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CSLB debates ADU financing, manufactured-home issues and a pathway for B2 licensees; testing modernization continues
Summary
Public commenters and board members pressed for fixes to ADU/solar financing and progress-payment protections; staff reported record exam volumes, progress digitizing test booklets and a plan for Spanish exam translations; the board approved a short survey of B2 residential remodeling licensees to assess a pathway to the full B classification.
The Contractors State License Board’s Dec. 10 meeting featured detailed licensing and testing updates alongside public concern about lender-driven payments and off‑site manufactured construction.
Public commenter Thomas Velardo, a longtime general contractor, criticized an apparent restriction in the SWIFT program that uses a 1,500‑foot radius from schools to limit some sites; "Well, most criminals don't fly," Velardo quipped while arguing that the restriction can exclude feasible locations near lakes and other sites.
Board members and staff also discussed…
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