(a) To be eligible for a home inspector intern permit, an applicant shall:

(1) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;

(2) Have enrolled in and completed a board-approved training program that meets the requirements of regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491;

(3) Have an identified supervisor who (A) is licensed as a home inspector under section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b, (B) is in good standing with the state as a home inspector, and (C) has agreed to perform supervisory functions as described in subsection (c) of this section; and

(4) Have paid a fee in the amount of one hundred dollars.

(b) Upon completion of a board-approved training program that meets the requirements of the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491, the home inspector intern may take the home inspector licensure examination administered under section 20-491a. If such intern does not pass such licensure examination, such intern may take up to two additional examinations during the one-year period commencing on the date of the applicant's first examination application. If the applicant does not pass a third examination the applicant may not be examined again until one year after the date of such third examination.

(c) A home inspector intern shall perform functions of a home inspector only under the supervision of a licensed home inspector and in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 20-491. Such supervision shall be direct supervision for a minimum of the first ten inspections, and then may be indirect for the remaining training period. For the purpose of this section, “direct supervision” means the supervisor shall be present at the site of a home inspection where the home inspector intern is assigned one hundred per cent of the time and such supervisor shall countersign all documents prepared and completed by the home inspector intern.

(d) The licensed home inspector supervising the home inspector intern shall be responsible for all inspections done by the home inspector intern under the licensed home inspector's charge.

(P.A. 99-254, S. 12, 18.)

History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.