NRS 624.243 Provisional license during declaration of certain shortages by Director of Department of Business and Industry. [Effective through December 31, 2029.]

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1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the Director of the Department of Business and Industry determines that there is a shortage of skilled labor or licensed contractors in a rural area of this State that is adversely impacting the availability of attainable housing for essential workers who are employed in the rural area, the Director may issue a declaration of such shortage. No declaration of shortage may be in effect for more than 3 years.

2. Upon the issuance of a declaration pursuant to subsection 1, the Board shall implement a process to issue provisional contractors’ licenses to any applicant who:

(a)Submits to the Board proof of a contractual agreement to perform work on an attainable housing project in a rural area for which a contractor’s license is required;

(b)Successfully passes an examination prescribed by the Board relating to Nevada-specific construction standards or otherwise demonstrates knowledge and experience of Nevada-specific construction standards;

(c)Holds a valid and unrestricted contractor’s license in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States and the Board determines that the qualifications for that contractor’s license are substantially similar to the requirements for the issuance of a contractor’s license in this State;

(d)Has held the contractor’s license described in paragraph

(a)for at least 3 consecutive years;

(e)Has not been disciplined by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in which the applicant currently holds or has held a contractor’s license;

(f)Does not have pending any disciplinary action concerning his or her contractor’s license in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;

(g)Submits to the Board a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the regulatory body to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report or proof that the applicant has previously passed a comparable criminal background check; and

(h)Submits to the Board the statement required by NRS 425.520 .

3. The Board shall not charge any fee in connection with a provisional contractor’s license issued pursuant to this section.

4. The Board shall approve or deny an application for a provisional contractor’s license submitted pursuant to this section not more than 60 days after the receipt of a completed application, including, without limitation, evidence that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2.

5. Before issuing a provisional contractor’s license pursuant to this section, the Board shall require that the applicant complies with the requirements set forth in NRS 624.256 and 624.270 .

6. A person who obtains a provisional contractor’s license pursuant to this section:

(a)May only perform work relating to an attainable housing project in the rural area of the State described in the declaration issued by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to subsection 1; and

(b)Shall not perform any other work in this State for which a contractor’s license is required unless the person obtains a contractor’s license in this State.

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 4 and 7 of NRS 624.3015 , a person who meets the requirements of paragraphs

(b)to (e), inclusive, of subsection 2, may submit a bid on an attainable housing project or enter into a contractual agreement to perform work on an attainable housing project in a rural area for which a contractor’s license is required.

8. An applicant for a contractor’s license by endorsement shall not perform any work on an attainable housing project until the Board has issued the applicant the contractor’s license by endorsement.

9. A provisional contractor’s license issued pursuant to this section expires on December 31, 2029.

10. The Board shall adopt any regulation necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

11. As used in this section:

(a)“Attainable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0105 .

(b)“Attainable housing project” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 319.710 .

(c)“Essential worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 319.725 .

(d)“Rural area” means:

(1)Any county whose population is less than 100,000;

(2)Any city in a county whose population is less than 100,000; or

(3)Any city whose population is less than 60,000 in a county whose population is 100,000 or more.