§ 954. Qualifications, training, and continuing education. 1. No\nlicense or application for renewal shall be granted to any business or\nperson who has not paid the required application fee and demonstrated\nhis or her qualifications and abilities, training, and any applicable\ncontinuing education, by obtaining and maintaining in good standing the\nindustry certifications and continuing education identified or required\nin this section.\n (a) Applicants for an elevator mechanic's license must possess a\ncurrent industry certification issued by the National Association of\nElevator Contractors (NAEC) as a Certified Elevator Technician (CET), or\nequivalent certification recognized by the commissioner.\n (b) Applicants for an accessibility lift technician license must\npossess a current industry certification issued by the National\nAssociation of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) as a certified accessibility\nand private residence lift technician (CAT) program or an equivalent\ncertification recognized by the commissioner.\n (c) Applicants for an elevator inspector's license must possess a\ncurrent industry certification issued by the Qualified Elevator\nInspector Training Fund (QEITF) or by the National Association of\nElevator Safety Authorities (NAESA) as a qualified elevator inspector\n(QEI) or an equivalent license recognized by the commissioner.\n 2. Applicants for an elevator contractor's license must demonstrate to\nthe commissioner that such elevator contractor employs licensed elevator\nmechanics who perform elevator and conveyance work and have proof of\ncompliance with the insurance requirements of this article.\n 3. Applicants for an elevator inspection contractor's license must\ndemonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such applicant\nis a certified elevator inspector, or employs certified elevator\ninspectors, or both, to perform elevator and conveyance inspections and\nhave proof of compliance with the insurance requirements of this\narticle.\n * 4. Alternative qualifications. Applicants for an elevator mechanic's\nlicense or accessibility lift technician's license who do not possess\nthe industry certifications identified above may demonstrate their\nqualifications and abilities, training, and continuing education by\nproviding acceptable proof of:\n (a) a certificate of successful completion and successfully passing\nthe mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training program for\nthe elevator industry including, but not limited to, the national\nelevator industry educational program or its equivalent, supplemented\nwith continuing education as may be required by this section; or\n (b) a certificate of successful completion of the state registered\napprenticeship programs for the apprenticeable trades of Elevator\nServicer Repairer, including the joint apprentice and training committee\nof the elevator industry of local 3, IBEW, EE division training program,\nor equivalent registered apprenticeship program for elevator mechanics,\nhaving standards substantially equivalent to those programs and\nregistered with the bureau of apprenticeship and training, U.S.\ndepartment of labor or a state apprenticeship council, supplemented with\ncontinuing education as may be required by this section; or\n (c) work on elevator construction, maintenance or repair with direct\nand immediate supervision in this state for a period of not less than\nfour years immediately prior to the effective date of this article\nsupplemented with continuing education and testing as may be required by\nthis section; or\n (d) successful completion of an examination established by the New\nYork state civil service commission or a municipal civil service\ncommission having jurisdiction as defined by subdivision four of section\ntwo of the civil service law, subsequent appointment to a position\nrelated to work on elevator construction, maintenance, mechanics,\ninspection, or repair as may be properly classified by t
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