State Board of Home Inspectors public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors will convene a meeting at 9:00 AM. The agenda is annexed to the notice provided.
The Board issued fines to two inspectors for licensing and reporting violations. It also approved the 2021 fiscal budget, extended its office lease, and authorized a $23,000 public awareness campaign.
- Fined Eric Burns $164.70 for performing inspections with an expired license (5-1)
- Fined Marcus Dempsey $3,000.00 and suspended him as a continuing education provider for 2021 (6-0)
- Approved education provider applications for ATI, Mike Roberts, Eddie Miller, and Ashley van der Meulen
- Approved $23,000 budget to extend PSA campaign through 2021
- Extended temporary rule allowing live streaming CE to count as 'In-Class' credit through June 2021
- Approved lease extension for 5211 Essen Lane office through January 2026
- Approved changes to pre-inspection agreement verbiage
- Unanimously adopted the 2021 fiscal year budget
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors will convene its 3rd quarter board meeting on September 11, 2020, at 9:00 AM via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. The agenda is attached but not detailed in the notice.
- Meeting conducted under COVID-19 restrictions via Zoom
- Agenda attached to notice but not specified in provided text
The Board issued fines to an inspector for reporting and notification violations and extended a temporary rule allowing live-streaming continuing education. The Board also approved a new in-field trainer and granted reporting extensions for those affected by Hurricane Laura.
- Fined Mr. LeBlanc $3,420 for failing to submit monthly reporting and notify the Board of address change (5-0)
- Dismissed complaints C-20-001 (Ross v. LeBlanc) and C-20-003 (Thompson v. Naquin)
- Approved in-field trainer application for Ricky Thibodeaux (5-0)
- Extended temporary rule allowing live-streaming CE to count as 'In-Class' credit through December 4, 2020
- Approved 30-day monthly reporting extension for inspectors affected by Hurricane Laura
- Tabled proposed rules changes for live streaming continuing education for further cleanup by education committee
- Referred guidelines for one-on-one continuing education providers to the Education Committee
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Board is convening a meeting via Zoom on June 5, 2020. The provided agenda text contains only the meeting notice and connection details; no specific discussion items or decisions are listed.
The Board voted to allow live streaming courses to count as classroom education through September 11, 2020, under specific attendance and video requirements. The Board also approved several new education providers and authorized a part-time file clerk position.
- Approved previous meeting minutes
- Allowed live streaming continuing education as 'classroom' education until September 11, 2020 (unanimous)
- Approved TREET as a Live Streaming Continuing Education provider
- Approved Frederick Williams as a Continuing Education Provider
- Approved Monroe Infrared as a Live Streaming Continuing Education provider
- Approved Mike Burroughs as a Live Streaming Continuing Education provider
- Authorized COO Morgan Spinosa to purchase a laptop for the Board office
- Approved hiring a part-time file clerk with a $10,000 annual budget maximum
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Board approved several proposed rule changes regarding continuing education provider reviews, notification requirements, and report review procedures. The Board also approved specific verbiage changes to the licensing law and professional standards to be presented at the 2020 Legislative session.
- Approved previous meeting minutes
- Dismissed complaint McLeese v. Harton (no probable cause found)
- Approved Jesse Boudoin as an in-field training education provider
- Approved Charles N Hall as a classroom continuing education provider
- Approved verbiage changes to section 1478 of the licensing law and section 501B of the Professional and Occupational Standards
- Approved rule changes for CE Provider Review, CE Class Notification, and First Year LHI Report Review
- Approved rule changes regarding pre-licensing education as CE classes and Train the Trainer CE classes