Chapter 428 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
HB 2759
Relating to construction
contractor credentials; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 701.250 and
701.510.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, a “specialized
education program” means one or more of the following:
(a) A structured program
that is approved or certified by an appropriate state or federal agency, or by
an organization recognized by the Construction Contractors Board as
representing construction contractors, and is designed to educate contractors
to deal with one or more specific consumer health or safety issues.
(b) A board-approved
program from an accredited college or university that grants a two-year or
four-year degree upon successful completion of the program.
(c) An apprenticeship
program that is approved by the board.
(2) The board may
identify general contractor and specialty contractor activities that require or
substantially benefit from specialized education and establish standards for
programs providing specialized education in those activities. The board may recognize
and adopt the program standards established by another state agency regulating
the same or related activities.
(3) Upon receipt of a
request from a contractor who has successfully completed a specialized
education program meeting board standards, the board shall note the specialized
education on the contractor’s licensing record as part of the contractor’s
professional credentials. The board may remove a professional credential from
the contractor’s licensing record if the contractor fails to complete
continuing education or other requirements imposed by the entity issuing the
credential for maintaining competency in the activity, if the requirements were
clearly stated in writing and provided to the contractor by the entity.
(4) The board shall
include professional credentials described in this section in releases of
contractor licensing information by the board. The board shall adopt rules to
permit the inclusion of professional credentials described in this section in
advertising or other information holding forth to the public the qualifications
of a contractor.
SECTION 2.
ORS 701.250 is amended to read:
701.250. (1) Any individual may request and the Construction
Contractors Board shall provide notification of the status of one or more
licensees. Status information provided
by the board shall include any professional credentials earned by the
contractor as described in section 1 of this 2001 Act.
(2) The board may charge a standard fee for the
notification described in subsection (1) of this section not to exceed the cost
of preparation and provision of such notices.
SECTION 3.
ORS 701.510 is amended to read:
701.510. (1) [No] A person [shall] may not perform
lead-based paint activities in this state unless the person is licensed in the
appropriate lead-based paint discipline under ORS 701.515.
(2) [No] A person required by subsection (1) of
this section to obtain a license [shall
fail to] must comply with the
provisions of ORS 431.920 and 701.500 to 701.515 or any rules adopted pursuant
thereto.
(3) [No] A person registered to conduct a
lead-based paint activities business may not
employ any individual to perform lead-based paint activities [who is not] unless the person is licensed in the appropriate lead-based paint
discipline under ORS 701.515.
(4) A construction
contractor who successfully completes an accredited training program in
lead-based paint activities qualifies to have certification in that activity
included in the professional credentials of the contractor as described in
section 1 of this 2001 Act. The provisions of this subsection do not affect the
licensing requirements established in ORS 701.515.
Approved by the Governor
June 18, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 18, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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