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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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11  Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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18         Section 25.  Section 489.118, Florida Statutes, is

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20         489.118  Certification of registered contractors;

21  grandfathering provisions.--The board shall, upon receipt of a

22  completed application and appropriate fee, issue a certificate

23  in the appropriate category to any contractor registered under

24  this part who makes application to the board and can show that

25  he or she meets each of the following requirements:

26         (1)  Currently holds a valid registered local license

27  in one of the contractor categories defined in s.

28  489.105(3)(a)-(p).

29         (2)  Has, for that category, passed a written

30  examination that the board finds to be substantially similar

31  to the examination required to be licensed as a certified

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 1  contractor under this part. For purposes of this subsection, a

 2  written, proctored examination such as that produced by the

 3  National Assessment Institute, Block and Associates, or

 4  NAI/Block, Experior Assessments, Professional Testing, Inc.,

 5  or Assessment Systems, Inc., shall be considered to be

 6  substantially similar to the examination required to be

 7  licensed as a certified contractor.  The board may not impose

 8  or make any requirements regarding the nature or content of

 9  these cited examinations.

10         (3)  Has at least 5 years of experience as a contractor

11  in that contracting category, or as an inspector or building

12  administrator with oversight over that category, at the time

13  of application.  For contractors, only time periods in which

14  the contractor license is active and the contractor is not on

15  probation shall count toward the 5 years required by this

16  subsection.

17         (4)  Has not had his or her contractor's license

18  revoked at any time, had his or her contractor's license

19  suspended within the last 5 years, or been assessed a fine in

20  excess of $500 within the last 5 years.

21         (5)  Is in compliance with the insurance and financial

22  responsibility requirements in s. 489.115(5).

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24  Applicants wishing to obtain a certificate pursuant to this

25  section must make application by November 1, 2004.

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31  And the title is amended as follows:

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