A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT removing the ability of the Commissioner of Insurance of North Carolina to use outside contractors with respect to insurance licensing EXAMINATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑33‑30 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58‑33‑30.  License requirements.
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(e)	Examination. –
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(4)	The answers of the applicant to the examination shall be provided by the applicant under the Commissioner's supervision. The Commissioner shall give examinations at such times and places within this State as the Commissioner considers necessary reasonably to serve the convenience of both the Commissioner and applicants.
(5)	The Commissioner shall collect in advance the examination and registration fees provided in G.S. 58‑33‑125. The Commissioner shall make or cause to be made available to all applicants, for a reasonable fee to offset the costs of production, materials that he considers necessary for the applicants' proper preparation for examinations.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 58‑71‑70 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58‑71‑70.  Examination; fees.
Each applicant for a license as a professional bondsman, surety bondsman, or runner shall appear in person and take an examination prepared by the Commissioner testing the applicant's ability and qualifications. Each applicant is eligible for examination 30 days after the date the application is received by the Commissioner. If an applicant is unable to complete the examination requirement within 30 days after notification from the Commissioner of the applicant's eligibility to take the examination, the applicant shall again be subject to the criminal history record check prescribed by G.S. 58‑71‑50(a) so that current information is available for review with the application. Each examination shall be held at a time and place as designated by the Commissioner. Each applicant shall be given notice of the designated time and place no sooner than 15 days before the examination.
The fee for each examination is twenty‑five dollars ($25.00) plus an amount that offsets the cost of any contract for examination services. This examination fee is nonrefundable.
An applicant who fails an examination may take a subsequent examination, but at least one year must intervene between examinations."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 58‑82A‑30 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58‑82A‑30.  Examination fees.
(a)	Each applicant for a license as a pyrotechnic display operator, a proximate audience display operator, or assistant display operator shall take a written examination approved by the Commissioner.
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SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2021.