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SB 451 — Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed.

Last action — Sequential Referral To Finance Added After Regulatory Reform

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill proposes universal licensure and limits continuing education requirements.

This legislation aims to create a system for universal licensure across professions and reduces the hours needed for continuing education. It seeks to simplify the licensing process for practitioners.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

626 added · 217 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill SB 451 focus on reducing continuing education requirements for certain occupational and professional licensing boards by 50%. This is significant because it eases the burden on professionals in these fields, allowing them more flexibility in maintaining their licenses. Notably, if this reduction threatens the validity of any accreditation or legal requirements, the boards must report the conflict by 2025, ensuring accountability. This update aims to streamline the licensing process and help professionals stay compliant without extensive educational demands.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 451 Regulatory Reform Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/26 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 451 Short Title:
Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed.
Occupational/Professional Licensing Relief.
Senators Moffitt, Jarvis, and McInnis (Primary Sponsors).
March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS TO OFFER UNIVERSAL LICENSURE FOR OUT-OF-STATE LICENSEES AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN EXPERIENCED LICENSEES FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARDS.
SECTION 1.
6 PART I.
G.S.
REDUCTION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BOARDS THAT ARE SET BY RULE SECTION 1.1.(a) Reduction of Continuing Education Requirements.
93B-15.3 reads as rewritten:
– Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, covered boards shall reduce the continuing education and professional development hour requirements established by the covered boards' respective rules by fifty percent (50%).
"§ 93B-15.3.
SECTION 1.1.(b) Implementation.
Licensure recognition for individuals licensed in neighboring other states.
– The boards listed in subsection (d) of this section shall implement this reduction by either (i) reducing continuing education rules per renewal cycle by fifty percent (50%) or (ii) keeping the same number of hours required by continuing education rules as of the effective date of this act and doubling the time allowed to achieve those credit hours.
(a) Applicability.
SECTION 1.1.(c) Applicability.
– This section applies to all occupational licensing boards and State agency licensing boards except as provided in this subsection.
– If the reduction of continuing education rules would invalidate an accreditation, Interstate Compact, or federal law or rule for a type of license, certification, or permit of a covered board, then the requirement to reduce the continuing education rules for that specific license is suspended.
This section shall not apply to:
The covered board shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee by October 1, 2025, indicating the invalidation or conflict under this section and a proposed legislative recommendation to reducetherequirements ofcontinuingeducation rulesto themaximumextent allowed without invalidating the licensure, certification, or permit.
(1) Licensure of any healthcare practitioner licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
SECTION 1.1.(d) Definitions.
(1a) Clinical social workers licensed under Chapter 90B of the General Statutes.
– The following definitions apply in this section:
(2) Architects licensed under Chapter 83A of the General Statutes.
(1) Continuing education rules.
(3) Certified public accountants licensed under Chapter 93 of the General Statutes.
– Any rule adopted by a covered board that sets an amount of hours for professional training, professional development, continuing education, continuing legal education, continuing medical education, or other training required for a renewal of licensure, certification, or permit for a licensee of a covered board.
(4) Engineers licensed under Chapter 89C of the General Statutes.
(2) Covered board.
(5) Veterinarians licensed, or veterinary technicians registered, under Article 11 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
– All of the following boards that set continuing education requirements by rule:
(6) Admission to the practice of law or licensure as an attorney under Chapter 84 of the General Statutes.
a.
(7) Licensure of any practitioner licensed by the North Carolina Pesticide Board under Article 52 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects.
(8) Licensure of any practitioner licensed by the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Committee under Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes.
b.
(9) Dealers, salesmen, issuers, investment advisors, investment advisor representatives, and athlete agents athlete agents, and commodity merchants under Chapters 78A, 78C, and 78D of the General Statutes.
North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists.
(10) Certification of any practitioner by the North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractorsand InspectorsCertificationBoardunderArticle5ofChapter90A of the General Statutes.
c.
(11) Licensure of any new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle sales representative, manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, distributor branch, distributor representative, or wholesaler under Article 12 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.
North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
(12) Certification of sworn law enforcement officers certified pursuant to Chapter 17C, 17E, or 74E of the General Statutes.
*S451-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 d.
*S451-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (13) Licensure, certification, or registration for an occupation to the extent that recognition under this section would conflict with minimum standards that federal law requires the State to impose as a condition of licensure.
North Carolina Board for Licensing of Geologists.
(14) Licenses issued to a business or facility, rather than to an individual.
e.
(b) Licensure Recognition.
North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners.
– Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an occupational licensing board or a State agency licensing board subject to this section shall issue a license, certification, or registration to anyapplicant who establishes residence in this State and satisfies all of the following conditions:
f.
(1) The applicant is currently licensed, certified, or registered in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia another state or United States territory or the District of Columbia in the discipline applied for in this State at the same or substantially equivalent practice level, as determined by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board.State.
North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board.
(2) The applicant has been licensed, certified, or registered in one or more of the states listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection or territories or the District of Columbia for at least one year.
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(3) Theapplicant has passed anexaminationrequiredfor thelicense, certification, orregistration in thejurisdictionin whichtheapplicant holds acurrent license, certification, or registration, if an examination was required.
North Carolina Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners.
(4) The applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions within the United States in which the applicant holds or has ever held a license, certification, or registration in the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, certification, or registration in this State.
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(5) The applicant has not voluntarily surrendered a license, certification, or registration or had a license, certification, or registration revoked in any jurisdiction within the United States as a result of unprofessional conduct related to the profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure, certification, or registration in this State.
North Carolina Pesticide Board.
(6) The applicant demonstrates competency in the profession through methods determined by the board, which may include having met the minimum education, clinical supervision, or work experience requirements in effect in theoriginatingstateatthetimetheapplicantobtainedthelicense,certification, or registration from that state.
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(7) The applicant does not have any active or pending disciplinary actions from an occupational licensing board or agency in another jurisdiction within the United States and, if applicable, the occupational licensing board or State agencylicensing board has completed verification under subsection (c) of this section.
North Carolina Appraisal Board.
(8) The applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal history record, as determined by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board under G.S.
j.
93B-8.1 and related provisions of law.
The North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board, in addition to the requirements under Section 2.16 of this act.
(9) The applicant has paid all applicable fees, including fees for application processing, license issuance, verification of credentials, and background checks.
PART II.
(b1) No Requirement of Substantial Equivalency.
REDUCTION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS SPECIFIED BY STATUTE SECTION 2.1.(a) North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors.
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– An occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall not require an applicant eligible for universal licensure recognition pursuant to this section to demonstrate that the applicant is licensed at the same or substantially equivalent practice level in another jurisdiction or that the licensure, certification, or registration requirements of another jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this State.
– G.S.
Page 2 Senate Bill 451-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b2) Limitation on Additional Requirements.
87-10.2 reads as rewritten:
– Except as otherwise required by federal law or by a State law applicable to all applicants for the same credential, an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall not require an applicant eligible for universallicensurerecognitionpursuanttothissectiontocompleteadditionaleducation,training, examination, apprenticeship, clinical supervision, supervised practice, or other experience as a condition of licensure, certification, or registration, except that this subsection does not prohibit a board from requiring any of the following:
"§ 87-10.2.
(1) An examination specific to the laws of this State, if the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board administers an examination on the laws of this State as part of its licensure, certification, or registration requirements for all applicants.
Continuing education.
(2) A criminal history record check.
(a) As a condition of license renewal, at least one qualifier or qualifying party of a licensee holding a building contractor, residential contractor, or unclassified contractor license classification shall complete, on an annual basis,eight hours as determinedbythe Boardpursuant to subsection (b1) of this section, either (i) on an annual basis, five hours or (ii) on a biennial basis, 10 hoursofcontinuingeducationapprovedin accordancewith this section.Whereanentity holding a building contractor, residential contractor, or unclassified contractor license classification has multiple qualifiers or qualifying parties, at least one qualifier or qualifying party of the licensee shall complete this requirement for the license to remain valid.
(3) Other administrative requirements imposed on all applicants for the same credential.
(b) Of the eight hours of annual When completing annual continuing education, of the fivehoursofcontinuingeducationrequiredbythis section,twohoursshallbeamandatorycourse approved by the Board and the remaining six three hours shall be elective courses approved by the Board.
(c) Prior Disciplinary Actions.
When completing biennial continuing education, of the 10 hours required, four hours shall be a mandatory course approved by the Board and the remaining six hours shall be elective courses approved by the Board.
– If the applicant has any prior resolved disciplinary actions from an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board at the time of application, the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to which the applicant is applying shall determine and verify that the disciplinary action is resolved and, if applicable, corrective action has been taken.
Each qualifier or qualifying party shall complete the mandatory course each year or compliance period, as applicable.
If a disciplinary action is pending in another jurisdiction, an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall suspend the application process for any license, certificate, or registration under this section until the disciplinary action has been resolved.
Each qualifier or qualifying party may accumulate and carry forward up to four two hours of elective course credit to the next calendar year.
(c1) Notice of Incomplete Application.
or compliance period, as applicable.
– If an application for universal licensure recognition under this section is incomplete, the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall notify the applicant in writing within 15 business days after receipt of the application and shall identifywith specificitythe information needed to completethe application.
The Board shall evaluate and approve:
(c2) Board Action on Completed Application.
(1) The content of continuing education courses.
– Within 30 days after receipt of a completed application for universal licensure recognition under this section, the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall grant or deny the application.
(2) Accreditation of continuing education sponsors and programs.
If the application is denied, the board shall provide written notice of the denial and the basis for the denial.
(3) Computation of credit.
(d) Required Information.
(4) General compliance procedures.
– Each occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board shall publish a document that lists the specific criteria or requirements for licensure, certification, or registration by the board under this section and any necessary documentation needed for satisfying the requirements.
(5) Providers and instructors of continuing education courses.
The information required by this subsection shall be published on the occupational licensing board's or State agency licensing board's website.
(b1) The Board shall determine whether continuing education requirements shall be completed on an annual or biennial basis and shall notify licensees of the selected compliance period no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable compliance period.
(e) Effect on Other Agreements.
… (g) Continuing education requirements shall begin on January 1 of any calendar year and shall be completed by November 30 of that calendar year or, for biennial compliance periods, by November 30 of the second year of the compliance period.
– Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in this State from entering into a reciprocity agreement with another jurisdiction or to invalidate any existing reciprocity agreement between any occupational licensing board or agency in this State and another jurisdiction.
The Board shall establish a 90-day grace period following November 30 of each calendar year the compliance period for any qualifier or qualifying party who has failed to complete the continuing education requirement.
(f) Scope of License.
Failure of the qualifier or qualifying party of the entity holding a building contractor, residential contractor, or unclassified contractor license classification to satisfy the annual continuing education requirement by the expiration of the grace period shall result in the license of the entity being invalidated until such time that continuing education and all other licensing requirements have been met.
– Any license, certification, or registration granted by an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board to any applicant under this section shall be valid only in this State and does not extend validity to other jurisdictions, including through an interstate compact, unless otherwise provided by law or interstate agreement.
Page 2 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (h) Any licensee who chooses not to complete the annual continuing education as required by this section may annually request that the Board place the licensee's license in an inactive status and the license shall become invalid for that license year.
(g) Rights and Obligations.
period.
– Any individual who is licensed, certified, or registered under this section shall be entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of an individual who was licensed, certified, or registered by an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in this State under any other provision of law.
However, in order for the license to be maintained as inactive, the licensee shall pay the same annual renewal fee paid by active licensees.
(h) Alternative Pathway.
Should the licensee desire to return to active status, the qualifier or qualifying party of the licensee shall satisfactorily complete the following continuing education requirements prior to seeking reinstatement:
– Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an individual from proceeding under the existing licensure, certification, or registration Senate Bill 451-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 requirements established by an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board in this State.
(1) If the licensee seeks reinstatement during the first two years after the license becomes inactive, the qualifier or qualifying party shall complete eight five hours for annual compliance periods or 10 hours for biennial compliance periods of continuing education, including the mandatory course offered during the year period of reinstatement.
(i) Complaint Procedure.
(2) If the licensee seeks reinstatement more than two years after the license becomes inactive, the qualifier or qualifying party shall complete 16 eight hours for annual compliance periods or 16 hours for biennial compliance periods of continuing education, including the mandatory course offered during the year period of reinstatement.
– An applicant who alleges that an occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board has violated this section by failing to act on a completed application within the time required by subsection (c2) of this section or by imposing a requirement prohibited by subsection (b1) or (b2) of this section may file a complaint with the Department of Labor.
…." SECTION 2.1.(b) Rulemaking.
The Department of Labor shall do all of the following:
– The North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(1) Receive and review complaints filed pursuant to this subsection.
SECTION 2.2.(a) North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board.
(2) Provide a copy of the complaint to the occupational licensing board or State agencylicensing board that is the subject of the complaint and allow the board 10 business days to respond.
– G.S.
(3) Issue written findings to the applicant and the board within 30 days after receipt of the board's response or, if no response is received, within 40 days after the complaint is filed.
89D-20 reads as rewritten:
(4) Include in its written findings any recommendation for corrective action necessary to bring the board into compliance with this section.
"§ 89D-20.
(5) Transmit a copy of its written findings to the Attorney General and the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee.
License renewal and continuing education.
(j) Alternative Relief.
… (b) As a condition of license renewal, a licensee shall meet the continuing education requirements set under either one of the following options as determined by the Board.
– Nothing in this section shall preclude an applicant from seeking judicial review or other relief otherwise available under law.
Each licensee shall complete seven continuing education units per year.
(k) Universal Licensure Recognition Fee.
Board:
– An applicant seeking licensure, certification, or registration under this section shall pay a universal license recognition processing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the board from which the applicant is seeking licensure, certification, or registration under this section.
(1) Option 1:
The fee shall be in addition to fees for the cost of any criminal history record check, license verification, or other third-party verification required by the occupational licensing board or State agency licensing board.
Annual requirement.
The fee shall be used only to administer this section.
– Each licensee shall complete three and one-half continuing education units per year.
The fee shall be waived for an active duty military service member, a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, amember of the North Carolina National Guard, a military veteran who applied within one year of separation from service, or the spouse of a militaryservice member, reserve component member, National Guard member, or military veteran qualifying under this subsection, provided the marriage existed at the time of the service member's discharge, retirement, death, or current active service." SECTION 2.
(2) Option 2:
G.S.
Biennial requirement.
93B-2(f) reads as rewritten:
– Each licensee shall complete seven continuing education units over a two-year period.
"(f) Report.
For annual license renewals that occur during this two-year continuing education cycle, the Board shall do both of the following:
– Beginning on October 31, 2026, October 31, 2027, each occupational licensing board and State agencylicensing board subject to G.S.
a.
93B-15.3, as enacted bySection 1(a) of S.L.
At the first annual renewal, verify that the licensee is making satisfactory progress toward meeting the biennial requirement.
2025-61, G.S.
b.
93B-15.3 shall include all of the following data for the previous fiscal year in the annual report to the Secretaryof State, the Attorney General, and the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee, as required by this section:
At the second annual renewal, verify that the licensee has completed the full biennial requirement.
(1) The number of individuals who applied for licensure, certification, or registration in accordance with G.S.
(c) The Board shall notifylicensees of the selected continuing education option provided by subsection (b) of this section no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
93B-15.3.
(d) The Board may suspend a licensee's license for 30 days for failure to obtain continuing education units required bythis subsection.
(2) The number of individuals who received licensure, certification, or registration in accordance with G.S.
section.
93B-15.3.
Upon payment of a reinstatement fee, submission to the Board of proof of the continuing education units required by this subsection, and payment of the license renewal fee and late renewal fee, the licensee's license shall be reinstated.
(3) The number of individuals who were denied licensure, certification, or registration in accordance with G.S.
Failure to request a reinstatement of the license and failure to pay the reinstatement fee, renewal fee, and late renewal fee shall result in theforfeitureof alicense.Upon forfeiture, a person shall be required to submit a new application and retake the examination as provided in this Chapter." SECTION 2.2.(b) Rulemaking.
93B-15.3, including the reasons for denial.
– The North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(4) The average number of days between receipt of a completed application submitted pursuant to G.S.
Senate Bill 451-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.3.(a) North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board.
93B-15.3 and final action on the application.
– G.S.
(5) The number of complaints filed with the Department of Labor under G.S.
89G-9 reads as rewritten:
93B-15.3(i) concerning the board and the disposition of those complaints." Page 4 Senate Bill 451-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
"§ 89G-9.
Chapter 93B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
License renewal and continuing education.
"§ 93B-9.1.
… (b) As a condition of license renewal, an individual licensee shall meet continuing education requirements set by the Board.
Continuing education exemption for certain experienced licensees.
Each individual licensee shall complete 10 continuing education units per year.An individual licensee shall meet continuing education requirements under one of the following options as determined by the Board:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an occupational licensing board or a State agency licensing board shall not require an individual to complete continuing education or other similar recurring training activities as a condition of renewing or maintaining a license, certification, or registration if the individual satisfies both of the following conditions:
(1) Option 1:
(1) The individual is 65 years of age or older.
Annual requirement.
(2) The individual has been actively engaged in the practice of the occupation, profession, or activity for which the license, certification, or registration is held in this State for at least 25 years.
– Each individual licensee shall complete five continuing education units per year.
(b) This section shall not apply to the occupational licensing boards and State agency licensing boards that are exempt from G.S.
(2) Option 2:
93B-15.3, as provided in subsection (a) of that section.
Biennial requirement.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual who qualifies for an exemption under this section from voluntarily completing continuing education or similar training activities." SECTION 4.
– Each individual licensee shall complete 10 continuing education units over a two-year period.
This act becomes effective October 1, 2026.
For annal license renewals that occur during this two-year continuing education cycle, the Board shall do both of the following:
Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply to applications for licensure, certification, or registration received on or after October 1, 2026.
a.
Section 3 of this act applies to licenses, certifications, and registrations that are active on and after October 1, 2026.
At the first annual renewal, verify that the licensee is making satisfactory progress toward meeting the biennial requirement.
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b.
At the second annual renewal, verify that the licensee has completed the full biennial requirement.
(b1) The Board shall determine which continuing education option provided bysubsection (b) of this section shall be implemented and shall notify licensees of the selected option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable compliance period.
…." SECTION 2.3.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.4.(a) North Carolina Auctioneers Commission.
– G.S.
85B-4(e1) reads as rewritten:
"(e1) The Commission may require licensees to complete annually not more than six hours either (i) not more than three hours annually or (ii) not more than six hours biennially of Commission-approved continuing education courses prior to license renewal.
The Commission shall determine which continuing education option shall be implemented and shall notify licensees of the selected option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable compliance period.
The Commission may impose different continuing education requirements, including no such requirements, upon the classes of licensees under this Chapter.
The Commission maywaive any or all continuing education requirements in cases of hardship, disability, or illness, or under other circumstances as the Commission deems appropriate.
The Commission may adopt rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter to establish continuing education requirements, including rules that govern any of the following:
(1) The content and subject matter of continuing education courses.
(2) The curriculum of required continuing education courses.
(3) The criteria, standards, and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors.
(4) The methods of instruction for continuing education courses.
(5) The computation of course credit.
(6) The number of credit hours needed annually.for compliance.
(7) The ability to carry forward course credit from one year compliance period to another.
(8) The waiver of the continuing education requirement for hardship or other reasons to be determined by the Commission.
(9) The procedures for compliance and noncompliance with continuing education requirements." Page 4 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION2.4.(b) Rulemaking.– TheNorthCarolinaAuctioneersCommissionshall adopt to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.5.(a) North Carolina Real Estate Commission.
– G.S.
93A-38.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93A-38.5.
Continuing education.
(a) The Commission shall establish a program of continuing education for real estate brokers.
An individual licensed as a real estate broker is required to complete eight hours of instruction a year during any license renewal period either (i) four hours of instruction a year during any license renewal period or (ii) eight hours of instruction over a two-year period in subjects the Commission deems appropriate.
The Commission shall determine which continuing education option shall be implemented and shall notify licensees of the selected option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
Any licensee who fails to complete continuing education requirements pursuant to this section shall not actively engage in the business of real estate broker.
(b) The Commission may, as part of the broker continuing education requirements, require real estate brokers-in-charge to complete during each annual license period a special continuing education course consisting of not more than four two hours of instruction if the Commission selects the annual continuing education option, or not more than four hours of instruction over a two-year period if the Commission selects the biennial continuing education option, in subjects prescribed by the Commission.
… (d) The Commission may adopt rules not inconsistent with this Chapter to implement the continuing education requirement, including rules that govern:
… (6) The ability to carry forward course credit from one year continuing education cycle to another.
(7) The deferral of continuing education for brokers not engaged in brokerage.
(8) The waiver of or variance from the continuing education requirement for hardship or other reasons.
(9) The procedures for compliance and sanctions for noncompliance.
…." SECTION 2.5.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Real Estate Commission shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.6.(a) North Carolina Alarm Systems Licensing Board.
– G.S.
74D-5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 74D-5.
Powers of the Board.
(a) In addition to the powers conferred upon the Board elsewhere in this Chapter, the Board shall have the power to:
… (9) Determine which of the following continuing education requirement options shall apply.
The Board shall select one of the following options and notify licensees and registrants of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
Credit shall be given only for classes that have been preapproved by the Board:
a.
Biennial requirement option.
– Each licensee shall complete at least three credit hours of continuing education training during each two-year renewal period, and each registrant shall complete at least one and one-half credit hours of continuing education training during each two-year renewal period.
Senate Bill 451-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
Quadrennial requirement option.
– Each licensee shall complete at least six credit hours of continuing education training during each four-year period (spanning two renewal cycles), and each registrant shall complete at least three credit hours of continuing education training during each four-year period (spanning two renewal cycles).
(b) The chairman of the Board or his representative designated to be a hearing officer may conduct anyhearing called by the board for the purpose of denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration under this Chapter." SECTION 2.6.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Alarm Systems Licensing Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.7.(a) North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners.
– G.S.
86B-58 reads as rewritten:
"§ 86B-58.
Continuing education.
(a) The Board shall determine the number of hours hours, subject to the requirements of subsection (d) of this section, and subject matter of continuing education required as a condition of license renewal.
The Board may offer continuing education to the licensees under this act.
… (d) Laserhairpractitioners arerequiredto completea minimum of10 hoursofcontinuing education annually to maintain their licenses pursuant to rules adopted by the Board.Continuing education requirements for licensees shall be as follows:
(1) An electrologist licensed in this State shall complete continuing education units in the amount determined by the Board pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, which shall be either five continuing education units annually or 10 continuing education units biennially, as a requirement for renewal of the electrology license.
(2) A laser hair practitioner licensed in this State shall complete continuing education units in the amount determined by the Board pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, which shall be either five continuing education units annually or 10 continuing education units biennially, as a requirement for renewal of the laser hair practitioner license.
(e) The Board shall determine whether continuing education requirements shall be completed on an annual basis at five continuing education units per year or on a biennial basis at 10 continuing education units per two-year period.
The Board shall notify licensees of the selected continuing education cycle no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
All references in this section to alternative continuing education requirements shall be interpreted in accordance with the continuing education cycle established by the Board pursuant to this subsection.
(f) Notwithstanding any other subsection of this section, the Board may establish, through rule, reduced continuing education requirements for licensees with substantial practice experience." SECTION 2.7.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.8.(a) North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners.
– G.S.
88B-21 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88B-21.
Renewals;
expired licenses;
inactive status.
… (d1) The Board shall determine which of the following continuing education requirement options shall apply and shall notify licensees of the selected option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle:
(1) Option 1.
– Fewer hours requirement.
(2) Option 2.
– Extended timeframe requirement.
Page 6 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (e) Prior to renewal of a license, a teacher, cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist shall annually complete eight hours of Board-approved continuing education for each year of the licensing cycle.
A cosmetologist may complete up to 24 hours of required continuing education at anytime within the cosmetologist's three-year licensing cycle.If the Board selects Option 1 under subsection (d1) of this section, prior to renewal of a license:
(1) A teacher, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist shall annually complete four hours of Board-approved continuing education.
(2) A cosmetologist shall complete a total of 12 hours of Board-approved continuing education for the three-year licensing cycle and may complete these hours at any time within the cosmetologist's three-year licensing cycle.
(e1) If the Board selects Option 2 under subsection (d1) of this section, prior to renewal of a license:
(1) A teacher shall complete a total of eight hours of Board-approved continuing education over a two-year licensing cycle.
(2) An esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist shall complete a total of eight hours of Board-approved continuing education over a two-year period, with a minimum of four hours completed each year.
(3) A cosmetologist shall complete a total of 24 hours of Board-approved continuing education over a six-year period, with a minimum of four hours completed each year.
(e2) Licensees shall submit written documentation to the Board showing that they have satisfied the requirements of this subsection.
subsection (e) or subsection (e1) of this section, as applicable.
A licensee who is in active practice as a cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist, has practiced for at least 10 consecutive years in that profession, and is 60 years of age or older does not have to meet the continuing education requirements of this subsection.
A licensee who is in active practice as a cosmetologist and has at least 20 consecutive years of experience as a cosmetologist, does not have to meet the continuing education requirements of this subsection, but shall report any continuing education classes completed to the Board, whether the continuing education classes are Board-approved or not.
Promotion of products and systems shall be allowed at continuing education given in-house or at trade shows.
Continuing education classes mayalso be offered in secondary languages as needed.
No member of the Board may offer continuing education courses as required by this section.
… (h) Upon request by a licensee for inactive status, the Board may place the licensee's name on the inactive list so long as the licensee is in good standing with the Board.
An inactive licenseeis notrequiredto completecontinuing educationrequirements.Aninactivelicenseeshall not practice cosmetic art for consideration.
However, the inactive licensee may continue to purchase supplies as accorded an active licensee.
When the inactive licensee desires to be removed from the inactive list and return to active practice, the inactive licensee shall notify the Board of his or her desire to return to active status and pay the required fee as determined by the Board.Asaconditionofreturningtoactivestatus,theBoardmayrequirethe licenseeto complete eight to 24 hours of continuing education pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.continuing education consistent with the option selected under subsection (d1) of this section, as follows:
(1) If the Board has selected Option 1 under subsection (d1) of this section, the Board may require four to 12 hours of continuing education.
(2) If the Board has selected Option 2 under subsection (d1) of this section, the Board may require eight to 24 hours of continuing education to be completed within the applicable time frame specified in subsection (e1) of this section." SECTION 2.8.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Senate Bill 451-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.9.(a) North CarolinaBoardofRegistration forForesters.
– G.S.
89B-11 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89B-11.
Expiration and renewals;
continuing education.
… (b) The Board shall require registered foresters to attend continuing education courses approved by the Board, not to exceed 12 hours per year, as a condition of renewal.While maintaining the annual registration renewal cycle as established in subsection (a) of this section, the Board shall determine which of the following continuing education requirement options shall apply and shall require registered foresters to attend continuing education courses approved by the Board as a condition of renewal:
(1) Option 1.
– The continuing education requirement shall not exceed six hours per annual registration period.
(2) Option 2.
– The continuing education requirement shall not exceed 12 hours over a two-year period, with compliance determined at the end of each two-year continuing education cycle.
(c) The Board shall notifyregisteredforesters oftheselected continuing education option provided by subsection (b) of this section no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
Under either option, the registration shall continue to be renewed annually as provided in subsection (a) of this section." SECTION 2.9.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Board of Registration for Foresters shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.10.(a) North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners.
– G.S.
93-12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 93-12.
Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners.
The name of the State Board of Accountancy is hereby changed to State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners and said name State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners is hereby substituted for the name State Board of Accountancy wherever the latter name appears or is used in Chapter 93 of the General Statutes.
Said Board is created as an agency of the State of North Carolina and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor, five persons to be holders of valid and unrevoked certificates as certified public accountants issued under the provisions of this Chapter and two persons who are not certified public accountants who shall represent the interest of the public at large.
Members of the Board shallholdofficeforthetermofthree yearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsareappointed.Appointments to the Board shall be made under the provisions of this Chapter as and when the terms of the members of the present State Board of Accountancy expire;
provided, that all future appointments to said Board shall be made for a term of three years expiring on the thirtieth day of June.
All Board members serving on June 30, 1980, shall be eligible to complete their respective terms.
No member appointed to a term on or after July 1, 1980, shall serve more than two complete consecutive terms.
The powers and duties of the Board shall be as follows:
… (8b) To formulate rules for the continuing professional education of all persons holding the certificate of certified public accountant, subject to the following provisions:
a.
After January 1, 1983, any person desiring to obtain or renew a certificate as a certified public accountant must offer evidence satisfactory to the Board that the person has complied with the continuingprofessional educationrequirementapprovedbythe Board.
The Board may grant a conditional license for not more than 12 months forpersonswhoarebeinglicensedforthefirst time,ormoving into North Carolina, or for other good cause, in order that the person may comply with the continuing professional education requirement.
Page 8 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
The Board shall adopt rules for the administration of the continuing professional education requirement with a minimum number of hours of 20 and a maximum number of hours of 40 per year, and the The Board shall determine which of the following continuing professional education requirement options shall apply:
1.
Option 1:
Annual requirement.
– The Board shall adopt rules for the administration of the continuing professional education requirement with a minimum number of hours of 10 and a maximum number of hours of 20 per year;
or 2.
Option 2:
Biennial requirement.
– The Board shall adopt rules for the administration of the continuing professional education requirement with a minimum number of hours of 20 and a maximum number of hours of 40 per two-year period.
The Board shall notify certificate holders of the selected continuing professional education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing professional education cycle.
The Board may exempt persons who are retired or inactive from the continuing professional education requirement.
The Under either option, the Board may also permit any certified public accountant to accumulate hours of continuing professional education in any calendar year of as much as two additional years annual requirement in advance of or subsequent to the required calendar year.period.
c.
Any applicant who offers satisfactory evidence on forms promulgated by the Board that the applicant has participated in a continuing professional education program of the type required bythe Board shall be deemed to have complied with this subdivision.
…." SECTION 2.10.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.11.(a) North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors.
– G.S.
87-44.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 87-44.1.
Continuing education courses required.
Beginning July 1, 1991, the Board may require as prerequisite to the annual renewal of a license that every listed qualified individual complete continuing education courses in subjects relating to electrical contracting to assure the safe and proper installation of electrical work and equipment in order to protect the life, health, and property of the public.
The listed qualified individual shall complete, duringthe 12 months or 24 months, at the Board's choice, immediately preceding license renewal, a specific number of hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board prior to enrollment.
The Board shall notify licensees of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
The Board shall not require more than 10 five hours of continuing education courses per 12 months 12-month period, or more than 10 hours per 24-month period if the Board chooses a biennial requirement, and such continuing education courses shall include those taught at a community college as approved by the Board.
The listed qualified individual may accumulate and carry forward not more than two additional years of the annual fifty percent (50%) of the required continuing education requirement.
hours, not to exceed two and one-half hours for an annual cycle or five hours for a biennial cycle, to the next applicable cycle.
Attendance at any course or courses of continuing education shall be certified to the Board on a form provided by the Board and shall be submitted at the time the licensee makes application to the Board for its license renewal and payment of its license renewal fee.
This continuing education requirement Senate Bill 451-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 may be waived by the Board in cases of certified illness or undue hardship as provided for in the Rules of the Board." SECTION 2.11.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.12.(a) North Carolina Well Contractors Certification Commission.
– G.S.
87-98.12(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) In order to be certified under this Article, a well contractor shall satisfactorily complete two hours one hour of approved continuing education each year for the first three years of the contractor's certification.
certification, or alternatively, at the Commission's choice, shall complete a total of three hours of approved continuing education over the first six years of the contractor's certification.
The Commission shall notify contractors of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days beforethestartoftheapplicablecontinuingeducationcycle and shall not require a well contractor properlycertified in accordance with the provisions of this Article and rules adopted under this Article to obtain continuing education credits for annual renewal of certification after the contractor's third or sixth year of certification, depending on which continuing education option the Board selects, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
The Commission shall specify the scope of required continuing education courses for this purpose and shall approve continuing education courses." SECTION 2.12.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Well Contractors Certification Commission shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.13.(a) North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board.
– G.S.
143-151.13A reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-151.13A.
Professional development program for officials.
(a) As used in this section, "official" means a qualified Code-enforcement official as that term is defined in G.S.
143-151.8.
(b) The Board may establish professional development requirements for officials as a condition of the renewal or reactivation of their certificates.
The purposes of these professional development requirements are to assist officials in maintaining professional competence in their enforcement of the Code and to assure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina.
An official subject to this section shall present evidence to the Board at each certificate renewal after initial certification, that during the 12 months the official has completed the required number of credit hours in courses approved by the Board during the applicable period before the certificate expiration date, the official has completed the required number of credit hours in courses approved by the Board.
Annual continuing Continuing education hour requirements shall be determined by the Board but shall not be more than six three credit hours.
hours per year, or alternatively, at the Board's choice, the Board may require up to six credit hours to be completed over a two-year period.
The Board shall notify officials of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
(c) The Board may require an individual who earns a certificate under programs established in G.S.
143-151.13 to complete professional development courses, not to exceed six three hours in each technical area of certification, within one year after that individual is first employed by a city or county inspection department.
(d) As a condition of reactivating a standard or limited certificate, the Board may require the completion of professional development courses within one year after reemployment as an official as follows:
(1) An individual who has been on inactive status for more than two years and who has not been continuously employed by a city or county inspection department during the period of inactive status shall complete professional development courses not to exceed six three hours for each technical area in which the individual is certified.
Page 10 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) An individual who has been on inactive status for more than two years and who has been continuously employed by a city or county inspection department during the period of inactive status shall complete professional development courses not to exceed three one and one-half hours for each technical area in which the individual is certified.
(3) An individual who has been on inactive status for two years or less shall complete professional development courses not to exceed two hours one hour for each technical area in which the individual is certified.
…." SECTION 2.13.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.14.(a) North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board.
– G.S.
143-151.64 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-151.64.
Continuing education requirements.
(a) Requirements.
– The Board may establish programs of continuing education for licensees under this Article.
A licensee subject to a program under this section shall present evidence to the Board upon the license renewal following initial licensure, and every renewal thereafter, that during the 12 months applicable period preceding the annual license expiration date the licensee has completed the required number of classroom hours of instruction in courses approved by the Board.
Annual continuing Continuing education hour requirements shall be determined bythe Board, but shall not be less than 12 six credit hours and no more than 20 hours.
10 credit hours annually, or alternatively, at the Board's choice, shall not be less than 12 credit hours and no more than 20 credit hours over a two-year period.
The Board shall notify licensees of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
No member of the Board shall provide or sponsor a continuing education course under this section while that person is serving on the Board.
…." SECTION 2.14.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.15.(a) North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board.
– G.S.
143-143.11B reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-143.11B.
Continuing education.
(a) The Board may establish programs and requirements of continuing education for licensees, but shall not require licensees to complete more than eight four credit hours of continuing education.
education annually, or alternatively, at the Board's choice, shall not require licensees to complete more than eight credit hours of continuing education over a two-year period.
The Board shall notify licensees of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
Before the renewal of a license, alicenseeshall present evidenceto theBoardthat thelicenseehas completedtherequired number of continuing education hours in courses approved by the Board during the two months applicable period immediately preceding the expiration of the licensee's license.
No member of the Board shall provide or sponsor a continuing education course under this section while that person is serving on the Board.
… (c) The Board may adopt any reasonable rules not inconsistent with this Part to give purpose and effect to the continuing education requirement, including rules that govern:
(1) The content and subject matter of continuing education courses.
(2) The criteria, standards, and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors.
(3) The methods of instruction.
(4) The computation of course credit.
Senate Bill 451-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) The ability to carry forward course credit from one year to another.between continuing education cycles.
(6) The waiver of or variance from the continuing education requirement for hardship or other reasons.
(7) The procedures for compliance and sanctions for noncompliance.
…." SECTION 2.15.(b) Rulemaking.
– The North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.16.(a) The North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board.
– G.S.
90D-8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90D-8.
Provisional license.
(a) Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be issued a one-time provisional license as an interpreter or transliterator if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age.
(2) Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.
(3) Completes two one continuing education units unit approved by the Board.
These units must be completed Board for each renewable year.year, or alternatively, at the Board's choice, completes two continuing education units over a two-year period.
The Board shall notify applicants of the selected continuing education option no less than 90 days before the start of the applicable continuing education cycle.
(4) Holds at least a two-year associate degree in interpreting from an accredited institution and satisfies one of the following:
a.
Holds a quality assurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System (NCICS) level C classification.
b.
Holds a valid National Association of the Deaf (NAD) level 2 or 3 certification.
c.
Holds a current Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) level 3.5 or above classification.
d.
Repealed by Session Laws 2005-299, s.
2, effective August 22, 2005.
e.
Repealed by Session Laws 2023-137, s.
45(b), effective October 10, 2023.
f.
Holds any other certificate or assessment issued by a nationally recognized body approved by the Board by rule." SECTION 2.16.(b) The North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
PART III.
CARRYOVER OF EARNED HOURS SECTION3.1.(a) CarryoverofContinuingEducationHours.
– Notwithstandingany provision of law to the contrary, each occupational licensing board subject to this act may adopt or amend its rules to allow licensees to carry over continuing education or professional development hours from one compliance window to the next, provided all of the following conditions are met:
(1) Preservation of the fifty percent (50%) reduction.
– Whether a board has shortened the total hours per renewal cycle or extended the continuing education or professional development hour compliance window (e.g., from 12monthsto24months),anycarryoverpoliciesshallnotunderminetheintent of this act to reduce the effective continuing education and professional development hour burden by fifty percent (50%) on an annualized basis.
Page 12 Senate Bill 451-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) No double counting.
– Any hours used to satisfy a licensee's continuing education or professional development hour requirement for one compliance window or renewal cycle may not fully satisfy the requirement for a subsequent compliance window or renewal cycle, unless the board's rules clearly define allowable partial carryover or additional hours earned in excess of the requirement.
(3) Uniform application.
– Any hours earned prior to the effective date of this act that are carried forward to a future compliance window shall be treated uniformly for all licensees similarly situated.
The board may set a maximum limit on the number of hours carried over, how long those hours remain valid, or whether partial hours (e.g., half-hour increments) are permissible.
SECTION 3.1.(b) Annual Renewal vs.
Continuing Education Compliance Window.
– Nothing in this section requires a board to alter its statutory or regulatory license renewal period.
A board may maintain its current renewal cycle, whether it is annual or already longer than one year, while granting licensees a compliance window sufficient to achieve a fiftypercent (50%) annualized reduction in the existing CE/PDH requirement mandated by this act.
PART IV.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 4.1.
This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to applications for and renewals of licensure, certification, and permits on or after that date.
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