Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1990 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Every inspector of buildings, building commissioner or local inspector shall be certified by the board of building regulations and standards in accordance with regulations promulgated by said board.

SECTION 2. Section 94 of said chapter 143, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following two paragraphs:-

(k) To develop requirements and promulgate regulations for the certification of inspectors of buildings, building commissioners and local inspectors pursuant to section three and to issue a certificate to individuals who meet said requirements.

(1) To prepare courses of instruction or approve courses of instruction offered by others for training persons for certification as inspectors of buildings, building commissioners or local inspectors.

Section 3. The provisions of section one of this act shall apply to inspectors of buildings, building commissioners or local inspectors appointed on or after the effective date of this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation, ordinance or by-law to the contrary, all full or part-time inspectors of buildings, building commissioners and local inspectors duly appointed and in office on the effective date of this act and meeting the minimum requirements of section three of chapter one hundred and forty-three of the General Laws for his position, shall be deemed qualified and certified in the position held on said date upon satisfactory evidence of such appointment furnished to the board of building regulations and standards by a city or town clerk. Said board shall issue a certificate to all inspectors of buildings, building commissioners and local inspectors in office. Nothing in this act shall exempt inspectors of buildings, building commissioners and local inspectors from continuing education requirements for maintenance of certification which may be adopted by said board.