08 LC 28
4073
House
Bill 1401
By:
Representative Neal of the
1st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to residential and general contractors, so as to provide that Georgia residents
holding valid residential or general contractor licenses issued by other states
or territories of the United States shall be entitled to licensure in this state
without the necessity of examination; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
residential and general contractors, is amended by revising paragraph (3) of
subsection (a) of Code Section 43-41-8, relating to eligibility for
licensure without examination, as follows:
"(3)
Any person who holds a current and valid license to practice a comparable
category of residential or general contracting issued by another state or
territory of the United States, where either such state or territory has entered
into a reciprocal agreement with the board and divisions for the recognition of
contractor licenses issued in that state or territory, or such application is
pursuant to and in accordance with the regulations and requirements for
reciprocity promulgated by the divisions in accordance with subsection (b)
of Code Section
43-41-5;
provided, however, that a person who is a legal resident of this state who holds
a valid residential or general contractor license issued by another state or
territory of the United States shall be eligible for licensure under this
paragraph without regard to whether a reciprocal agreement has been entered into
by the board and the state or territory that issued such valid residential or
general contractor license and without regard to the requirements of
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this
paragraph. Additionally, such application
shall meet the following requirements:
(A)
The criteria for issuance of such license or certification by such other state
or territory, including the requirement to successfully complete an examination,
were substantially equivalent to Georgia´s current license
criteria;
(B)
The application requirements and application form submitted to the other state
or territory upon which such license was issued are available for review by the
appropriate division and the examination results are made available to the
appropriate division;
(C)
The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she meets the qualifications,
requirements, and criteria set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
Code Section 43-41-6; and
(D)
The applicant is otherwise in compliance with all requirements of this state for
transaction of such business within this state; provided, however, that such
application and request for exemption shall be submitted in accordance with
subsection (a) of Code Section 43-41-17; and".
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.