2023 New York Laws › RPP - Real Property › Article 12-B - Home Inspection Professional Licensing › 444-E - Qualifications for Licensure.

§  444-e.  Qualifications for licensure. 1. An applicant for a license
as a home inspector shall:
(a) have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; and
(b) (i) have successfully completed a course of study of not less than
one hundred forty hours approved by the secretary,  of  which  at  least
forty  hours  shall  have  been  in  the  form  of  unpaid  field  based
inspections in the presence of and under the  direct  supervision  of  a
home  inspector  licensed  by  the  state  of New York or a professional
engineer or architect regulated by the state of New  York  who  oversees
and takes full responsibility for the inspection and any report provided
to a client; or
(ii)  have performed not less than one hundred home inspections in the
presence of and  under  the  direct  supervision  of  a  home  inspector
licensed  by  the  state  of  New  York  or  a  professional engineer or
architect regulated by the state of New York who oversees and takes full
responsibility for the inspection and any report provided to  a  client;
and
(c)  have  passed  the  National  Home  Inspector  examination  or  an
examination offered by the secretary. Any  examination  offered  by  the
secretary  must  meet  or  exceed the national exam standards set by the
Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors in  consultation  with
the  New  York State Association of Home Inspectors to include questions
related  to  state-specific  procedures,  rules,  and  regulations,  and
changes to state and federal law, and be updated annually; and
(d) pay the applicable fees.
2.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to a person
performing a home inspection pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph
(b)  of  subdivision  one  of  this  section  for the purpose of meeting
requirements for a home inspector license.
3. Upon submission of an application and payment  of  the  application
and  licensure  fee  to  the secretary, the secretary shall issue a home
inspector's license to a person who holds a  valid  license  as  a  home
inspector  issued by another state or possession of the United States or
the District of Columbia which has standards substantially equivalent to
those of this state as determined by the secretary.
4. On or before the effective date  of  this  article,  the  secretary
shall, upon application, issue a home inspector license to a person who:
(a)  meets  the  requirements of paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision
one of  this  section  and  has  performed  one  hundred  or  more  home
inspections  for  compensation  within  two years prior to the effective
date of this section; or
(b) meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this
section and has been engaged in the  practice  of  home  inspection  for
compensation  for  not less than three years prior to the effective date
of this section during which such person has performed two hundred fifty
home inspections for  compensation  within  three  years  prior  to  the
effective date of this section; or
(c)  has  education  and  experience  which  the  secretary, considers
equivalent to that required pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  this
subdivision.