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SB 2130 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to registered contractors;
3 amending s. 489.118, F.S.; providing for the
4 grandfathering of certain contractors who have
5 passed certain oral examinations; providing an
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 489.118, Florida
11 Statutes, is amended to read:
12 489.118 Certification of registered contractors;
13 grandfathering provisions.--The board shall, upon receipt of a
14 completed application and appropriate fee, issue a certificate
15 in the appropriate category to any contractor registered under
16 this part who makes application to the board and can show that
17 he or she meets each of the following requirements:
18 (2) Has, for that category, passed a written or, if
19 disabled, an oral examination that the board finds to be
20 substantially similar to the examination required to be
21 licensed as a certified contractor under this part. For
22 purposes of this subsection, a written, proctored examination
23 such as that produced by the National Assessment Institute,
24 Block and Associates, NAI/Block, Experior Assessments,
25 Professional Testing, Inc., or Assessment Systems, Inc., shall
26 be considered to be substantially similar to the examination
27 required to be licensed as a certified contractor. The board
28 may not impose or make any requirements regarding the nature
29 or content of these cited examinations.
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SB 2130 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 Applicants wishing to obtain a certificate pursuant to this
2 section must make application by November 1, 2004.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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