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9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies a provision related to contractor continuing education.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ provides that an approved contractor continuing education program may include a
14 course approved by certain entities;
15 ▸ provides that an approved contractor continuing education program may include a
16 course offered by:
17 • a state executive branch agency;
18 • the Workers' Compensation Fund; or
19 • a state or nationally accredited college or university with a campus in the state;
20 ▸ provides that certain entities may offer and market, to a contractor in the electrical
21 trade, a continuing education course offered by certain electrical trade
22 organizations; and
23 ▸ provides that certain entities may market, to a contractor in the plumbing trade, a
24 continuing education course offered by certain plumbing trade organizations.
25 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
26 None
27 Other Special Clauses:
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29 Utah Code Sections Affected:
30 AMENDS:
31 58-55-302.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 148
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 58-55-302.5 is amended to read:
35 58-55-302.5. Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees --
36 Continuing education courses.
37 (1) Each contractor licensee under a license issued under this chapter shall complete
38 six hours of approved continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle established by
39 rule under Subsection 58-55-303(1).
40 (2) (a) The commission shall, with the concurrence of the division, establish by rule a
41 program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees.
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43 2015, only courses offered by any of the following may be included in the program of approved
44 continuing education for contractor licensees:
45 (i) the Associated General Contractors of Utah;
46 (ii) Associated Builders and Contractors, Utah Chapter;
47 (iii) the Home Builders Association of Utah;
48 (iv) the National Electrical Contractors Association Intermountain Chapter;
49 (v) the Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors Association;
50 (vi) the Independent Electrical Contractors of Utah;
51 (vii) the Rocky Mountain Gas Association;
52 (viii) the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association;
53 (ix) the Sheet Metal Contractors Association;
54 (x) the Intermountain Electrical Association;
55 (xi) the Builders Bid Service of Utah; or
56 (xii) Utah Roofing Contractors Association[
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60 (c) An approved continuing education program for a contractor licensee may include a
61 course approved by an entity described in Subsections (2)(b)(i) through (2)(b)(iii).
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63 entity listed in Subsections (2)(b)(iv) through (2)(b)(xii) may only offer and market continuing
64 education courses to a licensee who is a member of the entity.
65 (ii) An entity described in Subsection (2)(b)(iv), (vi), or (x) may offer and market a
66 continuing education course that the entity offers to satisfy the continuing education
67 requirement described in Subsection 58-55-302.7(2)(a) to a contractor in the electrical trade.
68 (iii) An entity described in Subsection (2)(b)(v) or (viii) may offer and market a
69 continuing education course that the entity offers to satisfy the continuing education
70 requirement described in Subsection 58-55-302.7(2)(b) to a contractor in the plumbing trade.
71 (e) On or after June 1, 2015, an approved continuing education program for a
72 contractor licensee may include a course offered and taught by:
73 (i) a state executive branch agency;
74 (ii) the Workers' Compensation Fund created in Section 31A-33-102; or
75 (iii) a nationally or regionally accredited college or university that has a physical
76 campus in the state.
77 (3) The division may contract with a person to establish and maintain a continuing
78 education registry to include:
79 (a) a list of courses that the division has approved for inclusion in the program of
80 approved continuing education; and
81 (b) a list of courses that:
82 (i) a contractor licensee has completed under the program of approved continuing
83 education; and
84 (ii) the licensee may access to monitor the licensee's compliance with the continuing
85 education requirement established under Subsection (1).
86 (4) The division may charge a fee, as established by the division under Section
87 63J-1-504, to administer the requirements of this section.