HB 519 — An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in training and certification of inspectors, further providing for training of inspectors.

PRINTER'S NO.   512

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 519
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY DELOZIER AND SMITH, FEBRUARY 5, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
 2      "An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
 3      powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
 4      Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
 5      penalties; and making repeals," in training and certification
 6      of inspectors, further providing for training of inspectors.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     Section 701 of the act of November 10, 1999
10   (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
11   Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
12   Section 701.     Training of inspectors.
13      * * *
14      (l)    Trainee classification.--
15             (1)   The department may, by regulation, establish a
16      separate trainee classification for each certification
17      category.
18             (2)   The trainee classification shall be considered
19      optional for all individuals seeking certification under this
20      act.
 1        (3)    An applicant for trainee classification must secure
 2    the sponsorship of an individual certified in each category
 3    for which the trainee seeks certification. Each sponsor must
 4    be verified by an affidavit form provided by the department.
 5        (4)    A trainee classification is nonrenewable and shall
 6    be limited to a:
 7               (i)    Two-year time period for residential and
 8        accessibility certification categories.
 9               (ii)    Three-year time period for all other
10        certification categories.
11        (5)    Individuals with trainee classifications may learn
12    the duties of a certified individual while under the
13    supervision of a sponsor described in paragraph (3). On-the-
14    job training shall occur under direct supervision by the
15    sponsor or by an individual certified in the category of work
16    that is the subject of the training. An inspector trainee may
17    not conduct inspections unless the inspector trainee is
18    accompanied by an individual certified in the category of
19    work that is the subject of the training.
20        (6)    The department may establish fees and applications
21    and registration procedures to establish the trainee
22    classification system.
23        (7)    Individuals with trainee classifications shall be
24    listed on the department's publicly accessible Internet
25    website.
26    Section 2.       This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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