House Bill 4569

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4569

        By Representative Thrasher






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to contracting; amending ss.

  3         489.131 and 489.537, F.S.; providing that any

  4         county or municipality may require the presence

  5         of a journeyman in any of certain trades on

  6         each job site at which work in such

  7         journeyman's trade is being performed;

  8         authorizing the establishment of a ratio of

  9         journeymen to the rest of the work force and

10         providing limits thereon; providing an

11         effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (3) of

16  section 489.131, Florida Statutes, to read:

17         489.131  Applicability.--

18         (3)  Nothing in this part limits the power of a

19  municipality or county:

20         (g)  To require that a licensed journeyman in the

21  plumbing/pipe fitting, mechanical, or HVAC trades be present

22  on each job site when work in that journeyman's trade is being

23  performed in order to supervise or perform such work.

24  Additionally, the county or municipality may require that such

25  a licensed journeyman be present on the job site in a specific

26  ratio to the rest of that trade's work force. The ratio of

27  licensed journeymen to apprentices and helpers, if imposed,

28  shall be set at not greater than 1 journeyman for every 10

29  apprentices and helpers. The county or municipality may impose

30  a ratio of 1 journeyman to more than 10 apprentices and

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  1  helpers, but not more than 1 journeyman to 10 or fewer

  2  apprentices or helpers.

  3         Section 2.  Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (3) of

  4  section 489.537, Florida Statutes, to read:

  5         489.537  Application of this part.--

  6         (3)  Nothing in this act limits the power of a

  7  municipality or county:

  8         (f)  To require that a licensed electrical journeyman

  9  be present on each job site when electrical work is being

10  performed in order to supervise or perform such work.

11  Additionally, the county or municipality may require that a

12  licensed electrical journeyman be present on the job site in a

13  specific ratio to the rest of the electrical work force. The

14  ratio of licensed electrical journeymen to apprentices and

15  helpers, if imposed, shall be set at not greater than 1

16  electrical journeyman for every 10 electrical apprentices and

17  helpers. The county or municipality may impose a ratio of 1

18  journeyman to more than 10 apprentices and helpers, but not

19  more than 1 journeyman to 10 or fewer apprentices or helpers.

20         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1 of the

21  year in which enacted.

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24                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that any county or municipality may require the
26    presence of a journeyman in any of certain trades on each
      job site at which work in such journeyman's trade is
27    being performed. Authorizes the establishment of a ratio
      of journeymen to the rest of the work force and provides
28    limits thereon. See bill for details.

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