Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 423 First Reprint (BDR 54-1479)
Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting:
"2, 3 and 4" and inserting:
"2 and 3".
Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 10 and 11 and inserting:
"Sec. 3.
1. The board, by regulation:(a) Shall establish a program to provide educational requirements for an applicant for a contractor’s license; and
(b) May establish a program to provide continuing education for licensed contractors.
Any program established pursuant to this subsection must include instruction in compliance with applicable building codes, the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto and laws related to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens.
".Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 12, by deleting "
1" and inserting "1:".Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 13 through 15 and inserting:
"
(a) Must require an applicant for a contractor’s license to comply with the educational requirements as a prerequisite for the issuance of a contractor’s license by the board; and(b) May require a licensed contractor to comply with the requirements for continuing education as a prerequisite for the renewal of his license by the board.".
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 4 through 6, renumbering sections 7 through 9 as sections 5 through 7 and adding a new section designated sec. 4, following sec. 3, to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. NRS 624.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) At the time of appointment, hold an unexpired license to operate as a
general engineering contractor or a general building contractor.(b) Be a contractor actively engaged in the contracting business and must have been so engaged for not less than 5 years preceding the date of his appointment.
(c) Have been a citizen and resident of the State of Nevada for at least 5 years next preceding his appointment.
2.
Three members of the board must each:(a) At the time of appointment, hold an unexpired license to operate as a specialty contractor.
(b) Be a contractor actively engaged in the contracting business and must have been so engaged for not less than 5 years preceding the date of his appointment.
(c) Have been a citizen and resident of the State of Nevada for at least 5 years next preceding his appointment.
3.
One member of the board must be a representative of the general public.4. Each member serves a term of 4 years or until his successor is appointed.
5. A member of the board may not serve more than two consecutive terms of any length.
".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 10 and renumbering sections 11 and 12 as sections 8 and 9.
Amend sec. 11, page 8, line 37, by deleting "
Amend sec. 11, page 8, line 38, by deleting "NRS" and inserting "NRS.".
Amend sec. 11, page 8, by deleting lines 39 through 41.
Amend sec. 12, page 9, line 18, by deleting:
"
An owner of ".Amend sec. 12, page 9, by deleting lines 19 through 21.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 13 through 15, renumbering sec. 16 as sec. 11 and adding a new section designated sec. 10, following sec. 12, to read as follows:
"Sec. 10. Chapter 278 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 11 and 12 of this act.".
Amend sec. 16, page 11, by deleting lines 18 through 20 and inserting:
"Sec. 11.
1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, each certificate".Amend sec. 16, page 11, line 21, after "
be issued" by inserting:"
at the time of final inspection".Amend sec. 16, page 12, line 8, by deleting "
before" and inserting "at".Amend sec. 16, page 12, between lines 13 and 14, by inserting:
"
5. A certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 may not be used as evidence that the construction is in actual compliance with applicable building codes or that the construction meets the minimum standards of the industry:(a) In a proceeding pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS; or
(b) In a civil action.".
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 17 as sec. 14 and adding new sections designated sections 12 and 13, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
"Sec. 12.
A city or county building inspector shall send monthly to the state contractors’ board a list that identifies any person to whom a building permit was issued during the preceding month. If a building officer of a local government has reason to believe that a person is acting as a contractor without the appropriate license, the building officer shall notify the board in writing of the suspected violation. Upon receipt of such a notice, the board shall conduct an investigation to determine whether any action may be taken against the person.Sec. 13. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the terms of office of all members of the board expire upon the commencement of the terms of their successors appointed pursuant to subsection 3. A member of the board may be appointed to succeed himself if he meets the requirements set forth in NRS 624.050 as amended by this act.
2. The contractor on the board whose term expires on October 30, 2000, and the representative of the general public on the board whose term expires on October 30, 2000, shall serve out the remainder of their terms.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 624.050 as amended by this act, on or before October 31, 1999, the governor shall, pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3 of NRS 624.050 as amended by this act, appoint to the state contractors’ board:
(a) Two members who are general engineering contractors or general building contractors and one member who is a specialty contractor whose initial terms expire on October 30, 2002; and
(b) Two members who are specialty contractors whose initial terms expire on October 30, 2004.
4. For the purposes of subsection 5 of NRS 624.050 as amended by this act, the term of office of each member of the board that expires after October 30, 2000, shall be deemed the first term of office for that member.".
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 15, following sec. 17, to read as follows:
"Sec. 15. 1. This section, sections 1, 2, 4 to 9, inclusive, and 11 to 14, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 1999.
2. Sections 3 and 10 of this act become effective on July 1, 2000.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to construction; requiring the governing body of a city or county to notify the state contractors’ board if a contractor has violated a provision of any building code adopted by the governing body under certain circumstances; requiring the state contractors’ board to establish a program to provide educational requirements for an applicant for a contractor’s license and continuing education for licensed contractors; changing the membership of the state contractors’ board; lengthening the time that a contractor must be licensed in this state before he may be relieved by the state contractors’ board from filing a bond or establishing a cash deposit under certain circumstances; shortening the period during which certain licenses may be reinstated; authorizing the state contractors’ board to require a licensee to file an additional bond under certain circumstances; requiring certain certificates of occupancy in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".