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The Committee on Governmental Operations (Dean) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 155-156

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insert:

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     Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 381.0101, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     381.0101  Environmental health professionals.--

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     (3)  CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.--No person shall perform

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environmental health or sanitary evaluations in any primary

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program area of environmental health without being certified by

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the department as competent to perform such evaluations. The

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requirements of This section does not apply to: shall not be

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mandatory for

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     (a) Persons performing inspections of public food service

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establishments licensed under chapter 509; or

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     (b) Persons performing site evaluations in order to

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determine proper placement and installation of onsite wastewater

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treatment and disposal systems and who are working under the

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direct responsible charge of an engineer licensed under chapter

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471.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 9, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 381.0101, F.S.; exempting certain persons who

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are performing site evaluations relating to wastewater

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treatment and disposal systems from having to be certified

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as an environmental health professional by the Department

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of Health;

3/12/2008  8:47:00 AM     585-04829-08