00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 291(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the requirements for obtaining a residential contractor                                             
02 endorsement."                                                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 08.18.025(b) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (b)  The department shall issue a residential contractor endorsement to a person                             
06       who                                                                                                               
07                 (1)  has a certificate of registration as a general contractor;                                         
08                 (2)  passes a residential contractor examination, which shall be offered                                
09       by the department at least once each year in each judicial district; the examination,                             
10       which may be written or practical, may test competence in relation to arctic structural                           
11       and thermal construction techniques and other matters as determined by the                                        
12       department in consultation with representatives of the construction industry;                                     
13                 (3)  applies for an endorsement within 12 [SIX] months after passing                                
14       the examination required under (2) of this subsection;                                                            

01                 (4)  within the two years preceding the date of application for the                                     
02       endorsement, has satisfactorily completed either the Alaska craftsman home program                                
03       sponsored by the Department of Community and Economic Development, or its                                         
04       equivalent, or a postsecondary course in arctic engineering, or its equivalent;                                   
05                 (5)  within the seven years preceding the date of application, has not                                  
06       been under a sentence for an offense related to forgery, theft in the first or second                             
07       degree, extortion, or conspiracy to defraud creditors or for a felony involving                                   
08       dishonesty; and                                                                                                   
09                 (6)  pays the appropriate fees.