Florida Senate - 2019                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
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       Senator Albritton moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 184 - 1878
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Occupational
    6  Freedom and Opportunity Act.”
    7         Section 2. Subsection (13) of section 326.004, Florida
    8  Statutes, is amended to read:
    9         326.004 Licensing.—
   10         (13) Each broker must maintain a principal place of
   11  business in this state and may establish branch offices in the
   12  state. A separate license must be maintained for each branch
   13  office. The division shall establish by rule a fee not to exceed
   14  $100 for each branch office license.
   15         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 447.02, Florida
   16  Statutes, is amended to read:
   17         447.02 Definitions.—The following terms, when used in this
   18  chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
   19  section:
   20         (3)The term “department” means the Department of Business
   21  and Professional Regulation.
   22         Section 4. Section 447.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   23         Section 5. Section 447.041, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   24         Section 6. Section 447.045, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   25         Section 7. Section 447.06, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   26         Section 8. Subsections (6) and (8) of section 447.09,
   27  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   28         447.09 Right of franchise preserved; penalties.—It shall be
   29  unlawful for any person:
   30         (6)To act as a business agent without having obtained and
   31  possessing a valid and subsisting license or permit.
   32         (8)To make any false statement in an application for a
   33  license.
   34         Section 9. Section 447.12, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   35         Section 10. Section 447.16, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   36         Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 447.305, Florida
   37  Statutes, is amended to read:
   38         447.305 Registration of employee organization.—
   39         (4)Notification of registrations and renewals of
   40  registration shall be furnished at regular intervals by the
   41  commission to the Department of Business and Professional
   42  Regulation.
   43         Section 12. Subsections (13) and (14) are added to section
   44  455.213, Florida Statutes, to read:
   45         455.213 General licensing provisions.—
   46         (13)The department or a board must enter into a reciprocal
   47  licensing agreement with other states if the practice act within
   48  the purview of this chapter permits such agreement. If a
   49  reciprocal licensing agreement exists or if the department or
   50  board has determined another state’s licensing requirements or
   51  examinations to be substantially equivalent or more stringent to
   52  those under the practice act, the department or board must post
   53  on its website which jurisdictions have such reciprocal
   54  licensing agreements or substantially similar licenses.
   55         (14) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in
   56  consultation with the applicable board and the Department of
   57  Education, shall conduct a review of existing apprenticeship
   58  programs registered under chapter 446 or with the United States
   59  Department of Labor for each of the professions licensed under
   60  parts XV and XVI of chapter 468 and chapters 476, 477, and 489
   61  to determine which programs, if completed by an applicant, could
   62  substitute for the required educational training otherwise
   63  required for licensure. The department shall submit a report of
   64  its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President
   65  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
   66  by December 31, 2019.
   67         Section 13. Section 455.2278, Florida Statutes, is created
   68  to read:
   69         455.2278Restriction on disciplinary action for student
   70  loan default.—
   71         (1)DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   72         (a)“Default” means the failure to repay a student loan
   73  according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.
   74         (b)“Delinquency” means the failure to make a student loan
   75  payment when it is due.
   76         (c)“Student loan” means a federal-guaranteed or state
   77  guaranteed loan for the purposes of postsecondary education.
   78         (d)“Work-conditional scholarship” means an award of
   79  financial aid for a student to further his or her education
   80  which imposes an obligation on the student to complete certain
   81  work-related requirements to receive or to continue receiving
   82  the scholarship.
   83         (2)STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT; DELINQUENCY.—The department or a
   84  board may not suspend or revoke a license that it has issued to
   85  any person who is in default on or delinquent in the payment of
   86  his or her student loans solely on the basis of such default or
   87  delinquency.
   88         (3)WORK-CONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP DEFAULT.—The department or
   89  a board may not suspend or revoke a license that it has issued
   90  to any person who is in default on the satisfaction of the
   91  requirements of his or her work-conditional scholarship solely
   92  on the basis of such default.
   93         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
   94  468.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   95         468.385 Licenses required; qualifications; examination.—
   96         (7)
   97         (b) A No business may not shall auction or offer to auction
   98  any property in this state unless it is owned by an auctioneer
   99  who is licensed as an auction business by the department board
  100  or is exempt from licensure under this act. Each application for
  101  licensure must shall include the names of the owner and the
  102  business, the business mailing address and location, and any
  103  other information which the board may require. The owner of an
  104  auction business shall report to the board within 30 days of any
  105  change in this required information.
  106         Section 15. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section
  107  468.603, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  108         468.603 Definitions.—As used in this part:
  109         (5) “Categories of building code inspectors” include the
  110  following:
  111         (f) “Residential One and two family dwelling inspector”
  112  means a person who is qualified to inspect and determine that
  113  one-family, two-family, or three-family residences not exceeding
  114  two habitable stories above no more than one uninhabitable story
  115  and accessory use structures in connection therewith one and two
  116  family dwellings and accessory structures are constructed in
  117  accordance with the provisions of the governing building,
  118  plumbing, mechanical, accessibility, and electrical codes.
  119         Section 16. Section 468.613, Florida Statutes, is amended
  120  to read:
  121         468.613 Certification by endorsement.—The board shall
  122  examine other certification or training programs, as applicable,
  123  upon submission to the board for its consideration of an
  124  application for certification by endorsement. The board shall
  125  waive its examination, qualification, education, or training
  126  requirements, to the extent that such examination,
  127  qualification, education, or training requirements of the
  128  applicant are determined by the board to be comparable with
  129  those established by the board. The board shall waive its
  130  examination, qualification, education, or training requirements
  131  if an applicant for certification by endorsement is at least 18
  132  years of age; is of good moral character; has held a valid
  133  building administrator, inspector, plans examiner, or the
  134  equivalent, certification issued by another state or territory
  135  of the United States for at least 10 years before the date of
  136  application; and has successfully passed an applicable
  137  examination administered by the International Codes Council.
  138  Such application must be made either when the license in another
  139  state or territory is active or within 2 years of when such
  140  license was last active.
  141         Section 17. Subsection (3) of section 468.8314, Florida
  142  Statutes, is amended to read:
  143         468.8314 Licensure.—
  144         (3) The department shall certify as qualified for a license
  145  by endorsement an applicant who is of good moral character as
  146  determined in s. 468.8313, who maintains an insurance policy as
  147  required by s. 468.8322, and who:;
  148         (a) Holds a valid license to practice home inspection
  149  services in another state or territory of the United States,
  150  whose educational requirements are substantially equivalent to
  151  those required by this part; and has passed a national,
  152  regional, state, or territorial licensing examination that is
  153  substantially equivalent to the examination required by this
  154  part; or
  155         (b) Has held a valid license to practice home inspection
  156  services issued by another state or territory of the United
  157  States for at least 10 years before the date of application.
  158  Such application must be made either when the license in another
  159  state or territory is active or within 2 years of when such
  160  license was last active.
  161         Section 18. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (2),
  162  subsection (3), paragraph (b) of subsection (4), and subsection
  163  (6) of section 469.006, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  164         469.006 Licensure of business organizations; qualifying
  165  agents.—
  166         (2)(a) If the applicant proposes to engage in consulting or
  167  contracting as a partnership, corporation, business trust, or
  168  other legal entity, or in any name other than the applicant’s
  169  legal name, the legal entity must apply for licensure through a
  170  qualifying agent or the individual applicant must qualify apply
  171  for licensure under the business organization fictitious name.
  172         (e) A The license, when issued upon application of a
  173  business organization, must be in the name of the qualifying
  174  agent business organization, and the name of the business
  175  organization qualifying agent must be noted on the license
  176  thereon. If there is a change in any information that is
  177  required to be stated on the application, the qualifying agent
  178  business organization shall, within 45 days after such change
  179  occurs, mail the correct information to the department.
  180         (3) The qualifying agent must shall be licensed under this
  181  chapter in order for the business organization to be qualified
  182  licensed in the category of the business conducted for which the
  183  qualifying agent is licensed. If any qualifying agent ceases to
  184  be affiliated with such business organization, the agent shall
  185  so inform the department. In addition, if such qualifying agent
  186  is the only licensed individual affiliated with the business
  187  organization, the business organization shall notify the
  188  department of the termination of the qualifying agent and has
  189  shall have 60 days after from the date of termination of the
  190  qualifying agent’s affiliation with the business organization in
  191  which to employ another qualifying agent. The business
  192  organization may not engage in consulting or contracting until a
  193  qualifying agent is employed, unless the department has granted
  194  a temporary nonrenewable license to the financially responsible
  195  officer, the president, the sole proprietor, a partner, or, in
  196  the case of a limited partnership, the general partner, who
  197  assumes all responsibilities of a primary qualifying agent for
  198  the entity. This temporary license only allows shall only allow
  199  the entity to proceed with incomplete contracts.
  200         (4)
  201         (b) Upon a favorable determination by the department, after
  202  investigation of the financial responsibility, credit, and
  203  business reputation of the qualifying agent and the new business
  204  organization, the department shall issue, without any
  205  examination, a new license in the qualifying agent’s business
  206  organization’s name, and the name of the business organization
  207  qualifying agent shall be noted thereon.
  208         (6) Each qualifying agent shall pay the department an
  209  amount equal to the original fee for licensure of a new business
  210  organization. if the qualifying agent for a business
  211  organization desires to qualify additional business
  212  organizations., The department shall require the agent to
  213  present evidence of supervisory ability and financial
  214  responsibility of each such organization. Allowing a licensee to
  215  qualify more than one business organization must shall be
  216  conditioned upon the licensee showing that the licensee has both
  217  the capacity and intent to adequately supervise each business
  218  organization. The department may shall not limit the number of
  219  business organizations that which the licensee may qualify
  220  except upon the licensee’s failure to provide such information
  221  as is required under this subsection or upon a finding that the
  222  such information or evidence as is supplied is incomplete or
  223  unpersuasive in showing the licensee’s capacity and intent to
  224  comply with the requirements of this subsection. A qualification
  225  for an additional business organization may be revoked or
  226  suspended upon a finding by the department that the licensee has
  227  failed in the licensee’s responsibility to adequately supervise
  228  the operations of the business organization. Failure to
  229  adequately supervise the operations of a business organization
  230  is shall be grounds for denial to qualify additional business
  231  organizations.
  232         Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 469.009, Florida
  233  Statutes, is amended to read:
  234         469.009 License revocation, suspension, and denial of
  235  issuance or renewal.—
  236         (1) The department may revoke, suspend, or deny the
  237  issuance or renewal of a license; reprimand, censure, or place
  238  on probation any contractor, consultant, or financially
  239  responsible officer, or business organization; require financial
  240  restitution to a consumer; impose an administrative fine not to
  241  exceed $5,000 per violation; require continuing education; or
  242  assess costs associated with any investigation and prosecution
  243  if the contractor or consultant, or business organization or
  244  officer or agent thereof, is found guilty of any of the
  245  following acts:
  246         (a) Willfully or deliberately disregarding or violating the
  247  health and safety standards of the Occupational Safety and
  248  Health Act of 1970, the Construction Safety Act, the National
  249  Emission Standards for Asbestos, the Environmental Protection
  250  Agency Asbestos Abatement Projects Worker Protection Rule, the
  251  Florida Statutes or rules promulgated thereunder, or any
  252  ordinance enacted by a political subdivision of this state.
  253         (b) Violating any provision of chapter 455.
  254         (c) Failing in any material respect to comply with the
  255  provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder.
  256         (d) Acting in the capacity of an asbestos contractor or
  257  asbestos consultant under any license issued under this chapter
  258  except in the name of the licensee as set forth on the issued
  259  license.
  260         (e) Proceeding on any job without obtaining all applicable
  261  approvals, authorizations, permits, and inspections.
  262         (f) Obtaining a license by fraud or misrepresentation.
  263         (g) Being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea
  264  of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in
  265  any jurisdiction which directly relates to the practice of
  266  asbestos consulting or contracting or the ability to practice
  267  asbestos consulting or contracting.
  268         (h) Knowingly violating any building code, lifesafety code,
  269  or county or municipal ordinance relating to the practice of
  270  asbestos consulting or contracting.
  271         (i) Performing any act which assists a person or entity in
  272  engaging in the prohibited unlicensed practice of asbestos
  273  consulting or contracting, if the licensee knows or has
  274  reasonable grounds to know that the person or entity was
  275  unlicensed.
  276         (j) Committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice
  277  of contracting that causes financial harm to a customer.
  278  Financial mismanagement or misconduct occurs when:
  279         1. Valid liens have been recorded against the property of a
  280  contractor’s customer for supplies or services ordered by the
  281  contractor for the customer’s job; the contractor has received
  282  funds from the customer to pay for the supplies or services; and
  283  the contractor has not had the liens removed from the property,
  284  by payment or by bond, within 75 days after the date of such
  285  liens;
  286         2. The contractor has abandoned a customer’s job and the
  287  percentage of completion is less than the percentage of the
  288  total contract price paid to the contractor as of the time of
  289  abandonment, unless the contractor is entitled to retain such
  290  funds under the terms of the contract or refunds the excess
  291  funds within 30 days after the date the job is abandoned; or
  292         3. The contractor’s job has been completed, and it is shown
  293  that the customer has had to pay more for the contracted job
  294  than the original contract price, as adjusted for subsequent
  295  change orders, unless such increase in cost was the result of
  296  circumstances beyond the control of the contractor, was the
  297  result of circumstances caused by the customer, or was otherwise
  298  permitted by the terms of the contract between the contractor
  299  and the customer.
  300         (k) Being disciplined by any municipality or county for an
  301  act or violation of this chapter.
  302         (l) Failing in any material respect to comply with the
  303  provisions of this chapter, or violating a rule or lawful order
  304  of the department.
  305         (m) Abandoning an asbestos abatement project in which the
  306  asbestos contractor is engaged or under contract as a
  307  contractor. A project may be presumed abandoned after 20 days if
  308  the contractor terminates the project without just cause and
  309  without proper notification to the owner, including the reason
  310  for termination; if the contractor fails to reasonably secure
  311  the project to safeguard the public while work is stopped; or if
  312  the contractor fails to perform work without just cause for 20
  313  days.
  314         (n) Signing a statement with respect to a project or
  315  contract falsely indicating that the work is bonded; falsely
  316  indicating that payment has been made for all subcontracted
  317  work, labor, and materials which results in a financial loss to
  318  the owner, purchaser, or contractor; or falsely indicating that
  319  workers’ compensation and public liability insurance are
  320  provided.
  321         (o) Committing fraud or deceit in the practice of asbestos
  322  consulting or contracting.
  323         (p) Committing incompetency or misconduct in the practice
  324  of asbestos consulting or contracting.
  325         (q) Committing gross negligence, repeated negligence, or
  326  negligence resulting in a significant danger to life or property
  327  in the practice of asbestos consulting or contracting.
  328         (r) Intimidating, threatening, coercing, or otherwise
  329  discouraging the service of a notice to owner under part I of
  330  chapter 713 or a notice to contractor under chapter 255 or part
  331  I of chapter 713.
  332         (s) Failing to satisfy, within a reasonable time, the terms
  333  of a civil judgment obtained against the licensee, or the
  334  business organization qualified by the licensee, relating to the
  335  practice of the licensee’s profession.
  336  
  337  For the purposes of this subsection, construction is considered
  338  to be commenced when the contract is executed and the contractor
  339  has accepted funds from the customer or lender.
  340         Section 20. Present subsection (13) of section 471.005,
  341  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (3), and present
  342  subsection (3) and subsection (8) of that section are amended,
  343  to read:
  344         471.005 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  345         (3)“Certificate of authorization” means a license to
  346  practice engineering issued by the management corporation to a
  347  corporation or partnership.
  348         (8) “License” means the licensing of engineers or
  349  certification of businesses to practice engineering in this
  350  state.
  351         Section 21. Subsection (4) of section 471.011, Florida
  352  Statutes, is amended to read:
  353         471.011 Fees.—
  354         (4)The fee for a certificate of authorization shall not
  355  exceed $125.
  356         Section 22. Subsection (5) of section 471.015, Florida
  357  Statutes, is amended to read:
  358         471.015 Licensure.—
  359         (5)(a) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks
  360  licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially
  361  equivalent to the fundamentals examination when such applicant
  362  has held a valid professional engineer’s license in another
  363  state for 10 15 years and has had 20 years of continuous
  364  professional-level engineering experience.
  365         (b) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks
  366  licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially
  367  equivalent to the fundamentals examination and the principles
  368  and practices examination when such applicant has held a valid
  369  professional engineer’s license in another state for 15 25 years
  370  and has had 30 years of continuous professional-level
  371  engineering experience.
  372         Section 23. Section 471.023, Florida Statutes, is amended
  373  to read:
  374         471.023 Qualification Certification of business
  375  organizations.—
  376         (1) The practice of, or the offer to practice, engineering
  377  by licensees or offering engineering services to the public
  378  through a business organization, including a partnership,
  379  corporation, business trust, or other legal entity or by a
  380  business organization, including a corporation, partnership,
  381  business trust, or other legal entity offering such services to
  382  the public through licensees under this chapter as agents,
  383  employees, officers, or partners is permitted only if the
  384  business organization is qualified by an engineer licensed under
  385  this chapter possesses a certification issued by the management
  386  corporation pursuant to qualification by the board, subject to
  387  the provisions of this chapter. One or more of the principal
  388  officers of the business organization or one or more partners of
  389  the partnership and all personnel of the business organization
  390  who act in its behalf as engineers in this state shall be
  391  licensed as provided by this chapter. All final drawings,
  392  specifications, plans, reports, or documents involving practices
  393  licensed under this chapter which are prepared or approved for
  394  the use of the business organization or for public record within
  395  the state shall be dated and shall bear the signature and seal
  396  of the licensee who prepared or approved them. Nothing in this
  397  section shall be construed to mean that a license to practice
  398  engineering shall be held by a business organization. Nothing
  399  herein prohibits business organizations from joining together to
  400  offer engineering services to the public, if each business
  401  organization otherwise meets the requirements of this section.
  402  No business organization shall be relieved of responsibility for
  403  the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, or officers by
  404  reason of its compliance with this section, nor shall any
  405  individual practicing engineering be relieved of responsibility
  406  for professional services performed by reason of his or her
  407  employment or relationship with a business organization.
  408         (2) For the purposes of this section, a certificate of
  409  authorization shall be required for any business organization or
  410  other person practicing under a fictitious name, offering
  411  engineering services to the public must be qualified by an
  412  engineer licensed under this chapter. However, when an
  413  individual is practicing engineering in his or her own given
  414  name, he or she shall not be required to be licensed under this
  415  section.
  416         (3) Except as provided in s. 558.0035, the fact that a
  417  licensed engineer practices through a business organization does
  418  not relieve the licensee from personal liability for negligence,
  419  misconduct, or wrongful acts committed by him or her.
  420  Partnerships and all partners shall be jointly and severally
  421  liable for the negligence, misconduct, or wrongful acts
  422  committed by their agents, employees, or partners while acting
  423  in a professional capacity. Any officer, agent, or employee of a
  424  business organization other than a partnership shall be
  425  personally liable and accountable only for negligent acts,
  426  wrongful acts, or misconduct committed by him or her or
  427  committed by any person under his or her direct supervision and
  428  control, while rendering professional services on behalf of the
  429  business organization. The personal liability of a shareholder
  430  or owner of a business organization, in his or her capacity as
  431  shareholder or owner, shall be no greater than that of a
  432  shareholder-employee of a corporation incorporated under chapter
  433  607. The business organization shall be liable up to the full
  434  value of its property for any negligent acts, wrongful acts, or
  435  misconduct committed by any of its officers, agents, or
  436  employees while they are engaged on its behalf in the rendering
  437  of professional services.
  438         (4) Each certification of authorization shall be renewed
  439  every 2 years. Each qualifying agent of a business organization
  440  qualified certified under this section must notify the board
  441  within 30 days 1 month after any change in the information
  442  contained in the application upon which the certification is
  443  based.
  444         (a)A qualifying agent who terminates an affiliation with a
  445  qualified business organization shall notify the management
  446  corporation of such termination within 24 hours. If such
  447  qualifying agent is the only qualifying agent for that business
  448  organization, the business organization must be qualified by
  449  another qualifying agent within 60 days after the termination.
  450  Except as provided in paragraph (b), the business organization
  451  may not engage in the practice of engineering until it is
  452  qualified by another qualifying agent.
  453         (b)In the event a qualifying agent ceases employment with
  454  a qualified business organization and such qualifying agent is
  455  the only licensed individual affiliated with the business
  456  organization, the executive director of the management
  457  corporation or the chair of the board may authorize another
  458  licensee employed by the business organization to temporarily
  459  serve as its qualifying agent for a period of no more than 60
  460  days to proceed with incomplete contracts. The business
  461  organization is not authorized to operate beyond such period
  462  under this chapter absent replacement of the qualifying agent.
  463         (c)A qualifying agent shall notify the department in
  464  writing before engaging in the practice of engineering in the
  465  licensee’s name or in affiliation with a different business
  466  organization.
  467         (5)Disciplinary action against a business organization
  468  shall be administered in the same manner and on the same grounds
  469  as disciplinary action against a licensed engineer.
  470         Section 24. Subsection (7) of section 473.308, Florida
  471  Statutes, is amended to read:
  472         473.308 Licensure.—
  473         (7) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by
  474  endorsement an applicant who:
  475         (a)1. Is not licensed and has not been licensed in another
  476  state or territory and who has met the requirements of this
  477  section for education, work experience, and good moral character
  478  and has passed a national, regional, state, or territorial
  479  licensing examination that is substantially equivalent to the
  480  examination required by s. 473.306; or and
  481         2.Has completed such continuing education courses as the
  482  board deems appropriate, within the limits for each applicable
  483  2-year period as set forth in s. 473.312, but at least such
  484  courses as are equivalent to the continuing education
  485  requirements for a Florida certified public accountant licensed
  486  in this state during the 2 years immediately preceding her or
  487  his application for licensure by endorsement; or
  488         (b)1.a. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  489  issued by another state or territory of the United States, if
  490  the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially
  491  equivalent to the licensure criteria that existed in this state
  492  at the time the license was issued;
  493         2.b. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  494  issued by another state or territory of the United States but
  495  the criteria for issuance of such license did not meet the
  496  requirements of sub-subparagraph a.; has met the requirements of
  497  this section for education, work experience, and good moral
  498  character; and has passed a national, regional, state, or
  499  territorial licensing examination that is substantially
  500  equivalent to the examination required by s. 473.306; or
  501         3.c. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  502  issued by another state or territory of the United States for at
  503  least 10 years before the date of application; has passed a
  504  national, regional, state, or territorial licensing examination
  505  that is substantially equivalent to the examination required by
  506  s. 473.306; and has met the requirements of this section for
  507  good moral character.; and
  508         2.Has completed continuing education courses that are
  509  equivalent to the continuing education requirements for a
  510  Florida certified public accountant licensed in this state
  511  during the 2 years immediately preceding her or his application
  512  for licensure by endorsement.
  513         Section 25. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida
  514  Statutes, is amended to read:
  515         474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  516         (6) “Limited-service veterinary medical practice” means
  517  offering or providing veterinary services at any location that
  518  has a primary purpose other than that of providing veterinary
  519  medical service at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted
  520  by the board; provides veterinary medical services for privately
  521  owned animals that do not reside at that location; operates for
  522  a limited time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical
  523  services, including vaccinations or immunizations against
  524  disease, preventative procedures for parasitic control, and
  525  microchipping.
  526         Section 26. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  527  474.207, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  528         474.207 Licensure by examination.—
  529         (2) The department shall license each applicant who the
  530  board certifies has:
  531         (b)1. Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine
  532  accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association
  533  Council on Education; or
  534         2. Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine listed
  535  in the American Veterinary Medical Association Roster of
  536  Veterinary Colleges of the World and obtained a certificate from
  537  the Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or the
  538  Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence.
  539  
  540  The department shall not issue a license to any applicant who is
  541  under investigation in any state or territory of the United
  542  States or in the District of Columbia for an act which would
  543  constitute a violation of this chapter until the investigation
  544  is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated,
  545  at which time the provisions of s. 474.214 shall apply.
  546         Section 27. Subsection (1) of section 474.217, Florida
  547  Statutes, is amended to read:
  548         474.217 Licensure by endorsement.—
  549         (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to
  550  any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting
  551  a fee set by the board, demonstrates to the board that she or
  552  he:
  553         (a) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  554  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  555  veterinary medicine in this state; and
  556         (b)1. Either Holds, and has held for the 3 years
  557  immediately preceding the application for licensure, a valid,
  558  active license to practice veterinary medicine in another state
  559  of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a territory
  560  of the United States, provided that the applicant has
  561  successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
  562  examination that is equivalent to or more stringent than the
  563  examination required by the board requirements for licensure in
  564  the issuing state, district, or territory are equivalent to or
  565  more stringent than the requirements of this chapter; or
  566         2. Meets the qualifications of s. 474.207(2)(b) and has
  567  successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
  568  examination which is equivalent to or more stringent than the
  569  examination given by the department and has passed the board’s
  570  clinical competency examination or another clinical competency
  571  examination specified by rule of the board.
  572         Section 28. Subsection (2) of section 476.114, Florida
  573  Statutes, is amended to read:
  574         476.114 Examination; prerequisites.—
  575         (2) An applicant shall be eligible for licensure by
  576  examination to practice barbering if the applicant:
  577         (a) Is at least 16 years of age;
  578         (b) Pays the required application fee; and
  579         (c)1. Holds an active valid license to practice barbering
  580  in another state, has held the license for at least 1 year, and
  581  does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided for in
  582  s. 476.144(5); or
  583         2. Has received a minimum of 900 1,200 hours of training in
  584  sanitation, safety, and laws and rules, as established by the
  585  board, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
  586  equivalent of completion of services directly related to the
  587  practice of barbering at one of the following:
  588         a. A school of barbering licensed pursuant to chapter 1005;
  589         b. A barbering program within the public school system; or
  590         c. A government-operated barbering program in this state.
  591  
  592  The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school
  593  or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the
  594  required examination after the completion of a minimum of 600
  595  1,000 actual school hours. If the person passes the examination,
  596  she or he shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the
  597  person fails the examination, she or he shall not be qualified
  598  to take the examination again until the completion of the full
  599  requirements provided by this section.
  600         Section 29. Subsection (5) of section 476.144, Florida
  601  Statutes, is amended to read:
  602         476.144 Licensure.—
  603         (5) The board shall certify as qualified for licensure by
  604  endorsement as a barber in this state an applicant who holds a
  605  current active license to practice barbering in another state.
  606  The board shall adopt rules specifying procedures for the
  607  licensure by endorsement of practitioners desiring to be
  608  licensed in this state who hold a current active license in
  609  another state or country and who have met qualifications
  610  substantially similar to, equivalent to, or greater than the
  611  qualifications required of applicants from this state.
  612         Section 30. Subsection (9) of section 477.013, Florida
  613  Statutes, is amended to read:
  614         477.013 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  615         (9) “Hair braiding” means the weaving or interweaving of
  616  natural human hair or commercial hair, including the use of hair
  617  extensions or wefts, for compensation without cutting, coloring,
  618  permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatment and
  619  does not include the use of hair extensions or wefts.
  620         Section 31. Section 477.0132, Florida Statutes, is
  621  repealed.
  622         Section 32. Subsections (7) through (11) are added to
  623  section 477.0135, Florida Statutes, to read:
  624         477.0135 Exemptions.—
  625         (7)A license or registration is not required for a person
  626  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to hair braiding
  627  as defined in s. 477.013(9).
  628         (8)A license or registration is not required for a person
  629  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to hair wrapping
  630  as defined in s. 477.013(10).
  631         (9)A license or registration is not required for a person
  632  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to body wrapping
  633  as defined in s. 477.013(12).
  634         (10)A license or registration is not required for a person
  635  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to applying
  636  polish to fingernails and toenails.
  637         (11)A license or registration is not required for a person
  638  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to makeup
  639  application.
  640         Section 33. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 477.019,
  641  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  642         477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure;
  643  supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing
  644  education.—
  645         (6) The board shall certify as qualified for licensure by
  646  endorsement as a cosmetologist in this state an applicant who
  647  holds a current active license to practice cosmetology in
  648  another state. The board may not require proof of educational
  649  hours if the license was issued in a state that requires 1,200
  650  or more hours of prelicensure education and passage of a written
  651  examination. This subsection does not apply to applicants who
  652  received their license in another state through an
  653  apprenticeship program.
  654         (7)(a) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing
  655  education requirements intended to ensure protection of the
  656  public through updated training of licensees and registered
  657  specialists, not to exceed 10 16 hours biennially, as a
  658  condition for renewal of a license or registration as a
  659  specialist under this chapter. Continuing education courses
  660  shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects as
  661  they relate to the practice of cosmetology: human
  662  immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome;
  663  Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations;
  664  workers’ compensation issues; state and federal laws and rules
  665  as they pertain to cosmetologists, cosmetology, salons,
  666  specialists, specialty salons, and booth renters; chemical
  667  makeup as it pertains to hair, skin, and nails; and
  668  environmental issues. Courses given at cosmetology conferences
  669  may be counted toward the number of continuing education hours
  670  required if approved by the board.
  671         (b)Any person whose occupation or practice is confined
  672  solely to hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping is
  673  exempt from the continuing education requirements of this
  674  subsection.
  675         (b)(c) The board may, by rule, require any licensee in
  676  violation of a continuing education requirement to take a
  677  refresher course or refresher course and examination in addition
  678  to any other penalty. The number of hours for the refresher
  679  course may not exceed 48 hours.
  680         Section 34. Subsection (1) of section 477.0201, Florida
  681  Statutes, is amended to read:
  682         477.0201 Specialty registration; qualifications;
  683  registration renewal; endorsement.—
  684         (1) Any person is qualified for registration as a
  685  specialist in any one or more of the specialty practice
  686  practices within the practice of cosmetology under this chapter
  687  who:
  688         (a) Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high
  689  school diploma.
  690         (b) Has received a certificate of completion for: in a
  691         1.One hundred and fifty hours of training, as established
  692  by the board, which shall focus primarily on sanitation and
  693  safety, to practice specialties as defined in s. 477.013(6)(a)
  694  and (b); specialty pursuant to s. 477.013(6)
  695         2.One hundred and sixty five hours of training, as
  696  established by the board, which shall focus primarily on
  697  sanitation and safety, to practice the specialty as defined in
  698  s. 477.013(6)(c); or
  699         3.Three hundred hours of training, as established by the
  700  board, which shall focus primarily on sanitation and safety, to
  701  practice the specialties as defined in s. 477.013(6)(a)-(c).
  702         (c)The certificate of completion specified in paragraph
  703  (b) must be from one of the following:
  704         1. A school licensed pursuant to s. 477.023.
  705         2. A school licensed pursuant to chapter 1005 or the
  706  equivalent licensing authority of another state.
  707         3. A specialty program within the public school system.
  708         4. A specialty division within the Cosmetology Division of
  709  the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, provided the
  710  training programs comply with minimum curriculum requirements
  711  established by the board.
  712         Section 35. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  713  477.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  714         477.026 Fees; disposition.—
  715         (1) The board shall set fees according to the following
  716  schedule:
  717         (f)For hair braiders, hair wrappers, and body wrappers,
  718  fees for registration shall not exceed $25.
  719         Section 36. Subsection (4) of section 477.0263, Florida
  720  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is added to that
  721  section, to read:
  722         477.0263 Cosmetology services to be performed in licensed
  723  salon; exceptions.—
  724         (4) Pursuant to rules adopted by the board, any cosmetology
  725  or specialty service may be performed in a location other than a
  726  licensed salon when the service is performed in connection with
  727  a special event and is performed by a person who is employed by
  728  a licensed salon and who holds the proper license or specialty
  729  registration. An appointment for the performance of any such
  730  service in a location other than a licensed salon must be made
  731  through a licensed salon.
  732         (5)Hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, nail
  733  polish removal, nail filing, nail buffing, and nail cleansing
  734  may be performed in a location other than a licensed salon when
  735  the service is performed by a person who holds the proper
  736  license.
  737         Section 37. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  738  477.0265, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  739         477.0265 Prohibited acts.—
  740         (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
  741         (f) Advertise or imply that skin care services or body
  742  wrapping, as performed under this chapter, have any relationship
  743  to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s. 480.033(3),
  744  except those practices or activities defined in s. 477.013.
  745         Section 38. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  746  477.029, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  747         477.029 Penalty.—
  748         (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
  749         (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist or,
  750  specialist, hair wrapper, hair braider, or body wrapper unless
  751  duly licensed or registered, or otherwise authorized, as
  752  provided in this chapter.
  753         Section 39. Subsection (5) of section 481.203, Florida
  754  Statutes, is amended to read:
  755         481.203 Definitions.—As used in this part:
  756         (5) “Business organization” means a partnership, a limited
  757  liability company, a corporation, or an individual operating
  758  under a fictitious name “Certificate of authorization” means a
  759  certificate issued by the department to a corporation or
  760  partnership to practice architecture or interior design.
  761         Section 40. Present subsection (4) of section 481.215,
  762  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (6), a new
  763  subsection (4) is added to that section, and subsections (3) and
  764  (5) of that section are amended, to read:
  765         481.215 Renewal of license.—
  766         (3) A No license renewal may not shall be issued to an
  767  architect or an interior designer by the department until the
  768  licensee submits proof satisfactory to the department that,
  769  during the 2 years before prior to application for renewal, the
  770  licensee participated per biennium in not less than 20 hours of
  771  at least 50 minutes each per biennium of continuing education
  772  approved by the board. The board shall approve only continuing
  773  education that builds upon the basic knowledge of architecture
  774  or interior design. The board may make exception from the
  775  requirements of continuing education in emergency or hardship
  776  cases.
  777         (4) The department may not issue a license renewal to an
  778  interior designer until the licensee submits proof satisfactory
  779  to the department that during the 2 years before the application
  780  for renewal the licensee participated per biennium in not less
  781  than 16 continuing education hours of at least 50 minutes each
  782  of continuing education approved by the board. The licensee
  783  shall provide documentation of successful completion of the
  784  continuing education units from the board-approved providers
  785  which focused on one or more of the following subjects:
  786         (a)Public safety, including application of state and local
  787  building codes and regulations.
  788         (b)Application of federal, state, and local laws relating
  789  to accessibility standards, including the Americans with
  790  Disabilities Act.
  791         (c)Any other topic related to the health, safety, and
  792  welfare of building occupants.
  793         (5) The board shall only approve continuing education that
  794  builds upon the basic knowledge of architecture or interior
  795  design. The board may make exceptions to the requirements of
  796  continuing education in emergency or hardship cases. The board
  797  shall require, by rule adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and
  798  120.54, a specified number of hours in specialized or advanced
  799  courses, approved by the Florida Building Commission, on any
  800  portion of the Florida Building Code, adopted pursuant to part
  801  IV of chapter 553, relating to the licensee’s respective area of
  802  practice.
  803         Section 41. Section 481.219, Florida Statutes, is amended
  804  to read:
  805         481.219 Qualification of business organizations
  806  certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and
  807  corporations.—
  808         (1) A licensee may The practice of or the offer to practice
  809  architecture or interior design by licensees through a qualified
  810  business organization that offers corporation, limited liability
  811  company, or partnership offering architectural or interior
  812  design services to the public, or by a corporation, limited
  813  liability company, or partnership offering architectural or
  814  interior design services to the public through licensees under
  815  this part as agents, employees, officers, or partners, is
  816  permitted, subject to the provisions of this section.
  817         (2) If a licensee or an applicant proposes to engage in the
  818  practice of architecture or interior design as a business
  819  organization, the licensee or applicant shall qualify the
  820  business organization upon approval of the board For the
  821  purposes of this section, a certificate of authorization shall
  822  be required for a corporation, limited liability company,
  823  partnership, or person practicing under a fictitious name,
  824  offering architectural services to the public jointly or
  825  separately. However, when an individual is practicing
  826  architecture in her or his own name, she or he shall not be
  827  required to be certified under this section. Certification under
  828  this subsection to offer architectural services shall include
  829  all the rights and privileges of certification under subsection
  830  (3) to offer interior design services.
  831         (3)(a)A business organization may not engage in the
  832  practice of architecture unless its qualifying agent is a
  833  registered architect under this part. A business organization
  834  may not engage in the practice of interior design unless its
  835  qualifying agent is a registered architect or a registered
  836  interior designer under this part. A qualifying agent who
  837  terminates an affiliation with a qualified business organization
  838  shall immediately notify the department of such termination. If
  839  such qualifying agent is the only qualifying agent for that
  840  business organization, the business organization must be
  841  qualified by another qualifying agent within 60 days after the
  842  termination. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the business
  843  organization may not engage in the practice of architecture or
  844  interior design until it is qualified by another qualifying
  845  agent.
  846         (b)In the event a qualifying agent ceases employment with
  847  a qualified business organization, the executive director or the
  848  chair of the board may authorize another registered architect or
  849  interior designer employed by the business organization to
  850  temporarily serve as its qualifying agent for a period of no
  851  more than 60 days. The business organization is not authorized
  852  to operate beyond such period under this chapter absent
  853  replacement of the qualifying agent who has ceased employment.
  854         (c)A qualifying agent shall notify the department in
  855  writing before engaging in the practice of architecture or
  856  interior design in her or his own name or in affiliation with a
  857  different business organization, and she or he or such business
  858  organization shall supply the same information to the department
  859  as required of applicants under this part.
  860         (3)For the purposes of this section, a certificate of
  861  authorization shall be required for a corporation, limited
  862  liability company, partnership, or person operating under a
  863  fictitious name, offering interior design services to the public
  864  jointly or separately. However, when an individual is practicing
  865  interior design in her or his own name, she or he shall not be
  866  required to be certified under this section.
  867         (4) All final construction documents and instruments of
  868  service which include drawings, specifications, plans, reports,
  869  or other papers or documents that involve involving the practice
  870  of architecture which are prepared or approved for the use of
  871  the business organization corporation, limited liability
  872  company, or partnership and filed for public record within the
  873  state must shall bear the signature and seal of the licensee who
  874  prepared or approved them and the date on which they were
  875  sealed.
  876         (5)All drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
  877  papers or documents prepared or approved for the use of the
  878  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership by an
  879  interior designer in her or his professional capacity and filed
  880  for public record within the state shall bear the signature and
  881  seal of the licensee who prepared or approved them and the date
  882  on which they were sealed.
  883         (6)The department shall issue a certificate of
  884  authorization to any applicant who the board certifies as
  885  qualified for a certificate of authorization and who has paid
  886  the fee set in s. 481.207.
  887         (5)(7) The board shall allow a licensee or certify an
  888  applicant to qualify one or more business organizations as
  889  qualified for a certificate of authorization to offer
  890  architectural or interior design services, or to use a
  891  fictitious name to offer such services, if provided that:
  892         (a) One or more of the principal officers of the
  893  corporation or limited liability company, or one or more
  894  partners of the partnership, and all personnel of the
  895  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership who act
  896  in its behalf in this state as architects, are registered as
  897  provided by this part; or
  898         (b) One or more of the principal officers of the
  899  corporation or one or more partners of the partnership, and all
  900  personnel of the corporation, limited liability company, or
  901  partnership who act in its behalf in this state as interior
  902  designers, are registered as provided by this part.
  903         (8)The department shall adopt rules establishing a
  904  procedure for the biennial renewal of certificates of
  905  authorization.
  906         (9)The department shall renew a certificate of
  907  authorization upon receipt of the renewal application and
  908  biennial renewal fee.
  909         (6)(10) Each qualifying agent who qualifies a business
  910  organization, partnership, limited liability company, or and
  911  corporation certified under this section shall notify the
  912  department within 30 days after of any change in the information
  913  contained in the application upon which the qualification
  914  certification is based. Any registered architect or interior
  915  designer who qualifies the business organization shall ensure
  916  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership as
  917  provided in subsection (7) shall be responsible for ensuring
  918  responsible supervising control of projects of the business
  919  organization entity and shall notify the department of the upon
  920  termination of her or his employment with a business
  921  organization qualified partnership, limited liability company,
  922  or corporation certified under this section shall notify the
  923  department of the termination within 30 days after such
  924  termination.
  925         (7)(11)A business organization is not No corporation,
  926  limited liability company, or partnership shall be relieved of
  927  responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees,
  928  or officers by reason of its compliance with this section.
  929  However, except as provided in s. 558.0035, the architect who
  930  signs and seals the construction documents and instruments of
  931  service is shall be liable for the professional services
  932  performed, and the interior designer who signs and seals the
  933  interior design drawings, plans, or specifications shall be
  934  liable for the professional services performed.
  935         (12)Disciplinary action against a corporation, limited
  936  liability company, or partnership shall be administered in the
  937  same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action
  938  against a registered architect or interior designer,
  939  respectively.
  940         (8)(13)Nothing in This section may not shall be construed
  941  to mean that a certificate of registration to practice
  942  architecture or interior design must shall be held by a business
  943  organization corporation, limited liability company, or
  944  partnership. Nothing in This section does not prohibit a
  945  business organization from offering prohibits corporations,
  946  limited liability companies, and partnerships from joining
  947  together to offer architectural, engineering, interior design,
  948  surveying and mapping, and landscape architectural services, or
  949  any combination of such services, to the public if the business
  950  organization, provided that each corporation, limited liability
  951  company, or partnership otherwise meets the requirements of law.
  952         (9)(14)A business organization that is qualified by a
  953  registered architect may Corporations, limited liability
  954  companies, or partnerships holding a valid certificate of
  955  authorization to practice architecture shall be permitted to use
  956  in their title the term “interior designer” or “registered
  957  interior designer.”
  958         Section 42. Subsection (10) of section 481.221, Florida
  959  Statutes, is amended to read:
  960         481.221 Seals; display of certificate number.—
  961         (10) Each registered architect or interior designer must,
  962  and each corporation, limited liability company, or partnership
  963  holding a certificate of authorization, shall include her or his
  964  license its certificate number in any newspaper, telephone
  965  directory, or other advertising medium used by the registered
  966  licensee architect, interior designer, corporation, limited
  967  liability company, or partnership. Each business organization
  968  must include the license number of the registered architect or
  969  interior designer who serves as the qualifying agent for that
  970  business organization in any newspaper, telephone directory, or
  971  other advertising medium used by the business organization, but
  972  is not required to display the license numbers of other
  973  registered architects or interior designers employed by the
  974  business organization A corporation, limited liability company,
  975  or partnership is not required to display the certificate number
  976  of individual registered architects or interior designers
  977  employed by or working within the corporation, limited liability
  978  company, or partnership.
  979         Section 43. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (5) of
  980  section 481.229, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  981         481.229 Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.—
  982         (5)(a) This part does not prohibit Nothing contained in
  983  this part shall prevent a registered architect or a qualified
  984  business organization partnership, limited liability company, or
  985  corporation holding a valid certificate of authorization to
  986  provide architectural services from performing any interior
  987  design service or from using the title “interior designer” or
  988  “registered interior designer.”
  989         (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a
  990  registered architect or business organization qualified any
  991  corporation, partnership, or person operating under a fictitious
  992  name which holds a certificate of authorization to provide
  993  architectural services must shall be qualified, without fee, for
  994  a certificate of authorization to provide interior design
  995  services upon submission of a completed application for
  996  qualification therefor. For corporations, partnerships, and
  997  persons operating under a fictitious name which hold a
  998  certificate of authorization to provide interior design
  999  services, satisfaction of the requirements for renewal of the
 1000  certificate of authorization to provide architectural services
 1001  under s. 481.219 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for
 1002  renewal of the certificate of authorization to provide interior
 1003  design services under that section.
 1004         Section 44. Section 481.303, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1005  to read:
 1006         481.303 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
 1007         (1) “Board” means the Board of Landscape Architecture.
 1008         (2)(4) “Certificate of registration” means a license issued
 1009  by the department to a natural person to engage in the practice
 1010  of landscape architecture.
 1011         (3)(2) “Department” means the Department of Business and
 1012  Professional Regulation.
 1013         (5)“Certificate of authorization” means a license issued
 1014  by the department to a corporation or partnership to engage in
 1015  the practice of landscape architecture.
 1016         (4)(6) “Landscape architecture” means professional
 1017  services, including, but not limited to, the following:
 1018         (a) Consultation, investigation, research, planning,
 1019  design, preparation of drawings, specifications, contract
 1020  documents and reports, responsible construction supervision, or
 1021  landscape management in connection with the planning and
 1022  development of land and incidental water areas, including the
 1023  use of Florida-friendly landscaping as defined in s. 373.185,
 1024  where, and to the extent that, the dominant purpose of such
 1025  services or creative works is the preservation, conservation,
 1026  enhancement, or determination of proper land uses, natural land
 1027  features, ground cover and plantings, or naturalistic and
 1028  aesthetic values;
 1029         (b) The determination of settings, grounds, and approaches
 1030  for and the siting of buildings and structures, outdoor areas,
 1031  or other improvements;
 1032         (c) The setting of grades, shaping and contouring of land
 1033  and water forms, determination of drainage, and provision for
 1034  storm drainage and irrigation systems where such systems are
 1035  necessary to the purposes outlined herein; and
 1036         (d) The design of such tangible objects and features as are
 1037  necessary to the purpose outlined herein.
 1038         (5)(7) “Landscape design” means consultation for and
 1039  preparation of planting plans drawn for compensation, including
 1040  specifications and installation details for plant materials,
 1041  soil amendments, mulches, edging, gravel, and other similar
 1042  materials. Such plans may include only recommendations for the
 1043  conceptual placement of tangible objects for landscape design
 1044  projects. Construction documents, details, and specifications
 1045  for tangible objects and irrigation systems shall be designed or
 1046  approved by licensed professionals as required by law.
 1047         (6)(3) “Registered landscape architect” means a person who
 1048  holds a license to practice landscape architecture in this state
 1049  under the authority of this act.
 1050         Section 45. Section 481.310, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1051  to read:
 1052         481.310 Practical experience requirement.—Beginning October
 1053  1, 1990, every applicant for licensure as a registered landscape
 1054  architect shall demonstrate, prior to licensure, 1 year of
 1055  practical experience in landscape architectural work. An
 1056  applicant who holds a master of landscape architecture degree
 1057  and a bachelor’s degree in a related field is not required to
 1058  demonstrate 1 year of practical experience in landscape
 1059  architectural work to obtain licensure. The board shall adopt
 1060  rules providing standards for the required experience. An
 1061  applicant who qualifies for examination pursuant to s.
 1062  481.309(1)(b)1. may obtain the practical experience after
 1063  completing the required professional degree. Experience used to
 1064  qualify for examination pursuant to s. 481.309(1)(b)2. may not
 1065  be used to satisfy the practical experience requirement under
 1066  this section.
 1067         Section 46. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 481.311,
 1068  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5),
 1069  respectively, and subsection (3) and present subsection (4) of
 1070  that section are amended, to read:
 1071         481.311 Licensure.—
 1072         (3) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by
 1073  endorsement an applicant who:
 1074         (a) Qualifies to take the examination as set forth in s.
 1075  481.309; and has passed a national, regional, state, or
 1076  territorial licensing examination which is substantially
 1077  equivalent to the examination required by s. 481.309; or
 1078         (b) Holds a valid license to practice landscape
 1079  architecture issued by another state or territory of the United
 1080  States, if the criteria for issuance of such license were
 1081  substantially identical to the licensure criteria which existed
 1082  in this state at the time the license was issued; or.
 1083         (c)Has held a valid license to practice landscape
 1084  architecture in another state or territory of the United States
 1085  for at least 10 years before the date of application and has
 1086  successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
 1087  examination that is equivalent to or more stringent than the
 1088  examination required by the board, subject to subsection (5). An
 1089  applicant who has met the requirements to be qualified for a
 1090  license by endorsement except for successful completion of an
 1091  examination that is equivalent to or more stringent than the
 1092  examination required by the board may take the examination
 1093  required by the board without completing additional education
 1094  requirements. Such application must be made either when the
 1095  license in another state or territory is active or within 2
 1096  years of when such license was last active.
 1097         (4)The board shall certify as qualified for a certificate
 1098  of authorization any applicant corporation or partnership who
 1099  satisfies the requirements of s. 481.319.
 1100         Section 47. Subsection (2) of section 481.317, Florida
 1101  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1102         481.317 Temporary certificates.—
 1103         (2)Upon approval by the board and payment of the fee set
 1104  in s. 481.307, the department shall grant a temporary
 1105  certificate of authorization for work on one specified project
 1106  in this state for a period not to exceed 1 year to an out-of
 1107  state corporation, partnership, or firm, provided one of the
 1108  principal officers of the corporation, one of the partners of
 1109  the partnership, or one of the principals in the fictitiously
 1110  named firm has obtained a temporary certificate of registration
 1111  in accordance with subsection (1).
 1112         Section 48. Section 481.319, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1113  to read:
 1114         481.319 Corporate and partnership practice of landscape
 1115  architecture; certificate of authorization.—
 1116         (1) The practice of or offer to practice landscape
 1117  architecture by registered landscape architects registered under
 1118  this part through a corporation or partnership offering
 1119  landscape architectural services to the public, or through a
 1120  corporation or partnership offering landscape architectural
 1121  services to the public through individual registered landscape
 1122  architects as agents, employees, officers, or partners, is
 1123  permitted, subject to the provisions of this section, if:
 1124         (a) One or more of the principal officers of the
 1125  corporation, or partners of the partnership, and all personnel
 1126  of the corporation or partnership who act in its behalf as
 1127  landscape architects in this state are registered landscape
 1128  architects; and
 1129         (b) One or more of the officers, one or more of the
 1130  directors, one or more of the owners of the corporation, or one
 1131  or more of the partners of the partnership is a registered
 1132  landscape architect; and
 1133         (c)The corporation or partnership has been issued a
 1134  certificate of authorization by the board as provided herein.
 1135         (2) All documents involving the practice of landscape
 1136  architecture which are prepared for the use of the corporation
 1137  or partnership shall bear the signature and seal of a registered
 1138  landscape architect.
 1139         (3) A landscape architect applying to practice in the name
 1140  of a An applicant corporation must shall file with the
 1141  department the names and addresses of all officers and board
 1142  members of the corporation, including the principal officer or
 1143  officers, duly registered to practice landscape architecture in
 1144  this state and, also, of all individuals duly registered to
 1145  practice landscape architecture in this state who shall be in
 1146  responsible charge of the practice of landscape architecture by
 1147  the corporation in this state. A landscape architect applying to
 1148  practice in the name of a An applicant partnership must shall
 1149  file with the department the names and addresses of all partners
 1150  of the partnership, including the partner or partners duly
 1151  registered to practice landscape architecture in this state and,
 1152  also, of an individual or individuals duly registered to
 1153  practice landscape architecture in this state who shall be in
 1154  responsible charge of the practice of landscape architecture by
 1155  said partnership in this state.
 1156         (4) Each landscape architect qualifying a partnership or
 1157  and corporation licensed under this part must shall notify the
 1158  department within 1 month after of any change in the information
 1159  contained in the application upon which the license is based.
 1160  Any landscape architect who terminates her or his or her
 1161  employment with a partnership or corporation licensed under this
 1162  part shall notify the department of the termination within 1
 1163  month after such termination.
 1164         (5)Disciplinary action against a corporation or
 1165  partnership shall be administered in the same manner and on the
 1166  same grounds as disciplinary action against a registered
 1167  landscape architect.
 1168         (5)(6) Except as provided in s. 558.0035, the fact that a
 1169  registered landscape architect practices landscape architecture
 1170  through a corporation or partnership as provided in this section
 1171  does not relieve the landscape architect from personal liability
 1172  for her or his or her professional acts.
 1173         Section 49. Subsection (5) of section 481.321, Florida
 1174  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1175         481.321 Seals; display of certificate number.—
 1176         (5) Each registered landscape architect must and each
 1177  corporation or partnership holding a certificate of
 1178  authorization shall include her or his its certificate number in
 1179  any newspaper, telephone directory, or other advertising medium
 1180  used by the registered landscape architect, corporation, or
 1181  partnership. A corporation or partnership must is not required
 1182  to display the certificate number numbers of at least one
 1183  officer, director, owner, or partner who is a individual
 1184  registered landscape architect architects employed by or
 1185  practicing with the corporation or partnership.
 1186         Section 50. Subsection (5) of section 481.329, Florida
 1187  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1188         481.329 Exceptions; exemptions from licensure.—
 1189         (5) This part does not prohibit any person from engaging in
 1190  the practice of landscape design, as defined in s. 481.303
 1191  481.303(7), or from submitting for approval to a governmental
 1192  agency planting plans that are independent of, or a component
 1193  of, construction documents that are prepared by a Florida
 1194  registered professional. Persons providing landscape design
 1195  services shall not use the title, term, or designation
 1196  “landscape architect,” “landscape architectural,” “landscape
 1197  architecture,” “L.A.,” “landscape engineering,” or any
 1198  description tending to convey the impression that she or he is a
 1199  landscape architect unless she or he is registered as provided
 1200  in this part.
 1201         Section 51. Subsection (9) of section 489.103, Florida
 1202  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1203         489.103 Exemptions.—This part does not apply to:
 1204         (9) Any work or operation of a casual, minor, or
 1205  inconsequential nature in which the aggregate contract price for
 1206  labor, materials, and all other items is less than $2,500
 1207  $1,000, but this exemption does not apply:
 1208         (a) If the construction, repair, remodeling, or improvement
 1209  is a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by
 1210  the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of
 1211  the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than $2,500
 1212  $1,000 for the purpose of evading this part or otherwise.
 1213         (b) To a person who advertises that he or she is a
 1214  contractor or otherwise represents that he or she is qualified
 1215  to engage in contracting.
 1216         Section 52. Subsection (2) of section 489.111, Florida
 1217  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1218         489.111 Licensure by examination.—
 1219         (2) A person shall be eligible for licensure by examination
 1220  if the person:
 1221         (a) Is 18 years of age;
 1222         (b) Is of good moral character; and
 1223         (c) Meets eligibility requirements according to one of the
 1224  following criteria:
 1225         1. Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
 1226  4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering,
 1227  architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven
 1228  experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify.
 1229  For the purpose of this part, a minimum of 2,000 person-hours
 1230  shall be used in determining full-time equivalency.
 1231         2. Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as
 1232  a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship
 1233  as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a
 1234  mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in
 1235  charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a
 1236  superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent,
 1237  provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience
 1238  shall be as a foreman.
 1239         3. Has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience
 1240  as a foreman and not less than 3 years of credits for any
 1241  accredited college-level courses; has a combination of not less
 1242  than 1 year of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of
 1243  experience as a foreman, and not less than 2 years of credits
 1244  for any accredited college-level courses; or has a combination
 1245  of not less than 2 years of experience as a skilled worker, 1
 1246  year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 1 year of
 1247  credits for any accredited college-level courses. All junior
 1248  college or community college-level courses shall be considered
 1249  accredited college-level courses.
 1250         4.a. An active certified residential contractor is eligible
 1251  to receive a certified building contractor license after passing
 1252  or having previously passed take the building contractors’
 1253  examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of
 1254  proven experience in the classification in which he or she is
 1255  certified.
 1256         b. An active certified residential contractor is eligible
 1257  to receive a certified general contractor license after passing
 1258  or having previously passed take the general contractors’
 1259  examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of
 1260  proven experience in the classification in which he or she is
 1261  certified.
 1262         c. An active certified building contractor is eligible to
 1263  receive a certified general contractor license after passing or
 1264  having previously passed take the general contractors’
 1265  examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of
 1266  proven experience in the classification in which he or she is
 1267  certified.
 1268         5.a. An active certified air-conditioning Class C
 1269  contractor is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning
 1270  Class B contractor license after passing or having previously
 1271  passed take the air-conditioning Class B contractors’
 1272  examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of
 1273  proven experience in the classification in which he or she is
 1274  certified.
 1275         b. An active certified air-conditioning Class C contractor
 1276  is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning Class A
 1277  contractor license after passing or having previously passed
 1278  take the air-conditioning Class A contractors’ examination if he
 1279  or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in
 1280  the classification in which he or she is certified.
 1281         c. An active certified air-conditioning Class B contractor
 1282  is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning Class A
 1283  contractor license after passing or having previously passed
 1284  take the air-conditioning Class A contractors’ examination if he
 1285  or she possesses a minimum of 1 year of proven experience in the
 1286  classification in which he or she is certified.
 1287         6.a. An active certified swimming pool servicing contractor
 1288  is eligible to receive a certified residential swimming pool
 1289  contractor license after passing or having previously passed
 1290  take the residential swimming pool contractors’ examination if
 1291  he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in
 1292  the classification in which he or she is certified.
 1293         b. An active certified swimming pool servicing contractor
 1294  is eligible to receive a certified commercial swimming pool
 1295  contractor license after passing or having previously passed
 1296  take the swimming pool commercial contractors’ examination if he
 1297  or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in
 1298  the classification in which he or she is certified.
 1299         c. An active certified residential swimming pool contractor
 1300  is eligible to receive a certified commercial swimming pool
 1301  contractor license after passing or having previously passed
 1302  take the commercial swimming pool contractors’ examination if he
 1303  or she possesses a minimum of 1 year of proven experience in the
 1304  classification in which he or she is certified.
 1305         d. An applicant is eligible to receive a certified swimming
 1306  pool/spa servicing contractor license after passing or having
 1307  previously passed take the swimming pool/spa servicing
 1308  contractors’ examination if he or she has satisfactorily
 1309  completed 60 hours of instruction in courses related to the
 1310  scope of work covered by that license and approved by the
 1311  Construction Industry Licensing Board by rule and has at least 1
 1312  year of proven experience related to the scope of work of such a
 1313  contractor.
 1314         Section 53. Subsection (3) of section 489.115, Florida
 1315  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1316         489.115 Certification and registration; endorsement;
 1317  reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.—
 1318         (3) The board shall certify as qualified for certification
 1319  by endorsement any applicant who:
 1320         (a) Meets the requirements for certification as set forth
 1321  in this section; has passed a national, regional, state, or
 1322  United States territorial licensing examination that is
 1323  substantially equivalent to the examination required by this
 1324  part; and has satisfied the requirements set forth in s.
 1325  489.111;
 1326         (b) Holds a valid license to practice contracting issued by
 1327  another state or territory of the United States, if the criteria
 1328  for issuance of such license were substantially equivalent to
 1329  Florida’s current certification criteria; or
 1330         (c) Holds a valid, current license to practice contracting
 1331  issued by another state or territory of the United States, if
 1332  the state or territory has entered into a reciprocal agreement
 1333  with the board for the recognition of contractor licenses issued
 1334  in that state, based on criteria for the issuance of such
 1335  licenses that are substantially equivalent to the criteria for
 1336  certification in this state; or
 1337         (d)Has held a valid, current license to practice
 1338  contracting issued by another state or territory for at least 10
 1339  years before the date of application and is applying for the
 1340  same or similar license in this state, subject to subsections
 1341  (5)-(9). The board may consider whether such applicant has had a
 1342  license to practice contracting revoked, suspended, or otherwise
 1343  acted against by the licensing authority of another state,
 1344  territory, or country. Such application must be made either when
 1345  the license in another state or territory is active or within 2
 1346  years of when such license was last active.
 1347         Section 54. Subsection (5) of section 489.511, Florida
 1348  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1349         489.511 Certification; application; examinations;
 1350  endorsement.—
 1351         (5) The board shall certify as qualified for certification
 1352  by endorsement any individual applying for certification who:
 1353         (a) Meets the requirements for certification as set forth
 1354  in this section; has passed a national, regional, state, or
 1355  United States territorial licensing examination that is
 1356  substantially equivalent to the examination required by this
 1357  part; and has satisfied the requirements set forth in s.
 1358  489.521; or
 1359         (b) Holds a valid license to practice electrical or alarm
 1360  system contracting issued by another state or territory of the
 1361  United States, if the criteria for issuance of such license was
 1362  substantially equivalent to the certification criteria that
 1363  existed in this state at the time the certificate was issued; or
 1364         (c)Has held a valid, current license to practice
 1365  electrical or alarm system contracting issued by another state
 1366  or territory for at least 10 years before the date of
 1367  application and is applying for the same or similar license in
 1368  this state, subject to ss. 489.510 and 489.521(3)(a), and
 1369  subparagraph (1)(b)1. Such application must be made either when
 1370  the license in another state or territory is active or within 2
 1371  years of when such license was last active.
 1372         Section 55. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection
 1373  (4) of section 489.517, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1374         489.517 Renewal of certificate or registration; continuing
 1375  education.—
 1376         (3) Each certificateholder or registrant shall provide
 1377  proof, in a form established by rule of the board, that the
 1378  certificateholder or registrant has completed at least 7 14
 1379  classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing
 1380  education courses during each biennium since the issuance or
 1381  renewal of the certificate or registration. The board shall by
 1382  rule establish criteria for the approval of continuing education
 1383  courses and providers and may by rule establish criteria for
 1384  accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an
 1385  hour-for-hour basis.
 1386         (4)
 1387         (b) Of the 7 14 classroom hours of continuing education
 1388  required, at least 1 hour 7 hours must be on technical subjects,
 1389  1 hour on workers’ compensation, 1 hour on workplace safety, 1
 1390  hour on business practices, and for alarm system contractors and
 1391  electrical contractors engaged in alarm system contracting, 2
 1392  hours on false alarm prevention.
 1393         Section 56. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 1394  489.518, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1395         489.518 Alarm system agents.—
 1396         (1) A licensed electrical or alarm system contractor may
 1397  not employ a person to perform the duties of a burglar alarm
 1398  system agent unless the person:
 1399         (b) Has successfully completed a minimum of 14 hours of
 1400  training within 90 days after employment, to include basic alarm
 1401  system electronics in addition to related training including
 1402  CCTV and access control training, with at least 2 hours of
 1403  training in the prevention of false alarms. Such training shall
 1404  be from a board-approved provider, and the employee or applicant
 1405  for employment shall provide proof of successful completion to
 1406  the licensed employer. The board shall by rule establish
 1407  criteria for the approval of training courses and providers and
 1408  may by rule establish criteria for accepting alternative
 1409  nonclassroom education on an hour-for-hour basis. The board
 1410  shall approve providers that conduct training in other than the
 1411  English language. The board shall establish a fee for the
 1412  approval of training providers or courses, not to exceed $60.
 1413  Qualified employers may conduct training classes for their
 1414  employees, with board approval.
 1415         Section 57. Paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section
 1416  548.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1417         548.003 Florida State Boxing Commission.—
 1418         (2) The Florida State Boxing Commission, as created by
 1419  subsection (1), shall administer the provisions of this chapter.
 1420  The commission has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss.
 1421  120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this
 1422  chapter and to implement each of the duties and responsibilities
 1423  conferred upon the commission, including, but not limited to:
 1424         (i)Designation and duties of a knockdown timekeeper.
 1425         Section 58. Subsection (1) of section 548.017, Florida
 1426  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1427         548.017 Participants, managers, and other persons required
 1428  to have licenses.—
 1429         (1) A participant, manager, trainer, second, timekeeper,
 1430  referee, judge, announcer, physician, matchmaker, or promoter
 1431  must be licensed before directly or indirectly acting in such
 1432  capacity in connection with any match involving a participant. A
 1433  physician approved by the commission must be licensed pursuant
 1434  to chapter 458 or chapter 459, must maintain an unencumbered
 1435  license in good standing, and must demonstrate satisfactory
 1436  medical training or experience in boxing, or a combination of
 1437  both, to the executive director before working as the ringside
 1438  physician.
 1439         Section 59. Effective January 1, 2020, subsection (1) of
 1440  section 553.74, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1441         553.74 Florida Building Commission.—
 1442         (1) The Florida Building Commission is created and located
 1443  within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
 1444  for administrative purposes. Members are appointed by the
 1445  Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission
 1446  is composed of 19 27 members, consisting of the following
 1447  members:
 1448         (a) One architect licensed pursuant to chapter 481 with at
 1449  least 5 years of experience in the design and construction of
 1450  buildings designated for Group E or Group I occupancies by the
 1451  Florida Building Code registered to practice in this state and
 1452  actively engaged in the profession. The American Institute of
 1453  Architects, Florida Section, is encouraged to recommend a list
 1454  of candidates for consideration.
 1455         (b) One structural engineer registered to practice in this
 1456  state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
 1457  Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a list of
 1458  candidates for consideration.
 1459         (c) One air-conditioning contractor, or mechanical
 1460  contractor, or mechanical engineer certified to do business in
 1461  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
 1462  Air Conditioning Contractors Association, the Florida
 1463  Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, and
 1464  the Mechanical Contractors Association of Florida, and the
 1465  Florida Engineering Society are encouraged to recommend a list
 1466  of candidates for consideration.
 1467         (d) One electrical contractor or electrical engineer
 1468  certified to do business in this state and actively engaged in
 1469  the profession. The Florida Association of Electrical
 1470  Contractors, and the National Electrical Contractors
 1471  Association, Florida Chapter, and the Florida Engineering
 1472  Society are encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for
 1473  consideration.
 1474         (e)One member from fire protection engineering or
 1475  technology who is actively engaged in the profession. The
 1476  Florida Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and
 1477  the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are
 1478  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1479         (e)(f) One certified general contractor or one certified
 1480  building contractor certified to do business in this state and
 1481  actively engaged in the profession. The Associated Builders and
 1482  Contractors of Florida, the Florida Associated General
 1483  Contractors Council, the Florida Home Builders Association, and
 1484  the Union Contractors Association are encouraged to recommend a
 1485  list of candidates for consideration.
 1486         (f)(g) One plumbing contractor licensed to do business in
 1487  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
 1488  Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors is
 1489  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1490         (g)(h) One roofing or sheet metal contractor certified to
 1491  do business in this state and actively engaged in the
 1492  profession. The Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal, and Air
 1493  Conditioning Contractors Association and the Sheet Metal and Air
 1494  Conditioning Contractors’ National Association are encouraged to
 1495  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1496         (h)(i) One certified residential contractor licensed to do
 1497  business in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
 1498  The Florida Home Builders Association is encouraged to recommend
 1499  a list of candidates for consideration.
 1500         (i)(j) Three members who are municipal, county, or district
 1501  codes enforcement officials, one of whom is also a fire
 1502  official. The Building Officials Association of Florida and the
 1503  Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are encouraged
 1504  to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1505         (k)One member who represents the Department of Financial
 1506  Services.
 1507         (l)One member who is a county codes enforcement official.
 1508  The Building Officials Association of Florida is encouraged to
 1509  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1510         (j)(m) One member of a Florida-based organization of
 1511  persons with disabilities or a nationally chartered organization
 1512  of persons with disabilities with chapters in this state which
 1513  complies with or is certified to be compliant with the
 1514  requirements of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, as
 1515  amended.
 1516         (k)(n) One member of the manufactured buildings industry
 1517  who is licensed to do business in this state and is actively
 1518  engaged in the industry. The Florida Manufactured Housing
 1519  Association is encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for
 1520  consideration.
 1521         (o)One mechanical or electrical engineer registered to
 1522  practice in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
 1523  The Florida Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a
 1524  list of candidates for consideration.
 1525         (p)One member who is a representative of a municipality or
 1526  a charter county. The Florida League of Cities and the Florida
 1527  Association of Counties are encouraged to recommend a list of
 1528  candidates for consideration.
 1529         (l)(q) One member of the building products manufacturing
 1530  industry who is authorized to do business in this state and is
 1531  actively engaged in the industry. The Florida Building Material
 1532  Association, the Florida Concrete and Products Association, and
 1533  the Fenestration Manufacturers Association are encouraged to
 1534  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1535         (m)(r) One member who is a representative of the building
 1536  owners and managers industry who is actively engaged in
 1537  commercial building ownership or management. The Building Owners
 1538  and Managers Association is encouraged to recommend a list of
 1539  candidates for consideration.
 1540         (n)(s) One member who is a representative of the insurance
 1541  industry. The Florida Insurance Council is encouraged to
 1542  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
 1543         (t)One member who is a representative of public education.
 1544         (o)(u) One member who is a swimming pool contractor
 1545  licensed to do business in this state and actively engaged in
 1546  the profession. The Florida Swimming Pool Association and the
 1547  United Pool and Spa Association are encouraged to recommend a
 1548  list of candidates for consideration.
 1549         (p)(v) One member who is a representative of the green
 1550  building industry and who is a third-party commission agent, a
 1551  Florida board member of the United States Green Building Council
 1552  or Green Building Initiative, a professional who is accredited
 1553  under the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), or a
 1554  professional who is accredited under Leadership in Energy and
 1555  Environmental Design (LEED).
 1556         (q)(w) One member who is a representative of a natural gas
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 1559  And the title is amended as follows:
 1560         Delete lines 3 - 171
 1561  and insert:
 1562         occupations; providing a short title; amending s.
 1563         326.004, F.S.; deleting the requirement for a yacht
 1564         broker to maintain a separate license for each branch
 1565         office; deleting the requirement for the division to
 1566         establish a fee; amending s. 447.02, F.S.; conforming
 1567         provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s.
 1568         447.04, F.S., relating to licensure and permit
 1569         requirements for business agents; repealing s.
 1570         447.041, F.S., relating to hearings for persons or
 1571         labor organizations denied licensure as a business
 1572         agent; repealing s. 447.045, F.S., relating to
 1573         confidential information obtained during the
 1574         application process; repealing s. 447.06, F.S.,
 1575         relating to required registration of labor
 1576         organizations; amending s. 447.09, F.S.; deleting
 1577         certain prohibited actions relating to the right of
 1578         franchise of a member of a labor organization;
 1579         repealing s. 447.12, F.S., relating to registration
 1580         fees; repealing s. 447.16, F.S., relating to
 1581         applicability; amending s. 447.305, F.S.; deleting a
 1582         provision that requires notification of registrations
 1583         and renewals to the department; amending s. 455.213,
 1584         F.S.; requiring the Department of Business and
 1585         Professional Regulation or a board to seek reciprocal
 1586         licensing agreements with other states under certain
 1587         circumstances; providing requirements; requiring the
 1588         department, in consultation with applicable
 1589         professional boards and the Department of Education,
 1590         to conduct a specified review of certain
 1591         apprenticeship programs; requiring the Department of
 1592         Business and Professional Regulation to submit a
 1593         report to the Governor and the Legislature by a
 1594         specified date; creating s. 455.2278, F.S.; defining
 1595         terms; prohibiting the department or a board from
 1596         suspending or revoking a person’s license solely on
 1597         the basis of a delinquency or default in the payment
 1598         of his or her student loan; prohibiting the department
 1599         or a board from suspending or revoking a person’s
 1600         license solely on the basis of a default in satisfying
 1601         the requirements of his or her work-conditional
 1602         scholarship; amending s. 468.385, F.S.; revising
 1603         requirements relating to businesses auctioning or
 1604         offering to auction property in this state; amending
 1605         s. 468.603, F.S.; revising what inspectors are
 1606         included in the definition of the term “categories of
 1607         building code inspectors”; amending s. 468.613, F.S.;
 1608         providing for waiver of specified requirements for
 1609         certification under certain circumstances; amending s.
 1610         468.8314, F.S.; requiring an applicant for a license
 1611         by endorsement to maintain a specified insurance
 1612         policy; requiring the department to certify an
 1613         applicant who holds a specified license issued by
 1614         another state or territory of the United States under
 1615         certain circumstances; amending s. 469.006, F.S.;
 1616         providing additional licensure requirements for
 1617         asbestos abatement consulting or contracting as a
 1618         partnership, corporation, business trust, or other
 1619         legal entity; amending s. 469.009, F.S.; conforming
 1620         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 1621         471.005, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s.
 1622         471.011, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made
 1623         by the act; amending s. 471.015, F.S.; revising
 1624         licensure requirements for engineers who hold
 1625         specified licenses in another state; amending s.
 1626         471.023, F.S.; providing requirements for
 1627         qualification of a business organization; providing
 1628         requirements for a qualifying agent; deleting the
 1629         administration of disciplinary action against a
 1630         business organization; amending s. 473.308, F.S.;
 1631         deleting continuing education requirements for license
 1632         by endorsement for certified public accountants;
 1633         amending s. 474.202, F.S.; revising the definition of
 1634         the term “limited-service veterinary medical practice”
 1635         to include certain vaccinations or immunizations;
 1636         amending s. 474.207, F.S.; revising education
 1637         requirements for licensure by examination; amending s.
 1638         474.217, F.S.; requiring the Department of Business
 1639         and Professional Regulation to issue a license by
 1640         endorsement to certain applicants who successfully
 1641         complete a specified examination; amending s. 476.114,
 1642         F.S.; revising training requirements for licensure as
 1643         a barber; amending s. 476.144, F.S.; requiring the
 1644         department to license an applicant who is licensed to
 1645         practice barbering in another state; amending s.
 1646         477.013, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
 1647         “hair braiding”; repealing s. 477.0132, F.S., relating
 1648         to registration for hair braiding, hair wrapping, and
 1649         body wrapping; amending s. 477.0135, F.S.; providing
 1650         additional exemptions from license or registration
 1651         requirements for specified occupations or practices;
 1652         amending s. 477.019, F.S.; deleting a provision
 1653         prohibiting the Board of Cosmetology from asking for
 1654         proof of certain educational hours under certain
 1655         circumstances; conforming provisions to changes made
 1656         by the act; amending s. 477.0201, F.S.; providing
 1657         requirements for registration as a specialist;
 1658         amending s. 477.026, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 1659         changes made by the act; amending s. 477.0263, F.S.;
 1660         providing certain cosmetology services may be
 1661         performed in a location other than a licensed salon
 1662         under certain circumstances; amending ss. 477.0265 and
 1663         477.029, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
 1664         by the act; amending s. 481.203, F.S.; revising
 1665         definitions; amending s. 481.215, F.S.; conforming
 1666         provisions to changes made by the act; revising
 1667         requirements relating to the renewal of an interior
 1668         designer license; specifying that the Board of
 1669         Architecture and Interior Design shall only approve
 1670         certain continuing education; providing exceptions;
 1671         amending s. 481.219, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 1672         changes made by the act; requiring certain licensees
 1673         and applicants to qualify a business organization upon
 1674         approval of the board; providing requirements for
 1675         business organizations engaging in the practice of
 1676         architecture or interior design and for the qualifying
 1677         agents of such business organizations; revising
 1678         construction; amending s. 481.221, F.S.; conforming
 1679         provisions to changes made by the act; requiring a
 1680         registered architect, an interior designer, and a
 1681         business organization to display certain license
 1682         numbers in specified advertisements; providing an
 1683         exception; amending s. 481.229, F.S.; conforming
 1684         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 1685         481.303, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term
 1686         “certificate of authorization”; amending s. 481.310,
 1687         F.S.; providing that an applicant who holds certain
 1688         degrees is not required to demonstrate 1 year of
 1689         practical experience for licensure; amending s.
 1690         481.311, F.S.; requiring the Board of Landscape
 1691         Architecture to certify an applicant who holds a
 1692         specified license issued by another state or territory
 1693         of the United States under certain circumstances;
 1694         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 1695         amending s. 481.317, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 1696         changes made by the act; amending s. 481.319, F.S.;
 1697         deleting the requirement for a certificate of
 1698         authorization; authorizing landscape architects to
 1699         practice through a corporation or partnership;
 1700         amending s. 481.321, F.S.; requiring a landscape
 1701         architect to display their certificate number in
 1702         specified advertisements; amending s. 481.329, F.S.;
 1703         conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 489.103,
 1704         F.S.; revising certain contract prices for exemption;
 1705         amending s. 489.111, F.S.; revising provisions
 1706         relating to eligibility for licensure; amending s.
 1707         489.115, F.S.; requiring the Construction Industry
 1708         Licensing Board to certify any applicant who holds a
 1709         specified license to practice contracting issued by
 1710         another state or territory of the United States under
 1711         certain circumstances; amending s. 489.511, F.S.;
 1712         requiring the board to certify as qualified for
 1713         certification by endorsement any applicant who holds a
 1714         specified license to practice electrical or alarm
 1715         system contracting issued by another state or
 1716         territory of the United States under certain
 1717         circumstances; amending s. 489.517, F.S.; providing a
 1718         reduction in certain continuing education hours
 1719         required for registered contractors; amending s.
 1720         489.518, F.S.; requiring a person to have completed a
 1721         specified amount of training within a certain time
 1722         period to perform the duties of an alarm system agent;