GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 387
     

 
Short Title:	Require Experience of General Contractors.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Rand.	
Referred to:	Commerce.	
March 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT REQUIRing the state licensing board of general contractors to establish MINIMUM experience requirements for applicants for licensure as general contractors.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 87-10.2.  Experience requirement.
The Board shall develop and implement rules establishing minimum experience requirements for applicants for licensure as general contractors. In establishing the experience requirements, the Board shall consider both practical and management experience. The rules adopted by the Board regarding experience requirements shall provide credit for a portion of any experience requirement for technical training or certification or for a bachelors or graduate degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or other related field. The experience requirement shall not exceed a total of four years. This section shall not apply to persons to whom the Board has issued a license prior to the effective date of the rules adopted by the Board pursuant to this section."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.