North Carolina § 143-151 - 49. Powers and responsibilities of Board.

§ 143-151. 49. Powers and responsibilities of Board.

General. - The Board has the power to do all of the following: Examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for a new or renewed license. Adopt and publish a code of ethics and standard of practice for persons licensed under this Article. Issue, renew, deny, revoke, and suspend licenses under this Article. Conduct investigations, subpoena individuals and records, and do all other things necessary and proper to discipline persons licensed under this Article and to enforce this Article. Employ professional, clerical, investigative, or special personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. Purchase or rent office space, equipment, and supplies necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. Adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings, official records, and licenses. Conduct administrative hearings in accordance with Article 3A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. Establish fees as allowed by this Article. Publish and make available upon request the licensure standards prescribed under this Article and all rules adopted by the Board. Request and receive the assistance of State educational institutions or other State agencies. Establish education requirements for licensure. Establish continuing education requirements for persons licensed under this Article. Adopt rules necessary to implement this Article. Education Requirements. - The education program adopted by the Board may not consist of more than 200 hours of instruction. The instruction may include field training, classroom instruction, distance learning, peer review, and any other educational format approved by the Board. History (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 724, s. 1; 2009-509, s. 2.1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-509, s. 1.2, provides: "The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board has the authority under G.S. 143-151.49(a)(12) and G.S. 143-151.55(a) to establish continuing education requirements as a condition of licensure renewal. Under that authority, the Board must require home inspectors and associate home inspectors licensed on or before September 30, 2011, to complete a continuing education program that focuses on inspection techniques and reporting requirements. The program must consist of 48 hours of instruction, composed of three separate 16-hour segments. A separate segment must be offered each renewal period. A licensee must complete one segment of the program for each of the three license renewal periods beginning with the license renewal period that starts on October 1, 2011. A licensee must complete the three-year program by October 1, 2014. Completion of each program segment satisfies the continuing education requirements under G.S. 143-151.64 for the renewal period in which it is completed. The Board may not allow continuing education credit for an unapproved course under G.S. 143-151.64 (c) to be substituted for the continuing education requirements of this section." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-509, s. 2.1, effective October 1, 2011, added "Examine and" at the beginning of subdivision (a)(1); added subdivision (a)(11a); and rewrote subsection (b) pertaining to development of a licensing examination.