North Carolina New Continuing Education Requirements in 2021

GC Continuing Education recently passed the General Statute 87-10.2, which states that North Carolina licensed general contractors will be required to complete continuing education (CE) beginning with 2021 license renewals.

It is expected that CE courses will begin by May 2020. Classes are not offered in December.

What is required?

• 8 hours of CE must be completed in order to renew a license by at least one qualifier for licensees in the license classifications of building, residential and unclassified. For the unclassified license, it shall be the qualifier who has passed the Building examination.
• The 8-hour course requirement includes a mandatory two-hour course produced by the Board with information about changes in the laws and rules and other content applicable to general contracting.
• The remaining six hours will be elective courses produced by outside providers, submitted to and approved by the Board.

The CE year begins January 1 and ends on November 30 annually.

Changes to laws affecting General Contractors passed by the NC General Assembly were also passed in the recent legislative session. These include:

• General Statute 87-10(f) was revised by replacing the word “inactive” to “invalid” status for a contractor who chooses not to meet the continuing education requirement.
• General Statute 87-13 was revised to clarify that an individual who falsely claims they are licensed by the Board for any business activity regulated by the Board is engaged in the unlicensed practice of general contracting. Read the added language here<http://t.lt02.net/q/N7x4M5gK5PRctqRSZvy9geWXV2O9DJDiDWh-ZiYFLc5hMC7F2FDU_kWloamg>.
• General Statute 93B-8.1 was revised to reflect changes in how the Board may use criminal history records when considering an applicant for licensure with prior criminal convictions.

If you have any questions regarding CE in North Carolina or getting your North Carolina contractor’s license, let our team at Licenses, Etc. help you.

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