Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1824
Barcode 484504
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/05/2011 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Evers) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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4 Delete lines 324 - 398
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6 Section 13. Subsection (14) of section 475.624, Florida
7 Statutes, as amended by chapter 2010-84, Laws of Florida, is
8 amended to read:
9 475.624 Discipline of appraisers.—The board may deny an
10 application for registration or certification of an appraiser;
11 may investigate the actions of any appraiser registered,
12 licensed, or certified under this part; may reprimand or impose
13 an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each count or
14 separate offense against any such appraiser; and may revoke or
15 suspend, for a period not to exceed 10 years, the registration,
16 license, or certification of any such appraiser, or place any
17 such appraiser on probation, if the board finds that the
18 registered trainee, licensee, or certificateholder:
19 (14) Has violated any standard of professional practice
20 established by board rule, including standards for the
21 development or communication of a real estate appraisal or other
22 provision of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
23 Practice.
24 Section 14. Section 475.628, Florida Statutes, is amended
25 to read:
26 475.628 Professional standards for appraisers registered,
27 licensed, or certified under this part.—The board shall adopt
28 rules establishing standards of professional practice that meet
29 or exceed nationally recognized standards of appraisal practice,
30 including standards adopted by the Appraiser Standards Board of
31 the Appraisal Foundation. Each appraiser registered, licensed,
32 or certified under this part must shall comply with the rules
33 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Statements
34 on appraisal standards which may be issued for the purpose of
35 clarification, interpretation, explanation, or elaboration
36 through the Appraisal Foundation shall also be binding on any
37 appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part,
38 upon adoption by board rule.
39 Section 15. Subsection (7) of section 509.032, Florida
40 Statutes, is amended to read:
41 509.032 Duties.—
42 (7) PREEMPTION AUTHORITY.—The regulation of public lodging
43 establishments and public food service establishments,
44 including, but not limited to, the inspection of public lodging
45 establishments and public food service establishments for
46 compliance with the sanitation standards, inspections, adopted
47 under this section, and the regulation of food safety protection
48 standards for required training and testing of food service
49 establishment personnel, and matters related to the nutritional
50 content and marketing of foods offered in such establishments
51 are preempted to the state. This subsection does not preempt the
52 authority of a local government or local enforcement district to
53 conduct inspections of public lodging and public food service
54 establishments for compliance with the Florida Building Code and
55 the Florida Fire Prevention Code, pursuant to ss. 553.80 and
56 633.022.
57 Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 509.261, Florida
58 Statutes, is amended to read:
59 509.261 Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines;
60 procedure.—
61 (1) Any public lodging establishment or public food service
62 establishment that has operated or is operating in violation of
63 this chapter or the rules of the division, operating without a
64 license, or operating with a suspended or revoked license may be
65 subject by the division to:
66 (a) Fines not to exceed $1,000 per offense;
67 (b) Mandatory completion attendance, at personal expense,
68 of a remedial at an educational program administered sponsored
69 by a food safety training program provider whose program been
70 approved by the division, as provided in s. 509.049 the
71 Hospitality Education Program; and
72 (c) The suspension, revocation, or refusal of a license
73 issued pursuant to this chapter.
74 Section 17. Effective upon this act becoming a law, section
75 10 of chapter 2010-84, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
76 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014 2011.
77 Section 18. Section 473.3066, Florida Statutes, is created
78 to read:
79 473.3066 Peer review oversight committee.—
80 (1) The board may establish a peer review oversight
81 committee to oversee the peer review requirements of s.
82 473.3125.
83 (2) If the board establishes the peer review oversight
84 committee, the board shall adopt rules providing for the
85 qualifications, appointment, and terms of committee members as
86 follows:
87 (a) The peer review oversight committee shall be composed
88 of five or fewer members appointed by the board.
89 (b) Each committee member must hold a valid license as a
90 Florida certified public accountant.
91 (c) Each committee member or his or her firm must have
92 undergone a peer review and received a review rating of “pass”
93 on the most recent peer review.
94 (d) A committee member may not be a member of any state
95 accountancy board, be a member of another state accountancy
96 board committee, or perform any enforcement-related work for a
97 state accountancy board.
98 (e) Committee members shall serve for terms not to exceed 3
99 years, except that the board, to establish staggered terms, may
100 appoint members to initial terms that are shorter than the terms
101 adopted by rule. The board shall fill the vacancy of a committee
102 member for the unexpired portion of the member’s term in the
103 same manner as the original appointment.
104 (f) Committee members shall serve without compensation and
105 are not entitled to reimbursement of per diem or travel
106 expenses.
107 (3) The rules, if adopted, shall also provide for the
108 duties of the peer review oversight committee, which may
109 include, but need not be limited to:
110 (a) Providing oversight for peer review programs and peer
111 review administering organizations.
112 (b) Periodically reporting to the board on the
113 effectiveness of peer review programs and providing a list of
114 licensees that participate in the programs.
115 (c) Performing other duties relating to oversight of peer
116 review programs.
117 Section 19. Section 473.311, Florida Statutes, is amended
118 to read:
119 473.311 Renewal of license.—
120 (1) The department shall renew a license issued under s.
121 473.308 upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and upon
122 certification by the board that the Florida certified public
123 accountant has satisfactorily completed the continuing education
124 requirements of s. 473.312.
125 (2) Effective January 1, 2015, the department shall renew a
126 license issued under s. 473.3101 upon certification by the board
127 that the sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited
128 liability company, or other firm engaged in the practice of
129 public accounting as defined in s. 473.302(8)(a) has
130 satisfactorily complied with the peer review requirements of s.
131 473.3125 or that the board has extended the time to comply with
132 the peer review requirements.
133 (3)(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a
134 procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses issued under ss.
135 473.308 and 473.3101.
136 Section 20. Section 473.3125, Florida Statutes, is created
137 to read:
138 473.3125 Peer review.—
139 (1) As used in this section, the term:
140 (a) “Licensee” means a sole proprietor, partnership,
141 corporation, limited liability company, or any other firm
142 engaged in the practice of public accounting as defined in s.
143 473.302(8)(a) which is required to be licensed under s.
144 473.3101.
145 (b) “Peer review” means the study, appraisal, or review by
146 one or more independent certified public accountants of one or
147 more aspects of the professional work of a licensee.
148 (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) or
149 paragraph (c), a licensee must:
150 1. Enroll in the peer review program of a peer review
151 administering organization approved by the board; and
152 2. Undergo a complete peer review at least once every 3
153 years, which is performed in the manner prescribed by this
154 section and rules adopted by the board under this section and
155 for which a peer review report is submitted to and accepted by
156 the peer review administering organization.
157 (b) A licensee is not required to enroll in a peer review
158 program or undergo a peer review if the licensee does not engage
159 in the practice of public accounting as defined in s.
160 473.302(8)(a).
161 (c) A licensee that is licensed for less than 18 months
162 must enroll in a peer review program but is not required to
163 undergo a peer review.
164 (d) A licensee that receives a review rating of “fail” on
165 two consecutive peer reviews must submit to the board any
166 documentation requested by the board relating to the peer
167 reviews for which the licensee received a review rating of
168 “fail.”
169 (3)(a) The board shall adopt rules establishing minimum
170 standards for peer review programs, including, but not limited
171 to, standards for administering, performing, and reporting peer
172 reviews. The board shall also adopt rules establishing minimum
173 criteria for the board’s approval of one or more peer review
174 administering organizations to facilitate and administer peer
175 review programs.
176 (b) The rules shall require a peer review administering
177 organization to submit to the board a written summary of the
178 organization’s peer review program, including a description of
179 its entire peer review process; the organization’s standards for
180 administering, performing, and reporting peer reviews; oversight
181 procedures; training requirements; and support materials.
182 (c) The board may approve a peer review administering
183 organization if:
184 1. The organization meets or exceeds the board’s minimum
185 criteria for the approval of peer review administering
186 organizations.
187 2. The organization’s peer review program meets or exceeds
188 the board’s minimum standards for peer review programs.
189 3. The organization demonstrates the ability to administer
190 its peer review program in the manner described in its written
191 summary and to comply with the board’s minimum standards for
192 peer review programs.
193 (d) The board may withdraw its approval of a peer review
194 administering organization if the organization fails to comply
195 with this section or rules adopted by the board under this
196 section.
197 (4) A certified public accountant or other person appointed
198 or authorized to perform administrative services for a peer
199 review administering organization is immune from civil liability
200 for furnishing information, data, reports, or records to the
201 peer review administering organization or for damages resulting
202 from any decision, opinion, action, or proceeding that is
203 rendered, entered, or acted upon by the peer review
204 administering organization and that is undertaken or performed
205 within the scope or function of the duties of the peer review
206 administering organization.
207 (5) The proceedings, records, and workpapers of a peer
208 review administering organization are privileged, confidential,
209 and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal
210 process or to introduction into evidence in a civil action or
211 arbitration proceeding. A person who is involved in a peer
212 review may not testify in a civil action or arbitration
213 proceeding as to any matter produced, presented, disclosed, or
214 discussed during or in connection with the peer review or as to
215 any finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, or other
216 action of the peer review administering organization. Public
217 records and materials prepared for a particular engagement are
218 not privileged merely because they were presented or considered
219 as part of a peer review. This privilege does not apply to any
220 dispute between a peer review administering organization and the
221 licensee subject to a review arising from the performance of the
222 peer review.
223 Section 21. Section 473.323, Florida Statutes, is amended
224 to read:
225 473.323 Disciplinary proceedings.—
226 (1) The following acts constitute grounds for which The
227 disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken against any
228 certified public accountant or firm that:
229 (a) Violates Violation of any provision of s. 455.227(1) or
230 any other provision of this chapter.
231 (b) Attempts Attempting to procure a license to practice
232 public accounting by bribery or fraudulent misrepresentations.
233 (c) Has Having a license to practice public accounting
234 revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the
235 denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of another
236 state, territory, or country.
237 (d) Is Being convicted or found guilty of, or enters
238 entering a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of
239 adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates
240 to the practice of public accounting or the ability to practice
241 public accounting.
242 (e) Makes Making or files filing a report or record that
243 the certified public accountant or firm knows to be false,
244 willfully fails failing to file a report or record required by
245 state or federal law, willfully impedes impeding or obstructs
246 obstructing such filing, or induces inducing another person to
247 impede or obstruct such filing. Such reports or records include
248 only those that are signed in the capacity of a certified public
249 accountant.
250 (f) Advertises Advertising goods or services in a manner
251 that is fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading in form or
252 content.
253 (g) Commits Committing an act of fraud or deceit, or of
254 negligence, incompetency, or misconduct, in the practice of
255 public accounting.
256 (h) Violates Violation of any rule adopted under pursuant
257 to this chapter or chapter 455.
258 (i) Practices public accounting using Practicing on a
259 revoked, suspended, inactive, or delinquent license.
260 (j) Has Suspension or revocation of the right to practice
261 public accounting suspended or revoked by before any state or
262 federal agency.
263 (k) Performs Performance of any fraudulent act in any
264 jurisdiction while holding a license to practice public
265 accounting in this state or while using practice privileges in
266 this state.
267 (l) Fails Failing to maintain a good moral character as
268 provided in s. 473.308 while applying for licensure, or while
269 licensed in this state, or while using practice privileges under
270 pursuant to s. 473.3141.
271 (m) Fails Failing to provide any written disclosure to a
272 client or the public which is required by this chapter or rule
273 adopted by of the board.
274 (n) Has Having the same or equivalent practice privileges
275 of a Florida certified public accountant or firm revoked,
276 suspended, or otherwise acted against by the licensing authority
277 of another state, territory, or country as a result of activity
278 in that jurisdiction which would have subjected the Florida
279 certified public accountant or firm to discipline in this state.
280
281 (2) The board shall specify, by rule, what acts or omissions
282 constitute a violation of this subsection (1).
283 (2) The disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken
284 against any licensed audit firm or public accounting firm
285 licensed under s. 473.3101 engaged in the practice of public
286 accounting as defined in s. 473.302(8)(a) which:
287 (a) Fails to enroll in a peer review program or undergo a
288 peer review as required under s. 473.3125; or
289 (b) Engages in material noncooperation with a peer review
290 administering organization approved by the board under s.
291 473.3125.
292 (3) When the board finds any certified public accountant or
293 firm guilty of any of the grounds set forth in subsection (1),
294 or finds any licensed audit firm or public accounting firm
295 licensed under s. 473.3101 engaged in the practice of public
296 accounting as defined in s. 473.302(8)(a) guilty of any of the
297 grounds set forth in subsection (2), the board it may enter an
298 order imposing one or more of the following penalties:
299 (a) Denial of an application for licensure.
300 (b) Revocation or suspension of the certified public
301 accountant’s accountant or licensed audit firm’s or public
302 accounting firm’s license or practice privileges in this state.
303 (c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed
304 $5,000 for each count or separate offense.
305 (d) Issuance of a reprimand.
306 (e) Placement of the certified public accountant on
307 probation for a period of time and subject to such conditions as
308 the board may specify, including requiring the certified public
309 accountant to attend continuing education courses or to work
310 under the supervision of another certified public accountant
311 licensee.
312 (f) Restriction of the authorized scope of practice by the
313 certified public accountant.
314 (4) Upon The department shall reissue the license of a
315 disciplined licensee upon certification by the board that a
316 certified public accountant, licensed audit firm, or public
317 accounting firm whose license was subject to discipline the
318 disciplined licensee has complied with all of the terms and
319 conditions set forth in the final order, the department shall
320 reissue the license under s. 473.311.
321 Section 22. Present subsection (4) of section 481.205,
322 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), and a new
323 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
324 481.205 Board of Architecture and Interior Design.—
325 (4) In addition to the authority granted in subsection (3),
326 the board may contract for all other services pursuant to s.
327 455.32.
328 Section 23. Section 686.201, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
329 Section 24. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
330 373.461, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
331 373.461 Lake Apopka improvement and management.—
332 (5) PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—
333 (c) The district shall explore the availability of funding
334 from all sources, including any federal, state, regional, and
335 local land acquisition funding programs, to purchase the
336 agricultural lands described in paragraph (a). It is the
337 Legislature’s intent that, if such funding sources can be
338 identified, acquisition of the lands described in paragraph (a)
339 may be undertaken by the district to purchase these properties
340 from willing sellers. However, the purchase price paid for
341 acquisition of such lands that were in active cultivation during
342 1996 shall not exceed the highest appraisal obtained by the
343 district for these lands from a state-certified general
344 appraiser following the standards of professional practice
345 established by rule of the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board,
346 including standards for the development or communication of a
347 real estate appraisal Uniform Standards of Professional
348 Appraisal Practice. This maximum purchase price limitation shall
349 not include, nor be applicable to, that portion of the purchase
350 price attributable to consideration of income described in
351 paragraph (b), or that portion attributable to related
352 facilities, or closing costs.
353 Section 25. Paragraph (t) of subsection (1) of section
354 475.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
355 475.25 Discipline.—
356 (1) The commission may deny an application for licensure,
357 registration, or permit, or renewal thereof; may place a
358 licensee, registrant, or permittee on probation; may suspend a
359 license, registration, or permit for a period not exceeding 10
360 years; may revoke a license, registration, or permit; may impose
361 an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each count or
362 separate offense; and may issue a reprimand, and any or all of
363 the foregoing, if it finds that the licensee, registrant,
364 permittee, or applicant:
365 (t) Has violated any standard of professional practice
366 established by rule of the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board,
367 including standards for the development or communication of a
368 real estate appraisal or other provision of the Uniform
369 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, as defined in s.
370 475.611, as approved and adopted by the Appraisal Standards
371 Board of the Appraisal Foundation, as defined in s. 475.611.
372 This paragraph does not apply to a real estate broker or sales
373 associate who, in the ordinary course of business, performs a
374 comparative market analysis, gives a broker price opinion, or
375 gives an opinion of value of real estate. However, in no event
376 may this comparative market analysis, broker price opinion, or
377 opinion of value of real estate be referred to as an appraisal,
378 as defined in s. 475.611.
379 Section 26. Subsection (5) of section 475.615, Florida
380 Statutes, is amended to read:
381 475.615 Qualifications for registration or certification.—
382 (5) At the time of filing an application for registration
383 or certification, the applicant must sign a pledge indicating
384 that upon becoming registered or certified, he or she will
385 comply with the standards of professional practice established
386 by board rule, including standards for the development or
387 communication of a real estate appraisal, to comply with the
388 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice upon
389 registration or certification and must indicate in writing that
390 she or he understands the types of misconduct for which
391 disciplinary proceedings may be initiated. The application shall
392 expire 1 year after the date received by the department.
393 Section 27. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
394 475.617, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
395 475.617 Education and experience requirements.—
396 (1) To be registered as a trainee appraiser, an applicant
397 must present evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he
398 has successfully completed at least 100 hours of approved
399 academic courses in subjects related to real estate appraisal,
400 which shall include coverage of the Uniform Standards of
401 Professional Appraisal Practice, or its equivalent, as
402 established by board rule, from a nationally recognized or
403 state-recognized appraisal organization, career center,
404 accredited community college, college, or university, state or
405 federal agency or commission, or proprietary real estate school
406 that holds a permit pursuant to s. 475.451. The board may
407 increase the required number of hours to not more than 125
408 hours. A classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes out of each 60
409 minute segment. Past courses may be approved on an hour-for-hour
410 basis.
411 (2) To be certified as a residential appraiser, an
412 applicant must present satisfactory evidence to the board that
413 she or he has met the minimum education and experience
414 requirements prescribed by rule of the board. The board shall
415 prescribe by rule education and experience requirements that
416 meet or exceed the following real property appraiser
417 qualification criteria adopted on February 20, 2004, by the
418 Appraisal Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation:
419 (a) Has at least 2,500 hours of experience obtained over a
420 24-month period in real property appraisal as defined by rule.
421 (b) Has successfully completed at least 200 classroom
422 hours, inclusive of examination, of approved academic courses in
423 subjects related to real estate appraisal, which shall include a
424 15-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
425 Practice course, or its equivalent, as established by board
426 rule, from a nationally recognized or state-recognized appraisal
427 organization, career center, accredited community college,
428 college, or university, state or federal agency or commission,
429 or proprietary real estate school that holds a permit pursuant
430 to s. 475.451. A classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes out of
431 each 60-minute segment. Past courses may be approved by the
432 board and substituted on an hour-for-hour basis.
433 (3) To be certified as a general appraiser, an applicant
434 must present evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he
435 has met the minimum education and experience requirements
436 prescribed by rule of the board. The board shall prescribe
437 education and experience requirements that meet or exceed the
438 following real property appraiser qualification criteria adopted
439 on February 20, 2004, by the Appraisal Qualifications Board of
440 the Appraisal Foundation:
441 (a) Has at least 3,000 hours of experience obtained over a
442 30-month period in real property appraisal as defined by rule.
443 (b) Has successfully completed at least 300 classroom
444 hours, inclusive of examination, of approved academic courses in
445 subjects related to real estate appraisal, which shall include a
446 15-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
447 Practice course, or its equivalent, as established by board
448 rule, from a nationally recognized or state-recognized appraisal
449 organization, career center, accredited community college,
450 college, or university, state or federal agency or commission,
451 or proprietary real estate school that holds a permit pursuant
452 to s. 475.451. A classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes out of
453 each 60-minute segment. Past courses may be approved by the
454 board and substituted on an hour-for-hour basis.
455 Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 475.6175, Florida
456 Statutes, is amended to read:
457 475.6175 Registered trainee appraiser; postlicensure
458 education required.—
459 (1) The board shall prescribe postlicensure educational
460 requirements in order for a person to maintain a valid
461 registration as a registered trainee appraiser. If prescribed,
462 the postlicensure educational requirements consist of one or
463 more courses which total no more than the total educational
464 hours required to qualify as a state certified residential
465 appraiser. Such courses must be in subjects related to real
466 estate appraisal and shall include coverage of the Uniform
467 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, or its equivalent,
468 as established by board rule. Such courses are provided by a
469 nationally or state-recognized appraisal organization, career
470 center, accredited community college, college, or university,
471 state or federal agency or commission, or proprietary real
472 estate school that holds a permit pursuant to s. 475.451.
473 Section 29. Subsection (4) of section 475.6235, Florida
474 Statutes, is amended to read:
475 475.6235 Registration of appraisal management companies
476 required.—
477 (4) At the time of filing an application for registration
478 of an appraisal management company, each person listed in
479 paragraph (2)(f) must sign a pledge to comply with the standards
480 of professional practice established by board rule, including
481 standards for the development or communication of a real estate
482 appraisal, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
483 upon registration and must indicate in writing that she or he
484 understands the types of misconduct for which disciplinary
485 proceedings may be initiated. The application shall expire 1
486 year after the date received by the department.
487 Section 30. Paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section
488 475.6245, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
489 475.6245 Discipline of appraisal management companies.—
490 (1) The board may deny an application for registration of
491 an appraisal management company; may investigate the actions of
492 any appraisal management company registered under this part; may
493 reprimand or impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000
494 for each count or separate offense against any such appraisal
495 management company; and may revoke or suspend, for a period not
496 to exceed 10 years, the registration of any such appraisal
497 management company, or place any such appraisal management
498 company on probation, if the board finds that the appraisal
499 management company or any person listed in s. 475.6235(2)(f):
500 (n) Has instructed an appraiser to violate any standard of
501 professional practice established by board rule, including
502 standards for the development or communication of a real estate
503 appraisal or other provision of the Uniform Standards of
504 Professional Appraisal Practice.
505 Section 31. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
506 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
507 this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
508 2011.
509
510 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
511 And the title is amended as follows:
512 Between lines 45 and 46
513 insert:
514 creating s. 473.3066, F.S.; authorizing the Board of
515 Accountancy to establish a peer review oversight
516 committee; providing for membership and duties of the
517 oversight committee; requiring the board to adopt
518 rules under certain circumstances; amending s.
519 473.311, F.S.; revising licensure renewal requirements
520 for firms engaged in certain aspects of the practice
521 of public accounting; requiring such firms to comply
522 with certain peer review requirements; providing an
523 exception; creating s. 473.3125, F.S.; defining terms
524 for purposes of peer review requirements; requiring
525 firms engaged in certain aspects of the practice of
526 public accounting to enroll in peer review programs
527 and undergo peer reviews; providing for the frequency
528 of peer reviews; providing exceptions; requiring firms
529 that fail a specified number of peer reviews to submit
530 certain documentation to the board; requiring the
531 board to adopt rules establishing minimum standards
532 for peer review programs and requiring a peer review
533 administering organization to submit certain
534 information; providing for the approval of peer review
535 administering organizations; authorizing the board to
536 withdraw approval of peer review administering
537 organizations under certain circumstances; providing
538 that certain persons who perform specified
539 administrative services for a peer review
540 administering organization are immune from civil
541 liability; providing that the proceedings, records,
542 and workpapers of peer review administering
543 organizations are confidential and privileged;
544 providing exceptions; prohibiting persons involved in
545 peer reviews from testifying; amending s. 473.323,
546 F.S.; providing additional grounds for the discipline
547 of firms engaged in certain aspects of the practice of
548 public accounting, to which penalties apply;
549 authorizing disciplinary actions to be taken against
550 firms that fail to enroll in a peer review program, to
551 undergo a peer review, or to cooperate with a peer
552 review administering organization approved by the
553 board; revising requirements for reissuance of
554 licenses after compliance with disciplinary final
555 orders; conforming provisions; amending s. 481.205,
556 F.S.; authorizing the Board of Architecture and
557 Interior Design to contract with certain private
558 entities for specific functions; repealing s. 686.201,
559 F.S., relating to sales representative contracts
560 involving commissions; amending s. 373.461, F.S.;
561 requiring certain appraisers to follow specific
562 standards of professional practice in appraisals
563 involving the restoration of the Lake Apopka Basin;
564 amending s. 475.25, F.S.; conforming and clarifying
565 certain real estate appraisal standards and practices;
566 amending s. 475.615, F.S.; conforming provisions
567 relating to standards of professional practice for
568 real estate appraisers; amending s. 475.617, F.S.;
569 conforming provisions relating to appraisal practice;
570 amending s. 475.6175, F.S.; conforming provisions
571 relating to appraisal practice; amending s. 475.6235,
572 F.S.; conforming provisions relating to appraisal
573 practice; amending s. 475.6245, F.S.; conforming
574 provisions relating to appraisal practice;