER, REPAIR, SERVICE, OR MAINTAIN CONVEYANCES THAT ARE LOCATED OR WILL
BE LOCATED IN SUCH OWNER OR LESSEE'S  PRIVATE  RESIDENCE.  HOWEVER,  ANY
PERSON  HIRED  TO  DESIGN,  CONSTRUCT,  INSTALL, ALTER, REPAIR, SERVICE,
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MAINTAIN, OR PERFORM ANY OTHER WORK RELATED  TO  SUCH  CONVEYANCES  MUST
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
5. NO LICENSE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE OUTFITTING, REMOVAL, REFINISH-
ING, OR REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR FINISHES, INCLUDING  WALL  PANELS,  DROP
CEILINGS,  HANDRAILS  AND  FLOORING,  REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR
LIGHTING, RECLADDING OF DOORS, TRANSOMS AND FRONT RETURN PANELS, FINISH-
ING, OR ORNAMENTAL WORK ON CAR OPERATING PANELS.
6. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT THER-
7. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY WAIVE LICENSING FEES FOR ANY INDIVID-
UAL  SEEKING  AN  ELEVATOR  LICENSE,  OR ITS EQUIVALENT, OFFERED BY SUCH
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL HOLDS  AN  ELEVATOR  MECHANIC'S
LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ELEVATOR
MECHANIC'S LICENSE, OR ITS EQUIVALENT, OFFERED  BY  A  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
RATION  SHALL  NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE
AND NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE ENACTMENT BY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE
OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
§ 951. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
2. "ACCESSIBILITY  LIFT"  MEANS  ELEVATORS  OR  CONVEYANCES  THAT  ARE
INTENDED  FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SUCH AS PLAT-
FORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT COVERED  BY  THE
PROVISIONS OF ASME (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS) A18.1 2017
SAFETY STANDARD FOR PLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS.
3.  "ACCESSIBILITY LIFT TECHNICIAN" MEANS A PERSON WHO PERFORMS ACCES-
SIBILITY LIFT WORK.
4. "ACCESSIBILITY LIFT TECHNICIAN'S LICENSE" MEANS A RESTRICTED ELEVA-
TOR MECHANIC'S LICENSE THAT AUTHORIZES THE HOLDER TO ENGAGE IN  ACCESSI-
BILITY LIFT WORK.
5.  "ACCESSIBILITY  LIFT WORK" MEANS ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK THAT
IS RESTRICTED TO ACCESSIBILITY LIFTS.
6. "BUSINESS LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE THAT AUTHORIZES  THE  HOLDER  TO
ENGAGE  IN THE BUSINESS OF ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK, OR ELEVATOR AND
CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS.
7. "ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK"  MEANS  PERFORMING  ACTIVITIES  THAT
INCLUDE  THE  DESIGN,  CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE,
ALTERATION, SERVICE, AND REPAIR OF ANY ELEVATOR OR CONVEYANCE.
8. "ELEVATOR OR CONVEYANCE" MEANS ANY EQUIPMENT  IDENTIFIED  IN  PARA-
GRAPHS  (A) THROUGH (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY
OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING ANY ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER,  ESCALATOR,  MOVING
SIDEWALK,  PLATFORM LIFTS, NON-RESIDENTIAL STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS AND AUTO-
MATED PEOPLE MOVERS.  ELEVATOR OR CONVEYANCE SHALL NOT MEAN  ANY  EQUIP-
MENT IDENTIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS
9.   "ELEVATOR   AND  CONVEYANCE  INSPECTIONS"  MEANS  PERFORMING  THE
INSPECTION OR ANY RELATED TESTING OF ANY  ELEVATOR  OR  CONVEYANCE,  BUT
DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  GOVERNMENT  REGULATORY  INSPECTIONS  PERFORMED BY AN
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AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE ANY APPLICABLE  BUILDING  CODES
AND ANY ELEVATOR CODES.
10.  "ELEVATOR" MEANS A HOISTING AND LOWERING MECHANISM, EQUIPPED WITH
A CAR, THAT MOVES WITHIN GUIDES AND SERVES TWO OR MORE LANDINGS.
11. "ELEVATOR OR CONVEYANCE COMPONENT" MEANS ANY ELEVATOR  OR  CONVEY-
ANCE,  OR  ANY PARTS, COMPONENTS, OR SUBSYSTEMS THEREOF, OR ANY COMBINA-
12. "ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR" MEANS ANY BUSINESS THAT ENGAGES IN  ELEVATOR
AND CONVEYANCE WORK.
13.  "ELEVATOR  HELPER/APPRENTICE/ASSISTANT MECHANIC" MEANS ANY PERSON
14. "ELEVATOR INSPECTOR" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO  PERFORMS  ELEVATOR  AND
CONVEYANCE  INSPECTIONS,  WHETHER  INDIVIDUALLY  OR  THROUGH AN ELEVATOR
INSPECTION CONTRACTOR OR PUBLIC EMPLOYER.
15. "ELEVATOR INSPECTION CONTRACTOR" MEANS ANY BUSINESS THAT  PERFORMS
ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS.
16.  "ELEVATOR  MECHANIC"  MEANS  ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS ELEVATOR AND
CONVEYANCE WORK.
17. "ESCALATOR" MEANS A POWER-DRIVEN,  INCLINED,  CONTINUOUS  STAIRWAY
USED FOR RAISING OR LOWERING PASSENGERS.
18.  "EXISTING  INSTALLATION"  MEANS  AN  INSTALLATION  THAT  HAS BEEN
19.  "LICENSE"  MEANS  A  CREDENTIAL  DULY  ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER
AUTHORIZING THE HOLDER TO ENGAGE A BUSINESS OR AN OCCUPATION WHOSE SCOPE
INCLUDES ACCESSIBILITY LIFT WORK, OR ELEVATOR AND  CONVEYANCE  WORK,  OR
20.  "ELEVATOR  CONTRACTOR'S  LICENSE"  MEANS  A BUSINESS LICENSE THAT
ENTITLES THE HOLDER THEREOF TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS  OF  ELEVATOR  AND
CONVEYANCE WORK IN THIS STATE.
21.  "ELEVATOR  INSPECTION  CONTRACTOR'S  LICENSE"  MEANS  A  BUSINESS
LICENSE THAT ENTITLES THE HOLDER THEREOF TO ENGAGE IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF
ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS IN THIS STATE.
22.  "ELEVATOR  MECHANIC'S LICENSE" MEANS AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE THAT
ENTITLES THE HOLDER THEREOF TO ENGAGE IN ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK IN
THIS STATE FOR A LICENSED ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR.
23. "ELEVATOR INSPECTOR'S LICENSE" MEANS AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE  THAT
ENTITLES   THE   HOLDER  THEREOF  TO  PERFORM  ELEVATOR  AND  CONVEYANCE
INSPECTIONS IN THIS STATE FOR A LICENSED ELEVATOR INSPECTION CONTRACTOR.
24. "ELEVATOR ACCESSIBILITY TECHNICIAN'S  LICENSE"  MEANS  AN  OCCUPA-
TIONAL  LICENSE  THAT  ENTITLES THE HOLDER THEREOF TO ENGAGE IN ELEVATOR
AND CONVEYANCE WORK IN THIS STATE THAT IS RESTRICTED TO  PLATFORM  LIFTS
INCLUDING THOSE INSTALLED IN PRIVATE RESIDENCES WHICH ARE COVERED BY THE
PROVISIONS  OF ASME (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS) CODES AND
STANDARDS A18.1 2017 SAFETY STANDARD FOR  PLATFORM  LIFTS  AND  STAIRWAY
CHAIRLIFTS AND ANY SUCCESSOR STANDARD FOR JUST PLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIR-
WAY  CHAIRLIFTS.  AN  APPLICANT  FOR  SUCH  A  RESTRICTED  LICENSE SHALL
COMPLETE AN APPLICATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL  HAVE  AT
LEAST THREE YEARS VERIFIED WORK EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING,
AND  REPAIRING  SUCH  LIFTS AND SHALL PROVIDE THE COMMISSIONER A CERTIF-
ICATE OF COMPLETION OF AN ACCESSIBILITY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LIFTS UNDER
THE SCOPE OF A18.1 2017 SUCH AS THE CERTIFIED ACCESSIBILITY AND  PRIVATE
RESIDENCE  LIFT TECHNICIAN (CAT) TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSO-
CIATION OF ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS (NAEC),  OR  AN  EQUIVALENT  PROGRAM  AS
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
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25.  "MOVING  WALK/SIDEWALK" MEANS A TYPE OF PASSENGER-CARRYING DEVICE
26.  "OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE" MEANS A LICENSE THAT AUTHORIZES THE HOLDER
TO ENGAGE IN ACCESSIBILITY LIFT WORK, OR ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK OR
27. "PERSON" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON.
28. "BUSINESS" MEANS ANY CORPORATION, OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF  A  CORPO-
RATION, SELF-EMPLOYED PERSON, COMPANY, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION, FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER ENTI-
TY, OR ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES.
29. "PRIVATE RESIDENCE" MEANS A SEPARATE DWELLING OR A SEPARATE APART-
30.  "REPAIR"  MEANS  RECONDITIONING  OR  RENEWAL  OF  ANY ELEVATOR OR
CONVEYANCE OR COMPONENT NECESSARY TO KEEP SUCH EQUIPMENT  IN  COMPLIANCE
WITH APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENTS.
31. "ALTERATION" MEANS ANY CHANGE TO ANY CONVEYANCE OR COMPONENT OTHER
THAN  MAINTENANCE,  REPAIR,  OR  REPLACEMENT,  BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE
32. "DESIGN" MEANS THE ACT OR PROCESS OF PLANNING THE  REPAIR,  ALTER-
ATION,  OR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ANY  CONVEYANCE, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE
33. "CONSTRUCTION" MEANS  THE  ACT  OR  PROCESS  OF  CONSTRUCTING  ANY
CONVEYANCE,  AND  INCLUDES  VERTICALLY  CONSTRUCTING  OR  CONNECTING ANY
CONVEYANCE OR PART OR SYSTEM THEREOF.
34. "INSPECTION" MEANS A CRITICAL EXAMINATION, OBSERVATION, OR  EVALU-
35. "TESTING" MEANS A PROCESS OR TRIAL OF OPERATION OF ANY CONVEYANCE.
36. "MAINTENANCE" MEANS A PROCESS OF ROUTINE EXAMINATION, LUBRICATION,
CLEANING, AND ADJUSTMENT OF ANY CONVEYANCE OR COMPONENTS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF  ENSURING PERFORMANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE CODE REQUIRE-
37. "SERVICE OR SERVICING" MEANS A SERVICE CALL OR  OTHER  UNSCHEDULED
VISIT,  NOT  INCLUDING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR A REPAIR, TO TROUBLESHOOT,
ADJUST OR REPAIR AN IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING OR  AN  OTHERWISE  SHUT  DOWN
38.  "TEMPORARILY DORMANT ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER, OR ESCALATOR" MEANS AN
SWITCH BY AN ELEVATOR INSPECTOR; OR (B) AS DETERMINED BY STATE OR  LOCAL
LAW, CODE, RULE, OR REGULATION.
39.  "PERSONNEL  AND  MATERIAL  HOISTS"  MEANS RACK AND PINION HOISTS,
ALIMAKS, AND MACHINES OF A SIMILAR  NATURE  USED  FOR  THE  HOISTING  OF
CONSTRUCTION  MATERIAL,  EQUIPMENT  AND  PERSONNEL,  OR  THE  REMOVAL OF
DEBRIS, ALL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND/OR DEMOLITION PHASE
OF ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHETHER AN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HOIST.
40. "INSTALLATION" MEANS TO PLACE OR FIX ANY CONVEYANCE  OR  COMPONENT
IN POSITION FOR OPERATION.
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41. "SUBSIDIARY" MEANS AN ENTITY THAT IS CONTROLLED DIRECTLY, OR INDI-
RECTLY  THROUGH ONE OR MORE INTERMEDIARIES, BY AN ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR OR
ELEVATOR INSPECTION CONTRACTOR OR BY SUCH CONTRACTOR'S PARENT COMPANY.
42.  "SUCCESSOR" MEANS AN ENTITY ENGAGED IN WORK SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
TO THAT OF THE PREDECESSOR, WHERE THERE  IS  SUBSTANTIAL  CONTINUITY  OF
OPERATION WITH THAT OF THE PREDECESSOR.
43.  "BOARD"  MEANS  THE  NEW YORK STATE ELEVATOR SAFETY AND STANDARDS
ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OF  THIS
§  952.  LICENSING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE,  FOUR,  AND  FIVE  OF  SECTION  NINE
HUNDRED  FIFTY OF THIS ARTICLE, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY BUSINESS OR
(A) TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF  ELEVATOR  AND  CONVEYANCE  WORK,  OR
ACCESSIBILITY  LIFT WORK, OR HOLD THEMSELVES OUT AS AN ELEVATOR CONTRAC-
TOR, OR BOTH, UNLESS SUCH  PERSON  OR  BUSINESS  HAS  A  VALID  ELEVATOR
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE; OR
(B)  TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS,
OR HOLD THEMSELVES OUT AS AN ELEVATOR  INSPECTION  CONTRACTOR,  OR  BOTH
UNLESS  SUCH PERSON OR BUSINESS HAS A VALID ELEVATOR INSPECTION CONTRAC-
TOR'S LICENSE; OR
(C) ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE.
2. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE,  FOUR,  AND
FIVE OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS ARTICLE, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL
FOR ANY PERSON:
(A)  TO  ENGAGE IN ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK, OR TO HOLD THEMSELVES
OUT AS AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC, OR BOTH, UNLESS SUCH  PERSON  HAS  A  VALID
ELEVATOR MECHANIC'S LICENSE AND WORKS FOR A LICENSED ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR
OR A PUBLIC ENTITY; OR
(B) TO ENGAGE IN ACCESSIBILITY LIFT WORK, OR TO HOLD THEMSELVES OUT AS
ACCESSIBILITY  LIFT TECHNICIANS, OR BOTH, UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS A VALID
ACCESSIBILITY LIFT TECHNICIAN'S LICENSE AND WORKS FOR A LICENSED  ELEVA-
TOR CONTRACTOR OR A PUBLIC ENTITY; OR
(C) TO ENGAGE IN ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS, OR TO HOLD THEM-
SELVES  OUT  AS AN ELEVATOR INSPECTOR, OR BOTH, UNLESS SUCH PERSON HOLDS
AN ELEVATOR INSPECTOR'S  LICENSE  AND  WORKS  FOR  A  LICENSED  ELEVATOR
INSPECTION CONTRACTOR OR A PUBLIC ENTITY; OR
(D)  ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INSTAL-
LATION OF BRANCH CIRCUITS AND WIRING TERMINATIONS FOR MACHINE  ROOM  AND
PIT  LIGHTING,  RECEPTACLES  AND  HVAC AS DESCRIBED IN THE NFPA NATIONAL
ELECTRIC CODE 620.23 AND 620.24 AS WELL AS FIRE AND HEAT  DETECTORS  AND
ALARMS, MAY BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
3.  IT  SHALL  BE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSEES TO ENSURE THAT ANY
ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE WORK OR ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS THAT
THEY PERFORM IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STATE AND LOCAL BUILDING AND
4. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOLDERS OF BUSINESS  LICENSES  TO
ENSURE  THAT  THE  LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF
THIS SECTION ARE COMPLIED WITH BY THEIR EMPLOYEES AND BY BUSINESSES THAT
THEY CONTRACT WITH, AND TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  ANY
FAILURES  TO  COMPLY WITH THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE
AND TWO OF THIS SECTION BY OTHER BUSINESSES OR PERSONS THAT THEY  BECOME
§  953.  LICENSE  PROCEDURE.  ALL  APPLICATIONS  FOR LICENSES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT IN WRITING ON FORMS FURNISHED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER AND SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN  THIS  SECTION  AS
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WELL  AS  ANY  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO SET FEES FOR LICENSING UNDER  THIS  SECTION.
UPON  APPROVAL  OF  AN  APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
LICENSE  AND  RENEWAL  THEREOF  SHALL  BE SET BY THE COMMISSIONER.   ANY
DENIAL FOR SUCH APPLICATION SHALL SET FORTH THE REASONS THEREFOR.
1. APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS LICENSES. EVERY APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE
UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(A) THE NAME, RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND BUSINESS ADDRESS  OF  THE  APPLI-
PRACTICE OF ELEVATOR CONTRACTING;
LIABILITY, PERSONAL INJURY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE; AND
2. APPLICATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL  LICENSES.  EVERY  APPLICATION  FOR  A
LICENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(A) THE NAME AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT;
(B)  THE  RELEVANT  EXPERIENCE  OF  THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING YEARS, OR
HOURS, OR BOTH, OF EXPERIENCE  IN  PERFORMING  ELEVATOR  AND  CONVEYANCE
WORK,  OR ELEVATOR INSPECTION WORK, OR BOTH AND THE NATURE OF SUCH EXPE-
RIENCE, AND THE NAMES OF THE ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS OR ELEVATOR INSPECTION
CONTRACTORS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED  FOR,  INCLUDING  THE  LICENSE
NUMBERS OF SUCH CONTRACTORS;
(C) ANY TRAINING COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING CERTIFICATES OF
(D)  ANY  CONTINUING  EDUCATION  COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING
(E) THE NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, IF KNOWN, OF THE ELEVATOR  CONTRACTOR
OR  ELEVATOR INSPECTION CONTRACTOR THAT THE APPLICANT WORKS FOR OR SEEKS
TO WORK FOR; AND
(F) ANY OTHER INFORMATION WHICH THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE.
3. THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAINTAIN  AND  PUBLISH  A  REGISTRY  OF  ALL
LICENSES  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION AND SHALL MAKE THE REGISTRY
§ 954. QUALIFICATIONS,  TRAINING,  AND  CONTINUING  EDUCATION.  1.  NO
LICENSE  OR  APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY BUSINESS OR
PERSON WHO HAS NOT PAID THE REQUIRED APPLICATION  FEE  AND  DEMONSTRATED
HIS  OR  HER  QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES, TRAINING, AND ANY APPLICABLE
CONTINUING EDUCATION, BY OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING IN GOOD STANDING  THE
INDUSTRY  CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IDENTIFIED OR REQUIRED
(A) APPLICANTS FOR AN  ELEVATOR  MECHANIC'S  LICENSE  MUST  POSSESS  A
CURRENT  INDUSTRY  CERTIFICATION  ISSUED  BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS (NAEC) AS A CERTIFIED ELEVATOR TECHNICIAN (CET), OR
EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATION RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
(B) APPLICANTS FOR  AN  ACCESSIBILITY  LIFT  TECHNICIAN  LICENSE  MUST
POSSESS  A CURRENT INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCI-
ATION OF ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS (NAEC) AS A  CERTIFIED  ACCESSIBILITY  AND
PRIVATE RESIDENCE LIFT TECHNICIAN (CAT) PROGRAM OR AN EQUIVALENT CERTIF-
ICATION RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
(C)  APPLICANTS  FOR  AN  ELEVATOR  INSPECTOR'S LICENSE MUST POSSESS A
CURRENT INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE QUALIFIED ELEVATOR  INSPEC-
TOR  TRAINING  FUND  (QEITF)  OR BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEVATOR
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SAFETY AUTHORITIES (NAESA) AS A QUALIFIED ELEVATOR INSPECTOR (QEI) OR AN
EQUIVALENT LICENSE RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
MECHANICS  WHO  PERFORM  ELEVATOR  AND CONVEYANCE WORK AND HAVE PROOF OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
3. APPLICANTS FOR AN ELEVATOR  INSPECTION  CONTRACTOR'S  LICENSE  MUST
DEMONSTRATE  TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMMISSIONER THAT SUCH APPLICANT
IS A CERTIFIED ELEVATOR INSPECTOR, OR EMPLOYS CERTIFIED ELEVATOR INSPEC-
TORS, OR BOTH, TO PERFORM ELEVATOR AND CONVEYANCE INSPECTIONS  AND  HAVE
PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
4.  ALTERNATIVE  QUALIFICATIONS. APPLICANTS FOR AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC'S
LICENSE OR ACCESSIBILITY LIFT TECHNICIAN'S LICENSE WHO  DO  NOT  POSSESS
THE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS IDENTIFIED ABOVE MAY DEMONSTRATE THEIR QUAL-
IFICATIONS  AND ABILITIES, TRAINING, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION BY PROVID-
ING ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF:
(A) A CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION  AND  SUCCESSFULLY  PASSING
TOR  INDUSTRY  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAM OR ITS EQUIVALENT, SUPPLEMENTED WITH
CONTINUING EDUCATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION; OR
(B) A CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION  OF  THE  STATE  REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE APPRENTICEABLE TRADES OF ELEVATOR SERVI-
CER  REPAIRER,  INCLUDING THE JOINT APPRENTICE AND TRAINING COMMITTEE OF
THE ELEVATOR INDUSTRY OF LOCAL 3, IBEW, EE DIVISION TRAINING PROGRAM, OR
EQUIVALENT REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP  PROGRAM  FOR  ELEVATOR  MECHANICS,
HAVING  STANDARDS  SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THOSE PROGRAMS AND REGIS-
TERED WITH THE BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR OR A STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL,  SUPPLEMENTED  WITH  CONTINUING
EDUCATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION; OR
(C)  WORK  ON ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR WITH DIRECT
AND IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION IN THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF  NOT  LESS  THAN
FOUR  YEARS  IMMEDIATELY  PRIOR  TO  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE
SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TESTING AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY
(D) SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN EXAMINATION  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  NEW
YORK STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OR A MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMIS-
SION  HAVING  JURISDICTION AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENT TO A  POSITION  RELATED
TO WORK ON ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MECHANICS, INSPECTION, OR
REPAIR  AS  MAY  BE  PROPERLY  CLASSIFIED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL
SERVICE OR A MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION HAVING JURISDICTION, AND
WORK ON ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE,  MECHANICS,  INSPECTION,  OR
REPAIR, WITH DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION IN THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD
OF  NOT  LESS THAN FOUR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS ARTICLE SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION AS MAY  BE  REQUIRED
5. CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE RENEWAL OF ALL LICENSES GRANTED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONDITIONED UPON
ACCEPTABLE  PROOF  OF  COMPLETION  OF  A  COURSE  DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE
CONTINUING EDUCATION OF LICENSEES ON NEW AND EXISTING  NATIONAL,  STATE,
AND  LOCAL CONVEYANCES CODES AND STANDARDS AND ON TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNI-
CAL EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, PROVIDED THE APPLICANT WAS  NOTIFIED
OF  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SUCH  COURSES WHEN THE LICENSE WAS PREVIOUSLY
GRANTED OR RENEWED. SUCH COURSE SHALL CONSIST OF  NOT  LESS  THAN  EIGHT
CONTACT HOURS (.8 CEU) ANNUALLY AND COMPLETED PRECEDING ANY SUCH LICENSE
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RENEWAL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND SHALL  APPROVE  SUCH  PROGRAMS  AND
PROVIDERS,  AS  WELL AS MAINTAIN A LIST OF APPROVED PROGRAMS WHICH SHALL
BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  LICENSE  APPLICANTS, PERMIT APPLICANTS, RENEWAL
APPLICANTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES UPON REQUEST.  THE  COMMISSIONER
MAY  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  SETTING FORTH THE CRITERIA FOR
APPROVAL OF SUCH PROGRAMS, THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN APPLYING FOR
SUCH APPROVAL, AND OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS
NECESSARY AND PROPER TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
6. EXAMINATIONS. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE, IF  AFTER  THE  SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION  OF  THE  FIRST  RENEWAL, IF AN EXAMINATION IS WARRANTED AS A
CONDITION OF A SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL PROVIDED THE APPLICANT WAS NOTIFIED OF
THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH EXAMINATION WHEN  THE  LICENSE  WAS  PREVIOUSLY
GRANTED  OR  RENEWED.  THE  BOARD SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION PREVIOUS
YEARS' EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND PREVIOUS RELEVANT EXAMINATIONS THAT THE
APPLICANT HAS ALREADY COMPLETED.
§ 955. POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE  THE
CONVEYANCE PROJECTS AND TO CONDUCT AN  INVESTIGATION  THEREOF  UPON  THE
CLE, THE COMMISSIONER REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT SUCH VIOLATION EXISTS, HE
ENTITY.  IF,  UPON  INVESTIGATION,  THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT THE
ALLEGED VIOLATION EXISTS, THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM  SUCH  VIOLATION  TO
CREATE A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED OF THIS
CHAPTER ONLY AND MAY ISSUE A NOTICE THEREUNDER PROHIBITING FURTHER WORK.
3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, AFTER A NOTICE AND HEARING, SUSPEND OR REVOKE
(D) A VIOLATION OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE; OR
(E)  A  FINDING BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT A LICENSE HOLDER HAS VIOLATED
THIS ARTICLE OR ANY RULE  OR  REGULATION  PROMULGATED  THEREUNDER  TWICE
WITHIN  A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, OR THAT A LICENSE HOLDER HAS VIOLATED A
PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE AND  SUCH  VIOLATION  RESULTED  IN  A  SERIOUS
THREAT  TO  THE  HEALTH  OR  SAFETY OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS. THE
COMMISSIONER MAY, IN ADDITION TO ORDERING THAT SUCH LICENSE BE  REVOKED,
BAR SUCH LICENSE HOLDER FROM BEING ELIGIBLE TO REAPPLY FOR SUCH LICENSE,
OR  ANY OTHER LICENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO
4. (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF THE
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INDIVIDUAL  OR  INDIVIDUALS  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PENALTY MAY BE
INCREASED TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IF THE
VIOLATION RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS.
5. THE COMMISSIONER MAY BRING AN ACTION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURIS-
6.  THE  BOARD  SHALL EXAMINE THE VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
AND  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS  AND  PRACTICES  WITH   RESPECT   TO   ELEVATOR
INSPECTIONS  IN  THIS  STATE  AND  SHALL  PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
COMMISSIONER  FOR  COORDINATING  EXISTING  STATE,  LOCAL,  AND   PRIVATE
INSPECTIONS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  ELEVATORS ARE BEING INSPECTED BY LICENSED
7. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY  TO
§ 956. NEW YORK STATE ELEVATOR SAFETY AND STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD. 1.
AN  ELEVATOR  SAFETY  AND STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD IS HEREBY CREATED, TO
CONSIST OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS. THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT  SEVEN  MEMBERS,
THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL APPOINT THREE MEMBERS, AND
THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL APPOINT THREE MEMBERS. THE  APPOINTEES
TO  THE BOARD SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF ELEVATOR MANUFACTURERS, BUILD-
ING OWNERS OR MANAGERS, ELEVATOR INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, ELEVATOR
SERVICING COMPANIES, ELEVATOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, ELEVATOR MECHANICS,
OR FIRE MARSHALS. THE BOARD SHALL MEET ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS  TO  ADVISE
THE  COMMISSIONER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE. THE BOARD SHALL
2.  THE  MEMBERS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL SERVE AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE AUTHORITY APPOINTING  SUCH  MEMBER.  THE  MEMBERS  SHALL
SERVE WITHOUT SALARY OR COMPENSATION, BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECES-
SARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
GOVERNING  THE MAINTENANCE, SERVICING, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, INSTAL-
LATION, AND INSPECTION OF CONVEYANCES AND THE ADEQUATE, REASONABLE,  AND
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS OF ELEVATOR MECHANICS, CONTRACTORS, AND INSPEC-
4.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  HAVE  THE AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER, OVERSEE, AND
APPROVE EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING  APPLICANTS  PURSUANT
TO  SUBDIVISION  SIX OF SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
IN EXERCISING THIS AUTHORITY, THE BOARD SHALL, IN ITS DISCRETION, DETER-
MINE THE CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR EXAMINATIONS TO SATISFY THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH  AS  THE  MECHANIC  EXAMINATION  OF  THE
NATIONAL  ELEVATOR  INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, OR AN EQUIVALENT EXAM-
INATION RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD, WHICH SHALL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
§ 957. EXEMPT PERSONS. 1. THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY
TO THE PRACTICE, CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES, OR SERVICES BY A  PERSON  LICENSED
TO  PRACTICE  ARCHITECTURE  WITHIN  THIS  STATE  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE
HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION  LAW  OR  ENGINEERING  WITHIN  THIS
STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
2.  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE OUTFITTING,
REMOVAL, REFINISHING, OR REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR FINISHES OF  ELEVATORS,
INCLUDING WALL PANELS, DROP CEILINGS, HANDRAILS AND FLOORING, REMOVAL OR
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REPLACEMENT  OF  INTERIOR  LIGHTING,  RECLADDING  OF DOORS, TRANSOMS AND
FRONT RETURN PANELS, FINISHING OR ORNAMENTAL WORK ON ELEVATOR CAR  OPER-
ATING PANELS.
3. THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE OPERATION OF AN
ELEVATOR BY ANY PERSON EMPLOYED AS AN OPERATOR OF SUCH ELEVATOR, INCLUD-
ING  ELEVATORS  OPERATING  UNDER A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS
ISSUED BY THE APPROPRIATE ISSUING AGENCY.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 97-ssss of the  state  finance  law,  as
added  by section 2 of part A of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
the labor law and the  state  finance  law  relating  to  requiring  the
licensing  of  persons  engaged in the design, construction, inspection,
maintenance, alteration, and repair of  elevators  and  other  automated
people  moving  devices,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S.
4080-C and A. 4509-A, is amended to read as follows:
programs, the administration of licenses [and permits], and the adminis-
tration of [certificates of operation] LICENSES as  set  forth  in  such
article thirty-three.
§  3. The undesignated paragraph subtitled "elevator agency helper" of
section 28-401.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York,  as
added  by section 1 of part B of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the  licens-
ing  of  approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians
performing elevator work in the city of New York, as proposed in  legis-
lative  bills  numbers  S.  4080-C  and A. 4509-A, is amended to read as
ELEVATOR AGENCY HELPER. An individual having  required  qualifications
to  perform  elevator work, as defined in this chapter, under the direct
and continuing supervision of an elevator agency director[, and  in  the
presence of a licensed elevator agency technician].
§  4.  The undesignated paragraph subtitled "elevator work" of section
28-401.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by
section 1 of part B of a chapter of  the  laws  of  2019,  amending  the
administrative code of the city of New York relating to the licensing of
ing  elevator  work  in the city of New York, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, is amended to read as follows:
ELEVATOR  WORK.  Alteration,  assembly,   installation,   maintenance,
repair,  replacement and modernization work, as defined by ASME A17.1 as
modified by appendix K of the New York city building code, performed  on
conveyances  regulated  by  this code or other applicable laws or rules.
Elevator work does not include material hoists,  platform  lifts,  stair
chair  lifts, or personnel hoists.  OUTFITTING, REMOVAL, REFINISHING, OR
REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR FINISHES, INCLUDING WALL PANELS, DROP  CEILINGS,
HANDRAILS  AND  FLOORING,  REMOVAL  OR REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR LIGHTING,
RECLADDING OF DOORS, TRANSOMS AND  FRONT  RETURN  PANELS,  FINISHING  OR
ORNAMENTAL WORK ON ELEVATOR CAR OPERATING PANELS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED
ELEVATOR  WORK.    OPERATION OF AN ELEVATOR BY ANY PERSON EMPLOYED AS AN
OPERATOR OF SUCH ELEVATOR, INCLUDING OPERATION OF AN ELEVATOR  OPERATING
UNDER  A  TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF BUILDINGS OR SUCH OTHER ISSUING AGENCY SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED ELEVA-
TOR WORK.
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§ 5. Section 28-425.3 of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
York,  as added by section 3 of part B of a chapter of the laws of 2019,
amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the
licensing of approved elevator agency directors, inspectors, and techni-
cians  performing  elevator work in the city of New York, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, is REPEALED and a new
section 28-425.3 is added to read as follows:
§ 28-425.3 QUALIFICATIONS. THE AGENCY MAY, BY RULE,  ESTABLISH  QUALI-
FICATIONS  FOR  ELEVATOR  AGENCY TECHNICIANS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO,  ACCEPTABLE  PROOF  THAT  AN  APPLICANT  HAS  WORKED   ON   ELEVATOR
VISION IN THIS STATE FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO THE  EFFEC-
TIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION AND ANY RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT THERETO SHALL NOT BE  INCON-
SISTENT  WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEVATOR MECHANICS CONTAINED IN ARTI-
CLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW AND NOTHING HEREIN SHALL  PREVENT  THE
ENACTMENT BY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, OR RULE OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
§  6.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
adding a new section 28-425.4 to read as follows:
§ 28-425.4 EXEMPTIONS. NO ELEVATOR AGENCY TECHNICIAN LICENSE SHALL  BE
REQUIRED  FOR  THE  OUTFITTING,  REMOVAL, REFINISHING, OR REPLACEMENT OF
INTERIOR FINISHES, INCLUDING WALL PANELS, DROP CEILINGS,  HANDRAILS  AND
FLOORING,  REMOVAL  OR  REPLACEMENT  OF INTERIOR LIGHTING, RECLADDING OF
DOORS, TRANSOMS AND FRONT RETURN PANELS, FINISHING OR ORNAMENTAL WORK ON
CAR OPERATING PANELS.
§ 7. Section 28-427.6 of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
cians performing elevator work in the city of New York, as  proposed  in
legislative bills numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, is REPEALED.
§  8.  Section  5 of part B of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
lative  bills  numbers  S.   4080-C and A. 4509-A, is amended to read as
§ 5. This act shall take effect [three] TWO years after it shall  have
become  a law.   Effective immediately, any rules and regulations neces-
sary for the timely implementation of this act  on  its  effective  date
§  9.  Section  3 of part A of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
§ 3. This act shall take effect [on the one hundred eightieth day] TWO
YEARS after it shall have become a law, provided, however,  that  effec-
tive  immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or
regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on  its  effec-
tive date, and the appointment of the New York state elevator safety and
standards board, are authorized and directed to be established, made and
§  10.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and
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in  the same manner as part A of a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending
maintenance,  alteration,  and  repair  of elevators and other automated
people moving devices, as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.
4080-C  and A. 4509-A, takes effect; and sections three through seven of
part  B  of  a  chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the administrative
code of the city of New York  relating  to  the  licensing  of  approved
elevator agency directors, inspectors, and technicians performing eleva-
tor  work  in  the  city  of  New York, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 4080-C and A. 4509-A, takes effect.
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