Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1252
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/21/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Simpson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 239 and 240
    4  insert:
    5         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 553.74, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         553.74 Florida Building Commission.—
    8         (1) The Florida Building Commission is created and located
    9  within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
   10  for administrative purposes. Members are shall be appointed by
   11  the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. The
   12  commission is shall be composed of 26 25 members, consisting of
   13  the following:
   14         (a) One architect registered to practice in this state and
   15  actively engaged in the profession. The American Institute of
   16  Architects, Florida Section, is encouraged to recommend a list
   17  of candidates for consideration.
   18         (b) One structural engineer registered to practice in this
   19  state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   20  Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a list of
   21  candidates for consideration.
   22         (c) One air-conditioning or mechanical contractor certified
   23  to do business in this state and actively engaged in the
   24  profession. The Florida Air Conditioning Contractors
   25  Association, the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
   26  Contractors Association, and the Mechanical Contractors
   27  Association of Florida are encouraged to recommend a list of
   28  candidates for consideration.
   29         (d) One electrical contractor certified to do business in
   30  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   31  Electrical Contractors Association and the National Electrical
   32  Contractors Association, Florida Chapter, are encouraged to
   33  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   34         (e) One member from fire protection engineering or
   35  technology who is actively engaged in the profession. The
   36  Florida Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and
   37  the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are
   38  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   39         (f) One general contractor certified to do business in this
   40  state and actively engaged in the profession. The Associated
   41  Builders and Contractors of Florida, the Florida Associated
   42  General Contractors Council, and the Union Contractors
   43  Association are encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for
   44  consideration.
   45         (g) One plumbing contractor licensed to do business in this
   46  state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   47  Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors is
   48  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   49         (h) One roofing or sheet metal contractor certified to do
   50  business in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
   51  The Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal, and Air Conditioning
   52  Contractors Association and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning
   53  Contractors National Association are encouraged to recommend a
   54  list of candidates for consideration.
   55         (i) One residential contractor licensed to do business in
   56  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   57  Home Builders Association is encouraged to recommend a list of
   58  candidates for consideration.
   59         (j) Three members who are municipal or district codes
   60  enforcement officials, one of whom is also a fire official. The
   61  Building Officials Association of Florida and the Florida Fire
   62  Marshals and Inspectors Association are encouraged to recommend
   63  a list of candidates for consideration.
   64         (k) One member who represents the Department of Financial
   65  Services.
   66         (l) One member who is a county codes enforcement official.
   67  The Building Officials Association of Florida is encouraged to
   68  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   69         (m) One member of a Florida-based organization of persons
   70  with disabilities or a nationally chartered organization of
   71  persons with disabilities with chapters in this state.
   72         (n) One member of the manufactured buildings industry who
   73  is licensed to do business in this state and is actively engaged
   74  in the industry. The Florida Manufactured Housing Association is
   75  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   76         (o) One mechanical or electrical engineer registered to
   77  practice in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
   78  The Florida Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a
   79  list of candidates for consideration.
   80         (p) One member who is a representative of a municipality or
   81  a charter county. The Florida League of Cities and the Florida
   82  Association of Counties are encouraged to recommend a list of
   83  candidates for consideration.
   84         (q) One member of the building products manufacturing
   85  industry who is authorized to do business in this state and is
   86  actively engaged in the industry. The Florida Building Material
   87  Association, the Florida Concrete and Products Association, and
   88  the Fenestration Manufacturers Association are encouraged to
   89  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   90         (r) One member who is a representative of the building
   91  owners and managers industry who is actively engaged in
   92  commercial building ownership or management. The Building Owners
   93  and Managers Association is encouraged to recommend a list of
   94  candidates for consideration.
   95         (s) One member who is a representative of the insurance
   96  industry. The Florida Insurance Council is encouraged to
   97  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   98         (t) One member who is a representative of public education.
   99         (u) One member who is a swimming pool contractor licensed
  100  to do business in this state and actively engaged in the
  101  profession. The Florida Swimming Pool Association and the United
  102  Pool and Spa Association are encouraged to recommend a list of
  103  candidates for consideration.
  104         (v) One member who is a representative of the green
  105  building industry and who is a third-party commission agent, a
  106  Florida board member of the United States Green Building Council
  107  or Green Building Initiative, a professional who is accredited
  108  under the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), or a
  109  professional who is accredited under Leadership in Energy and
  110  Environmental Design (LEED).
  111         (w) One member who is a representative of a natural gas
  112  distribution system and who is actively engaged in the
  113  distribution of natural gas in this state. The Florida Natural
  114  Gas Association is encouraged to recommend a list of candidates
  115  for consideration.
  116         (x)(w) One member who shall be the chair.
  117  
  118  Any person serving on the commission under paragraph (c) or
  119  paragraph (h) on October 1, 2003, and who has served less than
  120  two full terms is eligible for reappointment to the commission
  121  regardless of whether he or she meets the new qualification.
  122  
  123  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  124         And the title is amended as follows:
  125         Delete line 29
  126  and insert:
  127         amending s. 553.74, F.S.; revising membership of the
  128         Florida Building Commission; amending s. 553.79, F.S.;
  129         authorizing a site plan to