The Florida Senate

381.0064  Continuing education courses for persons installing or servicing septic tanks.--

(1)  The Department of Health shall conduct continuing education courses for pumpout operators, environmental health specialists, and master plumbers who install septic tanks or service septic tanks. The course of study required must consist of at least two 6-classroom-hour courses of instruction a year regarding the public health and environmental effects of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems and any other matters the department determines desirable for the safe installation and use of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. The department may charge a fee to cover the cost of such course of study; however, such fee must take into account any moneys collected under s. 381.0066 and appropriated to the department for the purpose of this section.

(2)  The department shall also approve other continuing education courses for pumpout operators, environmental health specialists, and master plumbers who install septic tanks or service septic tanks, which courses meet the purposes of this section and consist of at least two 6-classroom-hour courses of instruction a year.

(3)  Septic tank contractors and master septic tank contractors registered under part III of chapter 489 shall meet the continuing education requirements set forth in s. 489.554.

History.--ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 85-314; s. 59, ch. 91-224; s. 25, ch. 91-297; s. 5, ch. 93-151; s. 9, ch. 96-303; s. 180, ch. 97-101.

Note.--Former s. 381.262.