HB309 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack Williams

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

General Contractors, State Licensing Board for, fees authorized for licensee to increase bid limit, change classification, request reciprocal license, inactive status provided for, subcontractor not required to take exam before licensed, distrib. of fees to certain institutions of higher education, Secs. 34-8-2, 34-8-7, 34-8-28 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides for the licensing of contractors and provides for the State Licensing Board for General Contractors.

This bill would do all of the following: Further provide that a licensee may apply for an increase in the amount of his or her bid limit, a change in his or her classification, or reciprocate his or her license with a reciprocating state for fees to be set by the board; allow a licensee to apply for inactive status, to be defined by the board, by notifying the board at least 30 days prior to expiration of his or her license and paying a fee; provide that a subcontractor is not required to sit for examinations before being licensed; and would change the time frame for the distribution of certain fees collected and distributed to eligible public institutions of higher education from the end of each fiscal year to 30 days after the certifications of enrollment packages are received from all the eligible public institutions of higher education.

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Subjects

General Contractors, State Licensing Board for