CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.



                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1667

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
  1                                .
                                   .
  2                                .
                                   .
  3                                .
                                   .
  4  ______________________________________________________________

  5                                           ORIGINAL STAMP BELOW

  6

  7

  8

  9

10  ______________________________________________________________

11  The Committee on Local Government & Veterans Affairs offered

12  the following:

13

14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 1, line 12,

16

17  insert:

18         Section 1.  Effective May 1, 2003, subsection (1) of

19  section 553.74, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         553.74  Florida Building Commission.--

21         (1)  The Florida Building Commission is created and

22  shall be located within the Department of Community Affairs

23  for administrative purposes. Members shall be appointed by the

24  Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission

25  shall be composed of 23 members, consisting of the following:

26         (a)  One architect registered to practice in this state

27  and actively engaged in the profession.

28         (b)  One structural engineer registered to practice in

29  this state and actively engaged in the profession.

30         (c)  One air-conditioning or mechanical contractor

31  certified to do business in this state and actively engaged in

                                  1

    File original & 9 copies    02/21/02
    hca0003                     06:31 pm         01667-lgva-410583




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1667

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)





  1  the profession.

  2         (d)  One electrical contractor certified to do business

  3  in this state and actively engaged in the profession.

  4         (e)  One member from fire protection engineering or

  5  technology who is actively engaged in the profession.

  6         (f)  One general contractor certified to do business in

  7  this state and actively engaged in the profession.

  8         (g)  One plumbing contractor licensed to do business in

  9  this state and actively engaged in the profession.

10         (h)  One roofing, or sheet metal, or air-conditioning

11  contractor certified to do business in this state and actively

12  engaged in the profession.

13         (i)  One residential contractor licensed to do business

14  in this state and actively engaged in the profession.

15         (j)  Three members who are municipal or district codes

16  enforcement officials, one of whom is also a fire official.

17         (k)  One member who represents the Department of

18  Insurance.

19         (l)  One member who is a county codes enforcement

20  official.

21         (m)  One member of a Florida-based organization of

22  persons with disabilities or a nationally chartered

23  organization of persons with disabilities with chapters in

24  this state.

25         (n)  One member of the manufactured buildings industry

26  who is licensed to do business in this state and is actively

27  engaged in the industry.

28         (o)  One mechanical or electrical engineer registered

29  to practice in this state and actively engaged in the

30  profession.

31         (p)  One member who is a representative of a

                                  2

    File original & 9 copies    02/21/02
    hca0003                     06:31 pm         01667-lgva-410583




                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1667

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)





  1  municipality or a charter county.

  2         (q)  One member of the building products manufacturing

  3  industry who is authorized to do business in this state and is

  4  actively engaged in the industry.

  5         (r)  One member who is a representative of the building

  6  owners and managers industry who is actively engaged in

  7  commercial building ownership or management.

  8         (s)  One member who is a representative of the

  9  insurance industry.

10         (t)  One member who is a representative of public

11  education.

12         (u)  One member who shall be the chair.

13

14

15  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

16  And the title is amended as follows:

17         On page 1, line 3, after the semicolon

18

19  insert:

20         amending s. 553.74, F.S.; revising the

21         membership of the Florida Building Commission;

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  3

    File original & 9 copies    02/21/02
    hca0003                     06:31 pm         01667-lgva-410583