SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1030   Barcode 582002
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11  Senator Bronson moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 14, between lines 27 and 28,
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17         Section 16.  Subsection (5) is amended and subsection
18  (10) is added to section 373.323, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         373.323  Licensure of water well contractors;
20  application, qualifications, and examinations; equipment
21  identification.--
22         (5)  The water management district shall issue a water
23  well contracting license to any applicant who receives a
24  passing grade on the examination, has paid the initial
25  application fee, take and completes, to the satisfaction of
26  the department a minimum of 12 hours of approved coursework,
27  and has complied with the requirements of this section.  A
28  passing grade on the examination shall be as established by
29  the department by rule.  A license issued by any water
30  management district shall be valid in every water management
31  district in the state.
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1030 Barcode 582002 Amendment No. ___ 1 (10) Water well contractors licensed pursuant to this 2 section shall be authorized to install, repair and modify 3 pumps and tanks in accordance with the Florida Building Code, 4 chapter 29; Section 612 -- Well Pumps and Tanks Used for 5 Private Potable Water Systems. In addition, licensed water 6 well contractors shall be able to install pumps, tanks, and 7 water conditioning equipment for all water well systems. 8 Section 17. Section 373.324, Florida Statutes, is 9 amended to read: 10 373.324 License renewal.-- 11 (1) A water well contractor shall submit an 12 application for renewal of a license to the water management 13 district which issued the license. 14 (2) The water management district shall renew a 15 license upon receipt of the renewal application, proof of 16 completion of 12 classroom hours of continuing education for 17 each renewal cycle, and renewal fee. 18 (3) The department shall prescribe by rule the method 19 for renewal of license which shall include continuing 20 education requirements of not less than 12 classroom hours for 21 each renewal cycle. 22 (4)(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing a 23 procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses, which shall be 24 adopted by each water management district. 25 (5)(4) A license which is not renewed at the end of 26 the biennium prescribed by the department shall automatically 27 revert to inactive status. Such license may be reactivated 28 only if the licensee meets the qualifications for reactivation 29 in s. 373.325. 30 (6)(5) At least 60 days prior to the automatic 31 reversion of a license to inactive status, the water 2 9:38 AM 04/03/01 s1030.nr18.Fb
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1030 Barcode 582002 Amendment No. ___ 1 management district shall mail a notice of such reversion to 2 the last known address of the licensee. 3 4 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 5 6 7 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 8 And the title is amended as follows: 9 On page 3, line 7, after the word "agencies"; 10 11 insert: 12 amending s. 373.323, F.S.; providing continuing 13 education requirements for water well 14 contractors; authorizing water well contractors 15 to install and repair certain equipment on 16 water systems; amending s. 373.324, F.S.; 17 providing continuing education requirements for 18 license renewal; 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 9:38 AM 04/03/01 s1030.nr18.Fb