Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3158 — State of New Jersey (December 12, 2024)

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to the Senate on Senate Bill No. 3158, State of New Jersey, dated December 12, 2024, reporting the bill favorably with committee amendments. As amended, the bill removes the equal reciprocity requirement, letting the Elevator, Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics Licensing Board license out-of-State applicants without examination if their state's standards are equal or comparable, or its apprenticeship program is registered by the United States Department of Labor. Individuals licensed through reciprocity must complete New Jersey continuing education requirements for renewal. The amendments expand qualifying certifications to include the National Association of Elevator Contractors Certified Elevator Technician Program and the training program of Local 3, IBEW.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
3158

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER
12, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and
with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3158.

As
amended, this bill revises the requirements concerning licensure for elevator,
escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's licenses, including provisions
regarding out-of-State reciprocity.

Current
law provides that the Elevator, Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics
Licensing Board may in its discretion grant licenses without examination to
applicants so licensed by other states; provided that equal reciprocity is
provided for New Jersey licensed mechanics by the law of the applicant's
domiciliary state and that the domiciliary state's standards are equal to or
comparable to those of New Jersey.

This
bill removes the requirement of equal reciprocity, thereby allowing the board
to grant licenses without examination to applicants with comparable licenses in
other states, provided that the domiciliary state's standards are equal to or
comparable to those of this State, even if the domiciliary state does not
provide reciprocity to New Jersey licensees, or that the domiciliary state’s
apprenticeship program is registered by the United States Department of
Labor. The bill further stipulates that an individual who obtains a license
through reciprocity and seeks renewal of the license is to complete the
continuing education requirements in New Jersey to qualify for renewal. Additionally,
the bill expands the types of certification that may be completed to qualify an
individual to obtain a license through the board.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

The committee amended the bill to:

(1) provide that applicants with comparable licenses in other states can
obtain a New Jersey license without examination if an apprenticeship program in
the applicant’s domiciliary state is registered by the United States Department
of Labor;

(2) expand the type of certification that may be
completed to qualify for licensure through the board to include certification
by the National Association of Elevator Contractors Certified Elevator
Technician Program; or the joint apprentice and training committee of the
elevator industry of Local 3, IBEW, EE division training program or an
apprenticeship program for elevator mechanics; and

(3) stipulate that an out-of-State individual who
obtains a n elevator,
escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's license without examination is
to complete the continuing education requirements in New Jersey to qualify for
renewal of the license.

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