75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3668
 
                         House Bill 3462
 
Sponsored by Representative GILMAN; Representatives BEYER, BOONE,
  COWAN, ESQUIVEL, GARRARD, KENNEMER, ROBLAN, SCHAUFLER, G SMITH,
  Senators FERRIOLI, JOHNSON, NELSON, SCHRADER, WHITSETT (at the
  request of Association of Oregon Counties)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Allows Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services
to establish temporary programs to train and certify specialized
building inspectors to enforce portions of specialty codes.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to building inspection program personnel.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 455.715 to 455.740. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer
and Business Services, with the advice of the appropriate
advisory boards, may adopt rules establishing one or more
programs to train, qualify and certify an individual as a
specialized building inspector authorized to enforce portions of
specialty codes.  Notwithstanding ORS 455.720 (1) and 455.725,
the rules may include, but need not be limited to, rules that
establish:
  (a) Work experience, training and other qualifications for
program participation;
  (b) Content and presentation requirements for training
programs;
  (c) Methods for verifying the qualification of the individual
to enforce portions of specialty codes as a specialized building
inspector certified under this section;
  (d) The portions of various specialty codes that each program
will enable a qualifying individual to enforce and any terms,
conditions or classifications applicable for that enforcement;
and
  (e) The form of, content of and method of submission for an
application, fees reasonably calculated to recover costs and any
other requirements the director believes reasonable for the
administration and enforcement of this section.
  (2) Notwithstanding ORS 446.250, 455.630, 455.720, 455.725,
479.530, 479.810, 479.855, 480.530 and 480.565, the director may
issue or cause to be issued a certificate as a specialized
building inspector to an individual who successfully completes an
approved training program and satisfies qualification
verification under this section. Notwithstanding ORS 455.715, a
specialized building inspector certified under this section is
considered a building inspector certified under ORS 455.715 to
455.740 regardless of whether the specialized building inspector
is charged with the responsibility of routine enforcement of a
specialty code.
  (3) An individual certified as a specialized building inspector
under this section may conduct inspections and enforce portions
of specialty codes as identified by the director. The enforcement
of portions of specialty codes by a specialized building
inspector is subject to any terms, conditions or classifications
applicable to that enforcement established by the director by
rule. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) Section 2 of this 2009 Act is repealed
January 2, 2016.
  (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 2 of this 2009 Act by
subsection (1) of this section, unless suspended or revoked, a
certificate issued under section 2 of this 2009 Act that is in
effect on January 2, 2016, shall continue in effect until the
earlier of:
  (a) The expiration of the certificate term; or
  (b) January 2, 2018. + }
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