| 1 | The Business Regulation Committee recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to the practice of architecture and |
| 7 | interior design; amending s. 481.203, F.S.; defining |
| 8 | "responsible supervising control"; amending s. 481.223, |
| 9 | F.S.; authorizing certain architects to use the title |
| 10 | "Architect, Retired" and certain interior designers to use |
| 11 | the title "Interior Designer, Retired"; providing an |
| 12 | effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Subsection (16) is added to section 481.203, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 18 | 481.203 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
| 19 | (16) "Responsible supervising control" means the exercise |
| 20 | of direct personal supervision and control throughout the |
| 21 | preparation of documents, instruments of service, or any other |
| 22 | work requiring the seal and signature of a person licensed under |
| 23 | this part. Review of documents, instruments of service, or any |
| 24 | other work requiring the seal and signature of a person licensed |
| 25 | under this part after such work has been performed by a person |
| 26 | not licensed under this part working outside the office of the |
| 27 | person licensed under this part shall not be deemed responsible |
| 28 | supervising control. |
| 29 | Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of |
| 30 | section 481.223, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 31 | 481.223 Prohibitions; penalties; injunctive relief.-- |
| 32 | (1) A person may not knowingly: |
| 33 | (a) Practice architecture unless the person is an |
| 34 | architect or a registered architect; however, an architect who |
| 35 | has been licensed by the board and who chooses to relinquish or |
| 36 | not to renew his or her license may use the title "Architect, |
| 37 | Retired" but may not otherwise render any architectural |
| 38 | services; |
| 39 | (b) Practice interior design unless the person is a |
| 40 | registered interior designer unless otherwise exempted herein; |
| 41 | however, an interior designer who has been licensed by the board |
| 42 | and who chooses to relinquish or not to renew his or her license |
| 43 | may use the title "Interior Designer, Retired" but may not |
| 44 | otherwise render any interior design services; |
| 45 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |