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8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ modifies the entities that can offer continuing education courses for certain licensed
13 contractors.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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16 Other Special Clauses:
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18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 58-55-302.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 148
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 58-55-302.5 is amended to read:
24 58-55-302.5. Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees --
25 Continuing education courses.
26 (1) Each contractor licensee under a license issued under this chapter shall complete
27 six hours of approved continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle established by
28 rule under Subsection 58-55-303(1).
29 (2) (a) The commission shall, with the concurrence of the division, establish by rule a
30 program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees.
31 (b) Beginning on or after June 1, 2015, only courses offered by any of the following
32 may be included in the program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees:
33 (i) the Associated General Contractors of Utah;
34 (ii) Associated Builders and Contractors, Utah Chapter;
35 (iii) the Home Builders Association of Utah;
36 (iv) the National Electrical Contractors Association;
37 (v) the Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors Association;
38 (vi) the Independent Electrical Contractors of Utah;
39 (vii) the Rocky Mountain Gas Association;
40 (viii) the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association;
41 (ix) the Sheet Metal Contractors Association;
42 (x) the Intermountain Electrical Association;
43 (xi) the Builders Bid Service of Utah;
44 (xii) Utah Roofing Contractors Association;
45 (xiii) a nationally or regionally accredited college or university that has a physical
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47 (xiv) the Workers' Compensation Fund created in Title 31a, Chapter 33, Workers'
48 Compensation Fund, as a provider of occupational safety and health training; or
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50 (c) Each entity listed in Subsections (2)(b)(iv) through (2)(b)(xii) may only offer and
51 market continuing education courses to a licensee who is a member of the entity.
52 (3) The division may contract with a person to establish and maintain a continuing
53 education registry to include:
54 (a) a list of courses that the division has approved for inclusion in the program of
55 approved continuing education; and
56 (b) a list of courses that:
57 (i) a contractor licensee has completed under the program of approved continuing
58 education; and
59 (ii) the licensee may access to monitor the licensee's compliance with the continuing
60 education requirement established under Subsection (1).
61 (4) The division may charge a fee, as established by the division under Section
62 63J-1-504, to administer the requirements of this section.
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