Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 474
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/04/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Albritton) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 1883 - 1899
    4  and insert:
    5         (3)(a) Each certificateholder or registrant licensed as a
    6  specialty contractor or an alarm system contractor shall provide
    7  proof, in a form established by rule of the board, that the
    8  certificateholder or registrant has completed at least 7 14
    9  classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing
   10  education courses during each biennium since the issuance or
   11  renewal of the certificate or registration. The board shall by
   12  rule establish criteria for the approval of continuing education
   13  courses and providers and may by rule establish criteria for
   14  accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an
   15  hour-for-hour basis.
   16         (b) Each certificateholder or registrant licensed as an
   17  electrical contractor shall provide proof, in a form established
   18  by rule of the board, that the certificateholder or registrant
   19  has completed at least 11 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes
   20  each of continuing education courses during each biennium since
   21  the issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration. The
   22  board shall by rule establish criteria for the approval of
   23  continuing education courses and providers and may by rule
   24  establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom
   25  continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.
   26         (4)
   27         (b)1. For licensed specialty contractors or alarm system
   28  contractors, of the 7 14 classroom hours of continuing education
   29  required, at least 1 hour 7 hours must be on technical subjects,
   30  1 hour on workers’ compensation, 1 hour on workplace safety, 1
   31  hour on business practices, and for alarm system contractors and
   32  electrical contractors engaged in alarm system contracting, 2
   33  hours on false alarm prevention.
   34         2. For licensed electrical contractors, of the minimum 11
   35  classroom hours of continuing education required, at least 7
   36  hours must be on technical subjects, 1 hour on workers’
   37  compensation, 1 hour on workplace safety, and 1 hour on business
   38  practices. Electrical contractors engaged in alarm system
   39  contracting must also complete 2 hours on false alarm
   40  prevention.
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   42  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   43  And the title is amended as follows:
   44         Delete line 184
   45  and insert:
   46         certain contractors; amending s. 489.518, F.S.;