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HB 472 Service agencies and technicians; certification qualifications.

Introduced by: Roslyn C. Tyler | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Service agencies and technicians. Requires that a weights and measures service agency include in its applications for registration or renewal proof of a uniquely identifiable security seal. The bill provides that an application for renewal of a service technician certification does not have to require a valid proof of completion of a course of training related to weights and measures unless the course is offered by the Commissioner of Agriculture in an electronic format that is available to the applicant online.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Service agencies and technicians. Requires that a weights and measures service agency include in its applications for registration or renewal proof of a uniquely identifiable security seal. The bill also clarifies that service technicians who seek certification must complete a certification or recertification training course and that annual renewal of certification is subject to completion of a training course. Proof of completion of a training course is valid for three years.