Senate committee advances LLR fee and code changes; elevator and amusement-ride fees among most discussed items

The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry committee reported favorably on a package of Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation regulations that would adjust fee schedules and update several licensing and safety rules.

Senator (Edgefield), who presented the package, said the changes are a biannual recalibration of fees and regulations meant to keep multiple licensing boards self-sufficient and to align regulations with current practice. "They are concerned about where they are going to be in the next few years," the senator said, describing projected shortfalls in some boards and modest reductions for others.

Key items advanced by the committee include:

- Continuing education for code enforcement officers: A regulation (document 5306, Building Codes Council) would allow reimbursement for more than 12 continuing-education hours in a single year by permitting up…