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6/12/2024
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Assembly passes bill to clarify licensure and certification of glaziers
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STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly today passed a bill introduced by Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. David Bennett to ensure compliance with certification standards for glazing work on public projects.
The legislation (2024-S 2235A, 2024-H 7105A) now goes to the governor’s desk.
“Last year I sponsored legislation to ensure that glazing work on public projects would be done by certified professionals at the highest quality,” said Senator Euer (D-District 13, Newport, Jamestown), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. “However, there has been some disagreement among state agencies about when the regulations passed last year apply, and who has the power to enforce them. This bill clarifies that question by giving the Department of Labor the authority to enforce these provisions and ensure taxpayers are getting quality work for their money.”
Said Representative Bennett (D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston), “It’s important that public buildings, especially our schools, are built to last. This bill clarifies the work we did last year to make sure windows and glass in new construction are done to high quality standards.”
In 2023 the General Assembly passed legislation (2023-S 0660, 2023-H 5074) sponsored by Senator Euer and Representative Bennett that required all glazing work on public works projects be performed by North American Contractor Certification certified companies and phased in requirements for the number of Architectural Glass and Metal Technician certified workers that would need to be on site for the project. In order to ensure compliance with this legislation, this year’s bill would give the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training the power to enforce compliance with those provisions by holding hearings, levying fines and revoking professional licenses, if necessary.
“We have a lot of new school construction coming up in the next few years across Rhode Island, including here on Aquidneck Island,” said Senator Euer. “It’s important to make sure that this work is done to the highest standards and our students enjoy quality facilities for years to come.”
For more information, contact:
Tristan Grau, Publicist
State House Room B20
Providence, RI 02903
401.222.4935
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