Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 704
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bennett moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 673 - 909
    4  and insert:
    5         (e) “Roofing contractor” means a contractor whose services
    6  are unlimited in the roofing trade and who has the experience,
    7  knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter,
    8  extend, or design, if not prohibited by law, and use materials
    9  and items used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and
   10  alteration of all kinds of roofing, waterproofing, and coating,
   11  except when coating is not represented to protect, repair,
   12  waterproof, stop leaks, or extend the life of the roof. The
   13  scope of work of a roofing contractor also includes skylights
   14  and any related work, required roof-deck attachments, and any
   15  repair or replacement of wood roof sheathing or fascia as needed
   16  during roof repair or replacement and any related work.
   17         (f) “Class A air-conditioning contractor” means a
   18  contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of
   19  contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to
   20  install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
   21  if not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning,
   22  refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct
   23  work in connection with a complete system if such duct work is
   24  performed by the contractor as necessary to complete an air
   25  distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems,
   26  and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in
   27  connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment
   28  sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the
   29  system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend,
   30  or design, if not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of
   31  pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, and
   32  pneumatic control piping; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect
   33  power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing
   34  electrical disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and
   35  reconnect low voltage heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning
   36  control wiring; and to install a condensate drain from an air
   37  conditioning unit to an existing safe waste or other approved
   38  disposal other than a direct connection to a sanitary system.
   39  The scope of work for such contractor also includes any
   40  excavation work incidental thereto, but does not include any
   41  work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines
   42  within buildings, except for disconnecting or reconnecting
   43  changeouts of liquefied petroleum or natural gas appliances
   44  within buildings; potable water lines or connections thereto;
   45  sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool piping and filters; or
   46  electrical power wiring. A Class A air-conditioning contractor
   47  may test and evaluate central air-conditioning, refrigeration,
   48  heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work; however,
   49  a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the
   50  performance of these specific services.
   51         (g) “Class B air-conditioning contractor” means a
   52  contractor whose services are limited to 25 tons of cooling and
   53  500,000 Btu of heating in any one system in the execution of
   54  contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to
   55  install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
   56  if not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning,
   57  refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct
   58  work in connection with a complete system only to the extent
   59  such duct work is performed by the contractor as necessary to
   60  complete an air-distribution system being installed under this
   61  classification, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing
   62  that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system; to
   63  install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
   64  if not prohibited by law, piping and insulation of pipes,
   65  vessels, and ducts; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect power
   66  wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical
   67  disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and reconnect low
   68  voltage heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control
   69  wiring; and to install a condensate drain from an air
   70  conditioning unit to an existing safe waste or other approved
   71  disposal other than a direct connection to a sanitary system.
   72  The scope of work for such contractor also includes any
   73  excavation work incidental thereto, but does not include any
   74  work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines
   75  within buildings, except for disconnecting or reconnecting
   76  changeouts of liquefied petroleum or natural gas appliances
   77  within buildings; potable water lines or connections thereto;
   78  sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool piping and filters; or
   79  electrical power wiring. A Class B air-conditioning contractor
   80  may test and evaluate central air-conditioning, refrigeration,
   81  heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work; however,
   82  a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the
   83  performance of these specific services.
   84         (h) “Class C air-conditioning contractor” means a
   85  contractor whose business is limited to the servicing of air
   86  conditioning, heating, or refrigeration systems, including any
   87  duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing that requires at least a
   88  partial disassembling of the system, and whose certification or
   89  registration, issued pursuant to this part, was valid on October
   90  1, 1988. Only a person who was registered or certified as a
   91  Class C air-conditioning contractor as of October 1, 1988, shall
   92  be so registered or certified after October 1, 1988. However,
   93  the board shall continue to license and regulate those Class C
   94  air-conditioning contractors who held Class C licenses before
   95  October 1, 1988.
   96         (i) “Mechanical contractor” means a contractor whose
   97  services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring
   98  the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain,
   99  repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, if not prohibited
  100  by law, central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and
  101  ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a
  102  complete system if such duct work is performed by the contractor
  103  as necessary to complete an air-distribution system, boiler and
  104  unfired pressure vessel systems, lift station equipment and
  105  piping, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in
  106  connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment
  107  sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the
  108  system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend,
  109  or design, if not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of
  110  pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, pneumatic
  111  control piping, gasoline tanks and pump installations and piping
  112  for same, standpipes, air piping, vacuum line piping, oxygen
  113  lines, nitrous oxide piping, ink and chemical lines, fuel
  114  transmission lines, liquefied petroleum gas lines within
  115  buildings, and natural gas fuel lines within buildings; to
  116  replace, disconnect, or reconnect power wiring on the load side
  117  of the dedicated existing electrical disconnect switch; to
  118  install, disconnect, and reconnect low voltage heating,
  119  ventilating, and air-conditioning control wiring; and to install
  120  a condensate drain from an air-conditioning unit to an existing
  121  safe waste or other approved disposal other than a direct
  122  connection to a sanitary system. The scope of work for such
  123  contractor also includes any excavation work incidental thereto,
  124  but does not include any work such as potable water lines or
  125  connections thereto, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping
  126  and filters, or electrical power wiring. A mechanical contractor
  127  may test and evaluate central air-conditioning, refrigeration,
  128  heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work; however,
  129  a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the
  130  performance of these specific services.
  131         (j) “Commercial pool/spa contractor” means a contractor
  132  whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to, the
  133  construction, repair, and servicing of any swimming pool, or hot
  134  tub or spa, whether public, private, or otherwise, regardless of
  135  use. The scope of work includes the installation, repair, or
  136  replacement of existing equipment, any cleaning or equipment
  137  sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling,
  138  excluding filter changes, and the installation of new pool/spa
  139  equipment, interior finishes, the installation of package pool
  140  heaters, the installation of all perimeter piping and filter
  141  piping, and the construction of equipment rooms or housing for
  142  pool/spa equipment, and also includes the scope of work of a
  143  swimming pool/spa servicing contractor. The scope of such work
  144  does not include direct connections to a sanitary sewer system
  145  or to potable water lines. The installation, construction,
  146  modification, or replacement of equipment permanently attached
  147  to and associated with the pool or spa for the purpose of water
  148  treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure;
  149  however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water
  150  treatment or cleaning does not require licensure unless the
  151  usage involves construction, modification, or replacement of
  152  such equipment. Water treatment that does not require such
  153  equipment does not require a license. In addition, a license is
  154  not required for the cleaning of the pool or spa in a way that
  155  does not affect the structural integrity of the pool or spa or
  156  its associated equipment.
  157         (k) “Residential pool/spa contractor” means a contractor
  158  whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to, the
  159  construction, repair, and servicing of a residential swimming
  160  pool, or hot tub or spa, regardless of use. The scope of work
  161  includes the installation, repair, or replacement of existing
  162  equipment, any cleaning or equipment sanitizing that requires at
  163  least a partial disassembling, excluding filter changes, and the
  164  installation of new pool/spa equipment, interior finishes, the
  165  installation of package pool heaters, the installation of all
  166  perimeter piping and filter piping, and the construction of
  167  equipment rooms or housing for pool/spa equipment, and also
  168  includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing
  169  contractor. The scope of such work does not include direct
  170  connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water
  171  lines. The installation, construction, modification, or
  172  replacement of equipment permanently attached to and associated
  173  with the pool or spa for the purpose of water treatment or
  174  cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure; however, the
  175  usage of such equipment for the purposes of water treatment or
  176  cleaning does not require licensure unless the usage involves
  177  construction, modification, or replacement of such equipment.
  178  Water treatment that does not require such equipment does not
  179  require a license. In addition, a license is not required for
  180  the cleaning of the pool or spa in a way that does not affect
  181  the structural integrity of the pool or spa or its associated
  182  equipment.
  183         (l) “Swimming pool/spa servicing contractor” means a
  184  contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to,
  185  the repair and servicing of a swimming pool, or hot tub or spa,
  186  whether public or private, or otherwise, regardless of use. The
  187  scope of work includes the repair or replacement of existing
  188  equipment, any cleaning or equipment sanitizing that requires at
  189  least a partial disassembling, excluding filter changes, and the
  190  installation of new pool/spa equipment, interior refinishing,
  191  the reinstallation or addition of pool heaters, the repair or
  192  replacement of all perimeter piping and filter piping, the
  193  repair of equipment rooms or housing for pool/spa equipment, and
  194  the substantial or complete draining of a swimming pool, or hot
  195  tub or spa, for the purpose of repair or renovation. The scope
  196  of such work does not include direct connections to a sanitary
  197  sewer system or to potable water lines. The installation,
  198  construction, modification, substantial or complete disassembly,
  199  or replacement of equipment permanently attached to and
  200  associated with the pool or spa for the purpose of water
  201  treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure;
  202  however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water
  203  treatment or cleaning does not require licensure unless the
  204  usage involves construction, modification, substantial or
  205  complete disassembly, or replacement of such equipment. Water
  206  treatment that does not require such equipment does not require
  207  a license. In addition, a license is not required for the
  208  cleaning of the pool or spa in a way that does not affect the
  209  structural integrity of the pool or spa or its associated
  210  equipment.
  211         (m) “Plumbing contractor” means a contractor whose services
  212  are unlimited in the plumbing trade and includes contracting
  213  business consisting consists of the execution of contracts
  214  requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill
  215  to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not
  216  prohibited by law, design plumbing. A plumbing contractor may
  217  install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not prohibited
  218  by law, design the following without obtaining an additional
  219  local regulatory license, certificate, or registration: sanitary
  220  drainage or storm drainage facilities, water and sewer plants
  221  and substations,; venting systems,; public or private water
  222  supply systems,; septic tanks,; drainage and supply wells,;
  223  swimming pool piping,; irrigation systems, and; or solar heating
  224  water systems and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment
  225  used in connection therewith, including boilers and pressure
  226  process piping and including the installation of water, natural
  227  gas, liquefied petroleum gas and related venting, and storm and
  228  sanitary sewer lines; and water and sewer plants and
  229  substations. The scope of work of the plumbing contractor also
  230  includes the design, if not prohibited by law, and installation,
  231  maintenance, repair, alteration, or extension of air-piping,
  232  vacuum line piping, oxygen line piping, nitrous oxide piping,
  233  and all related medical gas systems; fire line standpipes and
  234  fire sprinklers if authorized by law; ink and chemical lines;
  235  fuel oil and gasoline piping and tank and pump installation,
  236  except bulk storage plants; and pneumatic control piping
  237  systems, all in a manner that complies with all plans,
  238  specifications, codes, laws, and regulations applicable. The
  239  scope of work of the plumbing contractor applies to private
  240  property and public property, including any excavation work
  241  incidental thereto, and includes the work of the specialty
  242  plumbing contractor. Such contractor shall subcontract, with a
  243  qualified contractor in the field concerned, all other work
  244  incidental to the work but which is specified as being the work
  245  of a trade other than that of a plumbing contractor. This
  246  definition does not limit the scope of work of any specialty
  247  contractor certified pursuant to s. 489.113(6), and does not
  248  require certification or registration under this part of any
  249  authorized employee of a public natural gas utility or of a
  250  private natural gas utility regulated by the Public Service
  251  Commission when disconnecting and reconnecting water lines in
  252  the servicing or replacement of an existing water heater. A
  253  plumbing contractor may perform drain cleaning and clearing and
  254  install or repair rainwater catchment systems; however, a
  255  mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the
  256  performance of these specific services.
  257  
  258  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  259         And the title is amended as follows:
  260         Delete line 47
  261  and insert:
  262         definition of the terms “roofing contractor,” “Class A
  263         air-conditioning contractor,” “Class B air
  264         conditioning contractor,” “mechanical contractor,” and
  265         “plumbing contractor”; removing