Bill > HB1857

This bill reduces the years of professional experience required for appointment to several professional boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation from five to three years. Specifically, the bill lowers the experience requirement for home inspectors on the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; hearing aid specialists, otolaryngologists, opticians, and ophthalmologists on the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians; real estate appraisers on the Real Estate Appraiser Board; alternative onsite sewage system operators, alternative onsite sewage system installers, and onsite soil evaluators on the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals; and cemetery operators on the Cemetery Board. By reducing the experience threshold from five to three consecutive years immediately prior to appointment, the bill aims to potentially broaden the pool of qualified candidates for these professional board positions while still maintaining a requirement for substantial professional experience.

Justice, Labor and Employment

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1857