Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1640
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/19/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Stewart) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 1768 - 1861
    4  and insert:
    5  is composed of 21 27 members, consisting of the following
    6  members:
    7         (a) One architect licensed pursuant to chapter 481 with at
    8  least 5 years of experience in the design and construction of
    9  buildings containing Florida Building Code designated Group R
   10  occupancy at or above 210 feet in height above the elevation of
   11  the lowest level of emergency services access registered to
   12  practice in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
   13  The American Institute of Architects, Florida Section, is
   14  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   15         (b) One structural engineer registered to practice in this
   16  state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   17  Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a list of
   18  candidates for consideration.
   19         (c) One air-conditioning or mechanical contractor certified
   20  to do business in this state and actively engaged in the
   21  profession. The Florida Air Conditioning Contractors
   22  Association, the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
   23  Contractors Association, and the Mechanical Contractors
   24  Association of Florida are encouraged to recommend a list of
   25  candidates for consideration.
   26         (d) One electrical contractor certified to do business in
   27  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   28  Association of Electrical Contractors and the National
   29  Electrical Contractors Association, Florida Chapter, are
   30  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   31         (e)One member from fire protection engineering or
   32  technology who is actively engaged in the profession. The
   33  Florida Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and
   34  the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are
   35  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   36         (e)(f) One certified general contractor or one certified
   37  building contractor certified to do business in this state and
   38  actively engaged in the profession. The Associated Builders and
   39  Contractors of Florida, the Florida Associated General
   40  Contractors Council, the Florida Home Builders Association, and
   41  the Union Contractors Association are encouraged to recommend a
   42  list of candidates for consideration.
   43         (f)(g) One plumbing contractor licensed to do business in
   44  this state and actively engaged in the profession. The Florida
   45  Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors is
   46  encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   47         (g)(h) One roofing or sheet metal contractor certified to
   48  do business in this state and actively engaged in the
   49  profession. The Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal, and Air
   50  Conditioning Contractors Association and the Sheet Metal and Air
   51  Conditioning Contractors’ National Association are encouraged to
   52  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   53         (h)(i) One certified residential contractor licensed to do
   54  business in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
   55  The Florida Home Builders Association is encouraged to recommend
   56  a list of candidates for consideration.
   57         (i)(j) Three members who are municipal, county, or district
   58  codes enforcement officials, one of whom is also a fire
   59  official. The Building Officials Association of Florida and the
   60  Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association are encouraged
   61  to recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   62         (j)The State Fire Marshal or his or her designee who has
   63  expertise in fire suppression.
   64         (k)One member who represents the Department of Financial
   65  Services.
   66         (l)One member who is a county codes enforcement official.
   67  The Building Officials Association of Florida is encouraged to
   68  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   69         (k)(m) One member of a Florida-based organization of
   70  persons with disabilities or a nationally chartered organization
   71  of persons with disabilities with chapters in this state which
   72  complies with or is certified to be compliant with the
   73  requirements of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, as
   74  amended.
   75         (l)(n) One member of the manufactured buildings industry
   76  who is licensed to do business in this state and is actively
   77  engaged in the industry. The Florida Manufactured Housing
   78  Association is encouraged to recommend a list of candidates for
   79  consideration.
   80         (o) One mechanical or electrical engineer registered to
   81  practice in this state and actively engaged in the profession.
   82  The Florida Engineering Society is encouraged to recommend a
   83  list of candidates for consideration.
   84         (p)One member who is a representative of a municipality or
   85  a charter county. The Florida League of Cities and the Florida
   86  Association of Counties are encouraged to recommend a list of
   87  candidates for consideration.
   88         (p)(q) One member of the building products manufacturing
   89  industry who is authorized to do business in this state and is
   90  actively engaged in the industry. The Florida Building Material
   91  Association, the Florida Concrete and Products Association, and
   92  the Fenestration Manufacturers Association are encouraged to
   93  recommend a list of candidates for consideration.
   94         (q)(r) One member who is a representative of the building
   95  owners and managers industry who is actively engaged in
   96  commercial building ownership or management. The Building Owners
   97  and Managers Association is encouraged to recommend a list of
   98  candidates for consideration.