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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Deutch) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 63-98

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and insert:

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     (b)  To qualify for selection by the department as a wind

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certification entity to provide hurricane mitigation

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inspections, the entity shall, at a minimum, meet the following

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requirements:

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     1.  Use hurricane mitigation inspectors who:

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     a. Are certified as a building inspector under s. 468.607;

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     b. Are licensed as a general or residential contractor

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under s. 489.111;

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     c. Are licensed as a professional engineer under s.

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471.015 and who have passed the appropriate equivalency test of

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the Building Code Training Program as required by s. 553.841;

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     d. Are licensed as a professional architect under s.

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481.213; or

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     e.a. Have at least 2 years prior experience in residential

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construction or residential building inspection and have

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received specialized training in hurricane mitigation

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procedures. Such training may be provided by a class offered

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online or in person.

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     2. Use hurricane mitigation inspectors who also:

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     a.b. Have undergone drug testing and level 2 background

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checks pursuant to s. 435.04. The department may is authorized

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to conduct criminal record checks of inspectors used by wind

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certification entities. Inspectors must submit a set of the

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fingerprints to the department for state and national criminal

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history checks and must pay the fingerprint processing fee set

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forth in s. 624.501. The fingerprints shall be sent by the

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department to the Department of Law Enforcement and forwarded to

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the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing. The results

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shall be returned to the department for screening. The

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fingerprints shall be taken by a law enforcement agency,

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designated examination center, or other department-approved

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entity; and. Hurricane mitigation inspectors participating in

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the program on January 25, 2007, shall have until June 1, 2007,

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to meet the requirements for a criminal record check.

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     b.c. Have been certified, in a manner satisfactory to the

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department, to conduct the inspections.

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     3.2. Provide a quality assurance program including a

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reinspection component.

3/4/2008  8:04:00 AM     597-04387-08