| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to land surveying and mapping; amending s. |
| 3 | 472.019, F.S.; authorizing and providing conditions, |
| 4 | including fees, for the reinstatement and reissuance of |
| 5 | licenses for certain individuals whose licenses became |
| 6 | null under specified circumstances; providing for future |
| 7 | repeal; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 472.019, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 472.019 Reactivation; continuing education; |
| 14 | reinstatement.-- |
| 15 | (1) The continuing education requirements for reactivating |
| 16 | a license may not exceed 12 classroom hours for each year the |
| 17 | license was inactive. |
| 18 | (2) The board shall promulgate rules relating to licenses |
| 19 | which have become inactive and for the renewal of inactive |
| 20 | licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule a fee not to exceed |
| 21 | $50 for the reactivation of an inactive license and a fee not to |
| 22 | exceed $50 for the renewal of an inactive license. |
| 23 | (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 455.271, the |
| 24 | board shall reinstate and the department shall reissue by July |
| 25 | 1, 2005, the license of an individual whose license has become |
| 26 | null, provided all of the following circumstances and |
| 27 | qualifications are met: |
| 28 | (a) The individual's license was scheduled to be renewed |
| 29 | during the biennium period beginning in 2001. |
| 30 | (b) The individual did not receive actual timely license |
| 31 | renewal notice, as attested to by a signed and notarized |
| 32 | affidavit of the individual. |
| 33 | (c) The license of the individual was in good standing at |
| 34 | the time of the beginning of the renewal cycle. |
| 35 | (d) The individual properly petitioned the department for |
| 36 | relief relating to the circumstances under which the license |
| 37 | became null. |
| 38 | (e) The department failed to grant or deny the license |
| 39 | renewal petition within 90 days after receiving the petition, as |
| 40 | required by the Administrative Procedure Act and s. 120.542. |
| 41 | (f) No felony or practice act or unlicensed activity |
| 42 | penalties have been imposed upon the individual for violations |
| 43 | occurring during the period the license was null. |
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| 45 | The individual shall submit an application to the board for |
| 46 | reinstatement in a manner prescribed by rules of the board and |
| 47 | shall pay the appropriate application fees in an amount equal to |
| 48 | the fees imposed for current applicants for new licensure. This |
| 49 | subsection expires July 1, 2005. |
| 50 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |