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Continuing education proposed for contractors to keep licenses

The legislation, which has industry support, would require eight hours of continuing education each year.

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Home construction, blueprints
By
Travis Fain
, WRAL statehouse reporter
RALEIGH, N.C. — General contractors would have to take eight hours of continuing education each year to keep their licenses active in North Carolina under legislation supported by the industry.

Senate Bill 55 was before a committee Wednesday, but only for discussion. Votes will come later.

The measure would require annual training for building contractors, residential contractors and those with unclassified licenses. The classes themselves, and the instructors, would be decided by the State Licensing Board of General Contractors.

Two hours would be mandatory classes, with another six hours of electives that contractors could pick from, sponsoring Sen. Rick Gunn, R-Alamance, said Wednesday.

Gunn said there's "constant movement" in the construction industry, be it from new ordinances, building codes or fire codes. He said a range of other professionals have continuing education requirements.

The North Carolina Home Builders Association's board called for this legislation last year. Gunn said he believes it's "widely supported" in the industry, though some may push back against the bill.

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