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Senator · Senate District 4
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History
- Referred to judiciary
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Relates to home inspection professional licensing
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Donna Lupardo
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to home inspection professional licensing
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to replace the current New York State home inspector licensing examination with the National Home Inspector examination.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend paragraph c of subdivision I of section 444-e of the Real Property Law to designate the National Home Inspector licensing exam as the exam required for licensure as a home inspector in New York State.
Justification
Currently over 35 states regulate the home inspector profession; 28 of those states use the National Home Inspector examination in the licensing process. Unlike the majority of states that regulate home inspectors, New York has chosen to use a state created exam with a more limited question pool and less methodological rigor. The national exam draws from a pool of nearly ten times as many questions as the New York exam, is updated more regularly, and is developed in closer consultation with actual home inspectors, who are the people most likely to be aware of new developments in the industry. Reflecting its role in the industry, the National Home Inspector Exam is already required for membership in the National Association of Home Inspectors and since it predated most licensing laws, was used to grandfather in home inspectors that had taken it when New York first passed its home inspector licensing law.
By switching to the national exam, New York will afford its residents a greater opportunity to work in neighboring states and will give home inspectors greater flexibility in the future. By adopting a policy similar to the majority of other states that license home inspectors, including New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Vermont, New York home inspectors will be able to better compete with home inspectors from neighboring states. Under current law, a New York home inspector who is already licensed in New York who wishes to also be licensed in New Jersey, must take the national exam and then apply for a license in the neighboring state, while home inspectors from neighboring states are able to take the National Exam, get licensed in their home state, and then simply pay a fee and be licensed in New York without the need for any additional testing.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The act shall take effect immediately.
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