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Senator1 Hillto By:Senate Bill 6 Amend Senate Bill No.

Representative6 Evansas 8originally Forintroduced: An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE OF LICENSE AS A CONTRACTOR;

Add Representative Evans as a cosponsor of the bill AND FORPage OTHER1, PURPOSES.line 8, delete "RESTRICTED" AND Delete the subtitle in its entirety and substitute:

Subtitle"TO TO CREATE A LIFETIME CERTIFICATE OF LICENSE AS A CONTRACTOR.CONTRACTOR." AND Page 1, line 21, delete "Restricted lifetime" and substitute "Lifetime" AND Page 1, line 23, delete "any person who" and substitute "any individual who" AND Page 1, line 25, delete "restricted" AND Page 1, line 27, delete "restricted" AND Page 1, delete line 29 and substitute the following:

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SECTION(3) 1.The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application." AND Page 1, line 30, delete "restricted" AND Page 2, delete lines 1 through 16 The Amendment was read the first time, rules suspended and read the second time and _______________________ By:

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Lifetime certificate of license as a contractor.

(a)(1) Upon reaching the age of sixty-five (65), or any time thereafter, any individual who has received a certificate of license as a contractor from the Contractors Licensing Board for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor.

(2) The lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall be issued upon satisfactory proof of age and upon payment of a one-time fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00).

(3) The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application.

(b) An individual issued a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall maintain:

(1) All bonds as required by law or rule of the board for any period in which any work as a contractor is performed for remunerative purposes, whether as an employee or an independent contractor;

and *MLD017* 01-26-2023 09:38:57 MLD017 As Engrossed:

S1/26/23 SB6 (2) Workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514.

4 /s/Hill 6 APPROVED:

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