HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 49-E
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11  Representative(s) Bennett offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 3, line 16,
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 489.111, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         489.111  Licensure by examination.--
20         (2)  A person shall be eligible for licensure by
21  examination if the person:
22         (a)  Is 18 years of age;
23         (b)  Is of good moral character; and
24         (c)  Meets eligibility requirements according to one of
25  the following criteria:
26         1.  Has received a baccalaureate degree from an
27  accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of
28  engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1
29  year of proven experience in the category in which the person
30  seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this part, a minimum of
31  2,000 person-hours shall be used in determining full-time
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 49-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 equivalency. 2 2. Has a total of at least 4 years of active 3 experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an 4 apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the 5 rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who 6 is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible 7 to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent, 8 provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience 9 shall be as a foreman. 10 3. Has a combination of not less than 1 year of 11 experience as a foreman and not less than 3 years of credits 12 for any accredited college-level courses; has a combination of 13 not less than 1 year of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year 14 of experience as a foreman, and not less than 2 years of 15 credits for any accredited college-level courses; or has a 16 combination of not less than 2 years of experience as a 17 skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not 18 less than 1 year of credits for any accredited college-level 19 courses. For the number of years of credits for any accredited 20 college-level courses, the applicant shall show completion of 21 an equal number of courses in the appropriate field of 22 engineering, architecture, or building construction. All 23 junior college or community college-level courses shall be 24 considered accredited college-level courses. 25 4.a. An active certified residential contractor is 26 eligible to take the building contractors' examination if he 27 or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in 28 the classification in which he or she is certified. 29 b. An active certified residential contractor is 30 eligible to take the general contractors' examination if he or 31 she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the 2 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0001 11:49 am E0049-0067-690409
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 49-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 classification in which he or she is certified. 2 c. An active certified building contractor is eligible 3 to take the general contractors' examination if he or she 4 possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the 5 classification in which he or she is certified. 6 5.a. An active certified air-conditioning Class C 7 contractor is eligible to take the air-conditioning Class B 8 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 9 years of proven experience in the classification in which he 10 or she is certified. 11 b. An active certified air-conditioning Class C 12 contractor is eligible to take the air-conditioning Class A 13 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 14 years of proven experience in the classification in which he 15 or she is certified. 16 c. An active certified air-conditioning Class B 17 contractor is eligible to take the air-conditioning Class A 18 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 1 19 year of proven experience in the classification in which he or 20 she is certified. 21 6.a. An active certified swimming pool servicing 22 contractor is eligible to take the residential swimming pool 23 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 24 years of proven experience in the classification in which he 25 or she is certified. 26 b. An active certified swimming pool servicing 27 contractor is eligible to take the swimming pool commercial 28 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 29 years of proven experience in the classification in which he 30 or she is certified. 31 c. An active certified residential swimming pool 3 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0001 11:49 am E0049-0067-690409
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 49-E Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 contractor is eligible to take the commercial swimming pool 2 contractors' examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 1 3 year of proven experience in the classification in which he or 4 she is certified. 5 d. An applicant is eligible to take the swimming 6 pool/spa servicing contractor's examination if he or she has 7 satisfactorily completed 60 hours of instruction in courses 8 related to the scope of work covered by that license and 9 approved by the Construction Industry Licensing Board by rule 10 and has at least 1 year of proven experience related to the 11 scope of work of such a contractor. 12 13 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 On page 1, line 2, after the semicolon 19 20 insert: 21 amending s. 489.111, F.S.; deleting certain 22 educational course requirements for purposes of 23 qualifying for licensure by examination as a 24 construction contractor; 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 File original & 9 copies 05/02/02 hbd0001 11:49 am E0049-0067-690409