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Committee holds HB313 after extended debate over mandatory landscaper continuing education
Summary
Representative Arthur’s bill to require two of six biennial continuing-education hours for certain landscape contractors to cover water conservation and fire safety drew lengthy debate; an amendment to make the change less prescriptive failed 5–5 and the committee voted to hold the bill for further stakeholder work.
Representative Arthur presented House Bill 313, an amendment to landscaper certification rules that would require two hours of water-conservation and fire-safety training within the six hours of continuing education that some contractor licensees must complete every two years. The measure also adds the Utah Nursery and Landscape Association (UNLA) to a statutory list of approved continuing-education providers and directs the Division of Professional Licensing…
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