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HOUSE AMENDMENT
hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1109, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Ogles and Bradley offered the following:
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17 Section 1. Section 489.118, Florida Statutes, is
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19 489.118 Certification of registered contractors;
20 grandfathering provisions.--The board shall, upon receipt of a
21 completed application and appropriate fee, issue a certificate
22 in the appropriate category to any contractor registered under
23 this part who makes application to the board and can show that
24 he or she meets each of the following requirements or either
25 subsection (1) or subsection (2):
26 (1)(a) Currently holds a valid registered local
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28 489.105(3)(a)-(p).
29 (b)(2) Has, for that category, passed a written
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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 shall be considered to be substantially similar to
5 the examination required to be licensed as a certified
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7 (c)(3) Has at least 5 years of experience as a
8 contractor in that contracting category, or as an inspector or
9 building administrator with oversight over that category, at
10 the time of application. For contractors, only time periods
11 in which the contractor license is active and the contractor
12 is not on probation shall count toward the 5 years required by
13 this subsection.
14 (d)(4) Has not had his or her contractor's license
15 revoked at any time, had his or her contractor's license
16 suspended within the last 5 years, or been assessed a fine in
17 excess of $500 within the last 5 years.
18 (e)(5) Is in compliance with the insurance and
19 financial responsibility requirements in s. 489.115(5).
20 (2)(a) Has held a valid registered local license in
21 one of the contractor categories defined in s.
22 489.105(3)(a)-(p) for at least 25 years.
23 (b) Has never had any disciplinary action taken
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30 And the title is amended as follows:
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hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1109, 1st Eng.
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2 amending s. 489.118, F.S.; providing for
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