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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to construction contracting; amending s. | ||
| 3 | 489.117, F.S.; specifying conditions under which a person | ||
| 4 | may perform specialty contracting services for the | ||
| 5 | construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement of a | ||
| 6 | swimming pool or spa without obtaining a local | ||
| 7 | professional license; 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. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (4) of | ||
| 12 | section 489.117, Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 13 | 489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.-- | ||
| 14 | (4) | ||
| 15 | (f) Any person who is not required to obtain registration | ||
| 16 | or certification pursuant to s. 489.105(3)(a)-(i) or (m)-(o) may | ||
| 17 | perform specialty contracting services for the construction, | ||
| 18 | remodeling, repair, or improvement of a swimming pool or spa as | ||
| 19 | specified in s. 489.105(3)(j)-(l) without obtaining a local | ||
| 20 | professional license if such person is under the supervision of | ||
| 21 | a certified or registered commercial pool/spa contractor, | ||
| 22 | residential pool/spa contractor, or swimming pool/spa servicing | ||
| 23 | contractor acting within the scope of his or her license. As | ||
| 24 | used in this paragraph, supervision shall not be deemed to | ||
| 25 | require the existence of a direct contract between the certified | ||
| 26 | or registered contractor and the person performing specialty | ||
| 27 | contracting services. | ||
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. | ||