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The Committee on Community Affairs (Haridopolos) recommended the

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following substitute for amendment (082600):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and 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 shall not be mandatory for persons

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performing inspections of public food service establishments

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licensed under chapter 509 or for persons who have successfully

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completed a department-approved soils morphology course and who

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are working under the direct responsible charge of an engineer

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licensed under chapter 471. Persons working under the direct

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responsible charge of an engineer licensed under chapter 471

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shall receive a minimum of 6 continuing education units of

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department-approved training in soils morphology every two years.

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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 9, after the semicolon

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insert:

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amending s. 381.0101, F.S.; exempting a person who has

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completed certain courses concerning soils morphology and

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who is working under the direct responsible charge of a

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licensed engineer from certain certification requirements

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related to environmental health or sanitary evaluations;

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providing continuing education requirements concerning

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soils morphology for a person working under the direct

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responsible charge of a licensed engineer;

4/1/2008  5:02:00 PM     CA.CA.06394