HB 1106 Summary

• Requires the plumbing commission to approve continuing professional education (CPE) programs for plumbing contractors and journeyman plumbers, with at least 2 hours required every 2 years.

• Establishes rules for CPE criteria including approved providers, course content related to health, safety, energy conservation, and business practices, and allows courses through correspondence or home study.

• Creates the plumbing compliance fund administered by the Indiana professional licensing agency, funded by penalties and 50% of the plumbers recovery fund balance deposited every odd-numbered year on June 29.

• Allows the professional licensing agency and attorney general to enter into memoranda of understanding for enforcement actions using fund money, with annual submission to the commission for review.

• Specifies that license renewal requires verification of CPE compliance or documentation of completed courses, with false statements subject to disciplinary action including license denial, revocation, or suspension.