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Commission votes to pursue NASCLA-administered contractor exam; details on fees, vendors and timing discussed
Summary
The commission authorized staff to pursue implementing the NASCLA exam locally, discussed vendor options (ProV/PSI), fee splits and scheduling, and asked for a formal proposal to return to the commission.
The Vandenberg County Building Commission voted Nov. 6 to proceed with pursuing the NASCLA contractor exam for local licensing and asked staff to return with a formal proposal.
Commission members and staff discussed how NASCLA (North American State Contractors Licensing Association) testing would be administered locally, vendor options and costs. Meeting materials and comments indicate NASCLA’s fee for the testing program is $25 per test; Ivy Tech would be the local test site and had proposed an additional $75 administration fee, and the vendor ProV (referred to in the meeting as “Pro V”) would charge $75. Several commissioners suggested a combined fee structure in which part of the test fee would be retained to support the building commission’s functions; one speaker proposed charging $125 total with $25 retained by NASCLA and a portion going to the building commission.
Commissioners raised scheduling and reciprocity concerns. Staff said NASCLA had told the commission it would not require the county to accept out-of-jurisdiction NASCLA results automatically; in other words, the county could screen NASCLA test transcripts before granting a county license. Commissioners also discussed that a NASCLA test administered for a county license differs from statewide licensing in other jurisdictions and that the county could be the first to adopt a county-specific NASCLA-based license. Staff noted the NASCLA exam is updated on a code-cycle basis; the current NASCLA test is based on the 2020 code cycle and will move to the 2023 code cycle once the vendor updates; the commission discussed targeting a January 2026 start date for using the 2023-code-based NASCLA test if it proceeds.
Board members discussed vendor options beyond ProV, including PSI and Prometric, and asked staff to obtain written candidate information bulletins, reference-book lists and vendor fee proposals. The commission voted to proceed and requested staff return with a formal written proposal showing administrative logistics, vendor agreements, fee recommendations and testing schedules.
No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript; the motion to proceed was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
