BUILDING INSPECTOR REQUIREMENTS H.B. 4245:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4245 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Anthony G. Forlini
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Senate Committee: Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Building Officials and Inspectors Registration Act to do the following pertaining to registration as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector:
-- With regard to the renewal of an individual's registration, delete a reference to the specific jurisdiction in which he or she enforces a code.
-- Delete a requirement that an individual seeking provisional registration furnish evidence of employment by a governmental subdivision.
-- Provide that employment by an enforcing agency would not be a requirement for registration or provisional registration.
The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.
The Act requires a registered building official, plan reviewer, or inspector to renew his or her registration every three years. The renewal must coincide with the code change cycle of a code the person is enforcing in that jurisdiction. The bill would delete the reference to the particular jurisdiction.
("Building official" means a construction code enforcement person working as an inspector or plan reviewer, or actively engaged in the administration and enforcement of adopted building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing codes. "Inspector" means the person responsible for the administration and enforcement of the construction of buildings, structures, or appurtenances under the requirements of the State construction code. "Plan reviewer" means a person engaged in the practice of examining construction documents for the purpose of determining compliance with applicable codes.)
Under the Act, within 30 days after becoming employed by a governmental subdivision as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector, an individual who is not already registered must apply to the State Construction Code Commission for provisional registration. Currently, the provisional registration is effective upon the individual's furnishing of satisfactory evidence of his or her employment by the governmental subdivision and payment of the prescribed registration fees. The bill would delete the requirement to provide evidence of employment.
The bill specifies that employment by an enforcing agency would not be required for registration or provisional registration as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector. ("Enforcing agency" means the governmental agency that is responsible for administration and enforcement of the construction code within a governmental subdivision.)