N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-1 Short title.
1. Sections 1 through 24 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractor Licensing Act." L.2023, c.237, s.1.
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in effectN.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-2 Definitions.
2. As used in P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.): "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors. "Contractor" means an individual providing home improvement or home elevation services, or both types of services, for a corporation, partnership, association, sole proprietorship, and any other form of business organization or entity that enters into contracts for home improvement, home elevation, or both types of services with consumers. This shall not include: (1) an individual who owns or manages a home improvement or home elevation business but does not perform home improvement or home elevations services; or (2) employees of or individuals contracted by a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, association, or other form of a business entity hired or contracted to sell home improvement or home elevation services, or both types of services. An individual who makes a home improvement or home elevation without compensation shall not be deemed to be a contractor with respect to that service. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Home elevation" means any home improvement that involves raising an entire residential structure to a higher level above the ground. "Home elevation contractor" means a contractor who engages in the practice of home elevation and is authorized to perform home improvement services. "Home improvement" means the remodeling, altering, renovating, repairing, restoring, modernizing, moving, demolishing, installing in, or otherwise improving or modifying of the whole or any part of any residential property. Home improvement shall also include insulation, installation and the conversion of existing commercial structures into residential property. Home improvement shall not include the construction of a new residential property. "Home improvement contractor" means a contractor who engages solely in the practice of home improvement. "Limited specialty services license" means a license issued by the board that authorizes an individual only to perform services in a specialty of home improvement, the scope of which shall be determined by the board. "Limited specialty services licensee" means an individual licensed by the board to provide limited specialty home improvement services. "Principal home improvement contractor" or "principal home elevation contractor" means a licensed home improvement or home elevation contractor who oversees the performance of services for contracts (1) valued at a minimum of $120,000 and (2) that require the submittal of plans with more than one subcode. A principal home improvement or principal home elevation contractor may also provide services as a home improvement contractor or home elevation contractor if a contract is valued at less than $120,000 or does not require submittal of plans with more than one subcode. "Residential property" means any single or multi-unit structure used in whole or in part as a place of residence, and all structures appurtenant thereto, and any portion of the lot or site on which the structure is situated which is devoted to the residential use of the structure. L.2023, c.237, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-3 "New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors" established.
3. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors. The board shall consist of nine members who shall be residents of the State. Except for the members first appointed: five members shall be licensed home improvement contractors, of whom two shall represent trade associations focused on the home improvement industry, one member shall be a licensed construction code official, two members shall be members of the public, and one member shall be appointed pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2). Of the two members of the public, one shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Senate President and the other shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Assembly Speaker. Of the members first appointed, the five members who are registered home improvement contractors shall have been so registered for at least ten years immediately preceding appointment to the board. The members first appointed shall be appointed no later than the first day of the sixth month following enactment of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). Each member shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that of the members first appointed, two home improvement contractor members shall serve for a term of three years, two home improvement contractor members shall serve for a term of two years, and one home improvement contractor member shall serve for a term of one year. Each member shall hold office until a successor has been qualified and appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for in the original appointment. No member of the board shall serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which the member has been appointed. L.2023, c.237, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-4 Funds collected, retained, fees paid, initial licensure, renewal, reactivation, reinstatement.
4. a. The board shall be entitled to retain all funds collected as a result of fees paid for initial licensure and for licensure renewal, reactivation, and reinstatement to administer and enforce the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). b. Members of the board may be reimbursed for expenses within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for this purpose and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for the proper conduct of the business of the board. L.2023, c.237, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-5 Board organization; meetings.
5. a. The board shall organize within 60 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the board. The board shall meet at least once a month and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. A majority of board membership shall constitute a quorum. b. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). The provisions of sections 9 through 13 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-9 through 45:5AAA-13) shall remain inoperative until the first day of the sixth month next following the promulgation by the board of the rules and regulations. L.2023, c.237, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-6 Powers, duties.
6. The board shall have the following powers and duties: a. administer and enforce the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.); b. develop education requirements and develop or designate an examination or examinations to evaluate the knowledge, ability, and fitness of applicants for licensure to perform as home improvement or home elevation contractors, which shall include examination of State law on home improvement for individuals seeking licensure as home improvement contractors, or on home improvement and home elevation for individuals seeking licensure as home elevation contractors. The requirements shall include: (1) establishing education requirements for home improvement contractors, including principal home improvement contractors, and home elevation contractors, including principal home elevation contractors; and (2) developing the curriculum for or identifying courses in which an applicant may enroll in to prepare for licensing examinations developed or designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection; c. review the qualifications of applicants for licensure; d. issue and renew, on a biennial basis, licenses for home improvement and home elevation contractors; e. refuse to admit an applicant for an examination or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) and, in the case of a suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew, notify the contractor business registered pursuant to P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.) that employs the licensed individual of the decision and notify the division that the individual is not authorized to perform home improvements, home elevations, or services pursuant to a limited specialty services license on behalf of the registered contractor business that employs the individual until such time as the license is restored; f. adopt a code of ethics and standards of conduct for licensed home improvement and home elevation contractors; g. establish and change, if necessary, applicable fees, including for initial licensure and licensure renewal, reactivation and reinstatement; h. establish standards for continuing education requirements; i. promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); j. issue, from time to time and as determined by the board, limited specialty services licenses in home improvement contracting specialties, including, but not limited to, drywall installation; painting and plastering; roofing; and carpeting and flooring; (1) The board shall establish requirements for licensure in a limited specialty service, which may include the passage of an examination specific to the specialty. (2) An individual may hold more than one limited specialty services license. (3) An individual who is not licensed as a home improvement or home elevation contractor but has a limited specialty services license issued by the board may provide any services within the scope of practice, to be determined by the board, of the specialty services license; and k. establish standards for: (1) the scope of practice for principal home improvement and principal home elevation contractors; home improvement and home elevation contractors; and limited specialty services licensees; and (2) the supervision of employees of home improvement, home elevation, and specialty service businesses. L.2023, c.237, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-7 Home improvement, elevation contractor, licensure, requirements.
7. To be eligible for licensure as a home improvement contractor or as a home elevation contractor, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. be at least 18 years of age; b. demonstrate completion of: (1) through submission of an attestation as prescribed by the board, an apprenticeship program registered with or approved by the United States Department of Labor, or similar program as provided by a trade school or other facility accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, that allows for the applicant to prepare for a career in home improvement or home elevation services; or (2) at least two years of experience performing home improvement services subject to the direct oversight of a home improvement contractor or a home elevation contractor, or performing home improvement and home elevation services subject to the direct oversight of a home elevation contractor. "Direct oversight" shall not require the supervising individual to remain on-site. An application for licensure shall require the signature of the applicant, the name and address of the home improvement or home elevation business for whom the applicant worked, and an attestation, in a form as determined by the board, that the applicant, when providing contracting services, adhered to industry best practices and followed standard procedures in a safe and healthy manner. The two years of experience required in this section may be obtained by an applicant who can demonstrate to the board, in a manner and form as determined by the board, the performance of services in home improvement or home elevation: (a) under a home improvement or home elevation contractor in another state or jurisdiction of the United States with, as determined by the board, substantially equivalent requirements to the requirements in this State; or (b) through work obtained by the applicant as a home improvement or home elevation contractor in another state or jurisdiction of the United States with, as determined by the board, substantially equivalent requirements to the requirements in this State; c. completion of educational requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-6) and passage of an examination pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-6); d. submission of a disclosure statement, as prescribed by the board, stating whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime, which for the purposes of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall mean a violation of section 8 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-8); and e. payment of all applicable fees. L.2023, c.237, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-8 Licensure applicant, disclosure statement, crime, conviction.
8. a. In addition to any other procedure, condition or information required by P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.), every applicant for licensure shall file a disclosure statement with the board, pursuant to subsection d. of section 7 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7), stating whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime, which for the purposes of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall mean a violation of certain provisions of the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice," Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or the equivalent under the laws of any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that an applicant shall not be disqualified from licensure or have a license suspended or revoked on the basis of any conviction disclosed, except as provided in subsection b. of this section or in sections 1 or 2 of P.L.2021, c.81 (C.45:1-21 and 45:1-21.5). b. The board may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license issued thereby or impose any of the additional, alternative remedies set forth in section 9 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-22) or section 12 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-25) upon proof that an applicant or a licensee: (1) Has obtained a license through fraud, deception or misrepresentation; (2) Has engaged in the use or employment of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense; (3) Has engaged in gross negligence, gross malpractice or gross incompetence; (4) Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence, malpractice or incompetence; (5) Has engaged in professional or occupational misconduct as may be determined by the board; (6) Has been convicted of any crime or offense that has a direct or substantial relationship to the activity regulated by P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) or is of a nature such that licensure would be inconsistent with the public's health, safety, or welfare, provided that the board shall make this determination in a manner consistent with section 2 of P.L.2021, c.81 (C.45:1-21.5). For the purpose of this subsection, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other such disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction; (7) Has had the authority to engage in the activity regulated by the board revoked or suspended by any other state, agency or authority for reasons consistent with this section; (8) Has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of any State act, regulation or order administered or issued by the board or, other than traffic violations, by any other State agency; or (9) Has engaged in any other conduct enumerated in section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21). c. At least 30 calendar days prior to denying an application for licensure or suspending or revoking a license pursuant to this section, the board shall notify the applicant or licensee of its intent to deny the application or suspend or revoke the license and afford the applicant an opportunity for a hearing in a manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). If, however, the board intends to deny the application or suspend or revoke the license under paragraph (6) of subsection b. of this section, the provisions of P.L.2021, c.81 (C.45:1-21.5) shall apply. d. An applicant shall have the continuing duty to provide any assistance or information requested by the board, and to cooperate in any inquiry, investigation, or hearing conducted by the board. e. If any of the information required to be included in the disclosure statement changes, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the statement, the applicant shall provide that information to the board, in writing, within 20 calendar days of the change or addition. L.2023, c.237, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-9 Home improvement, elevation services, licensed by board, required.
9. Except for individuals exempted pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-12), no individual shall perform home improvement services or home elevation services unless licensed by the board or working under the direction or supervision of an individual licensed by the board. L.2023, c.237, s.9; amended 2025, c.323.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-10 Advertising, print, electronic media, indication of a contractor in New Jersey, inclusion in classified advertisement, directory, home improvement, elevation.
10. a. Except for individuals exempted pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-12), any individual who or business that advertises in print or electronic media or who puts out any sign or card or other device which would indicate to the public that the individual is a contractor in New Jersey or who causes the individual's name or business name to be included in a classified advertisement or directory in New Jersey under a classification for home improvement or home elevation, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-2), is subject to the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). This section shall not be construed to apply to simple residential alphabetical listings in standard telephone directories, including directories or similar lists posted online. b. No individual holding a limited specialty services license shall advertise in print or electronic media or put out any sign or card or other device which would indicate to the public that the individual is licensed as a home improvement or home elevation contractor or is authorized to perform services outside of the scope of the limited specialty services license. L.2023, c.237, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-11 Applicability, home improvement, elevation contractor, residency.
13. The provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall apply to any individual who engages or seeks to engage in any of the activities in this State which are regulated by the board pursuant to P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.), including individuals whose residence or principal place of business is located outside of this State. L.2023, c.237, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-12 Applicability, exceptions, "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act" registered, professions, certain.
11. The provisions of sections 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, and 20 through 23 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7 et al.) shall not apply to: a. Any individual required to register pursuant to "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act," P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-1 et seq.), but only in conjunction with the building of a new home as defined in section 2 of P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-2); b. Any individual regulated by the State as an architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, land surveyor, electrical contractor, master plumber, or any other individual in any other related profession requiring registration, certification, or licensure by the State, who is acting within the scope of practice of the individual's profession; c. Any individual who is employed by a common interest community, including, but not limited to, a community association or cooperative corporation, or by the owner or manager of any other residential property, while the individual is acting within the scope of that employment; d. Any public utility as defined under R.S.48:2-13; e. Any individual licensed under the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1960, c.41 (C.17:16C-77) but only in conjunction with selling a home repair contract as defined in section 1 of P.L.1960, c.41 (C.17:16C-62) and as also applicable to P.L.1968, c.224 (C.17:16C-95 et seq.); f. Any home improvement or home elevation retailer with sales of more than $50,000,000, or employee of that retailer while acting on behalf of that retailer; and g. Any individual who is seeking a license in home improvement pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. in section 7 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7). L.2023, c.237, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-13 Applicability, exceptions, registered home improvement, elevation contractor, at least five years.
12. a. The provisions of subsections a., b., and c. of section 7 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7) shall not apply to an individual who, as of the effective date of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.), has been registered as a home improvement or home elevation contractor in New Jersey for at least five years. The board shall issue a license to an individual who meets the requirements of this subsection which shall take effect at the time of expiration of the contractor registration previously issued upon submission by an individual of an application in such form as may be prescribed by the board and payment of a fee established by the board. b. An individual who qualifies for licensure as a home improvement or home elevation contractor under subsection a. of this section and who can demonstrate experience overseeing the performance of services for contracts (1) valued at a minimum of $120,000 and (2) that require the submittal of plans with more than one subcode shall qualify as a principal home improvement or principal home elevation contractor. c. The provisions of subsections a., b., and c. of section 7 and the provisions of sections 20 through 23 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-18 to 45:5AAA-21) shall not apply to an individual who provides services included in the definition of "home improvement" but earns a maximum of $1,500 per contract and $25,000 on an annual basis. d. An individual covered under subsection c. of this section shall continue to be subject to the requirement to maintain annual registration pursuant to P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.). e. An individual registered pursuant to subsection d. of this section shall be liable for penalties pursuant to subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-8) for making false statements, including falsification of records demonstrating earnings, in connection with the process to register. f. Upon annual registration renewal, if an individual registered pursuant to subsection d. of this section has earnings that have increased above $1,500 per contract for services provided during the previous calendar year, or has earned more than $25,000 performing home improvements during the previous calendar year, the individual shall apply for a biennial license, the fee and additional requirements of which shall be determined by the board. L.2023, c.237, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-14 Superseding municipal ordinance, regulation, home improvement, elevation contractors licensing.
14. a. P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall supersede any municipal ordinance or regulation that provides for the licensing of home improvement or home elevation contractors or for the protection of homeowners by bonds or warranties required to be provided by contractor registration businesses pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-142), exclusive of those required by water, sewer, utility, or land use ordinances or regulations. b. A municipality shall not issue a construction permit for any home improvement or home elevation if any part of the home improvement or home elevation is to be performed by any contractor who is neither licensed pursuant to, nor exempt from the requirements of, the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). c. A municipality may issue a construction permit for a home improvement or home elevation only to: (1) a contractor who is performing the home improvement or home elevation and who is licensed pursuant to P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) or who will obtain a license upon expiration of a registration pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-13); (2) an individual who is performing the home improvement or home elevation and is not required to be licensed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-12); or (3) a single-family homeowner who performs plumbing, electrical, or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning work in the homeowner's own dwelling. d. A contractor shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from a failure to obtain any permit necessary to complete the home improvement. L.2023, c.237, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-15 Municipality powers, inspection, contractor's work, equipment, regulation of standards, manners in which work is done; violations, recover fines, penalties.
15. a. P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall not deny to any municipality the power, pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), to inspect a contractor's work or equipment, the work of a contractor who performs improvements to commercial property, or the power to regulate the standards and manners in which the work of the contractor shall be done. b. A municipality shall have the authority to bring a proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in the municipal court or in Superior Court to recover fines and penalties for violations of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.), committed by a contractor in connection with a home improvement or home elevation located within the municipality. Fines and penalties recovered from a contractor in a proceeding may be retained by the municipality. L.2023, c.237, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-16 Public information campaign.
16. a. The division shall establish and undertake a public information campaign to educate and inform contractors, applicable businesses, and the consumers of this State of the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). b. The board shall provide a toll-free telephone number for consumers making inquiries regarding any individual engaging in or offering to engage in home improvement, home elevation, or limited specialty services or shall promote, as part of the public information campaign, any toll-free telephone number already established for inquiries. L.2023, c.237, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-17 Convert, home improvement contractor license, home elevation license.
17. a. Any individual seeking to convert a home improvement contractor license into a home elevation license may do so by submitting documentation, as prescribed by the board, demonstrating: (1) at least two years of experience working on home elevations under a home elevation contractor who is licensed pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7) or qualifies for licensure pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-13); (2) that the individual has not had a home improvement contractor license or registration or a home elevation contractor license or registration revoked or suspended; and (3) that the contractor business registered pursuant to P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.) that employs the contractor maintains cargo or other insurance covering home elevation services as required pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-142). b. The board may charge applicable fees to convert a license from home improvement to home elevation. c. The board shall establish the standards and requirements necessary for a limited specialty services licensee to obtain a home improvement or home elevation license. L.2023, c.237, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-18 Licensee, six hours, continuing education requirements, licensure renewal.
20. a. Each licensee shall complete not less than six hours of continuing education requirements as a condition of licensure renewal pursuant to P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). b. The board shall: (1) approve continuing education courses, course providers, and instructors. Entities approved by the board as home improvement or home elevation contractor instructors, pursuant to section 20 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-18), shall be deemed approved providers of continuing education courses. Building, construction, contracting, and related professional trade associations that qualify under the standards to be established by the board as approved providers may offer approved continuing education courses; (2) confer continuing education credits for courses completed in other states or jurisdictions of the United States on topics approved by the board as appropriate for elective courses, provided that the courses have been approved as continuing education courses by the agency exercising regulatory authority over home improvement or home elevation contractors in the other state or jurisdiction of the United States and that satisfactory evidence of the licensees' attendance at and completion of the courses is provided to the board by the course provider; (3) confer continuing education credits for courses offered in this State on topics deemed of a timely nature but which have not been granted prior approval by the board, provided that the courses are advertised prior to the time of offering as not having been approved, the course provider eventually submits and receives approval of the course offering, and satisfactory evidence of the licensee's attendance at and completion of the course is provided to the board by the course provider; (4) set parameters for the auditing and monitoring of course providers; (5) establish, by regulation, the amount of the application fee payable for continuing education course providers approved by the board and providers seeking approval and individuals seeking approval as instructors of a continuing education course. These fees shall be non-refundable and shall be in amounts which do not exceed the costs incurred by the board to review these applications; (6) waive or grant an extension to comply with continuing education requirements, in whole or in part, on the grounds of illness, emergency, hardship or active duty military service; and (7) confer continuing education credits upon a licensee who is approved by the board as an instructor of an approved continuing education course offered by an approved provider. Licensees approved by the board to instruct an approved continuing education course shall receive twice the credit conferred upon those licensees attending the course. Regardless of the number of times during a biennial licensure term that the same approved course is taught by that licensee, that licensee shall receive double the continuing education credit for that course only once to satisfy part of the continuing education requirement for the renewal of their license. L.2023, c.237, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-19 Continuing education courses, delivery, classroom setting, Internet, video modalities.
21. a. Continuing education courses may be delivered in a classroom setting or, to the extent practicable, offered via the Internet or video modalities, subject to the approval by the board of the providers and the content of the courses and of the measures utilized to ensure the security and integrity of the course delivery process. The board may approve continuing education courses which include periodic progress assessments and the achievement of a satisfactory level of performance by the licensee on progress assessments as a condition to continuing to a succeeding segment of the course. The board shall not require, as a condition of the receipt of credit for attendance at any continuing education course, that a licensee pass a comprehensive examination testing the licensee's knowledge of the entire course content. b. A licensee may fulfill all continuing education requirements in-person, via the Internet or video modalities, or through a combination of these options. L.2023, c.237, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-20 Continuing education requirements, completion, on, before biennial license expiration date; failure, reasonable processing fee, limits.
22. Continuing education requirements, as set forth by the board, shall be completed on or before the date the biennial license expires. Any licensee required to complete continuing education requirements who fails to do so prior to the date of expiration of a biennial license term shall be subject to a reasonable processing fee, as determined by the board, of not more than $200, unless a waiver was granted by the board pursuant to paragraph (6) of subsection b. of section 20 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-18). L.2023, c.237, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-21 Continuing education, significant intellectual, practical content, home improvement, home elevation contracting, workforce safety, business practice.
23. a. Not less than 50 percent of the continuing education courses of study that licensees are required to complete as a condition for licensure renewal shall demonstrate significant intellectual or practical content and deal with matters directly related to home improvement or home elevation contracting, workforce safety, or the business of running a company in the home improvement or home elevation industry or trade. In no event shall the board require that courses in these core topics comprise more than 60 percent of the total continuing education hours required for the renewal of any license. b. In the case of continuing education courses and programs, each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit. L.2023, c.237, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 45:5AAA-22 Course providers, records maintenance, successful completion, data transmitting.
24. Course providers shall maintain records of the successful completion of continuing education courses by licensees and shall transmit this data to the board in a manner as directed by the board. L.2023, c.237, s.24.
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