This is from Google. [RTF] HB 1339 Department of Fiscal Services Maryland General Assembly ... File Format: Rich Text Format - View as HTML However, it should be noted that the bill also specifies that the board would charge computer repair technicians seeking licensure a $150 application fee ... mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/fnotes/bil_0009/hb1339.rtf - Similar pages [PDF] HB 1339 Department of Fiscal Services File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Business Occupations - Licensure of Computer Repair Technicians. This bill requires that, beginning on January 1, 1998, a person must be licensed by the ... mlis.state.md.us/PDF-Documents/1997rs/fnotes/bil_0009/hb1339.PDF
I mean if you hang a shingle out saying that is what you do, you should have a license. Also, this has been hashed since 1998. --- In [email protected], "Jorell Windslow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Industry Counters Maryland License Bill > By Neil Munro > Staff Writer > > > Computer industry executives are aggressively trying to squash a > Maryland bill that would establish a licensing board for computer > technicians. > > "Whatever gets enacted in one state, gets passed around at the > National Conference of State Legislatures and pops up in other > states," said Bruce Hahn, a Washington-based lobbyist for the > Computing Technology Industry Association. The association includes > many small companies who make, service and sell computer components > and software. > > The Licensure of Computer Repair Technicians bill "may not make it > through this time, but it will make it through next time," said a > staff member for Delegate Joan Pitkin, D-Md., who introduced the > bill. > > Maryland's legislature will complete its session on April 8. > > Once established, the board could levy an annual license fee of $110 > or more on computer technicians in the state. The license fee, which > would be paid by the employers, would be used to pay for the board, > which would set standards for training of computer technicians > throughout the state. > > "If you have 100 technicians, that's an awful big burden on small > businesses, said Stephen Rudik, owner of SDR Solutions Inc., a small > computer support company based in Severna Park, Md. > > Also, the law is too vague, perhaps causing the board to seek > regulation over > network managers and hardware manufacturers, said Laura Nickerson, > an executive at the six-person Annapolis Computers, Annapolis, Md. > > The bill covers only hardware technicians, but includes all those > who upgrade or repair any form of computer, whether it is a desktop, > mainframe or even a computer within an automobile, according to a > Maryland government analysis accompanying the legislation. > > "The licensing requirements provided in the bill could increase the > cost of doing business and could create new barriers to market entry > for new small businesses," according to the analysis, which was > prepared by > Shelley Finlayson in the state's Department of Fiscal Services. > > To defeat the measure, Hahn hired Gary Alexander, a Maryland > lobbyist who formerly served as Speaker Pro-Tem of the House of > Delegates in Annapolis. The lobbying effort is needed because other > states would likely replicate the bill once Maryland made it law, he > said. > > Rather than accept Pitkin's bill, the association wants to promote > its own quality standard, dubbed the A+ Certification, Hahn said. > The A+ Certification is voluntary and won't result in extra costs > being passed on to industry and the consumer, Hahn said. > > But "we could perhaps live with something less onerous" than > Pitkin's bill, said Hahn. > > However, "we think there is going to be [licensing] legislation in > some states in some forms," despite the industry's lobbying efforts, > he said. > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
