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The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) Director has scaled back the temporary rule put in place by the Building Code Division (BCD) which would have required cities to hire electrical inspectors and increased the required building inspector certifications. This rule would have made it so small cities and municipalities who use private, third-party building and electric inspectors could not operate their building programs. As one of the legislative priorities for the upcoming year, HBA is working with OHBA to find a solution to this third-party inspection issue at the state level. Specifically, BCD has: