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integration community drives licensure.
However, we oppose licensure that other
trades largely develop and govern.
This year, NSCA representatives will be
at the table, discussing a new low-voltage/
limited-energy licensing program that's
intended to be national, to be transportable
and to have state reciprocity. Our position
is this: We will off er the license if required
by code or law; yet, we remain fi rm that
the industry - through education and
credentialing - can regulate itself when
licensure isn't required. In addition, we do
not endorse the need for multiple licenses
in states where licensure already exists.
Relevant Training and Supervision
Apprenticeship Mandates: NSCA
strongly believes in promoting apprenticeship
programs that make available
training, supervision and testing that are
relevant. However, we do not agree with
state-mandated apprenticeship programs
that include curriculum and training that
are mostly irrelevant to our scope of work
and that other trades govern.
We are also active in proposing model
legislation to provide funding for apprenticeship,
internship and mentoring programs,
as well as veterans' programs and
other workforce-development programs.
R2R Legislation: NSCA is closely monitoring
Right to Repair (R2R) legislation as it
gains momentum across the country. This
could be very harmful to integrators. What
started as a simple act that would allow
consumers to change their own cell-phone
batteries, and that would permit farmers
to repair their own farm equipment, has
grown to encroach on the technology that
our industry provides.
New York's R2R legislation signals trouble
for manufacturers, authorized distributors
and dealers of specialized electronic
systems, such as those that NSCA members
provide, which require specialized
training or credentials to repair.
Within this legislation, our industry
has been promised a " carve-out " that
would specifi cally exclude the security
and life-safety systems, communications
technology and many other commercial
products that manufacturers and integrators
provide.
NSCA Remains Active
Cyber Vigilance: NSCA is active in reporting
on proposed legislation - along with
off ering model legislation, when requested
- to address issues such as privacy, data
collection, cyber risks, and inappropriate
and/or reckless usage of applications or
capabilities. This includes our careful monitoring
of practices and helping members
vet their suppliers and methods.
School Safety: Many bills on the map
are favorable for school safety and security
- but some aren't. NSCA supports legislation
that provides funding for school-safety
technology and encourages public and
private schools to have a comprehensive
safety plan in place. As the cofounder
of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
(PASS) K-12, NSCA supports the use of
these guidelines as a technology roadmap.
To learn more about legislation that
aff ects the commercial integration industry,
visit NSCA.org/track-legislation.
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