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ADOPTED

Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Thompson of the 33rd, Goggans of the 7th, Thomas of the 54th and Powell of the 23rd offered the following amendment:

Amend SB 115 (LC 36 0560S) by inserting after the first semicolon on line 9 of page 1 the following:
to provide for a period to file applications for exemption;

By replacing line 11 of page 13 with the following:
Said chapter is further amended by revising subsections (a), (e), (f), (i), and (j) of Code Section

By inserting between lines 13 and 14 of page 13 the following:
"(a) The licensing requirements imposed by this chapter and the sanctions and consequences relating thereto shall not become effective and enforceable until January 1, 2008. On and after such date, no person, whether an individual or a business organization, shall have the right to engage in the business of residential contracting or general contracting without a current, valid residential contractor license or general contractor license, respectively, issued by the division under this chapter or, in the case of a business organization, unless such business organization shall have a qualifying agent as provided in this chapter holding such a current, valid residential contractor or general contractor license on behalf of such organization issued to such qualifying agent as provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons seeking licensure under this chapter and exemption from examination under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-41-8 shall submit their applications, including all necessary proof of the basis of exemption from examination for such license, starting January 1, 2006. The period for submission of such applications and requests for exemption from the examination requirements shall extend thereafter for a period of 12 18 months. Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, any person seeking licensure under this chapter and exemption from examination under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-41-8 may submit his or her application, including all necessary proof of the basis of such exemption starting January 1, 2007, and continuing thereafter."