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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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11  Senator Klein moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 16, line 25, through page 17, line 31, delete

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18         Section 17.  Subsections (14) and (15) of section

19  489.503, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are amended to

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21         489.503 Exemptions.--This part does not apply to:

22         (Substantial rewording of subsection.  See s.

23         489.503(14), F.S., 1998 Supp., for present text.)

24         (14)(a)  The installation of, repair of, alteration of,

25  addition to, or design of electrical wiring, fixtures,

26  appliances, thermostats, apparatus, raceways, and conduit, or

27  any part thereof, when those items are for the purpose of

28  transmitting data, voice communications, or commands as part

29  of a cable television, community antenna television, or radio

30  distribution system. The scope of this exemption is limited to

31  electrical circuits and equipment governed by the applicable

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 1  provisions of Articles 725 (Classes 2 and 3 circuits only),

 2  770, 800, 810, and 820 of the National Electrical Code,

 3  current edition, or 47 C.F.R. part 68.

 4         (b)  The installation of, repair of, alteration of,

 5  addition to, or design of electrical wiring, fixtures,

 6  appliances, thermostats, apparatus, raceways, and conduit, or

 7  any part thereof, when those items are for the purpose of

 8  transmitting data, voice communications, or commands as part

 9  of a system of telecommunications, including computers,

10  telephone customer premises equipment, or premises wiring. The

11  scope of this exemption is limited to electrical circuits and

12  equipment governed by the applicable provisions of Articles

13  725 (Classes 2 and 3 circuits only), 770, 800, 810, and 820 of

14  the National Electrical Code, current edition, or 47 C.F.R.

15  part 68. The exemption in this paragraph shall apply only if

16  such work is requested by the company's customer, is required

17  in order to complete phone service, is incidental to provision

18  of telecommunication service as required by chapter 364, and

19  is not actively competitive in nature or the subject of a

20  competitive bid. The definition of "employee" established in

21  subsection (1) applies to this exemption and does not include

22  subcontractors. A company certified under chapter 364 is not

23  subject to any local ordinance that requires a permit for work

24  performed by its employees related to low voltage electrical

25  work, including related technical codes and regulations.

26         (15)  The provision, installation, testing, routine

27  maintenance, factory-servicing, or monitoring of a personal

28  emergency response system, as defined in s. 489.505, by an

29  authorized person who:

30         (a)  Is an employee of, or a volunteer supervised by an

31  employee of, a health care facility licensed by the Agency for

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 1  Health Care Administration;

 2         (b)  Performs services for the Department of Elderly

 3  Affairs;

 4         (c)  Performs services for the Department of Health and

 5  Rehabilitative Services under chapter 410; or

 6         (d)  Is an employee of or an authorized representative

 7  of distributor for the producer of the personal emergency

 8  response system being monitored.

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12  And the title is amended as follows:

13         On page 2, line 21, after the words "utilities

14  exemption"

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17         and an existing personal emergency response

18         system exemption

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