ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2256	By:	Sherrer of the House

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		Burrage of the Senate

An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2011, Section 1151.2, which relates to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act; modifying definition; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     59 O.S. 2011, Section 1151.2, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1151.2  As used in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act:
1.  "Roofing contractor" means any person, including a subcontractor and nonresident contractor, engaged in the business of commercial or residential roofing services for a fee, or who offers to engage in or solicits roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing.  Roofing contractor shall not mean a person engaged in the demolition of a structure or the cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material nor a person working under the direct supervision of the roofing contractor who is hired either as an employee, day laborer, or contract laborer.  Roofing contractor shall not mean a general contractor, provided the general contractor’s subcontractors performing the work are properly registered;
2.  "Nonresident contractor" means any contractor who has not established and maintained a place of business as a roofing contractor in this state within the preceding year, or who claims residency in another state, or who has not submitted an income tax return as a resident of this state within the preceding year;
3.  "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other group or combination thereof acting as a unit, unless the intent to give a more limited meaning is disclosed clearly by this act;
4.  "Public contract" means a contract with the State of Oklahoma, its political subdivisions, or any board, commission, or department thereof, or with any board of county commissioners, or with any city council, school board, or with any state or municipal agency, or with any other public board, body, commission, or agency authorized to award contracts for the construction or reconstruction of public work and includes subcontracts undertaken to perform works covered by the original contract or any part thereof; and
5.  "Registrar" means the Construction Industries Board or any person designated by the Board to administer the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.
Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate