AN ACT to direct various licensing boards to study the acceptance of continuing education credits from other boards.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The State Licensing Board for General Contractors shall coordinate and consult with the North Carolina Board of Architecture and Registered Interior Designers and the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors to study whether any continuing education requirements currently offered by each respective board can be accepted for continuing education credit in regard to the other boards and the boards' licensure continuing education requirements. The State Licensing Board for General Contractors shall compile data in a report and identify which course would be eligible and any other methods to allow the boards to cooperate in regards to continuing education courses qualifying for multiple licensures. The State Licensing Board for General Contractors shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Administrative Oversight Committee by April 1, 2024, with their findings and recommendations.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.