Senate Bill sb1012c1

    Florida Senate - 2005                           CS for SB 1012

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator
    Argenziano




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to professions regulated by the

  3         Department of Business and Professional

  4         Regulation; amending s. 455.271, F.S.;

  5         providing for the reinstatement of certain

  6         voided licenses; providing requirements for

  7         application and reinstatement of voided

  8         licenses, including fees, continuing education,

  9         and eligibility; providing an exemption;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 455.271, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         455.271  Inactive and delinquent status.--

17         (6)(a)  A delinquent status licensee must affirmatively

18  apply with a complete application, as defined by rule of the

19  board, or the department if when there is no board, for active

20  or inactive status during the licensure cycle in which a

21  licensee becomes delinquent. Failure by a delinquent status

22  licensee to become active or inactive before the expiration of

23  the current licensure cycle shall render the license void null

24  without any further action by the board or the department. Any

25  subsequent licensure shall be as a result of applying for and

26  meeting all requirements imposed on an applicant for new

27  licensure.

28         (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of the professional

29  practice acts administered by the department, the board, or

30  the department if there is no board, may, at its discretion,

31  reinstate the license of an individual whose license has

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    Florida Senate - 2005                           CS for SB 1012
    580-1761-05




 1  become void if the board or department, as applicable,

 2  determine that the individual has made a good-faith effort to

 3  comply with this section but has failed to comply because of

 4  illness or unusual hardship. The individual must apply to the

 5  board, or the department if there is no board, for

 6  reinstatement in a manner prescribed by rules of the board or

 7  the department, as applicable, and shall pay an applicable fee

 8  in an amount determined by rule. The board, or the department

 9  if there is no board, shall require that such individual meet

10  all continuing education requirements prescribed by law, pay

11  appropriate licensing fees, and otherwise be eligible for

12  renewal of licensure under this chapter.

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14  This subsection does not apply to individuals subject to

15  regulation under chapter 473.

16         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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18          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
19                         Senate Bill 1012

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21  The committee substitute exempts individuals subject to
    regulation under ch. 473, F.S.
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