The Committee of Roofing Examiners shall:

1. Assist and advise the Construction Industries Board on all matters relating to the formation of rules and standards in accordance with the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and the provisions of the commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

2. Assist and advise the Board in prescribing and adopting forms for registration and endorsement applications;

3. Assist and advise the Board on the examinations for applicants for a commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and rules thereof, and on all matters relating to the commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

4. Assist and advise the Board on establishment of standards and procedures for continuing education requirements for a commercial roofer endorsement and procedures for all matters pertaining to the formation of rules;

5. Approve applications for continuing education classes or credits for a commercial roofer endorsement, and assist and advise the Board on establishment of standards and procedures for the approval of continuing education provider applications;

6. In its discretion, issue an advisory opinion to any registrant, governmental official or entity substantially affected by a rule or statute enforceable by the Board;

7. Hear requests for reconsideration of registration and endorsement applications denied or refused by the registrar;

8. When deemed necessary by the Committee, appoint a member of the Committee to assist in investigating an alleged violation of the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and of any rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Such member then would be disqualified from participation as a Roofing Hearing Board member in the same matter brought before the Roofing Hearing Board for adjudication;

9. Develop the requirements for issuance of a registration and endorsement by reciprocity to an applicant who is currently licensed or registered to engage in roofing contractor work in another state for recommendation to the Board for its rulemaking process;

10. Recommend to the Board that the Board enter into a written reciprocity agreement with another state if the requirements for registration in the other state are deemed by the Committee to be substantially the same or equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an original registration in force in this state at the date of such registration and:

a.that one (1) year immediately prior to the date of payment of the required fee the applicant lawfully engaged in roofing contractor work within and under the laws of the state pursuant to a license or registration issued thereby authorizing such roofing work,

b.that no disciplinary matters are pending against the applicant in any city, state, country, territory or province, and relating to the roofing trade in which the applicant seeks reciprocity,

c.that the registration being reciprocated was obtained by equivalent or substantially the same requirements in the state wherein it was issued,

d.that there is a written agreement between the states with equivalent or substantially similar registration requirements, and

e.that the applicant meets all other requirements of the Construction Industries Board Act, including payment of the applicable license fee;

11. Have such other powers and duties as are necessary to implement the commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act; and

12. Assist and advise the Board in such other matters as requested thereby.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.