Title of Regulation: 18VAC50-30. Individual License and Certification Regulations (amending 18VAC50-30-10).

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-1102 of the Code of Virginia.

Notice is hereby given that the Board for Contractors has WITHDRAWN the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action for 18VAC50-30, Individual License and Certification Regulations, that was published in 39:7 VA.R. 992 November 21, 2022. The purpose of the proposed action was to exempt all individuals who have successfully completed an apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department of Labor or the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry from the requirement to sit for the applicable examination in order to obtain a journeyman license issued by the Board for Contractors. On March 14, 2023, the Board for Contractors voted to withdraw this action and refile it as an exempt action. Section 54.1-1131 of the Code of Virginia provides an examination exemption for individuals applying for a tradesman license that have completed an apprenticeship program approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. As a result, the regulation is more restrictive than the statute and must be amended; therefore, the notice is withdrawn.

Agency Contact: Marjorie King, Administrator, Board for Contractors, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-2785, FAX (866) 430-1033, TDD (804) 527-4290, or email contractors@dpor.virginia.gov.