| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2568 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | _______________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, January 29, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was |
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| 9 | 9 | | referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 213) of Michael F. Rush for legislation |
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| 10 | 10 | | relative to the licensure of appraisers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 214) of Michael F. Rush |
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| 11 | 11 | | and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to the licensure of appraisers; and (accompanied by |
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| 12 | 12 | | bill, House, No. 262) of Tackey Chan, Paul R. Feeney and others relative to the licensure of |
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| 13 | 13 | | appraisers, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2568). |
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| 14 | 14 | | For the committee, |
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| 15 | 15 | | John J. Cronin 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | FILED ON: 1/22/2024 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2568 |
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| 18 | 18 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 19 | 19 | | _______________ |
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| 20 | 20 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | An Act relative to the licensure of appraisers. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 25 | 25 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 1 Section 8G of Chapter 26 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following |
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| 28 | 28 | | 3new paragraph:- |
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| 29 | 29 | | 4 Section 8G. There shall be in the division of occupational licensure an auto damage |
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| 30 | 30 | | 5appraiser licensing board, hereinafter called the board, consisting of seven persons. The governor |
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| 31 | 31 | | 6shall appoint two members who shall be affiliated with the auto body repair industry and two |
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| 32 | 32 | | 7members who shall be affiliated with insurance companies writing casualty insurance within the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 8commonwealth. The attorney general shall appoint one representative of their office and shall |
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| 34 | 34 | | 9appoint one additional person, unaffiliated with their office, an auto body shop or an insurance |
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| 35 | 35 | | 10company, to represent consumers. The commissioner of the division of occupational licensure |
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| 36 | 36 | | 11shall appoint one person who shall not be affiliated with either the auto body industry or the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 12insurance industry and who shall be the chair of the board. No member shall serve for more than |
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| 38 | 38 | | 132 consecutive and complete 3 year terms. As the term of the office of a member expires, a 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 14successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of 3 years. A vacancy on the board shall |
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| 40 | 40 | | 15be filled within 60 days from the date of the vacancy. |
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