A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt plumbing contractors from well contractor certification requirements.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 87‑98.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	Exempt Persons and Activities. – This Article does not apply to any of the following persons or activities:
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(13)	A person who is licensed as a plumbing contractor under Article 2 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes who installs pumps or pumping equipment; installs, breaks, or reinstalls a well seal in accordance with G.S. 87‑85(6); or disinfects a well incident to the installation, alteration, or replacement of pumps or pumping equipment within or near a well. However, the plumbing contractor shall maintain documentation of having attended a continuing education course that covered well seal installation, protection, and sanitation. The State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors shall ensure that continuing education courses covering well seal installation, protection, and sanitation are available to licensed plumbing contractors during each six-month continuing education course schedule."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.