S.C.R. No. 184 Summary

• Requests the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Contractors License Board ensure the Board includes at least two Specialty Contractor members licensed in one of eight structural trades: Carpentry Framing (C-6), Masonry (C-31), Ornamental/Guardrail/Fencing (C-32), Pile Driving (C-35), Post Tensioning (C-38), Reinforcing Steel (C-41), Structural Welding (C-48), or Welding (C-56).

• Specifies the required structural contracting expertise must come from licenses not automatically issued through General Engineering Contractor or General Building Contractor licenses.

• Requests the Department consider establishing an advisory committee focused on structural contracting issues within the existing Board composition to enhance attention to structural contracting matters.

• Requests the Department evaluate whether current administrative rules allowing automatic issuance of certain specialty licenses to General Engineering and Building Contractors without additional examination or fees are prudent for public safety.

• Requires the Department to submit findings and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2023 Regular Session convenes.