Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 408
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/22/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Richter) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 2714 - 2721
    4  and insert:
    5  professional engineer must also have geotechnical experience and
    6  expertise in the identification of sinkhole activity as well as
    7  other potential causes of structural damage to the structure.
    8         (e)(f) “Professional geologist” means a person, as defined
    9  in by s. 492.102, who has a bachelor’s degree or higher in
   10  geology or related earth science and with expertise in the
   11  geology of Florida. A professional geologist must have
   12  geological experience and expertise in the identification of