Regulation .23 Experience or Education Requirement.
Regulation .23 Experience or Education Requirement.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Trade Experience.
(1)
An applicant for a home improvement contractor's license shall have at least 2 years of trade experience.
(2)
“Trade experience” includes one or more of the following:
(a)
Participation in a registered apprenticeship program;
(b)
Employment in performing home improvements;
(c)
Employment in performing commercial or residential construction, repairs, or renovations;
(d)
Participation in a community service or charitable building or renovation program; or
(e)
Performing repairs and improvements which require a building permit on one's home or the home of family members.
(3)
Experience as a licensed home improvement salesperson for at least 2 years may be credited as trade experience, if the Home Improvement Commission determines that the applicant has gained substantial knowledge of the operation of a home improvement business.
B.
Business Experience in Other Areas. Experience in the capacity of supervisor, manager, or owner of a business may be substituted for 1 year of the required trade experience, based on a review by the Home Improvement Commission, or an applicant for a home improvement contractor's license may substitute for the required trade experience educational training in:
(1)
Vocational school training in a building trade; or
(2)
Participation in a building trade work-study program.
C.
Experience or educational qualifications of applicants for a home improvement contractor's license who have documented handicaps shall be considered by the Commission on an individual basis.