What's happening
This bill requires New York home inspector license applicants to pass the National Home Inspector examination.
Why it matters
Standardizes competency requirements. by mandating that all new home inspector license applicants pass the National Home Inspector examination, ensuring a consistent level of knowledge and skill across New York State.
Aligns New York with national practices. , making it easier for inspectors licensed in New York to demonstrate their qualifications elsewhere and potentially increasing reciprocity with other states.
Removes flexibility in exam approval. , eliminating the state’s ability to approve alternative tests or customize examination standards, which could impact those who previously qualified through other means or tests.
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Toughen Home Inspector Licensing
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
11 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.541
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- 3rd reading cal.1062
- Substituted for S4122
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.205
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
Show 1 earlier action
- 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.
Standardize Home Inspector Exams
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jim Gaughran
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6149
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, COOK, CRESPO, JAFFEE, CROUCH, FRIEND, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, D'URSO, GLICK, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
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.
LBD10159-01-9
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