Chapter 136 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 2564

Relating to licensing of building code trades.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455.

SECTION 2. (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the appropriate advisory boards, shall establish a system that allows a contractor or business possessing two or more licenses, certificates, registrations or other authorizations described in subsection (2) of this section to have an approved combination of those licenses, certificates, registrations and other authorizations issued or renewed simultaneously.

(2) Notwithstanding any issuance or renewal dates established under ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and 480.510 to 480.670 and this chapter and ORS chapters 447 and 460, subsection (1) of this section applies to contractor or business licenses, certificates, registrations or other authorizations by the Electrical and Elevator Board, the Board of Boiler Rules or the State Plumbing Board.

(3) The director shall establish rules to implement the system described in this section. The rules must establish the combinations of licenses, certificates, registrations and other authorizations for which a simultaneous issuance or renewal is offered, the term and expiration date for the combination, the appropriate fees for administering the system, the criteria for issuance and renewal and the other standards and criteria deemed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services to be necessary to administer and enforce the system.

Approved by the Governor May 28, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 28, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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