What's happening
This bill requires home inspector license applicants in New York to pass the National Home Inspector examination.
Why it matters
Standardizes competency requirements. by mandating all new home inspector applicants pass the National Home Inspector examination, ensuring a consistent and recognized benchmark across the state.
Removes state discretion over exam approval. , shifting authority away from the New York Secretary of State and eliminating the use of alternative or custom state exams.
May impact applicant preparation and costs. , as future inspectors must prepare for and potentially pay for one specific national exam, which could affect accessibility or entry into the profession.
Aligns New York with broader industry standards. , potentially enhancing professional credibility, consumer confidence, and reciprocity with other states that use the same national exam.
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Standardize Home Inspector Licensing
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Sponsors
12 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.11
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.253
- Reported
- Print number 215a
Show 3 earlier actions
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to judiciary
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require National Inspector Exam
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Phil Boyle
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
215--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, McDONALD, COOK, CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, JAFFEE, CROUCH, FRIEND, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, D'URSO, GLICK -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, MAGEE, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to home inspection professional licensing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 444-e of the real property law, as amended by section 59 of part D of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
(c) have passed [a written or electronic] the National Home Inspector examination [approved by the secretary, and designed to test competence in home inspection practice as determined by a recognized role definition methodology and developed and administered to the extent practicable in a manner consistent with the American Educational Research Association's "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing." An applicant who has passed an existing nationally recognized examination, as approved by the secretary, prior to the effective date of this article shall be in compliance with this paragraph]; and
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to applications for a license as a home inspector received on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02174-03-7
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