Senate Bill sb2060c2

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    By the Committees on Community Affairs; Regulated Industries;
    and Senator Clary




    578-2204-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the practice of architecture

  3         and interior design; amending s. 481.203, F.S.;

  4         defining the term "responsible supervising

  5         control"; amending s. 481.205, F.S.;

  6         authorizing the Board of Architecture and

  7         Interior Design to adopt certain rules;

  8         amending s. 481.223, F.S.; authorizing certain

  9         architects to use the title "Architect,

10         Retired"; authorizing certain interior

11         designers to use the title "Interior Designer,

12         Retired"; providing an 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

17  481.203, Florida Statutes, to read:

18         481.203  Definitions.--As used in this part:

19         (16)  "Responsible supervising control" means the

20  exercise of direct personal supervision and control throughout

21  the preparation of documents, instruments of service, or any

22  other work requiring the seal and signature of a licensee

23  under this part.

24         Section 2.  Subsection (4) is added to section 481.205,

25  Florida Statutes, to read

26         481.205  Board of Architecture and Interior Design.--

27         (4)  The board may establish by rule minimum

28  procedures, documentation, and other requirements for

29  indicating evidence of the exercise of responsible supervising

30  control by a person licensed under this part in connection

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 1  with work performed both inside and outside the licensee's

 2  office.

 3         Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 481.223, Florida

 4  Statutes, is amended to read:

 5         481.223  Prohibitions; penalties; injunctive relief.--

 6         (1)  A person may not knowingly:

 7         (a)  Practice architecture unless the person is an

 8  architect or a registered architect; however, a licensed

 9  architect who has been licensed by the board and who chooses

10  to relinquish or not to renew his or her license may use the

11  title "Architect, Retired" but may not otherwise render any

12  architectural services.;

13         (b)  Practice interior design unless the person is a

14  registered interior designer unless otherwise exempted herein;

15  however, an interior designer who has been licensed by the

16  board and who chooses to relinquish or not to renew his or her

17  license may use the title "Interior Designer, Retired" but may

18  not otherwise render any interior design services.

19         (c)  Use the name or title "architect" or "registered

20  architect," or "interior designer" or "registered interior

21  designer," or words to that effect, when the person is not

22  then the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this

23  part.;

24         (d)  Present as his or her own the license of another.;

25         (e)  Give false or forged evidence to the board or a

26  member thereof.;

27         (f)  Use or attempt to use an architect or interior

28  designer license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed

29  on inactive or delinquent status.;

30         (g)  Employ unlicensed persons to practice architecture

31  or interior design.; or

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 1         (h)  Conceal information relative to violations of this

 2  part.

 3         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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 5          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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 8  The CS revises the definition of "responsible supervising
    control" and authorizes the Board of Architecture and Interior
 9  Design to adopt rules governing the exercise of responsible
    supervising control by licensed architects and interior
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