Governor Deval Patrick recently signed into legislation a bill that would require licensed contractors to take continuing education courses in order to be able to renew their licenses.

The legislation will enable the state Board of Building Regulations and Standards to develop the requirements and educational courses that will be necessary for homebuilders to take. An advisory committee of the board will determine how many hours of continuing education courses will be required for supervisors. These required educational courses are needed to keep builders abreast of all of the revisions and updates in building codes, as well as there is more emphasis on green building techniques.

We will keep you updated as information becomes available.