HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 499
    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Committee on Business Regulation offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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16  insert a new Section 5:  
17         Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 475.618, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         475.618  Renewal of registration, license,
20  certification, or instructor permit; continuing education.--
21         (1)  The department shall renew a registration,
22  license, certification, or instructor permit upon receipt of
23  the renewal application and proper fee.  Such application
24  shall include proof satisfactory to the board that the
25  individual has satisfactorily completed any continuing
26  education that has been prescribed by the board.  Distance
27  learning course or courses shall be approved by the board as
28  an option to classroom hours as satisfactory completion of the
29  course or courses as required by this section.  The schools
30  authorized by this section have the option of providing either
31  classroom courses or distance learning courses or both.
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    File original & 9 copies    01/09/02                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 499 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 However, satisfactory completion of a distance learning course 2 requires the satisfactory completion of a timed distance 3 learning course examination. Such examination shall not be 4 required to be monitored or given at a centralized location. 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 1, line 18, 10 11 after the semicolon, insert: 12 amending s. 475.618, F.S., relating to real 13 estate appraisers; requiring distance learning 14 to be made available for continuing education 15 courses; placing restrictions on examination 16 requirements; 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 01/09/02 hri0001 04:24 pm 00499-br -242789