Repair Standards Committee
Issue	Details from surveys or attendee input
Repair Standards	Design for reparability. Need for entity to coordinate repair standards
	Repair equipment and training/cost to comply with repair standards
	The need to classify repairs & repairers so the right shops do the difficult repairs
	Identify skill levels required to be allowed to do certain repairs or appraisals.
	QUALITY  OF  REPAIRS
	Repair Quality
	Proper vehicle repair procedures
	Consensus with regards to Repair techniques
	Repair Quality
	Insurance Companies not following OEM repair requirements
	Quality repairs
	Look into the safety of LKQ weld on parts assembly procedures
	Insurance company trying to dictate  repair process
	The dictates of Insurers in the repair process and their lack of liability
	Licensing technicians
	Refusal to recognize repair operations that are requires for preloss condition.
	industry standard for all operations
	Repair experts should be allowed to dictate how the repairs s/b made, not insurance co.
	make sure every shop has a measuring system, that does not have to be electronic
	Standardized Repair Methods
	repair process procedures
	lack of qualification control on repairs
OEM Information Availability	Availability of up to date repair information
	General awareness of current vehicle repair procedures
	OEM's are slow to release repair procedures!
	OEM's issuing repair REQUIREMENTS - not guidelines
	new auto construction technologies, and resulting difficulties in training/retrieving info
	Open access to OEM repair specifications (free and readily accessible)
	industry is holding back purchases on new equipment because of rapid changing procedures
	lack of good info. from auto manufacturers, we need more than the crap provided on the web
	auto manu. don't provide their own dealers with adequate parts info.
	Improve access to OEM repair procedures and costs for information
	Free access to MFG information so we can make proper repairs, no shop can afford  fees
	Legislation concerning "Right to Repair"
Quality versus Cost	Estimatic Accuracy & Fairness
	Improving the quality of workmanship
	INADEQUATE REPAIRS
	Buy high tech equipment, train premium techs, get factory certified status , get offered ?
Standards	help from state insurance departments. Where does a repairer go for assistance?
	Collecting the right sales tax.
	Use of photographs to establish repair times. Desk Auditing.
Certification	The lack of enforcement which allows for illegal repair shops to stay in business
	Repair Shop Certification
	Digital Certification
	A national titling law
	lack of collision repair centers being held accountable.
	SHOULD TECHS BE CERTIFIED AND HOW