Senate Bill 2150e1

    SB 2150                                        First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to insurance; amending s.

  3         626.2815, F.S.; allowing certain interactive,

  4         on-line continuing education courses to use

  5         unmonitored testing; amending s. 626.221, F.S.;

  6         exempting certain applicants for licensure who

  7         are designated as Registered Customer Service

  8         Representatives from an examination

  9         requirement; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (j) of subsection (4) of section

14  626.2815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         626.2815  Continuing education required; application;

16  exceptions; requirements; penalties.--

17         (4)  The following courses may be completed in order to

18  meet the continuing education course requirements:

19         (j)  Any course, including courses relating to agency

20  management or errors and omissions, developed or sponsored by

21  any authorized insurer or recognized agents' association or

22  insurance trade association or any independent study program

23  of instruction, subject to approval by the department,

24  qualifies for the equivalency of the number of classroom hours

25  assigned thereto by the department.  However, unless otherwise

26  provided in this section, continuing education hours may not

27  be credited toward meeting the requirements of this section

28  unless the course is provided by classroom instruction or

29  results in a monitored examination. A monitored examination is

30  not required for an independent study program of instruction

31  that is presented through interactive, on-line technology that


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    SB 2150                                        First Engrossed



  1  the department determines has sufficient internal testing to

  2  validate the student's full comprehension of the materials

  3  presented.

  4         Section 2.  Paragraph (l) of subsection (2) of section

  5  626.221, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  6         626.221  Examination requirement; exemptions.--

  7         (2)  However, no such examination shall be necessary in

  8  any of the following cases:

  9         (l)  An applicant for license as a customer

10  representative who has the designation of Accredited Advisor

11  in Insurance (AAI) from the Insurance Institute of America,

12  the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) from

13  the Society of Certified Insurance Service Counselors, the

14  designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative

15  (ACSR) from the Independent Insurance Agents of America, the

16  designation of Certified Professional Service Representative

17  (CPSR) from the National Association of Professional Insurance

18  Agents, the designation of Certified Insurance Service

19  Representative (CISR) from the Society of Certified Insurance

20  Service Representatives, or the designation of Registered

21  Customer Service Representative from a regionally accredited

22  postsecondary institution in this state.

23         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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