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Senate committee hears bill for optional residential-only contractor certification
Summary
Sen. Tim Schafer, sponsor of Senate Bill 54, told the Senate Workforce Development Committee that the bill would create an optional, state residential-only certification for contractors performing heating, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing and hydronics work.
Sen. Tim Schafer, sponsor of Senate Bill 54, told the Senate Workforce Development Committee that the bill would create an optional, state residential-only certification for contractors performing heating, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing and hydronics work.
The measure is intended as a consumer-protection tool to signal competency for contractors who work only on residential projects, Schafer said. "This bill creates an optional, and I stress optional, residential only certification for contractors in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing, and hydronics work," he told the committee.
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