June 6, 2012 NAHB's 2012 Legislative Conference

This year is a presidential election year. Now more than ever, Congress needs to be reminded to keep housing at the forefront of the economic recovery. It’s up to you to educate these new members of Congress on how critical home building is to the health of the economy.

Attending NAHB’s 2012 Legislative Conference could be the best business decision that you make this year. It will be held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 6. Registration is now open! 

2012 Legislative Conference materials will be posted soon, please check back for updates.

Please contact Renee Thomas at 800-368-5242 x8189 or email rthomas@nahb.org for assistance in booking a hotel reservation.

• Legislative Conference Issues Page
• 2012 Legislative Conference Tentative Schedule of Events as of 4/24/2012
• Legislative Conference Housing Information
• Marriott Wardman Park Reservation Page

MMBA MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN

• For every Associate you recruit, your name will be placed on 1 poker chip
• For every Builder you recruit, your name will be placed on 2 poker chips
• MMBA Membership Applications must be received by

December 31, 2012  

• Prizes will be awarded at the January 15, 2013 meeting

LICENSING:
The Licensed Qualifying Person in your company will be required to submit Certificates of Completion totaling 14 hours of Minnesota pre-approved continuing education, including 2 hours of energy. These hours can be acquired at any time within the license term after the license was issued/renewed and before renewal on March 31, 2012.

 GO TO EDUCATION PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN CREDITS.

HOW TO OBTAIN A CONTRACTOR LICENSE:

2011-2012 State of Minnestoa Residential Construction Contractor Licensing Canditate Handbook This is a great resource on the requirements of licensing and how to get started at http://www.asisvcs.com/publications/pdf/052400.pdf.

Education Attendees: Many of you will have outdated license numbers. The State has issued each of you with a Qualifying Builder (QB) or Qualifying Remodeler (QR) number. It is required by the state that you use this number in order to receive credits for your continuing educations classes. When registering for the continuing education classes you will be required to bring this number with you. You will also be issued a new Building Contractor license; your (8) digit numerical license number for your business will change to a number that begins with the letters (BC).

EX: (BC_ _ _ _ _ _). We are here to make this process as easy as possible for you. follow the link below to look up your numbers.

CHECK THE STATUS OF A LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REGISTRATION/BOND:The status of licenses, certificates, bonds and registrations issued by the Department of Labor and Industry can be found using the links below. Use these pages to verify that a bond, license, certificate or registration held by an individual or businesses is current. www.dli.mn.gov 

CONSTRUCTION NEWS & INFORMATION:

A NEW EDITION OF THE CCLD REVIEW NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE AT: www.dli.mn.gov/ccld/review.asp The CCLD Review is a publication of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Its purpose is to inform construction and code professionals about the purpose, plans and progressof the Construction Codes and Licensing Division.

Some of the Stories in this edition include:

BUILDING CONTRACTOR & REMODELER LICENSE APPLICATION:

http://www.dli.mn.gov/CCLD/RBCContractorRemodApp.asp  The licensing program requires only companies to obtain a license (therefore, in the case of an individual, the license is issued to an "individual proprietorship"). However, each company must designate one individual who will serve as a "qualifying person" regardless of whether the licensee is an individual proprietorship, partnership or corporation. The qualifying person is the individual who must take the required examination and fulfill the continuing education requirements for the licensee.

MINNESOTA STATUES   326B CONSTRUCTION CODES & LICENSING

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=326B

MINNESOTA DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUSTRY CCLD: The Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) oversees construction-related activities in the areas of licensing, plan review, education, code development, enforcement and inspection in Minnesota.  http://www.dli.mn.gov/Ccld.asp

Click on the link to read about: Independent Contractor Clarification Residential Building Contractor / Remodeler License Renewals for 2009

MMBA has lease space available.  Below market lease prices.  Discounts to MMBA members.  Contact the MMBA Office at 218/829-4982 for more information.