Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 193 Second Substitute (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Gibson, F.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies the continuing education requirements for certain contractor licensees; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR
LICENSING
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Francis D. Gibson
Senate Sponsor: 
J. Stuart Adams
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies the continuing education requirements for certain contractor licensees; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
58-55-302.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 430
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
58-55-302.5
 is amended to read:
58-55-302.5.
Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees --
Continuing education courses.
(1) Each contractor licensee under a license issued under this chapter shall complete
six hours of approved continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle established by
rule under Subsection 
58-55-303
(1).
(2) (a) The commission shall, with the concurrence of the division, establish by rule a
program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees.
(b) Beginning on or after June 1, 2015, only courses offered by any of the following
may be included in the program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees:
[
(b) 
Before a new course or a course being considered for reapproval may be included in the
program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees, the commission and the
division shall invite and consider written input, received within 30 days of the invitation,
regarding the course from:
]
(i) the Associated General Contractors of Utah;
(ii) Associated Builders and Contractors, Utah Chapter;
[
(ii)
] 
(iii)
 the Home Builders Association of Utah;
[
(iii) the Utah Subcontractors Council;
]
(iv) the National Electrical Contractors Association;
[
(iv)
] 
(v)
 the Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors Association;
[
(v)
] 
(vi)
 the Independent Electrical Contractors of Utah; [
and
]
[
(vi)
] 
(vii)
 the Rocky Mountain Gas Association[
.
]
;
(viii) the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association;
(ix) the Sheet Metal Contractors Association;
(x) the Intermountain Electrical Association;
(xi) the Builders Bid Service of Utah;
(xii) Utah Roofing Contractors Association;
(xiii) a nationally or regionally accredited college or university that has a physical
campus in the state; or
(xiv) an agency of the state.
(c) Each entity listed in Subsections (2)(b)(iv) through (2)(b)(xii) may only offer and
market continuing education courses to a licensee who is a member of the entity.
(3) The division may contract with a person to establish and maintain a continuing
education registry to include:
[
(a) an online application for a continuing education course provider to apply to the
division for approval of the course for inclusion in the program of approved continuing
education;
]
[
(b)
] 
(a)
 a list of courses that the division has approved for inclusion in the program of
approved continuing education; and
[
(c)
] 
(b)
 a list of courses that:
(i) a contractor licensee has completed under the program of approved continuing
education; and
(ii) the licensee may access to monitor the licensee's compliance with the continuing
education requirement established under Subsection (1).
(4) The division may charge a fee, as established by the division under Section
63J-1-504
, to administer the requirements of this section.