§ 69-pp. Licensed master electrician waiver. 1. Any person who is
licensed by any municipality as a master electrician and who engages in
the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire
alarm systems within such municipality shall be waived from the
provisions of this article upon registration with the secretary of state
in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2. Each licensed master electrician seeking a waiver shall register
with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary. Such
form shall include at least: the individual's name and home address, the
business's name and address, a listing of jurisdictions in which the
master electrician is licensed, a listing of all appropriate license
numbers and such other information as the secretary shall deem
necessary. No applicant for a waiver shall be required to meet the
provisions of section sixty-nine-o of this article.

3. Any waiver shall only apply for engaging in the business of
installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in
municipalities where such master electrician is licensed. However,
should a licensed master electrician for any reason become unlicensed by
any municipality, such master electrician shall immediately inform the
secretary of state of such action. The secretary of state may suspend
any waiver granted upon the basis of the master electrician license.

4. A master electrician who engages in the business of installing,
servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in
municipalities where such master electrician is not duly licensed, shall
be required to be licensed pursuant to this article.

5. A master electrician who is licensed in any municipality within the
state shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of paragraphs
(b) and (c) of subdivision one of section sixty-nine-o of this article.

6. The fee for all waivers granted to any master electrician shall be
established by the secretary of state and shall not exceed fifty dollars
every two years. Provided, however, that any person licensed pursuant to
this article prior to the effective date of this section shall be exempt
from the waiver fee for periods prior to October first, nineteen hundred
ninety-four. Such waiver shall be valid for a two year period and be
renewable for two year periods thereafter.

7. Any license issued by any municipality establishing a master
electrician license after July fifteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-three
shall not be grounds for a waiver pursuant to this section unless the
secretary determines that the standards for such master electrician
license are not lower than those of this article.