Provisional building official appointments

(a) The duties of a provisional building official are as set forth in subsection (a) of section 29-262 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (b) The minimum qualifications that shall be demonstrated prior to appointment as a provisional building official are as follows: (1) The appointee shall have had at least five years of experience in construction, design or supervision; (2) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding the quality and strength of building materials; (3) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding the accepted requirements of building construction; (4) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding the accepted requirements of design and construction relating to accessibility to and use of buildings by the physically handicapped; (5) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding good practice in fire prevention; (6) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding the accepted requirements for light and ventilation; (7) The appointee shall be generally informed regarding the accepted requirements for safe exit facilities and other items of equipment essential for the safety, comfort and convenience of occupants; and (8) Prior to appointment, a candidate shall have filed an application for licensure as a building official with the state building inspector. (c) Not later than ninety (90) days after appointment as a provisional building official, such provisional building official shall have passed the state test for licensure as a building official. In the event that a provisional building official does not become licensed as a building official within the ninety (90) days after appointment as a provisional building official, the provisional appointment shall lapse and the appointee shall be ineligible for reappointment as a provisional building official by the original appointing authority.