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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - HOME INSPECTORS

     Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Corporations

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 5-65.1-4 and 5-65.1-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-65.1

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entitled "Home Inspectors" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-65.1-4. Eligibility for licensure as home inspector. -- (a) To be eligible for licensure

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as a home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

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      (1) Be of good moral character;

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      (2) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;

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      (3) Have been engaged as a licensed associate home inspector for no less than one year,

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and have performed not less than one hundred (100) home inspections for compensation, or have

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been a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for an aggregate of not less

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than five (5) years; and

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      (4) Have passed an examination approved or administered by the board. The

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examination may have been passed before the effective date of this chapter.

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      (b) After the effective date of this chapter the board shall issue a license to any person

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upon application, provided that the applicant meets:

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      (1) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1), (2) and (4) of this section, and either:

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      (i) Has been engaged in the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less

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than one year prior to the effective date of this chapter and has performed not less than one

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hundred (100) home inspections for compensation prior to the effective date of this chapter; or

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      (ii) Is a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for an aggregate of

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not less than five (5) years; or

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      (2) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section, and has been engaged

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in the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less than two (2) years and

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performed not less than one hundred fifty (150) home inspections for compensation prior to July

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1, 2006 July 1, 2013.

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     5-65.1-5. Eligibility for licensure as associate home inspector. -- (a) To be eligible for

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licensure as an associate home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

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      (1) Be of good moral character;

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      (2) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;

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      (3) Have assisted in not less than fifty (50) home inspections in the presence of a

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licensed home inspector; and

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      (4) Have passed an examination approved or administered by the board. The

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examination may have been passed before July 1, 2001 July 1, 2013.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - HOME INSPECTORS

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     This act would provide that the requirements to be licensed as a home inspector or

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associate home inspector be completed by July 1, 2013.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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