Bill 4042

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4042
Ratification Number:            186
Act Number:                     151
Type of Legislation:            Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950412
Primary Sponsor:                Simrill 
All Sponsors:                   Simrill and Elliott 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\10159jm.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950518
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950612
Subject:                        Home inspector

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950612  Act No. A151
------  19950612  Signed by Governor
------  19950606  Ratified R186
Senate  19950518  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950516  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19950511  Committee report: Favorable              12 SLCI
Senate  19950505  Introduced, read first time,             12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee
House   19950504  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950503  Read second time
House   19950426  Committee report: Favorable              26 HLCI
House   19950412  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee

(A151, R186, H4042)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY QUALIFICATIONS AND FEES FOR LICENSURE AS A HOME INSPECTOR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Temporary qualifications, fees

SECTION 1. (A) The following temporary qualifications for licensure as a home inspector shall be in effect until qualifications are established by regulation, at which time this subsection no longer has any force or effect.

Any person desiring to be licensed as a home inspector shall file with the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission an application on forms provided by the commission showing to the satisfaction of the commission that he:

(1) is currently certified as a building or home inspector by an organization approved by the commission;

(2) has a minimum of one year of experience as a home inspector under the direction and direct supervision of a licensed home inspector, residential builder, general contractor, engineer, architect, or a municipal or county building inspector; and

(3) has performed a minimum of fifty residential inspections.

(B) The following temporary fees for licensure as a home inspector shall be in effect until fees are established by regulation, at which time this subsection no longer has any force or effect:

(1) an application fee of fifty dollars;

(2) an annual renewal fee of fifty dollars;

(3) a late fee of ten dollars for renewals received after July thirty-first; an additional late renewal fee of twenty dollars is required when a renewal is received more than twelve months after expiration of the license;

(4) a replacement fee of ten dollars for replacing any lost, destroyed, or mutilated license;

(5) a fee of ten dollars for a reissued license when any change is requested by the licensee to any information printed on the license.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.