| 1 | Representative Evers offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 30 and 31, insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Section 481.221, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 481.221 Seals; display of certificate number.-- |
| 8 | (1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, one or more forms |
| 9 | of distinctively different seals to be used by registered |
| 10 | architects and interior designers, respectively, holding valid |
| 11 | certificates of registration. |
| 12 | (a) Each registered architect shall obtain one an |
| 13 | impression-type metal seal in a form approved by rule of the |
| 14 | board and may, in addition, register her or his seal |
| 15 | electronically in accordance with ss. 668.001-668.006., and All |
| 16 | final construction documents and instruments of service which |
| 17 | include drawings, plans, specifications, or reports prepared or |
| 18 | issued by the registered architect and being filed for public |
| 19 | record shall bear the signature and seal of the registered |
| 20 | architect who prepared or approved the document and the date on |
| 21 | which they were sealed. The signature, date, and seal shall be |
| 22 | evidence of the authenticity of that to which they are affixed. |
| 23 | Final plans, specifications, or reports prepared or issued by a |
| 24 | registered architect may be transmitted electronically and may |
| 25 | be signed by the registered architect, dated, and sealed |
| 26 | electronically with such seal in accordance with ss. 668.001- |
| 27 | 668.006. |
| 28 | (2)(b) The board shall prescribe, by rule, distinctly |
| 29 | different seals to be used by registered interior designers |
| 30 | holding valid certificates of registration. Each registered |
| 31 | interior designer shall obtain a seal as prescribed by the |
| 32 | board, and all drawings, plans, specifications, or reports |
| 33 | prepared or issued by the registered interior designer and being |
| 34 | filed for public record shall bear the signature and seal of the |
| 35 | registered interior designer who prepared or approved the |
| 36 | document and the date on which they were sealed. The signature, |
| 37 | date, and seal shall be evidence of the authenticity of that to |
| 38 | which they are affixed. |
| 39 | (3)(2) No registered architect shall affix, or permit to |
| 40 | be affixed, her or his seal or signature to any final |
| 41 | construction document or instrument of service which includes |
| 42 | any plan, specification, drawing, or other document which |
| 43 | depicts work which she or he is not competent to perform. |
| 44 | (4)(3) No registered interior designer shall affix, or |
| 45 | permit to be affixed, her or his seal or signature to any plan, |
| 46 | specification, drawing, or other document which depicts work |
| 47 | which she or he is not competent or licensed to perform. |
| 48 | (5)(4) No registered architect shall affix her or his |
| 49 | signature or seal to any final construction document or |
| 50 | instrument of service which includes drawings, plans, |
| 51 | specifications, or architectural documents which were not |
| 52 | prepared by her or him or under her or his responsible |
| 53 | supervising control or by another registered architect and |
| 54 | reviewed, approved, or modified and adopted by her or him as her |
| 55 | or his own work according to rules adopted by the board. |
| 56 | (6)(5) No registered interior designer shall affix her or |
| 57 | his signature or seal to any plans, specifications, or other |
| 58 | documents which were not prepared by her or him or under her or |
| 59 | his responsible supervising control or by another registered |
| 60 | interior designer and reviewed, approved, or modified and |
| 61 | adopted by her or him as her or his own work according to rules |
| 62 | adopted by the board. |
| 63 | (7)(6) Final construction documents or instruments of |
| 64 | service which include plans, drawings, specifications, or other |
| 65 | architectural documents prepared by a registered architect as |
| 66 | part of her or his architectural practice shall be of a |
| 67 | sufficiently high standard to clearly and accurately indicate or |
| 68 | illustrate all essential parts of the work to which they refer. |
| 69 | (8)(7) Studies, drawings, specifications, and other |
| 70 | related documents prepared by a registered interior designer in |
| 71 | providing interior design services shall be of a sufficiently |
| 72 | high standard to clearly and accurately indicate all essential |
| 73 | parts of the work to which they refer. |
| 74 | (9)(8) Each registered architect or interior designer, and |
| 75 | each corporation or partnership holding a certificate of |
| 76 | authorization, shall include its certificate number in any |
| 77 | newspaper, telephone directory, or other advertising medium used |
| 78 | by the registered architect, interior designer, corporation, or |
| 79 | partnership. A corporation or partnership is not required to |
| 80 | display the certificate number of individual registered |
| 81 | architects or interior designers employed by or working within |
| 82 | the corporation or partnership. |
| 83 | (10)(9) When the certificate of registration of a |
| 84 | registered architect or interior designer has been revoked or |
| 85 | suspended by the board, the registered architect or interior |
| 86 | designer shall surrender her or his seal to the secretary of the |
| 87 | board within a period of 30 days after the revocation or |
| 88 | suspension has become effective. If the certificate of the |
| 89 | registered architect or interior designer has been suspended for |
| 90 | a period of time, her or his seal shall be returned to her or |
| 91 | him upon expiration of the suspension period. |
| 92 | (11) It is unlawful for any person to sign and seal by any |
| 93 | means any final plan, specification, or report after her or his |
| 94 | certificate of registration is expired, suspended, or revoked. A |
| 95 | registered architect whose certificate of registration is |
| 96 | suspended or revoked shall, within 30 days after the effective |
| 97 | date of the suspension or revocation, surrender her or his seal |
| 98 | to the executive director of the board and confirm in writing to |
| 99 | the executive director the cancellation of the architect's |
| 100 | electronic signature in accordance with ss. 668.001-668.006. |
| 101 | When an architect's certificate of registration is suspended for |
| 102 | a period of time, her or his seal shall be returned upon |
| 103 | expiration of the period of suspension. |
| 104 | Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 105 | to section 481.221, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, |
| 106 | paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection (3) of section |
| 107 | 481.225, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
| 108 | 481.225 Disciplinary proceedings against registered |
| 109 | architects.-- |
| 110 | (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the |
| 111 | disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: |
| 112 | (a) Violating any provision of s. 455.227(1), s. 481.221, |
| 113 | or s. 481.223, or any rule of the board or department lawfully |
| 114 | adopted pursuant to this part or chapter 455. |
| 115 | (3) When the board finds any registered architect guilty |
| 116 | of any of the grounds set forth in subsection (1), it may enter |
| 117 | an order imposing one or more of the following penalties: |
| 118 | (a) Denial of an application for licensure. |
| 119 | (b) Revocation or suspension of a license. |
| 120 | (c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed |
| 121 | $1,000 for each count or separate offense and a fine of up to |
| 122 | $5,000 for matters pertaining to a material violation of the |
| 123 | Florida Building Code as reported by a local jurisdiction. |
| 124 | (d) Issuance of a reprimand. |
| 125 | (e) Placement of the registered architect on probation for |
| 126 | a period of time and subject to such conditions as the board may |
| 127 | specify, including requiring the registered architect to attend |
| 128 | continuing education courses or to work under the supervision of |
| 129 | another registered architect. |
| 130 | (f) Restriction of the authorized scope of practice by the |
| 131 | registered architect. |
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| 133 | ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ============= |
| 134 | Remove line(s) 6 and insert: |
| 135 | An act relating to construction contracting; amending s. |
| 136 | 481.221, F.S.; requiring the Board of Architecture and |
| 137 | Interior Design to prescribe, by rule, one or more forms |
| 138 | of seals for use by a registered architect who holds a |
| 139 | valid certificate of registration; authorizing |
| 140 | registration of the seal electronically; authorizing |
| 141 | electronic transmission and sealing of final plans, |
| 142 | specifications, or reports; reenacting s. 481.225(1)(a) |
| 143 | and (3), F.S., relating to disciplinary proceedings, to |
| 144 | incorporate the amendment to s. 481.221, F.S., in a |
| 145 | reference thereto; providing penalties; amending s. |