Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 422
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/28/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Infrastructure and Security (Perry) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (18) is added to section 527.01,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         527.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
    8         (18) “Recreational vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is
    9  designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational,
   10  camping, or travel use and that has its own propulsion or is
   11  mounted on or towed by another motor vehicle.
   12         Section 2. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
   13  (5) of section 527.0201, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   14         527.0201 Qualifiers; master qualifiers; examinations.—
   15         (1) In addition to the requirements of s. 527.02, a any
   16  person applying for a license to engage in category I, category
   17  II, or category V activities must prove competency by passing a
   18  written examination administered by the department or its agent
   19  with a grade of 70 percent or above in each area tested. Each
   20  applicant for examination shall submit a $20 nonrefundable fee.
   21         (a) The department shall by rule specify the general areas
   22  of competency to be covered by each examination and the relative
   23  weight to be assigned in grading each area tested.
   24         (b) The department shall by rule specify the requirements
   25  for agents qualified to administer the written competency
   26  examinations required by this part.
   27         (c) The department shall by rule establish a separate
   28  written competency examination for persons applying for a
   29  license to engage in category I activities solely related to the
   30  service and repair of recreational vehicles. The category I
   31  recreational vehicle dealer/installer examination shall include
   32  and ensure competency in the following activities as they relate
   33  to recreational vehicles:
   34         1. Operating a liquefied petroleum gas dispensing unit to
   35  serve liquid product to a consumer for industrial, commercial,
   36  or domestic use;
   37         2. Selling or offering to sell, or leasing or offering to
   38  lease, apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of
   39  liquefied petroleum gas; and
   40         3. Installing, servicing, or repairing recreational vehicle
   41  liquefied petroleum gas appliances and equipment.
   42         (d) Any qualifier or master qualifier who has passed the
   43  category I recreational vehicle dealer/installer examination may
   44  engage in category I activities solely related to the service
   45  and repair of recreational vehicles.
   46         (5) In addition to all other licensing requirements, each
   47  category I and category V licensee must, at the time of
   48  application for licensure, identify to the department one master
   49  qualifier who is a full-time employee at the licensed location.
   50  This person shall be a manager, owner, or otherwise primarily
   51  responsible for overseeing the operations of the licensed
   52  location and must provide documentation to the department as
   53  provided by rule. The master qualifier requirement shall be in
   54  addition to the requirements of subsection (1).
   55         (a) In order to apply for certification as a master
   56  qualifier, each applicant must have been a registered qualifier
   57  for a minimum of 3 years of verifiable LP gas experience or hold
   58  a professional certification by an LP gas manufacturer as
   59  adopted by department rule immediately preceding submission of
   60  the application, must be employed by a licensed category I or
   61  category V licensee, or an applicant for such license, and must
   62  pass a master qualifier competency examination administered by
   63  the department or its agent. Master qualifier examinations shall
   64  be based on Florida’s laws, rules, and adopted codes governing
   65  liquefied petroleum gas safety, general industry safety
   66  standards, and administrative procedures. The applicant must
   67  successfully pass the examination with a grade of 70 percent or
   68  above. Each applicant for master qualifier registration must
   69  submit to the department a nonrefundable $30 examination fee
   70  before the examination.
   71         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
   72  
   73  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   74  And the title is amended as follows:
   75         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   76  and insert:
   77                        A bill to be entitled                      
   78         An act relating to recreational vehicles; amending s.
   79         527.01, F.S.; defining the term “recreational
   80         vehicle”; amending s. 527.0201, F.S.; requiring the
   81         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
   82         adopt rules specifying requirements for agents to
   83         administer certain competency examinations and
   84         establishing a written competency examination for a
   85         license to engage in activities solely related to the
   86         service and repair of recreational vehicles;
   87         authorizing certain qualifiers and master qualifiers
   88         to engage in activities solely related to the service
   89         and repair of recreational vehicles; requiring
   90         verifiable LP gas experience or professional
   91         certification by an LP gas manufacturer in order to
   92         apply for certification as a master qualifier;
   93         providing an effective date.