Bill Text: VA HB1190 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Contractors, Board for; offering exams, language counterparts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB1190 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1190-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §54.1-1133 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§54.1-1133. Continuing education.
A. The Board may establish in the regulations requirements for continuing education as a prerequisite to renewal of any certificate or license issued under this article. The Board shall require evidence of knowledge of code changes as a prerequisite to renewal of any certificate or license issued under this article. In addition, the Board may require continuing education for any individual who is found to be in violation of the statutes or regulations governing the practice of licensed tradesmen or certificate holders issued under this article.
B. Any exam offered by the Board that averaged over 50 administrations per year over the preceding four-year period shall be made available in any language that meets the threshold for having election materials printed in that language pursuant to §203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. §10503).
