HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 809 CS
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12	Representative Allen offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Between line(s) 768 and 769, insert:
16	Section 8. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (2) of
17	section 471.003, Florida Statutes, to read:
18	471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions.--
19	(2) The following persons are not required to be licensed
20	under the provisions of this chapter as a licensed engineer:
21	(j) Any employee or contractor of a sole proprietorship,
22	firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint stock
23	association, corporation, or other business entity that:
24	1. Provides products, services, or a project as defined in
25	s. 288.1045(1)(i) to an agency or department of the United
26	States, or any agency or department of a state government, or
27	the government of a foreign country which involves the design,
28	development, production, sales, or provision of defense or
29	aerospace products or services;
30	2. Consists of or supports commercial aircraft and the
31	entity holds a certificate issued by the Federal Aviation
32	Administration under Chapter 21, Title 14, of the Code of
33	Federal Regulations;
34	3. Consists of space vehicles or space services that are
35	subject to licensing or regulation by an agency or department of
36	the United States under Title 14, Title 47, or Title 48 of the
37	Code of Federal Regulations or are for sale or use outside the
38	United States; or
39	4. Prohibits the use of the term "engineer" or
40	"engineering" in a job title or personnel classification by an
41	employee or contractor to the extent that the use of the title
42	or classification is related to activities described in this
43	paragraph.
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45	This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2004, unless reenacted or
46	amended by the Legislature.
47	Section 9. Subsection (3) is added to section 471.031,
48	Florida Statutes, to read:
49	471.031 Prohibitions; penalties.--
50	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
51	person who is not required to be licensed pursuant to s.
52	471.003(2) and who is employed by an entity not offering
53	engineering services to the public may use the title "engineer"
54	or any title listed in paragraph (1)(b), except "professional
55	engineer," "licensed engineer," or "registered engineer," so
56	long as such use does not indicate that the person is duly
57	licensed and is authorized to practice engineering beyond the
58	scope of the exemptions set forth in s. 471.003(2). This
59	subsection is repealed July 1, 2004, unless reenacted or amended
60	by the Legislature.
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63	Remove line(s) 47, and insert:
64	Inc.; amending s. 471.003, F.S.; providing limited exemption
65	from licensure for certain entities and persons engaged in the
66	defense, aerospace, or aviation industries; providing for future
67	repeal unless reenacted or amended; amending s. 471.031, F.S.;
68	revising provisions regarding use of engineering titles, to
69	conform; providing for future review unless reenacted or
70	amended; providing an effective date.