HB1128 Summary

• Appropriates $2,406,888 to the Contractors Licensing Board from cash funds for fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, including personal services, operating expenses, and training grants

• Establishes maximum of 18 regular employees with salaries totaling $889,791, including 1 administrator, 1 attorney specialist, 7 investigators, 1 education coordinator, 6 licensing coordinators, and 2 administrative specialists

• Allocates $345,481 for operating expenses, $9,400 for conferences and travel, and $44,000 for professional fees

• Provides $450,000 combined for construction trades training grants and construction industry training grants through secondary area technical centers

• Requires the agency to first request legal services from the Attorney General before employing independent legal counsel, with written certification required for each engagement or annually for retainer positions