| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the practice of architecture and |
| 3 | interior design; amending s. 481.229, F.S.; exempting |
| 4 | certain persons or entities engaged in the manufacture, |
| 5 | sale, or installation of commercial food service |
| 6 | equipment, cubicle workstations, and similar modular |
| 7 | furniture and fixtures from provisions regulating |
| 8 | architecture and interior design under certain |
| 9 | circumstances; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 481.229, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 481.229 Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.-- |
| 16 | (8) A manufacturer of commercial food service equipment or |
| 17 | cubical workstations and similar modular furniture, shelving, |
| 18 | cabinetry, and spatial dividers or partitions, or the |
| 19 | manufacturer's representative, distributor, or dealer or an |
| 20 | employee thereof, who prepares designs, specifications, or |
| 21 | layouts for the sale or installation of such equipment, |
| 22 | furniture, or fixtures is exempt from licensure as an architect |
| 23 | or interior designer, if: |
| 24 | (a) The designs, specifications, or layouts do not affect |
| 25 | structural, mechanical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, |
| 26 | ventilating, electrical, or vertical transportation systems. |
| 27 | (b) The designs, specifications, or layouts do not |
| 28 | materially affect lifesafety systems pertaining to firesafety |
| 29 | protection, smoke evacuation and compartmentalization, and |
| 30 | emergency ingress or egress systems. |
| 31 | (c) Each design, specification, or layout document |
| 32 | prepared by a person or entity exempt under this subsection |
| 33 | contains a disclosure statement on each page of the document |
| 34 | that the designs, specifications, or layouts are not |
| 35 | architectural or engineering designs, specifications, or |
| 36 | layouts; are not prepared for the purpose of obtaining a |
| 37 | building permit; and are not prepared for construction purposes. |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |