08RS House Bill 41

House Bill 41

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Last Action	to Licensing & Occupations (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to alarm systems.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	138
Sponsors	M. Harmon, S. Santoro
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227, relating to fire prevention and protection, to establish an Alarm System Contractor Licensure Board; define terms; forbid alarm contracting activities by those who are not properly authorized by the board; describe when an alarm system contractor acts as a personal emergency response system provider or contractor; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; exempt various persons and entities from the board requirements under defined circumstances, including telephone installers, utility companies, fire protection sprinkler contractors, architects, locksmiths, and hospitals; establish board purpose, membership, appointment, and meeting procedures; require board to promulgate administrative regulations, determine applicant qualifications, conduct investigations, and establish renewal and continuing education standards; allow the board to establish fees, control licensure, and enter into reciprocal agreements with other states; mandate that the board keep a register of applications granted or refused; establish registration requirements for certain alarm contractor employees; create licensing rules for qualifying agents of alarm contractors; set certification standards for alarm system contractors; require liability insurance coverage by alarm system contractors; allow board to create alarm system contractor classifications and additional standards; grant board power to charge reasonable fees to applicants and practitioners; delineate complaint and investigation standards, practices, and penalties; list restrictions on and powers of local governments regarding alarm system contractors; create transition period for initial implementation of board authority; direct that the combined sections be known as the "Christine Talley Act."
Index Headings of Original Version	Firefighters and Fire Departments - Fire alarms and other personal alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Housing, Building, and Construction - Alarm system contractors board, agency affiliation with Licensing - Alarm system contractors, create process and board for licensing and regulation of Local Government - Alarm system contractors, limit local authority to regulate Occupations and Professions - Alarm system contractors, create process and board for licensing and regulation of Popular Names and Short Titles - Christine Talley Act Property - Burglar, fire, and other private alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Safety - Burglar, fire, and other private alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Aged Persons and Aging - Personal emergency response systems and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Disabilities and the Disabled - Personal emergency response systems and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Emergency Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Health and Medical Services - Personal emergency response systems and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Fire Prevention - Fire alarms and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing Local Mandate - Personal emergency response systems and other alarm systems, regulation of contractors providing

09/12/07	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
10/03/07	To: Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations
01/08/08	introduced in House to Licensing & Occupations (H)