CS/HB 1413

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the regulation of professions; amending
3	s. 455.203, F.S.; requiring the Department of Business and
4	Professional Regulation to increase the renewal period for
5	licenses from biennially to quadrennially; amending s.
6	455.2124, F.S.; authorizing a board or the department to
7	require completion of certain continuing education
8	requirements by inactive licensees seeking to regain
9	active status; amending s. 455.2179, F.S.; revising fees
10	for approval of continuing education providers and courses
11	to conform to the quadrennial license renewal periods
12	required by the act; amending s. 455.2228, F.S.;
13	conforming the continuing education requirements for
14	recertification or relicensing under the Barbers' Act and
15	the Florida Cosmetology Act to the quadrennial license
16	renewal periods required by this act; amending s.
17	455.2281, F.S.; revising the unlicensed activity fees
18	imposed upon renewal of a license to conform to the
19	quadrennial renewal periods required by the act; amending
20	s. 455.271, F.S.; authorizing a delinquent status licensee
21	whose license expires to submit a written request for a
22	grace period to reactivate the license; requiring such
23	licensee to pay a fee and complete certain continuing
24	education requirements; revising the continuing education
25	and fee requirements for changing the status of an
26	inactive or delinquent license to conform to the
27	quadrennial renewal periods required by the act; amending
28	s. 455.273, F.S.; conforming requirements for license
29	renewal notices to the quadrennial renewal periods
30	required by the act; amending ss. 468.3851 and 468.3852,
31	F.S.; increasing the renewal period for auctioneer
32	licenses; revising requirements for license reactivation
33	fees to conform to the increased renewal period; amending
34	s. 468.403, F.S.; providing conditions under which a
35	nonresident licensed as a talent agency in another state
36	qualifies for licensure in this state; amending ss.
37	468.404, 468.4336, and 468.435, F.S.; increasing the
38	license renewal periods for talent agencies and community
39	association managers; revising license and renewal fees to
40	conform to the increased renewal period; amending s.
41	468.453, F.S.; revising license fees for athlete agents to
42	conform to the quadrennial renewal periods required by the
43	act; providing conditions under which a nonresident
44	licensed as an athlete agent in another state qualifies
45	for licensure in this state; amending s. 468.525, F.S.;
46	providing conditions under which a nonresident licensed as
47	an employee leasing company in another state qualifies for
48	licensure in this state; amending ss. 468.526 and 468.527,
49	F.S.; increasing the license renewal period for employee
50	leasing companies and employee leasing company groups;
51	revising license and renewal fees to conform to the
52	increased renewal period; amending s. 468.613, F.S.;
53	providing conditions under which a nonresident licensed or
54	certified as a building code administrator or inspector in
55	another state qualifies for certification in this state;
56	amending ss. 468.8315, 468.8412, and 468.8415, F.S.;
57	increasing the license renewal periods for home
58	inspectors, mold assessors, and mold remediators; revising
59	license and renewal fees to conform to the increased
60	renewal periods; amending s. 469.004, F.S.; revising
61	continuing education requirements relating to asbestos
62	abatement to conform to the quadrennial license renewal
63	period required by the act; amending s. 469.005, F.S.;
64	providing conditions under which a nonresident licensed as
65	an asbestos consultant or asbestos contractor in another
66	state qualifies for licensure in this state; amending s.
67	469.008, F.S.; revising certain fees relating to asbestos
68	abatement to conform to the quadrennial license renewal
69	period required by the act; amending ss. 471.011 and
70	471.017, F.S.; increasing the license renewal period for
71	engineers; revising license and renewal fees to conform to
72	the increased renewal period; amending ss. 472.011 and
73	472.017, F.S.; increasing the license renewal period for
74	professional surveyors and mappers; revising license and
75	renewal fees to conform to the increased renewal period;
76	amending ss. 473.305 and 473.311, F.S.; increasing the
77	license renewal period for certified public accountants;
78	revising license renewal fees to conform to the increased
79	renewal period; amending ss. 474.2065 and 474.211, F.S.;
80	increasing the license renewal period for veterinarians;
81	revising the license fee to conform to the increased
82	renewal period; amending s. 474.217, F.S.; revising the
83	period during which a nonresident licensed as a
84	veterinarian in another state may be licensed by
85	endorsement in this state; amending s. 475.180, F.S.;
86	providing conditions under which a nonresident licensed as
87	a real estate broker, broker associate, or sales associate
88	in another state qualifies for licensure in this state;
89	amending s. 475.182, F.S.; revising continuing education
90	requirements for real estate brokers, broker associates,
91	and sales associates to conform to the quadrennial license
92	renewal periods required by the act; amending s. 476.114,
93	F.S.; authorizing certain persons to take the examination
94	for licensure as a barber; requiring that certain persons
95	desiring to be a barber apply to the department in writing
96	under certain conditions; amending s. 476.144, F.S.;
97	conforming a cross-reference; amending ss. 476.154 and
98	476.192, F.S.; increasing the license renewal period for
99	barbers; revising license and renewal fees to conform to
100	the increased renewal period; amending s. 477.019, F.S.;
101	authorizing certain persons to take the examination for
102	licensure as a cosmetologist; requiring that certain
103	persons desiring to be a cosmetologist apply to the
104	department in writing under certain conditions; revising
105	the continuing education requirements for cosmetology
106	licensees and registered specialists to conform to the
107	quadrennial license renewal period required by the act;
108	amending s. 477.026, F.S.; revising certain fees for
109	cosmetologists, specialty salons, specialists, hair
110	braiders and wrappers, and body wrappers to conform to the
111	quadrennial license renewal period required by the act;
112	amending s. 481.207, F.S.; revising license renewal and
113	delinquency fees for architects and interior designers to
114	conform to the quadrennial license renewal period required
115	by the act; amending s. 481.209, F.S.; authorizing any
116	person meeting certain criteria to take the examination
117	for licensure as an interior designer; requiring that such
118	persons apply to the department in writing and remit a
119	nonrefundable application fee; requiring the department to
120	adopt the application form; amending s. 481.215, F.S.;
121	increasing the license renewal period for architects and
122	interior designers; revising continuing education
123	requirements to conform to the increased renewal period;
124	amending ss. 481.307 and 481.313, F.S.; increasing the
125	license renewal period for landscape architects; revising
126	license renewal fees and continuing education requirements
127	to conform to the increased renewal period; amending s.
128	489.109, F.S.; revising certain fees for construction
129	contractors to conform to the quadrennial license renewal
130	periods required by the act; amending s. 489.111, F.S.;
131	authorizing a person applying for licensure as a
132	contractor to substitute for certain experience
133	requirements the passing of a prelicensure course approved
134	by the Construction Industry Licensing Board and
135	established by department rule; amending s. 489.115, F.S.;
136	revising the continuing education requirements for
137	contractor certificateholders and registrants to conform
138	to the quadrennial certification and registration renewal
139	periods required by the act; providing conditions under
140	which a nonresident licensed or certified as a contractor
141	in another state qualifies for certification in this
142	state; amending s. 489.118, F.S.; deleting an obsolete
143	provision; amending s. 489.509, F.S.; revising certain
144	fees for electrical and alarm system contractors to
145	conform to the quadrennial certification and registration
146	renewal periods required by the act; amending s. 489.511,
147	F.S.; providing conditions under which a nonresident
148	licensed or certified as an electrical or alarm system
149	contractor in another state qualifies for certification in
150	this state; amending s. 489.515, F.S.; authorizing the
151	Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board to adopt certain
152	alternative means by which an applicant for certification
153	may demonstrate financial responsibility; amending s.
154	489.517, F.S.; increasing the certification and
155	registration renewal periods for electrical and alarm
156	system contractors; revising the continuing education
157	requirements for electrical and alarm system contractors
158	to conform to the increased renewal periods; amending s.
159	492.104, F.S.; revising the license renewal fees for
160	professional geologists to conform to the quadrennial
161	license renewal period required by the act; amending s.
162	492.105, F.S.; requiring that a person desiring to be
163	licensed in this state as a professional geologist apply
164	to the department in writing, remit a nonrefundable
165	application fee, and meet certain requirements; requiring
166	the department to adopt the application form; amending s.
167	492.108, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending ss.
168	492.109 and 492.111, F.S.; increasing the license renewal
169	period for professional geologists; revising the
170	continuing education requirements for professional
171	geologists to conform to the increased renewal period;
172	providing an effective date.
173
174	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
175
176	Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 455.203, Florida
177	Statutes, is amended to read:
178	455.203  Department; powers and duties.--The department,
179	for the boards under its jurisdiction, shall:
180	(1)  Effective June 30, 2010, adopt rules requiring
181	establishing a procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of
182	licenses; however, the department may issue up to a 4-year
183	license to selected licensees notwithstanding any other
184	provisions of law to the contrary. Fees for such renewal shall
185	not exceed the fee caps for individual professions on an
186	annualized basis as authorized by law.
187	Section 2.  Section 455.2124, Florida Statutes, is amended
188	to read:
189	455.2124  Proration of or not requiring continuing
190	education.--A board, or the department when there is no board,
191	may:
192	(1)  Prorate continuing education for new licensees by
193	requiring half of the required continuing education for any
194	applicant who becomes licensed with more than half the renewal
195	period remaining and no continuing education for any applicant
196	who becomes licensed with half or less than half of the renewal
197	period remaining; or
198	(2)  Require no continuing education until the first full
199	renewal cycle of the licensee; or.
200	(3)  Require the completion of no more than one renewal
201	cycle of continuing education requirements by an inactive
202	licensee seeking to regain active status.
203
204	These options shall also apply when continuing education is
205	first required or the number of hours required is increased by
206	law or the board, or the department when there is no board.
207	Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 455.2179, Florida
208	Statutes, is amended to read:
209	455.2179  Continuing education provider and course
210	approval; cease and desist orders.--
211	(3)  Each board authorized to approve continuing education
212	providers, or the department if there is no board, may
213	establish, by rule, a fee not to exceed $500 $250 for anyone
214	seeking approval to provide continuing education courses and may
215	establish, by rule, a quadrennial biennial fee not to exceed
216	$500 $250 for the renewal of providership of such courses. The
217	Florida Real Estate Commission, authorized under the provisions
218	of chapter 475 to approve prelicensure, precertification, and
219	postlicensure education providers, may establish, by rule, an
220	application fee not to exceed $500 $250 for anyone seeking
221	approval to offer prelicensure, precertification, or
222	postlicensure education courses and may establish, by rule, a
223	quadrennial biennial fee not to exceed $500 $250 for the renewal
224	of such courses. Such postlicensure education courses are
225	subject to the reporting, monitoring, and compliance provisions
226	of this section and ss. 455.2177 and 455.2178.
227	Section 4.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 455.2228,
228	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
229	455.2228  Barbers and cosmetologists; instruction on HIV
230	and AIDS.--
231	(1)  The board, or the department where there is no board,
232	shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter
233	476 or chapter 477 to complete a continuing educational course
234	approved by the board, or the department where there is no
235	board, on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune
236	deficiency syndrome as part of quadrennial biennial relicensure
237	or recertification. The course shall consist of education on
238	modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical
239	management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and
240	acquired immune deficiency syndrome, with an emphasis on
241	appropriate behavior and attitude change.
242	(2)  When filing fees for each quadrennial biennial
243	renewal, each licensee shall submit confirmation of having
244	completed said course, on a form provided by the board or by the
245	department if there is no board. At the time of the subsequent
246	quadrennial biennial renewal when coursework is to be completed,
247	if the licensee has not submitted confirmation which has been
248	received and recorded by the board, or department if there is no
249	board, the department shall not renew the license.
250	Section 5.  Section 455.2281, Florida Statutes, is amended
251	to read:
252	455.2281  Unlicensed activities; fees; disposition.--In
253	order to protect the public and to ensure a consumer-oriented
254	department, it is the intent of the Legislature that vigorous
255	enforcement of regulation for all professional activities is a
256	state priority. All enforcement costs should be covered by
257	professions regulated by the department. Therefore, the
258	department shall impose, upon initial licensure and each renewal
259	thereof, a special fee of $10 $5 per licensee. Such fee shall be
260	in addition to all other fees collected from each licensee and
261	shall fund efforts to combat unlicensed activity. Any profession
262	regulated by the department which offers services that are not
263	subject to regulation when provided by an unlicensed person may
264	use funds in its unlicensed activity account to inform the
265	public of such situation. The board with concurrence of the
266	department, or the department when there is no board, may
267	earmark $10 $5 of the current licensure fee for this purpose, if
268	such board, or profession regulated by the department, is not in
269	a deficit and has a reasonable cash balance. A board or
270	profession regulated by the department may authorize the
271	transfer of funds from the operating fund account to the
272	unlicensed activity account of that profession if the operating
273	fund account is not in a deficit and has a reasonable cash
274	balance. The department shall make direct charges to this fund
275	by profession and shall not allocate indirect overhead. The
276	department shall seek board advice regarding enforcement methods
277	and strategies before prior to expenditure of funds; however,
278	the department may, without board advice, allocate funds to
279	cover the costs of continuing education compliance monitoring
280	under s. 455.2177. The department shall directly credit, by
281	profession, revenues received from the department's efforts to
282	enforce licensure provisions. The department shall include all
283	financial and statistical data resulting from unlicensed
284	activity enforcement and from continuing education compliance
285	monitoring as separate categories in the quarterly management
286	report provided for in s. 455.219. The department shall not
287	charge the account of any profession for the costs incurred on
288	behalf of any other profession. For an unlicensed activity
289	account, a balance which remains at the end of a renewal cycle
290	may, with concurrence of the applicable board and the
291	department, be transferred to the operating fund account of that
292	profession.
293	Section 6.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) and subsections
294	(7), (8), and (10) of section 455.271, Florida Statutes, are
295	amended to read:
296	455.271  Inactive and delinquent status.--
297	(6)(a)  A delinquent status licensee must affirmatively
298	apply with a complete application, as defined by rule of the
299	board, or the department if there is no board, for active or
300	inactive status during the licensure cycle in which a licensee
301	becomes delinquent. Failure by a delinquent status licensee to
302	become active or inactive before the expiration of the current
303	licensure cycle renders shall render the license void without
304	any further action by the board or the department. Upon
305	expiration of the license, the licensee may request in writing a
306	grace period of 45 calendar days for the reactivation of the
307	license. Along with the written request, the licensee must pay a
308	fee not to exceed $50 and complete one renewal cycle of
309	continuing education requirements.
310
311	This subsection does not apply to individuals subject to
312	regulation under chapter 473.
313	(7)  Each board, or the department when there is no board,
314	shall, by rule, impose an additional delinquency fee, not to
315	exceed the quadrennial biennial renewal fee for an active status
316	license, on a delinquent status licensee when such licensee
317	applies for active or inactive status.
318	(8)  Each board, or the department when there is no board,
319	shall, by rule, impose an additional fee, not to exceed the
320	quadrennial biennial renewal fee for an active status license,
321	for processing a licensee's request to change licensure status
322	at any time other than at the beginning of a licensure cycle.
323	(10)  Before reactivation, an inactive or delinquent
324	licensee shall meet the same continuing education requirements,
325	if any, imposed on an active status licensee for all quadrennial
326	biennial licensure periods in which the licensee was inactive or
327	delinquent.
328	Section 7.  Subsection (2) of section 455.273, Florida
329	Statutes, is amended to read:
330	455.273  Renewal and cancellation notices.--
331	(2)  Each licensure renewal notification and each notice of
332	pending cancellation of licensure must state conspicuously that
333	a licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two
334	consecutive quadrennial biennial licensure cycles and who wishes
335	to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the
336	competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special
337	purpose examination or by completing other reactivation
338	requirements, as defined by rule of the board or the department
339	when there is no board.
340	Section 8.  Subsection (2) of section 468.3851, Florida
341	Statutes, is amended to read:
342	468.3851  Renewal of license.--
343	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
344	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
345	Section 9.  Section 468.3852, Florida Statutes, is amended
346	to read:
347	468.3852  Reactivation of license; fee.--The board shall
348	prescribe by rule a fee not to exceed $250 for the reactivation
349	of an inactive license. The fee shall be in addition to the
350	current quadrennial biennial renewal fee.
351	Section 10.  Subsection (10) is added to section 468.403,
352	Florida Statutes, to read:
353	468.403  License requirements.--
354	(10)  A nonresident who has been licensed in good standing
355	for at least 2 years in another state qualifies for licensure in
356	this state if the nonresident completes a course on Florida laws
357	and rules and passes the resulting examination.
358	Section 11.  Subsection (1) of section 468.404, Florida
359	Statutes, is amended to read:
360	468.404  License; fees; renewals.--
361	(1)  The department by rule shall establish quadrennial
362	biennial fees for initial licensing, renewal of license, and
363	reinstatement of license, none of which fees shall exceed $800
364	$400. The department may by rule establish a delinquency fee of
365	no more than $50. The fees shall be adequate to proportionately
366	fund the expenses of the department which are allocated to the
367	regulation of talent agencies and shall be based on the
368	department's estimate of the revenue required to administer this
369	part.
370	Section 12.  Subsection (2) of section 468.4336, Florida
371	Statutes, is amended to read:
372	468.4336  Renewal of license.--
373	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
374	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
375	Section 13.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of
376	section 468.435, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
377	468.435  Fees; establishment; disposition.--
378	(1)  The council shall, by rule, establish fees for the
379	described purposes and within the ranges specified in this
380	section:
381	(c)  Initial license fee: not less than $50 $25, or more
382	than $200 $100.
383	(d)  Renewal of license fee: not less than $50 $25, or more
384	than $200 $100.
385	Section 14.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
386	468.453, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is
387	added to that section, to read:
388	468.453  Licensure required; qualifications; license
389	nontransferable; service of process; temporary license; license
390	or application from another state.--
391	(2)  A person shall be licensed as an athlete agent if the
392	applicant:
393	(c)  Has completed the application form and remitted an
394	application fee not to exceed $500, an active licensure fee not
395	to exceed $4,000 $2,000, and all other applicable fees provided
396	for in this part or in chapter 455.
397	(8)  A nonresident who has been licensed in good standing
398	for at least 2 years in another state qualifies for licensure in
399	this state if the nonresident completes a course on Florida laws
400	and rules and passes the resulting examination.
401	Section 15.  Subsection (5) is added to section 468.525,
402	Florida Statutes, to read:
403	468.525  License requirements.--
404	(5)  A nonresident who has been licensed in good standing
405	for 2 years in another state qualifies for licensure in this
406	state contingent upon each owner's or operator's completion of a
407	criminal background investigation as provided for in this part.
408	The board may deny an applicant for lack of good moral character
409	as provided in this part.
410	Section 16.  Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section
411	468.526, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
412	468.526  License required; fees.--
413	(3)  Each employee leasing company and employee leasing
414	company group licensee shall pay to the department upon the
415	initial issuance of a license and upon each renewal thereafter a
416	license fee not to exceed $5,000 $2,500 to be established by the
417	board. In addition to the license fee, the board shall establish
418	an annual assessment for each employee leasing company and each
419	employee leasing company group sufficient to cover all costs for
420	regulation of the profession pursuant to this chapter, chapter
421	455, and any other applicable provisions of law. The annual
422	assessment shall:
423	(a)  Be due and payable upon initial licensure and
424	subsequent renewals thereof and 1 year before the expiration of
425	any licensure period; and
426	(b)  Be based on a fixed percentage, variable classes, or a
427	combination of both, as determined by the board, of gross
428	Florida payroll for employees leased to clients by the applicant
429	or licensee during the period beginning five quarters before and
430	ending one quarter before each assessment. It is the intent of
431	the Legislature that the greater weight of total fees for
432	licensure and assessments should be on larger companies and
433	groups.
434	(4)  The total licensure fee and annual assessments during
435	a licensure period shall not exceed:
436	(a)  Twenty Ten thousand dollars for an employee leasing
437	company.
438	(b)  Twenty-eight Fourteen thousand dollars for an employee
439	leasing company group.
440	(5)  Each controlling person licensee shall pay to the
441	department upon the initial issuance of a license and upon each
442	renewal thereafter a license fee to be established by the board
443	in an amount not to exceed $4,000 $2,000.
444	Section 17.  Subsection (2) of section 468.527, Florida
445	Statutes, is amended to read:
446	468.527  Licensure and license renewal.--
447	(2)  Each license issued to an employee leasing company,
448	employee leasing company group, or controlling person shall be
449	renewed quadrennially biennially. The department shall renew a
450	license upon receipt of a renewal application and the applicable
451	renewal fee.
452	Section 18.  Section 468.613, Florida Statutes, is amended
453	to read:
454	468.613  Certification by endorsement.--The board shall
455	examine other certification or training programs, as applicable,
456	upon submission to the board for its consideration of an
457	application for certification by endorsement. The board shall
458	waive its examination, qualification, education, or training
459	requirements, to the extent that such examination,
460	qualification, education, or training requirements of the
461	applicant are determined by the board to be comparable with
462	those established by the board. A nonresident who has been
463	licensed or certified in good standing for at least 2 years in
464	another state qualifies for certification in this state if the
465	nonresident completes a course on Florida laws and rules and
466	passes the resulting examination.
467	Section 19.  Subsection (2) of section 468.8315, Florida
468	Statutes, is amended to read:
469	468.8315  Renewal of license.--
470	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
471	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
472	Section 20.  Subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of
473	section 468.8412, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
474	468.8412  Fees.--
475	(3)  The fee for an initial license shall not exceed $400
476	$200.
477	(4)  The fee for an initial certificate of authorization
478	shall not exceed $400 $200.
479	(5)  The fee for a quadrennial biennial license renewal
480	shall not exceed $800 $400.
481	(6)  The fee for a quadrennial biennial certificate of
482	authorization renewal shall not exceed $800 $400.
483	(7)  The fee for licensure by endorsement shall not exceed
484	$400 $200.
485	Section 21.  Subsection (2) of section 468.8415, Florida
486	Statutes, is amended to read:
487	468.8415  Renewal of license.--
488	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
489	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
490	Section 22.  Subsection (3) of section 469.004, Florida
491	Statutes, is amended to read:
492	469.004  License; asbestos consultant; asbestos
493	contractor.--
494	(3)  A license issued under this chapter must be renewed
495	every 4 2 years. Before an asbestos contractor's license may be
496	renewed, the licensee must complete a 1-day course of continuing
497	education during each of the preceding 4 2 years. Before an
498	asbestos consultant's license may be renewed, the licensee must
499	complete a 2-day course of continuing education during each of
500	the preceding 4 2 years.
501	Section 23.  Subsection (7) is added to section 469.005,
502	Florida Statutes, to read:
503	469.005  License requirements.--All applicants for
504	licensure as either asbestos consultants or asbestos contractors
505	shall:
506	(7)  If he or she is a nonresident who has been licensed in
507	good standing for at least 2 years in another state, qualify for
508	licensure in this state if he or she completes a course on
509	Florida laws and rules and passes the resulting examination.
510	Section 24.  Section 469.008, Florida Statutes, is amended
511	to read:
512	469.008  Fees.--The department shall establish, by rule,
513	reasonable fees to be paid for applications, examinations,
514	licensing and renewal, recordmaking, and recordkeeping. Fees for
515	application, initial licensure, renewal, or reactivation may not
516	exceed $1,000 $500 per applicant. The department may, by rule,
517	establish late renewal penalty fees, in an amount not to exceed
518	the initial licensure fee.
519	Section 25.  Subsections (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section
520	471.011, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
521	471.011  Fees.--
522	(3)  The initial license fee shall not exceed $250 $125.
523	(4)  The fee for a certificate of authorization shall not
524	exceed $250 $125.
525	(5)  The quadrennial biennial renewal fee shall not exceed
526	$250 $125.
527	(7)  The fee for licensure by endorsement shall not exceed
528	$300 $150.
529	Section 26.  Subsection (2) of section 471.017, Florida
530	Statutes, is amended to read:
531	471.017  Renewal of license.--
532	(2)  The board shall adopt rules establishing a procedure
533	for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
534	Section 27.  Subsections (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section
535	472.011, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
536	472.011  Fees.--
537	(3)  The initial license fee shall not exceed $400 $200.
538	(4)  The fee for a certificate of authorization shall not
539	exceed $250 $125.
540	(5)  The quadrennial biennial renewal fee shall not exceed
541	$1,000 $500.
542	(7)  The fee for licensure by endorsement shall not exceed
543	$400 $200.
544	Section 28.  Subsection (2) of section 472.017, Florida
545	Statutes, is amended to read:
546	472.017  Renewal of license.--
547	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
548	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
549	Section 29.  Section 473.305, Florida Statutes, is amended
550	to read:
551	473.305  Fees.--The board, by rule, may establish fees to
552	be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing
553	and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping.
554	The fee for the examination shall be established at an amount
555	that covers the costs for the procurement or development,
556	administration, grading, and review of the examination. The fee
557	for the examination is refundable if the applicant is found to
558	be ineligible to sit for the examination. The fee for initial
559	application is nonrefundable, and the combined fees for
560	application and examination may not exceed $250 plus the actual
561	per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the
562	examination from the American Institute of Certified Public
563	Accountants or a similar national organization. The quadrennial
564	biennial renewal fee may not exceed $500 $250. The board may
565	also establish, by rule, a reactivation fee, a late filing fee
566	for the law and rules examination, and a delinquency fee not to
567	exceed $50 for continuing professional education reporting
568	forms. The board shall establish fees which are adequate to
569	ensure the continued operation of the board and to fund the
570	proportionate expenses incurred by the department which are
571	allocated to the regulation of public accountants. Fees shall be
572	based on department estimates of the revenue required to
573	implement this chapter and the provisions of law with respect to
574	the regulation of certified public accountants.
575	Section 30.  Subsection (2) of section 473.311, Florida
576	Statutes, is amended to read:
577	473.311  Renewal of license.--
578	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
579	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
580	Section 31.  Section 474.2065, Florida Statutes, is amended
581	to read:
582	474.2065  Fees.--The board, by rule, shall establish fees
583	for application and examination, reexamination, license renewal,
584	inactive status, renewal of inactive status, license
585	reactivation, periodic inspection of veterinary establishments,
586	and duplicate copies of licenses, certificates, and permits. The
587	fee for the initial application and examination may not exceed
588	$650 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for
589	purchase of portions of the examination from the Professional
590	Examination Service for the American Veterinary Medical
591	Association or a similar national organization. The fee for
592	licensure by endorsement may not exceed $1,000 $500. The fee for
593	temporary licensure may not exceed $200. The board shall
594	establish fees that are adequate to ensure its continued
595	operation and to fund the proportionate expenses incurred by the
596	department which are allocated to the regulation of
597	veterinarians. Fees shall be based on departmental estimates of
598	the revenue required to administer this chapter and the
599	provisions relating to the regulation of veterinarians.
600	Section 32.  Subsection (2) of section 474.211, Florida
601	Statutes, is amended to read:
602	474.211  Renewal of license.--
603	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
604	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
605	Section 33.  Subsection (1) of section 474.217, Florida
606	Statutes, is amended to read:
607	474.217  Licensure by endorsement.--
608	(1)  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to
609	any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting
610	a fee set by the board, demonstrates to the board that she or
611	he:
612	(a)  Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of
613	the board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the
614	practice of veterinary medicine in this state; and
615	(b)1.  Either holds, and has held for the 2 3 years
616	immediately preceding the application for licensure, a valid,
617	active license to practice veterinary medicine in another state
618	of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a territory
619	of the United States, provided that the requirements for
620	licensure in the issuing state, district, or territory are
621	equivalent to or more stringent than the requirements of this
622	chapter; or
623	2.  Meets the qualifications of s. 474.207(2)(b) and has
624	successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
625	examination which is equivalent to or more stringent than the
626	examination given by the department and has passed the board's
627	clinical competency examination or another clinical competency
628	examination specified by rule of the board.
629	Section 34.  Subsection (1) of section 475.180, Florida
630	Statutes, is amended to read:
631	475.180  Nonresident licenses.--
632	(1)  Notwithstanding the prelicensure requirements set
633	forth under ss. 475.17(2) and (6) and 475.175, the commission in
634	its discretion may enter into written agreements with similar
635	licensing authorities of other states, territories, or
636	jurisdictions of the United States or foreign national
637	jurisdictions to ensure for Florida licensees nonresident
638	licensure opportunities comparable to those afforded to
639	nonresidents by this section. Whenever the commission determines
640	that another jurisdiction does not offer nonresident licensure
641	to Florida licensees substantially comparable to those afforded
642	to licensees of that jurisdiction by this section, the
643	commission shall require licensees of that jurisdiction who
644	apply for nonresident licensure to meet education, experience,
645	and examination requirements substantially comparable to those
646	required by that jurisdiction with respect to Florida licensees
647	who seek nonresident licensure, not to exceed such requirements
648	as prescribed in ss. 475.17(2) and (6) and 475.175. A
649	nonresident who has been licensed in good standing for at least
650	2 years in another state qualifies for licensure in this state
651	if the nonresident completes a course on Florida laws and rules
652	and passes the resulting examination.
653	Section 35.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
654	475.182, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
655	475.182  Renewal of license; continuing education.--
656	(1)(a)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt
657	of the renewal application and fee. The renewal application for
658	an active license as broker, broker associate, or sales
659	associate shall include proof satisfactory to the commission
660	that the licensee has, since the issuance or renewal of her or
661	his current license, satisfactorily completed at least 28 14
662	classroom hours of 50 minutes each of a continuing education
663	course during each quadrennium biennium of a license period, as
664	prescribed by the commission. Approval or denial of a specialty
665	course must be based on the extent to which the course content
666	focuses on real estate issues relevant to the modern practice of
667	real estate by a real estate licensee, including technology used
668	in the real estate industry. The commission may accept as a
669	substitute for such continuing education course, on a classroom-
670	hour-for-classroom-hour basis, any satisfactorily completed
671	education course that the commission finds is adequate to
672	educate licensees within the intent of this section, including
673	an approved distance learning course. However, the commission
674	may not require, for the purpose of satisfactorily completing an
675	approved correspondence or distance learning course, a written
676	examination that is to be taken at a centralized location and is
677	to be monitored.
678	Section 36.  Section 476.114, Florida Statutes, is amended
679	to read:
680	476.114  Examination; prerequisites.--
681	(1)(a)  A person who is at least 16 years of age may apply
682	to take the examination for licensure as a barber.
683	(b)  A person desiring to be licensed as a barber shall
684	apply to the department in writing if the applicant: for
685	licensure.
686	(2)  An applicant shall be eligible for licensure by
687	examination to practice barbering if the applicant:
688	(a)  Is at least 16 years of age;
689	(b)  Pays the required application fee; and
690	(c)1.  Holds an active valid license to practice barbering
691	in another state, has held the license for at least 1 year, and
692	does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided for in
693	s. 476.144(5); or
694	2.  Has received a minimum of 1,200 hours of training as
695	established by the board, which shall include, but shall not be
696	limited to, the equivalent of completion of services directly
697	related to the practice of barbering at one of the following:
698	a.  A school of barbering licensed pursuant to chapter
699	1005;
700	b.  A barbering program within the public school system; or
701	c.  A government-operated barbering program in this state.
702
703	The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school
704	or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the
705	required examination after the completion of a minimum of 1,000
706	actual school hours. If the person passes the examination, she
707	or he shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the person
708	fails the examination, she or he shall not be qualified to take
709	the examination again until the completion of the full
710	requirements provided by this section.
711	(2)(3)  An applicant who meets the requirements set forth
712	in subparagraphs (1)(b)1. and 2. (2)(c)1. and 2. who fails to
713	pass the examination may take subsequent examinations as many
714	times as necessary to pass, except that the board may specify by
715	rule reasonable timeframes for rescheduling the examination and
716	additional training requirements for applicants who, after the
717	third attempt, fail to pass the examination. Before Prior to
718	reexamination, the applicant must file the appropriate form and
719	pay the reexamination fee as required by rule.
720	Section 37.  Subsection (6) of section 476.144, Florida
721	Statutes, is amended to read:
722	476.144  Licensure.--
723	(6)  A person may apply for a restricted license to
724	practice barbering. The board shall adopt rules specifying
725	procedures for an applicant to obtain a restricted license if
726	the applicant:
727	(a)1.  Has successfully completed a restricted barber
728	course, as established by rule of the board, at a school of
729	barbering licensed pursuant to chapter 1005, a barbering program
730	within the public school system, or a government-operated
731	barbering program in this state; or
732	2.a.  Holds or has within the previous 5 years held an
733	active valid license to practice barbering in another state or
734	country or has held a Florida barbering license which has been
735	declared null and void for failure to renew the license, and the
736	applicant fulfilled the requirements of s. 476.114(1)(b)2. s.
737	476.114(2)(c)2. for initial licensure; and
738	b.  Has not been disciplined relating to the practice of
739	barbering in the previous 5 years; and
740	(b)  Passes a written examination on the laws and rules
741	governing the practice of barbering in Florida, as established
742	by the board, and a practical examination approved by the board.
743
744	The restricted license shall limit the licensee's practice to
745	those specific areas in which the applicant has demonstrated
746	competence pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
747	Section 38.  Section 476.154, Florida Statutes, is amended
748	to read:
749	476.154  Quadrennial Biennial renewal of licenses.--
750	(1)  Each licensed barber who continues in active practice
751	or service shall renew her or his license quadrennially
752	biennially and pay the required fee.
753	(2)  Any license or certificate of registration issued
754	pursuant to this act for a period less than the established
755	quadrennial biennial issuance period may be issued for that
756	lesser period of time, and the department shall adjust the
757	required fee accordingly. The board shall adopt rules providing
758	for such partial period fee adjustments.
759	(3)(a)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt
760	of the renewal application and fee.
761	(b)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
762	procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.
763	Section 39.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of
764	section 476.192, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
765	476.192  Fees; disposition.--
766	(1)  The board shall set by rule fees according to the
767	following schedule:
768	(a)  For barbers, fees for original licensing, license
769	renewal, and delinquent renewal shall not exceed $200 $100.
770	(c)  For barbershops, fees for license application,
771	original licensing, license renewal, and delinquent renewal
772	shall not exceed $300 $150.
773	Section 40.  Section 477.019, Florida Statutes, is amended
774	to read:
775	477.019  Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure;
776	supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing
777	education.--
778	(1)(a)  A person who is at least 16 years of age may apply
779	to take the examination for licensure as a cosmetologist
780	desiring to be licensed as a cosmetologist shall apply to the
781	department for licensure.
782	(b)  A person desiring to be licensed as a cosmetologist
783	shall apply to the department in writing
784	(2)  An applicant shall be eligible for licensure by
785	examination to practice cosmetology if the applicant:
786	1.  Has passed the licensure examination, achieving a
787	passing grade as established by rule of the board;
788	(a)  Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high
789	school diploma;
790	(b)  Pays the required application fee, which is not
791	refundable, and the required examination fee, which is
792	refundable if the applicant is determined to not be eligible for
793	licensure for any reason other than failure to successfully
794	complete the licensure examination; and
795	2.(c)1.  Is authorized to practice cosmetology in another
796	state or country, has been so authorized for at least 1 year,
797	and does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided
798	for in subsection (5) (6); or
799	3.2.  Has received, before examination, a minimum of 1,200
800	hours of training as established by the board, which shall
801	include, but shall not be limited to, the equivalent of
802	completion of services directly related to the practice of
803	cosmetology at one of the following:
804	a.  A school of cosmetology licensed pursuant to chapter
805	1005.
806	b.  A cosmetology program within the public school system.
807	c.  The Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for the
808	Deaf and the Blind, provided the division meets the standards of
809	this chapter.
810	d.  A government-operated cosmetology program in this
811	state.
812
813	The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school
814	or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the
815	required examination after the completion of a minimum of 1,000
816	actual school hours. If the person then passes the examination,
817	he or she shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the
818	person fails the examination, he or she shall not be qualified
819	to take the examination again until the completion of the full
820	requirements provided by this section.
821	(2)(3)  An application for the licensure examination for
822	any license under this section may be submitted for examination
823	approval in the last 100 hours of training by a pregraduate of a
824	licensed cosmetology school or a program within the public
825	school system, which school or program is certified by the
826	Department of Education with fees as required in paragraph
827	(2)(b). Upon approval, the applicant may schedule the
828	examination on a date when the training hours are completed. An
829	applicant shall have 6 months from the date of approval to take
830	the examination. After the 6 months have passed, if the
831	applicant failed to take the examination, the applicant must
832	reapply. The board shall establish by rule the procedures for
833	the pregraduate application process.
834	(3)(4)  Upon an applicant receiving a passing grade, as
835	established by board rule, demonstrating qualifications under
836	this section, on the examination and paying the initial
837	licensing fee, the department shall issue a license to practice
838	cosmetology.
839	(4)(5)  If an applicant passes all parts of the examination
840	for licensure as a cosmetologist, he or she may practice in the
841	time between passing the examination and receiving a physical
842	copy of his or her license if he or she practices under the
843	supervision of a licensed cosmetologist in a licensed salon. An
844	applicant who fails any part of the examination may not practice
845	as a cosmetologist and may immediately apply for reexamination.
846	(5)(6)  Renewal of license registration shall be
847	accomplished pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
848	(6)(7)  The board shall adopt rules specifying procedures
849	for the licensure by endorsement of practitioners desiring to be
850	licensed in this state who hold a current active license in
851	another state and who have met qualifications substantially
852	similar to, equivalent to, or greater than the qualifications
853	required of applicants from this state.
854	(7)(8)(a)  The board shall prescribe by rule continuing
855	education requirements intended to ensure protection of the
856	public through updated training of licensees and registered
857	specialists, not to exceed 32 16 hours quadrennially biennially,
858	as a condition for renewal of a license or registration as a
859	specialist under this chapter. Continuing education courses
860	shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects as
861	they relate to the practice of cosmetology: human
862	immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome;
863	Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations;
864	workers' compensation issues; state and federal laws and rules
865	as they pertain to cosmetologists, cosmetology, salons,
866	specialists, specialty salons, and booth renters; chemical
867	makeup as it pertains to hair, skin, and nails; and
868	environmental issues. Courses given at cosmetology conferences
869	may be counted toward the number of continuing education hours
870	required if approved by the board.
871	(b)  Any person whose occupation or practice is confined
872	solely to hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping is
873	exempt from the continuing education requirements of this
874	subsection.
875	(c)  The board may, by rule, require any licensee in
876	violation of a continuing education requirement to take a
877	refresher course or refresher course and examination in addition
878	to any other penalty. The number of hours for the refresher
879	course may not exceed 48 hours.
880	Section 41.  Subsection (1) of section 477.026, Florida
881	Statutes, is amended to read:
882	477.026  Fees; disposition.--
883	(1)  The board shall set fees according to the following
884	schedule:
885	(a)  For cosmetologists, fees for original licensing,
886	license renewal, and delinquent renewal shall not exceed $50
887	$25.
888	(b)  For cosmetologists, fees for endorsement application,
889	examination, and reexamination shall not exceed $50.
890	(c)  For cosmetology and specialty salons, fees for license
891	application, original licensing, license renewal, and delinquent
892	renewal shall not exceed $100 $50.
893	(d)  For specialists, fees for application and endorsement
894	registration shall not exceed $60 $30.
895	(e)  For specialists, fees for initial registration,
896	registration renewal, and delinquent renewal shall not exceed
897	$100 $50.
898	(f)  For hair braiders, hair wrappers, and body wrappers,
899	fees for registration shall not exceed $50 $25.
900	Section 42.  Section 481.207, Florida Statutes, is amended
901	to read:
902	481.207  Fees.--The board, by rule, may establish separate
903	fees for architects and interior designers, to be paid for
904	applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal,
905	delinquency, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping.
906	The examination fee shall be in an amount that covers the cost
907	of obtaining and administering the examination and shall be
908	refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to sit for the
909	examination. The application fee is nonrefundable. The fee for
910	initial application and examination for architects and interior
911	designers may not exceed $775 plus the actual per applicant cost
912	to the department for purchase of the examination from the
913	National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or the
914	National Council of Interior Design Qualifications,
915	respectively, or similar national organizations. The quadrennial
916	biennial renewal fee for architects may not exceed $400 $200.
917	The quadrennial biennial renewal fee for interior designers may
918	not exceed $1,000 $500. The delinquency fee may not exceed the
919	quadrennial biennial renewal fee established by the board for an
920	active license. The board shall establish fees that are adequate
921	to ensure the continued operation of the board and to fund the
922	proportionate expenses incurred by the department which are
923	allocated to the regulation of architects and interior
924	designers. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the
925	revenue required to implement this part and the provisions of
926	law with respect to the regulation of architects and interior
927	designers.
928	Section 43.  Subsection (2) of section 481.209, Florida
929	Statutes, is amended to read:
930	481.209  Examinations.--
931	(2)(a)  Any person may take the examination for licensure
932	as an interior designer.
933	(b)  A person desiring to be licensed as a registered
934	interior designer shall apply to the department in writing on a
935	form prescribed by the department, shall remit a nonrefundable
936	application fee, and must for licensure. The department shall
937	administer the licensure examination for interior designers to
938	each applicant who has completed the application form and
939	remitted the application and examination fees specified in s.
940	481.207 and who the board certifies:
941	1.  Have passed the examination for licensure;
942	2.(a)  Be Is a graduate from an interior design program of
943	5 years or more and have has completed 1 year of diversified
944	interior design experience;
945	3.(b)  Be Is a graduate from an interior design program of
946	4 years or more and have has completed 2 years of diversified
947	interior design experience;
948	4.(c)  Have Has completed at least 3 years in an interior
949	design curriculum and have has completed 3 years of diversified
950	interior design experience; or
951	5.(d)  Be Is a graduate from an interior design program of
952	at least 2 years and have has completed 4 years of diversified
953	interior design experience.
954
955	Subsequent to October 1, 2000, for the purpose of having the
956	educational qualification required under this subsection
957	accepted by the board, the applicant must complete his or her
958	education at a program, school, or college of interior design
959	whose curriculum has been approved by the board as of the time
960	of completion. Subsequent to October 1, 2003, all of the
961	required amount of educational credits shall have been obtained
962	in a program, school, or college of interior design whose
963	curriculum has been approved by the board, as of the time each
964	educational credit is gained. The board shall adopt rules
965	providing for the review and approval of programs, schools, and
966	colleges of interior design and courses of interior design study
967	based on a review and inspection by the board of the curriculum
968	of programs, schools, and colleges of interior design in the
969	United States, including those programs, schools, and colleges
970	accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education
971	Research. The board shall adopt rules providing for the review
972	and approval of diversified interior design experience required
973	by this subsection.
974	Section 44.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 481.215,
975	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
976	481.215  Renewal of license.--
977	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
978	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
979	(3)  No license renewal shall be issued to an architect or
980	an interior designer by the department until the licensee
981	submits proof satisfactory to the department that, during the 4
982	2 years before prior to application for renewal, the licensee
983	participated per quadrennium biennium in not less than 40 20
984	hours of at least 50 minutes each per quadrennium biennium of
985	continuing education approved by the board. The board shall
986	approve only continuing education that builds upon the basic
987	knowledge of architecture or interior design. The board may make
988	exception from the requirements of continuing education in
989	emergency or hardship cases.
990	Section 45.  Section 481.307, Florida Statutes, is amended
991	to read:
992	481.307  Fees.--The board, by rule, may establish fees to
993	be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing
994	and renewal, delinquency, reinstatement, and recordmaking and
995	recordkeeping. The examination fee shall be in an amount that
996	covers the costs of obtaining and administering the examination
997	and shall be refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to
998	sit for the examination. The application fee is nonrefundable.
999	The combined fees for initial application and examination may
1000	not exceed $800 plus the actual per applicant cost to the
1001	department for purchase of portions of the examination from the
1002	Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards or a
1003	similar national organization. The quadrennial biennial renewal
1004	fee may not exceed $1,200 $600. The delinquency fee may not
1005	exceed the quadrennial biennial renewal fee established by the
1006	board for an active license. The board shall establish fees that
1007	are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the board and
1008	to fund the proportionate expenses incurred by the department
1009	which are allocated to the regulation of landscape architects.
1010	Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue
1011	required to implement this part and the provisions of law with
1012	respect to the regulation of landscape architects.
1013	Section 46.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 481.313,
1014	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1015	481.313  Renewal of license.--
1016	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
1017	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
1018	(3)  No license renewal shall be issued to a landscape
1019	architect by the department until the licensee submits proof,
1020	satisfactory to the department, that during the 4-year 2-year
1021	period before prior to application for renewal, the licensee
1022	participated in such continuing education courses required by
1023	the board. The board shall approve only continuing education
1024	courses that relate to and increase the basic knowledge of
1025	landscape architecture. The board may make an exception from the
1026	requirements of continuing education in emergency or hardship
1027	cases.
1028	Section 47.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) and
1029	subsection (3) of section 489.109, Florida Statutes, are amended
1030	to read:
1031	489.109  Fees.--
1032	(1)  The board, by rule, shall establish reasonable fees to
1033	be paid for applications, certification and renewal,
1034	registration and renewal, and recordmaking and recordkeeping.
1035	The fees shall be established as follows:
1036	(a)  With respect to an applicant for a certificate, the
1037	initial application fee may not exceed $150, and, if an
1038	examination cost is included in the application fee, the
1039	combined amount may not exceed $350. The initial certification
1040	fee and the renewal fee may not exceed $400 $200. However, any
1041	applicant who seeks certification under this part by taking a
1042	practical examination must pay as an examination fee the actual
1043	cost incurred by the department in developing, preparing,
1044	administering, scoring, score reporting, and evaluating the
1045	examination, if the examination is conducted by the department.
1046	(b)  With respect to an applicant for registration, the
1047	initial application fee may not exceed $100, and the initial
1048	registration fee and the renewal fee may not exceed $400 $200.
1049	(3)  In addition to the fees provided in subsection (1) for
1050	application and renewal for certification and registration, all
1051	certificateholders and registrants must pay a fee of $8 $4 to
1052	the department at the time of application or renewal. The funds
1053	must be transferred at the end of each licensing period to the
1054	Department of Community Affairs to fund projects relating to the
1055	building construction industry or continuing education programs
1056	offered to persons engaged in the building construction industry
1057	in Florida, to be selected by the Florida Building Commission.
1058	The board shall, at the time the funds are transferred, advise
1059	the Department of Community Affairs on the most needed areas of
1060	research or continuing education based on significant changes in
1061	the industry's practices or on changes in the state building
1062	code or on the most common types of consumer complaints or on
1063	problems costing the state or local governmental entities
1064	substantial waste. The board's advice is not binding on the
1065	Department of Community Affairs. The Department of Community
1066	Affairs shall ensure the distribution of research reports and
1067	the availability of continuing education programs to all
1068	segments of the building construction industry to which they
1069	relate. The Department of Community Affairs shall report to the
1070	board in October of each year, summarizing the allocation of the
1071	funds by institution and summarizing the new projects funded and
1072	the status of previously funded projects.
1073	Section 48.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 489.111,
1074	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5),
1075	respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section,
1076	to read:
1077	489.111  Licensure by examination.--
1078	(3)  Successfully passing a prelicensure course approved by
1079	the Construction Industry Licensing Board and established by
1080	department rule may be substituted for the experience
1081	requirements set forth in subsection (2).
1082	Section 49.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) of
1083	section 489.115, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection
1084	(10) is added to that section, to read:
1085	489.115  Certification and registration; endorsement;
1086	reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.--
1087	(4)(a)  Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to
1088	continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the
1089	certificate or registration every 4 2 years. The department
1090	shall mail each certificateholder and registrant an application
1091	for renewal.
1092	(b)1.  Each certificateholder or registrant shall provide
1093	proof, in a form established by rule of the board, that the
1094	certificateholder or registrant has completed at least 28 14
1095	classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing
1096	education courses during each quadrennium biennium since the
1097	issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration. The
1098	board shall establish by rule that a portion of the required 28
1099	14 hours must deal with the subject of workers' compensation,
1100	business practices, workplace safety, and, for applicable
1101	licensure categories, wind mitigation methodologies, and 2 hours
1102	1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules. The board shall
1103	by rule establish criteria for the approval of continuing
1104	education courses and providers, including requirements relating
1105	to the content of courses and standards for approval of
1106	providers, and may by rule establish criteria for accepting
1107	alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-
1108	hour basis. The board shall prescribe by rule the continuing
1109	education, if any, which is required during the first
1110	quadrennium biennium of initial licensure. A person who has been
1111	licensed for less than an entire quadrennium biennium must not
1112	be required to complete the full 28 14 hours of continuing
1113	education.
1114	2.  In addition, the board may approve specialized
1115	continuing education courses on compliance with the wind
1116	resistance provisions for one and two family dwellings contained
1117	in the Florida Building Code and any alternate methodologies for
1118	providing such wind resistance which have been approved for use
1119	by the Florida Building Commission. Division I
1120	certificateholders or registrants who demonstrate proficiency
1121	upon completion of such specialized courses may certify plans
1122	and specifications for one and two family dwellings to be in
1123	compliance with the code or alternate methodologies, as
1124	appropriate, except for dwellings located in floodways or
1125	coastal hazard areas as defined in ss. 60.3D and E of the
1126	National Flood Insurance Program.
1127	3.  Each certificateholder or registrant shall provide to
1128	the board proof of completion of the core curriculum courses, or
1129	passing the equivalency test of the Building Code Training
1130	Program established under s. 553.841, specific to the licensing
1131	category sought, within 2 years after commencement of the
1132	program or of initial certification or registration, whichever
1133	is later. Classroom hours spent taking core curriculum courses
1134	shall count toward the number required for renewal of
1135	certificates or registration. A certificateholder or registrant
1136	who passes the equivalency test in lieu of taking the core
1137	curriculum courses shall receive full credit for core curriculum
1138	course hours.
1139	4.  The board shall require, by rule adopted pursuant to
1140	ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, a specified number of hours in
1141	specialized or advanced module courses, approved by the Florida
1142	Building Commission, on any portion of the Florida Building
1143	Code, adopted pursuant to part IV of chapter 553, relating to
1144	the contractor's respective discipline.
1145	(10)  A nonresident who has been licensed or certified in
1146	good standing for at least 2 years in another state qualifies
1147	for certification in this state if the nonresident completes a
1148	course on Florida laws and rules and passes the resulting
1149	examination.
1150	Section 50.  Section 489.118, Florida Statutes, is amended
1151	to read:
1152	489.118  Certification of registered contractors;
1153	grandfathering provisions.--The board shall, upon receipt of a
1154	completed application and appropriate fee, issue a certificate
1155	in the appropriate category to any contractor registered under
1156	this part who makes application to the board and can show that
1157	he or she meets each of the following requirements:
1158	(1)  Currently holds a valid registered local license in
1159	one of the contractor categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-
1160	(p).
1161	(2)  Has, for that category, passed a written examination
1162	that the board finds to be substantially similar to the
1163	examination required to be licensed as a certified contractor
1164	under this part. For purposes of this subsection, a written,
1165	proctored examination such as that produced by the National
1166	Assessment Institute, Block and Associates, NAI/Block, Experior
1167	Assessments, Professional Testing, Inc., or Assessment Systems,
1168	Inc., is shall be considered to be substantially similar to the
1169	examination required to be licensed as a certified contractor.
1170	The board may not impose or make any requirements regarding the
1171	nature or content of these cited examinations.
1172	(3)  Has at least 5 years of experience as a contractor in
1173	that contracting category, or as an inspector or building
1174	administrator with oversight over that category, at the time of
1175	application. For contractors, only time periods in which the
1176	contractor license is active and the contractor is not on
1177	probation shall count toward the 5 years required by this
1178	subsection.
1179	(4)  Has not had his or her contractor's license revoked at
1180	any time, had his or her contractor's license suspended within
1181	the last 5 years, or been assessed a fine in excess of $500
1182	within the last 5 years.
1183	(5)  Is in compliance with the insurance and financial
1184	responsibility requirements in s. 489.115(5).
1185
1186	Applicants wishing to obtain a certificate pursuant to this
1187	section must make application by November 1, 2005.
1188	Section 51.  Section 489.509, Florida Statutes, is amended
1189	to read:
1190	489.509  Fees.--
1191	(1)  The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid
1192	for applications, examination, reexamination, transfers,
1193	licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and
1194	recordkeeping. The examination fee shall be in an amount that
1195	covers the cost of obtaining and administering the examination
1196	and shall be refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to
1197	sit for the examination. The application fee is nonrefundable.
1198	The fee for initial application and examination for
1199	certification of electrical contractors may not exceed $400. The
1200	initial application fee for registration may not exceed $150.
1201	The quadrennial biennial renewal fee may not exceed $800 $400
1202	for certificateholders and $200 for registrants. The fee for
1203	initial application and examination for certification of alarm
1204	system contractors may not exceed $400. The quadrennial biennial
1205	renewal fee for certified alarm system contractors may not
1206	exceed $900 $450. The board may establish a fee for a temporary
1207	certificate as an alarm system contractor not to exceed $75. The
1208	board may also establish by rule a delinquency fee not to exceed
1209	$50. The fee to transfer a certificate or registration from one
1210	business organization to another may not exceed $200. The fee
1211	for reactivation of an inactive license may not exceed $50. The
1212	board shall establish fees that are adequate to ensure the
1213	continued operation of the board. Fees shall be based on
1214	department estimates of the revenue required to implement this
1215	part and the provisions of law with respect to the regulation of
1216	electrical contractors and alarm system contractors.
1217	(2)  A person who is registered or holds a valid
1218	certificate may go on inactive status during which time he or
1219	she shall not engage in contracting, but may retain the
1220	certificate or registration on an inactive basis, on payment of
1221	a renewal fee during the inactive period, not to exceed $50 per
1222	renewal period.
1223	(3)  Eight Four dollars of each fee under subsection (1)
1224	paid to the department at the time of application or renewal
1225	shall be transferred at the end of each licensing period to the
1226	Department of Community Affairs to fund projects relating to the
1227	building construction industry or continuing education programs
1228	offered to persons engaged in the building construction industry
1229	in Florida. The board shall, at the time the funds are
1230	transferred, advise the Department of Community Affairs on the
1231	most needed areas of research or continuing education based on
1232	significant changes in the industry's practices or on the most
1233	common types of consumer complaints or on problems costing the
1234	state or local governmental entities substantial waste. The
1235	board's advice is not binding on the Department of Community
1236	Affairs. The Department of Community Affairs shall ensure the
1237	distribution of research reports and the availability of
1238	continuing education programs to all segments of the building
1239	construction industry to which they relate. The Department of
1240	Community Affairs shall report to the board in October of each
1241	year, summarizing the allocation of the funds by institution and
1242	summarizing the new projects funded and the status of previously
1243	funded projects.
1244	Section 52.  Subsection (7) is added to section 489.511,
1245	Florida Statutes, to read:
1246	489.511  Certification; application; examinations;
1247	endorsement.--
1248	(7)  A nonresident who has been licensed or certified in
1249	good standing for at least 2 years in another state qualifies
1250	for certification in this state if the nonresident completes a
1251	course on Florida laws and rules and passes the resulting
1252	examination.
1253	Section 53.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
1254	489.515, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1255	489.515  Issuance of certificates; registrations.--
1256	(1)
1257	(b)  The board shall certify as qualified for certification
1258	any person who satisfies the requirements of s. 489.511 and who
1259	submits satisfactory evidence that he or she has obtained both
1260	workers' compensation insurance or an acceptable exemption
1261	certificate issued by the department and public liability and
1262	property damage insurance for the health, safety, and welfare of
1263	the public in amounts determined by rule of the board, and
1264	furnishes evidence of financial responsibility, credit, and
1265	business reputation of either himself or herself or the business
1266	organization he or she desires to qualify. The board may adopt
1267	rules authorizing an alternative means by which an applicant may
1268	demonstrate financial responsibility by requiring minimum credit
1269	scores or bonds payable as prescribed by board rule.
1270	Section 54.  Subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection
1271	(3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 489.517,
1272	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1273	489.517  Renewal of certificate or registration; continuing
1274	education.--
1275	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
1276	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of certificates
1277	and registrations.
1278	(3)(a)  Each certificateholder or registrant shall provide
1279	proof, in a form established by rule of the board, that the
1280	certificateholder or registrant has completed at least 28 14
1281	classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing
1282	education courses during each quadrennium biennium since the
1283	issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration. The
1284	board shall by rule establish criteria for the approval of
1285	continuing education courses and providers and may by rule
1286	establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom
1287	continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.
1288	(4)
1289	(b)  Of the 28 14 classroom hours of continuing education
1290	required, at least 14 7 hours must be on technical subjects, 2
1291	hours 1 hour on workers' compensation, 2 hours 1 hour on
1292	workplace safety, 2 hours 1 hour on business practices, and for
1293	alarm system contractors and electrical contractors engaged in
1294	alarm system contracting, 4 hours 2 hours on false alarm
1295	prevention.
1296	Section 55.  Subsections (4) and (5) of section 492.104,
1297	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1298	492.104  Rulemaking authority.--The Board of Professional
1299	Geologists has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss.
1300	120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this chapter. Every licensee
1301	shall be governed and controlled by this chapter and the rules
1302	adopted by the board. The board is authorized to set, by rule,
1303	fees for application, examination, certificate of authorization,
1304	late renewal, initial licensure, and license renewal. These fees
1305	should not exceed the cost of implementing the application,
1306	examination, initial licensure, and license renewal or other
1307	administrative process and shall be established as follows:
1308	(4)  The quadrennial biennial renewal fee shall not exceed
1309	$300 $150.
1310	(5)  The fee for a certificate of authorization shall not
1311	exceed $700 $350 and the fee for renewal of the certificate
1312	shall not exceed $700 $350.
1313	Section 56.  Subsection (1) of section 492.105, Florida
1314	Statutes, is amended to read:
1315	492.105  Licensure by examination; requirements; fees.--
1316	(1)(a)  Any person who is at least 18 years of age may take
1317	the examination for licensure as a geologist.
1318	(b)  Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional
1319	geologist shall apply to the department in writing on a form
1320	prescribed by the department, shall remit a nonrefundable
1321	application fee, and must to take the licensure examination. The
1322	written licensure examination shall be designed to test an
1323	applicant's qualifications to practice professional geology, and
1324	shall include such subjects as will tend to ascertain the
1325	applicant's knowledge of the theory and the practice of
1326	professional geology and may include such subjects as are taught
1327	in curricula of accredited colleges and universities. The
1328	department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies:
1329	1.  Have passed the examination for licensure by achieving
1330	a passing score as established by rule of the board.
1331	(a)  Has completed the application form and remitted a
1332	nonrefundable application fee and an examination fee which is
1333	refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take
1334	the examination.
1335	(b)  Is at least 18 years of age.
1336	2.(c)  Have Has not committed any act or offense in any
1337	jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining a
1338	professional geologist licensed pursuant to this chapter.
1339	3.(d)  Fulfill Fulfills the following educational
1340	requirements at a college or university the geological curricula
1341	of which meet the criteria established by an accrediting agency
1342	recognized by the United States Department of Education:
1343	a.1.  Graduation from such college or university with a
1344	major in geology or other related science acceptable to the
1345	board; and
1346	b.2.  Satisfactory completion of at least 30 semester hours
1347	of geological courses, 24 of which must be at the third or
1348	fourth year or graduate level.
1349	4.(e)  Have Has at least 7 years of professional geological
1350	work experience, which shall include a minimum of 3 years of
1351	professional geological work under the supervision of a licensed
1352	or qualified geologist or professional engineer registered under
1353	chapter 471 as qualified in the field or discipline of
1354	professional engineering involved; or have a minimum of 5
1355	accumulative years' experience in responsible charge of
1356	geological work. The following criteria of education and
1357	experience qualify, as specified, toward accumulation of the
1358	required 7 years of professional geological work:
1359	a.1.  Each year of undergraduate study in the geological
1360	sciences shall count as 1/2 year of the experience requirement,
1361	up to a maximum of 2 years, and each year of graduate study
1362	shall count as 1 year of the experience requirement.
1363	b.2.  Credit for undergraduate study, graduate study, and
1364	graduate courses, individually or in any combination thereof,
1365	shall in no case exceed a total of 2 years toward meeting the
1366	requirements for at least 7 years of professional geological
1367	work.
1368	c.3.  Full-time teaching or research in the geological
1369	sciences at the college level shall be credited year for year
1370	toward meeting the requirement in this category.
1371	d.4.  The ability of the applicant shall have been
1372	demonstrated by his or her having performed the work in a
1373	responsible position as determined by the board.
1374	Section 57.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1375	492.108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1376	492.108  Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees.--
1377	(1)  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to
1378	any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting
1379	an application fee, has been certified by the board that he or
1380	she:
1381	(a)  Has met the qualifications for licensure in s.
1382	492.105(1) s. 492.105(1)(b)-(e).
1383	Section 58.  Subsection (2) of section 492.109, Florida
1384	Statutes, is amended to read:
1385	492.109  Renewal of license; fees.--
1386	(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a
1387	procedure for the quadrennial biennial renewal of licenses.
1388	Section 59. Subsection (2) of section 492.111, Florida
1389	Statutes, is amended to read:
1390	492.111  Practice of professional geology by a firm,
1391	corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization.--The
1392	practice of, or offer to practice, professional geology by
1393	individual professional geologists licensed under the provisions
1394	of this chapter through a firm, corporation, or partnership
1395	offering geological services to the public through individually
1396	licensed professional geologists as agents, employees, officers,
1397	or partners thereof is permitted subject to the provisions of
1398	this chapter, provided that:
1399	(2)  The firm, corporation, or partnership has been issued
1400	a certificate of authorization by the department as provided in
1401	this chapter. For purposes of this section, a certificate of
1402	authorization shall be required of any firm, corporation,
1403	partnership, association, or person practicing under a
1404	fictitious name and offering geological services to the public;
1405	except that, when an individual is practicing professional
1406	geology in her or his own name, she or he shall not be required
1407	to obtain a certificate of authorization under this section.
1408	Such certificate of authorization shall be renewed every 4 2
1409	years.
1410	Section 60.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
1411	law.

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