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This Resolution requests the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Contractors License Board to ensure that the Contractors License Board always has at least two members who are Specialty Contractors with expertise in specific structural contracting areas, such as welding or pile driving, and whose licenses were not automatically granted due to holding a general contractor license. The resolution highlights that general engineering and building contractors can automatically obtain several specialty classifications that significantly impact a building's structural integrity without further testing, and that the current board composition lacks guaranteed representation from these crucial structural trades, potentially jeopardizing public safety. Additionally, the resolution asks the Department and the Board to explore the feasibility of a structural contracting advisory committee and to review their rules regarding automatic specialty license issuance for general contractors, with a report on their findings and any legislative proposals due to the Legislature before the 2023 session.