74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
SA to RC to HB 2075
 
LC 404/HB 2075-1
 
            SENATE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2075
 
     By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND WORKFORCE
                           DEVELOPMENT
 
                             May 24
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, before the period insert
'and section 2, chapter 111, Oregon Laws 2007 (Enrolled House
Bill 2076)'.
  On page 3, after line 13, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + } Section 2, chapter 111, Oregon Laws 2007
(Enrolled House Bill 2076), is amended to read:
  '  { +  Sec. 2. + } (1) Notwithstanding ORS 671.570, the State
Landscape Contractors Board may issue a probationary landscape
contractor license to a person who does not meet the training and
experience qualifications set forth in ORS 671.570. To obtain a
probationary landscape contractor license, the person must:
  ' (a) Pay a nonrefundable application fee;
  ' (b) Pay an examination fee;
  ' (c) Pay to the board the landscape   { - contractor's - }
 { + contractor + } license fee required by ORS 671.650; and
  ' (d) Pass all sections of the examination described in ORS
671.570 within 12 months after first taking the examination.
  ' (2) Two or more years after receiving a probationary
landscape contractor license, a probationary landscape contractor
may obtain removal from probationary status and issuance of a
landscape   { - contractor's - }   { + contractor + } license if
the probationary landscape contractor presents the board with
proof that the probationary landscape contractor has done any of
the following:
  ' (a) Completed at least 24 months of employment with a
licensed landscaping business under the direct supervision of a
landscape contractor.
  ' (b) Provided supervision described in ORS 671.540 (15) or
671.565 (1)(b) for at least 24 months as the owner or employee of
a licensed landscaping business that, during that period:
  ' (A) Filed and maintained with the board a bond, letter of
credit or deposit in the amount of $15,000; and
  ' (B) Performed landscaping work only on landscaping projects
where the amount charged by the landscaping business for work on
the project during any 12-month period did not exceed $15,000.
  ' (c) Actively operated for at least 24 months as a
construction contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701.
  ' (3) Except as provided in this section and ORS 671.560 and as
the board may provide by rule, a probationary landscape
contractor licensed under this section is for all purposes a
landscape contractor licensed under ORS 671.560.
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + If House Bill 2076 becomes law,
section 4 of this 2007 Act (amending ORS 671.570) is repealed and
ORS 671.570, as amended by section 4, chapter 111, Oregon Laws
2007 (Enrolled House Bill 2076), is amended to read: + }
  ' 671.570. (1) Each person applying for a landscape
  { - contractor's - }   { + contractor + } license must:
  ' (a) Pay a nonrefundable application fee.
  ' (b) Pay an examination fee.
  ' (c) Pay to the State Landscape Contractors Board the
landscape   { - contractor's - }   { + contractor + } license fee
required by ORS 671.650.
  ' (d) Pass an examination, which the board shall offer at least
once each six months, to determine the fitness of the applicant
for licensing and within 10 years before the day the application
for a license is made:
  ' (A) Have at least 24 months of employment with a
 { - landscape contracting - }   { + landscaping + } business; or
  ' (B) Have at least 12 months of employment with a
 { - landscape contracting - }   { + landscaping + } business and
one full year of training in an area related to landscaping at an
accredited school or college.
  ' (e) Be employed by, or own, a landscaping business if
performing landscaping work.
  ' (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the board
may adopt rules allowing a person who does not meet the education
and experience requirements in subsection (1)(d) of this section
to substitute other education and experience that demonstrate the
fitness of the person for licensing as a landscape contractor.'.
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