Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 474
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Albritton) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (502686) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 207 - 1318
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 2. Present subsection (4) of section 322.57,
    7  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
    8  subsection (4) is added to that section, to read
    9         322.57 Tests of knowledge concerning specified vehicles;
   10  endorsement; nonresidents; violations.—
   11         (4)(a)As used in this subsection, the term “servicemember”
   12  means a member of any branch of the United States military or
   13  military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its
   14  reserves, the Florida National Guard, or the Florida Air
   15  National Guard.
   16         (b)The department shall waive the requirement to pass the
   17  Commercial Driver License Skills Tests for servicemembers and
   18  veterans if:
   19         1.The applicant has been honorably discharged from
   20  military service within 1 year of the application, if the
   21  applicant is a veteran;
   22         2.The applicant is trained as an MOS 88M Army Motor
   23  Transport Operator or similar military job specialty;
   24         3.The applicant has received training to operate large
   25  trucks in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
   26  Administration; and
   27         4.The applicant has at least 2 years of experience in the
   28  military driving vehicles that would require a commercial driver
   29  license to operate.
   30         (c)An applicant must complete every other requirement for
   31  a commercial driver license within 1 year of receiving a waiver
   32  under paragraph (b) or the waiver is invalid.
   33         (d)The department shall adopt rules to administer this
   34  subsection.
   35         Section 3. Subsection (13) of section 326.004, Florida
   36  Statutes, is amended to read:
   37         326.004 Licensing.—
   38         (13) Each broker must maintain a principal place of
   39  business in this state and may establish branch offices in the
   40  state. A separate license must be maintained for each branch
   41  office. The division shall establish by rule a fee not to exceed
   42  $100 for each branch office license.
   43         Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 447.02, Florida
   44  Statutes, is amended to read:
   45         447.02 Definitions.—The following terms, when used in this
   46  chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
   47  section:
   48         (3)The term “department” means the Department of Business
   49  and Professional Regulation.
   50         Section 5. Section 447.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   51         Section 6. Section 447.041, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   52         Section 7. Section 447.045, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   53         Section 8. Section 447.06, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   54         Section 9. Subsections (6) and (8) of section 447.09,
   55  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   56         447.09 Right of franchise preserved; penalties.—It shall be
   57  unlawful for any person:
   58         (6)To act as a business agent without having obtained and
   59  possessing a valid and subsisting license or permit.
   60         (8)To make any false statement in an application for a
   61  license.
   62         Section 10. Section 447.12, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   63         Section 11. Section 447.16, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   64         Section 12. Subsection (4) of section 447.305, Florida
   65  Statutes, is amended to read:
   66         447.305 Registration of employee organization.—
   67         (4)Notification of registrations and renewals of
   68  registration shall be furnished at regular intervals by the
   69  commission to the Department of Business and Professional
   70  Regulation.
   71         Section 13. Subsection (14) is added to section 455.213,
   72  Florida Statutes, to read:
   73         455.213 General licensing provisions.—
   74         (14)The department or a board must enter into a reciprocal
   75  licensing agreement with other states if the practice act within
   76  the purview of this chapter permits such agreement. If a
   77  reciprocal licensing agreement exists or if the department or
   78  board has determined another state’s licensing requirements or
   79  examinations to be substantially equivalent or more stringent to
   80  those under the practice act, the department or board must post
   81  on its website which jurisdictions have such reciprocal
   82  licensing agreements or substantially similar licenses.
   83         Section 14. Paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of section
   84  456.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   85         456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.—
   86         (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which
   87  the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be
   88  taken:
   89         (k) Failing to perform any statutory or legal obligation
   90  placed upon a licensee. For purposes of this section, failing to
   91  repay a student loan issued or guaranteed by the state or the
   92  Federal Government in accordance with the terms of the loan is
   93  not or failing to comply with service scholarship obligations
   94  shall be considered a failure to perform a statutory or legal
   95  obligation, and the minimum disciplinary action imposed shall be
   96  a suspension of the license until new payment terms are agreed
   97  upon or the scholarship obligation is resumed, followed by
   98  probation for the duration of the student loan or remaining
   99  scholarship obligation period, and a fine equal to 10 percent of
  100  the defaulted loan amount. Fines collected shall be deposited
  101  into the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund.
  102         Section 15. Section 456.0721, Florida Statutes, is
  103  repealed.
  104         Section 16. Subsection (4) of section 456.074, Florida
  105  Statutes, is amended to read:
  106         456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate
  107  suspension of license.—
  108         (4)Upon receipt of information that a Florida-licensed
  109  health care practitioner has defaulted on a student loan issued
  110  or guaranteed by the state or the Federal Government, the
  111  department shall notify the licensee by certified mail that he
  112  or she shall be subject to immediate suspension of license
  113  unless, within 45 days after the date of mailing, the licensee
  114  provides proof that new payment terms have been agreed upon by
  115  all parties to the loan. The department shall issue an emergency
  116  order suspending the license of any licensee who, after 45 days
  117  following the date of mailing from the department, has failed to
  118  provide such proof. Production of such proof shall not prohibit
  119  the department from proceeding with disciplinary action against
  120  the licensee pursuant to s. 456.073.
  121         Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  122  468.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  123         468.385 Licenses required; qualifications; examination.—
  124         (7)
  125         (b) A No business may not shall auction or offer to auction
  126  any property in this state unless it is owned by an auctioneer
  127  who is licensed as an auction business by the department board
  128  or is exempt from licensure under this act. Each application for
  129  licensure must shall include the names of the owner and the
  130  business, the business mailing address and location, and any
  131  other information which the board may require. The owner of an
  132  auction business shall report to the board within 30 days of any
  133  change in this required information.
  134         Section 18. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section
  135  468.603, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  136         468.603 Definitions.—As used in this part:
  137         (5) “Categories of building code inspectors” include the
  138  following:
  139         (f) “Residential One and two family dwelling inspector”
  140  means a person who is qualified to inspect and determine that
  141  one-family, two-family, or three-family residences not exceeding
  142  two habitable stories above no more than one uninhabitable story
  143  and accessory use structures in connection therewith one and two
  144  family dwellings and accessory structures are constructed in
  145  accordance with the provisions of the governing building,
  146  plumbing, mechanical, accessibility, and electrical codes.
  147         Section 19. Section 468.613, Florida Statutes, is amended
  148  to read:
  149         468.613 Certification by endorsement.—The board shall
  150  examine other certification or training programs, as applicable,
  151  upon submission to the board for its consideration of an
  152  application for certification by endorsement. The board shall
  153  waive its examination, qualification, education, or training
  154  requirements, to the extent that such examination,
  155  qualification, education, or training requirements of the
  156  applicant are determined by the board to be comparable with
  157  those established by the board. The board shall waive its
  158  examination, qualification, education, or training requirements
  159  if an applicant for certification by endorsement is at least 18
  160  years of age; is of good moral character; has held a valid
  161  building administrator, inspector, plans examiner, or the
  162  equivalent, certification issued by another state or territory
  163  of the United States for at least 10 years before the date of
  164  application; and has successfully passed an applicable
  165  examination administered by the International Code Council. Such
  166  application must be made either when the license in another
  167  state or territory is active or within 2 years after such
  168  license was last active.
  169         Section 20. Subsection (3) of section 468.8314, Florida
  170  Statutes, is amended to read:
  171         468.8314 Licensure.—
  172         (3) The department shall certify as qualified for a license
  173  by endorsement an applicant who is of good moral character as
  174  determined in s. 468.8313, who maintains an insurance policy as
  175  required by s. 468.8322, and who:;
  176         (a) Holds a valid license to practice home inspection
  177  services in another state or territory of the United States,
  178  whose educational requirements are substantially equivalent to
  179  those required by this part; and has passed a national,
  180  regional, state, or territorial licensing examination that is
  181  substantially equivalent to the examination required by this
  182  part; or
  183         (b) Has held a valid license to practice home inspection
  184  services issued by another state or territory of the United
  185  States for at least 10 years before the date of application.
  186  Such application must be made either when the license in another
  187  state or territory is active or within 2 years after such
  188  license was last active.
  189         Section 21. Subsection (5) of section 471.015, Florida
  190  Statutes, is amended to read:
  191         471.015 Licensure.—
  192         (5)(a) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks
  193  licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially
  194  equivalent to the fundamentals examination when such applicant
  195  has held a valid professional engineer’s license in another
  196  state for 10 15 years and has had 20 years of continuous
  197  professional-level engineering experience.
  198         (b) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks
  199  licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially
  200  equivalent to the fundamentals examination and the principles
  201  and practices examination when such applicant has held a valid
  202  professional engineer’s license in another state for 15 25 years
  203  and has had 30 years of continuous professional-level
  204  engineering experience.
  205         Section 22. Subsection (7) of section 473.308, Florida
  206  Statutes, is amended to read:
  207         473.308 Licensure.—
  208         (7) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by
  209  endorsement an applicant who:
  210         (a)1. Is not licensed and has not been licensed in another
  211  state or territory and who has met the requirements of this
  212  section for education, work experience, and good moral character
  213  and has passed a national, regional, state, or territorial
  214  licensing examination that is substantially equivalent to the
  215  examination required by s. 473.306; or and
  216         2.Has completed such continuing education courses as the
  217  board deems appropriate, within the limits for each applicable
  218  2-year period as set forth in s. 473.312, but at least such
  219  courses as are equivalent to the continuing education
  220  requirements for a Florida certified public accountant licensed
  221  in this state during the 2 years immediately preceding her or
  222  his application for licensure by endorsement; or
  223         (b)1.a. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  224  issued by another state or territory of the United States, if
  225  the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially
  226  equivalent to the licensure criteria that existed in this state
  227  at the time the license was issued;
  228         2.b. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  229  issued by another state or territory of the United States but
  230  the criteria for issuance of such license did not meet the
  231  requirements of sub-subparagraph a.; has met the requirements of
  232  this section for education, work experience, and good moral
  233  character; and has passed a national, regional, state, or
  234  territorial licensing examination that is substantially
  235  equivalent to the examination required by s. 473.306; or
  236         3.c. Holds a valid license to practice public accounting
  237  issued by another state or territory of the United States for at
  238  least 10 years before the date of application; has passed a
  239  national, regional, state, or territorial licensing examination
  240  that is substantially equivalent to the examination required by
  241  s. 473.306; and has met the requirements of this section for
  242  good moral character; and
  243         2.Has completed continuing education courses that are
  244  equivalent to the continuing education requirements for a
  245  Florida certified public accountant licensed in this state
  246  during the 2 years immediately preceding her or his application
  247  for licensure by endorsement.
  248         Section 23. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida
  249  Statutes, is amended to read:
  250         474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  251         (6) “Limited-service veterinary medical practice” means
  252  offering or providing veterinary services at any location that
  253  has a primary purpose other than that of providing veterinary
  254  medical service at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted
  255  by the board; provides veterinary medical services for privately
  256  owned animals that do not reside at that location; operates for
  257  a limited time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical
  258  services, including vaccinations or immunizations against
  259  disease, preventative procedures for parasitic control, and
  260  microchipping.
  261         Section 24. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  262  474.207, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  263         474.207 Licensure by examination.—
  264         (2) The department shall license each applicant who the
  265  board certifies has:
  266         (b)1. Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine
  267  accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association
  268  Council on Education; or
  269         2. Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine listed
  270  in the American Veterinary Medical Association Roster of
  271  Veterinary Colleges of the World and obtained a certificate from
  272  the Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or the
  273  Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence.
  274  
  275  The department shall not issue a license to any applicant who is
  276  under investigation in any state or territory of the United
  277  States or in the District of Columbia for an act which would
  278  constitute a violation of this chapter until the investigation
  279  is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated,
  280  at which time the provisions of s. 474.214 shall apply.
  281         Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 474.217, Florida
  282  Statutes, is amended to read:
  283         474.217 Licensure by endorsement.—
  284         (1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to
  285  any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting
  286  a fee set by the board, demonstrates to the board that she or
  287  he:
  288         (a) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  289  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  290  veterinary medicine in this state; and
  291         (b)1. Either Holds, and has held for the 3 years
  292  immediately preceding the application for licensure, a valid,
  293  active license to practice veterinary medicine in another state
  294  of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a territory
  295  of the United States, provided that the applicant has
  296  successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
  297  examination that is equivalent to or more stringent than the
  298  examination required by the board requirements for licensure in
  299  the issuing state, district, or territory are equivalent to or
  300  more stringent than the requirements of this chapter; or
  301         2. Meets the qualifications of s. 474.207(2)(b) and has
  302  successfully completed a state, regional, national, or other
  303  examination which is equivalent to or more stringent than the
  304  examination given by the department and has passed the board’s
  305  clinical competency examination or another clinical competency
  306  examination specified by rule of the board.
  307         Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 476.114, Florida
  308  Statutes, is amended to read:
  309         476.114 Examination; prerequisites.—
  310         (2) An applicant shall be eligible for licensure by
  311  examination to practice barbering if the applicant:
  312         (a) Is at least 16 years of age;
  313         (b) Pays the required application fee; and
  314         (c)1. Holds an active valid license to practice barbering
  315  in another state, has held the license for at least 1 year, and
  316  does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided for in
  317  s. 476.144(5); or
  318         2. Has received a minimum of 900 1,200 hours of training in
  319  sanitation, safety, and laws and rules, as established by the
  320  board, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
  321  equivalent of completion of services directly related to the
  322  practice of barbering at one of the following:
  323         a. A school of barbering licensed pursuant to chapter 1005;
  324         b. A barbering program within the public school system; or
  325         c. A government-operated barbering program in this state.
  326  
  327  The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school
  328  or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the
  329  required examination after the completion of a minimum of 600
  330  1,000 actual school hours. If the person passes the examination,
  331  she or he shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the
  332  person fails the examination, she or he shall not be qualified
  333  to take the examination again until the completion of the full
  334  requirements provided by this section.
  335         Section 27. Subsection (5) of section 476.144, Florida
  336  Statutes, is amended to read:
  337         476.144 Licensure.—
  338         (5) The board shall certify as qualified for licensure by
  339  endorsement as a barber in this state an applicant who holds a
  340  current active license to practice barbering in another state.
  341  The board shall adopt rules specifying procedures for the
  342  licensure by endorsement of practitioners desiring to be
  343  licensed in this state who hold a current active license in
  344  another state or country and who have met qualifications
  345  substantially similar to, equivalent to, or greater than the
  346  qualifications required of applicants from this state.
  347         Section 28. Subsection (9) of section 477.013, Florida
  348  Statutes, is amended to read:
  349         477.013 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  350         (9) “Hair braiding” means the weaving or interweaving of
  351  natural human hair or commercial hair, including the use of hair
  352  extensions or wefts, for compensation without cutting, coloring,
  353  permanent waving, relaxing, removing, or chemical treatment and
  354  does not include the use of hair extensions or wefts.
  355         Section 29. Section 477.0132, Florida Statutes, is
  356  repealed.
  357         Section 30. Subsections (7) through (10) are added to
  358  section 477.0135, Florida Statutes, to read:
  359         477.0135 Exemptions.—
  360         (7)A license or registration is not required for a person
  361  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to hair braiding
  362  as defined in s. 477.013(9).
  363         (8)A license or registration is not required for a person
  364  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to hair wrapping
  365  as defined in s. 477.013(10).
  366         (9)A license or registration is not required for a person
  367  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to body wrapping
  368  as defined in s. 477.013(12).
  369         (10)A license or registration is not required for a person
  370  whose occupation or practice is confined solely to applying
  371  polish to fingernails and toenails.
  372         Section 31. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 477.019,
  373  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  374         477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure;
  375  supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing
  376  education.—
  377         (6) The board shall certify as qualified for licensure by
  378  endorsement as a cosmetologist in this state an applicant who
  379  holds a current active license to practice cosmetology in
  380  another state and who has completed a 2-hour course approved by
  381  the board on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune
  382  deficiency syndrome. The board may not require proof of
  383  educational hours if the license was issued in a state that
  384  requires 1,200 or more hours of prelicensure education and
  385  passage of a written examination. This subsection does not apply
  386  to applicants who received their license in another state
  387  through an apprenticeship program.
  388         (7)(a) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing
  389  education requirements intended to ensure protection of the
  390  public through updated training of licensees and registered
  391  specialists, not to exceed 10 16 hours biennially, as a
  392  condition for renewal of a license or registration as a
  393  specialist under this chapter. Continuing education courses
  394  shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects as
  395  they relate to the practice of cosmetology: human
  396  immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome;
  397  Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations;
  398  workers’ compensation issues; state and federal laws and rules
  399  as they pertain to cosmetologists, cosmetology, salons,
  400  specialists, specialty salons, and booth renters; chemical
  401  makeup as it pertains to hair, skin, and nails; and
  402  environmental issues. Courses given at cosmetology conferences
  403  may be counted toward the number of continuing education hours
  404  required if approved by the board.
  405         (b) Any person whose occupation or practice is confined
  406  solely to hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping is
  407  exempt from the continuing education requirements of this
  408  subsection.
  409         (c) The board may, by rule, require any licensee in
  410  violation of a continuing education requirement to take a
  411  refresher course or refresher course and examination in addition
  412  to any other penalty. The number of hours for the refresher
  413  course may not exceed 48 hours.
  414         Section 32. Subsection (1) of section 477.0201, Florida
  415  Statutes, is amended to read:
  416         477.0201 Specialty registration; qualifications;
  417  registration renewal; endorsement.—
  418         (1) Any person is qualified for registration as a
  419  specialist in any one or more of the specialty practice
  420  practices within the practice of cosmetology under this chapter
  421  who:
  422         (a) Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high
  423  school diploma.
  424         (b) Has received a certificate of completion for: in a
  425         1.One hundred and eighty hours of training, as established
  426  by the board, which shall focus primarily on sanitation and
  427  safety, to practice specialties as defined in s. 477.013(6)(a)
  428  and (b); specialty pursuant to s. 477.013(6)
  429         2.Two hundred and twenty hours of training, as established
  430  by the board, which shall focus primarily on sanitation and
  431  safety, to practice the specialty as defined in s.
  432  477.013(6)(c); or
  433         3.Four hundred hours of training or the number of hours of
  434  training required to maintain minimum Pell Grant requirements,
  435  as established by the board, which shall focus primarily on
  436  sanitation and safety, to practice the specialties as defined in
  437  s. 477.013(6)(a)-(c).
  438         (c)The certificate of completion specified in paragraph
  439  (b) must be from one of the following:
  440         1. A school licensed pursuant to s. 477.023.
  441         2. A school licensed pursuant to chapter 1005 or the
  442  equivalent licensing authority of another state.
  443         3. A specialty program within the public school system.
  444         4. A specialty division within the Cosmetology Division of
  445  the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, provided the
  446  training programs comply with minimum curriculum requirements
  447  established by the board.
  448         Section 33. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  449  477.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  450         477.026 Fees; disposition.—
  451         (1) The board shall set fees according to the following
  452  schedule:
  453         (f)For hair braiders, hair wrappers, and body wrappers,
  454  fees for registration shall not exceed $25.
  455         Section 34. Subsection (4) of section 477.0263, Florida
  456  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is added to that
  457  section, to read:
  458         477.0263 Cosmetology services to be performed in licensed
  459  salon; exceptions.—
  460         (4) Pursuant to rules adopted by the board, any cosmetology
  461  or specialty service may be performed in a location other than a
  462  licensed salon when the service is performed in connection with
  463  a special event and is performed by a person who is employed by
  464  a licensed salon and who holds the proper license or specialty
  465  registration. An appointment for the performance of any such
  466  service in a location other than a licensed salon must be made
  467  through a licensed salon.
  468         (5)Hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, makeup
  469  application, nail polish removal, nail filing, nail buffing, and
  470  nail cleansing may be performed in a location other than a
  471  licensed salon when the service is performed by a person who
  472  holds the proper license.
  473         Section 35. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  474  477.0265, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  475         477.0265 Prohibited acts.—
  476         (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
  477         (f) Advertise or imply that skin care services or body
  478  wrapping, as performed under this chapter, have any relationship
  479  to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s. 480.033(3),
  480  except those practices or activities defined in s. 477.013.
  481         Section 36. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  482  477.029, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  483         477.029 Penalty.—
  484         (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
  485         (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist or,
  486  specialist, hair wrapper, hair braider, or body wrapper unless
  487  duly licensed or registered, or otherwise authorized, as
  488  provided in this chapter.
  489         Section 37. Section 481.201, Florida Statutes, is amended
  490  to read:
  491         481.201 Purpose.—The primary legislative purpose for
  492  enacting this part is to ensure that every architect practicing
  493  in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It
  494  is the legislative intent that architects who fall below minimum
  495  competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall
  496  be prohibited from practicing in this state. The Legislature
  497  further finds that it is in the interest of the public to limit
  498  the practice of interior design to interior designers or
  499  architects who have the design education and training required
  500  by this part or to persons who are exempted from the provisions
  501  of this part.
  502         Section 38. Section 481.203, Florida Statutes, is amended
  503  to read:
  504         481.203 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
  505         (3)(1) “Board” means the Board of Architecture and Interior
  506  Design.
  507         (7)(2) “Department” means the Department of Business and
  508  Professional Regulation.
  509         (1)(3) “Architect” or “registered architect” means a
  510  natural person who is licensed under this part to engage in the
  511  practice of architecture.
  512         (5)(4) “Certificate of registration” means a license or
  513  registration issued by the department to a natural person to
  514  engage in the practice of architecture or interior design.
  515         (4)(5)“Business organization” means a partnership, a
  516  limited liability company, a corporation, or an individual
  517  operating under a fictitious name “Certificate of authorization”
  518  means a certificate issued by the department to a corporation or
  519  partnership to practice architecture or interior design.
  520         (2)(6) “Architecture” means the rendering or offering to
  521  render services in connection with the design and construction
  522  of a structure or group of structures which have as their
  523  principal purpose human habitation or use, and the utilization
  524  of space within and surrounding such structures. These services
  525  include planning, providing preliminary study designs, drawings
  526  and specifications, job-site inspection, and administration of
  527  construction contracts.
  528         (16)(7) “Townhouse” is a single-family dwelling unit not
  529  exceeding three stories in height which is constructed in a
  530  series or group of attached units with property lines separating
  531  such units. Each townhouse shall be considered a separate
  532  building and shall be separated from adjoining townhouses by the
  533  use of separate exterior walls meeting the requirements for zero
  534  clearance from property lines as required by the type of
  535  construction and fire protection requirements; or shall be
  536  separated by a party wall; or may be separated by a single wall
  537  meeting the following requirements:
  538         (a) Such wall shall provide not less than 2 hours of fire
  539  resistance. Plumbing, piping, ducts, or electrical or other
  540  building services shall not be installed within or through the
  541  2-hour wall unless such materials and methods of penetration
  542  have been tested in accordance with the Standard Building Code.
  543         (b) Such wall shall extend from the foundation to the
  544  underside of the roof sheathing, and the underside of the roof
  545  shall have at least 1 hour of fire resistance for a width not
  546  less than 4 feet on each side of the wall.
  547         (c) Each dwelling unit sharing such wall shall be designed
  548  and constructed to maintain its structural integrity independent
  549  of the unit on the opposite side of the wall.
  550         (10)(8) “Interior design” means designs, consultations,
  551  studies, drawings, specifications, and administration of design
  552  construction contracts relating to nonstructural interior
  553  elements of a building or structure. “Interior design” includes,
  554  but is not limited to, reflected ceiling plans, space planning,
  555  furnishings, and the fabrication of nonstructural elements
  556  within and surrounding interior spaces of buildings. “Interior
  557  design” specifically excludes the design of or the
  558  responsibility for architectural and engineering work, except
  559  for specification of fixtures and their location within interior
  560  spaces. As used in this subsection, “architectural and
  561  engineering interior construction relating to the building
  562  systems” includes, but is not limited to, construction of
  563  structural, mechanical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning,
  564  ventilating, electrical, or vertical transportation systems, or
  565  construction which materially affects lifesafety systems
  566  pertaining to firesafety protection such as fire-rated
  567  separations between interior spaces, fire-rated vertical shafts
  568  in multistory structures, fire-rated protection of structural
  569  elements, smoke evacuation and compartmentalization, emergency
  570  ingress or egress systems, and emergency alarm systems.
  571         (11)(9) “Registered interior designer” or “interior
  572  designer” means a natural person who holds a valid certificate
  573  of registration to practice interior design is licensed under
  574  this part.
  575         (12)(10) “Nonstructural element” means an element which
  576  does not require structural bracing and which is something other
  577  than a load-bearing wall, load-bearing column, or other load
  578  bearing element of a building or structure which is essential to
  579  the structural integrity of the building.
  580         (13)(11) “Reflected ceiling plan” means a ceiling design
  581  plan which is laid out as if it were projected downward and
  582  which may include lighting and other elements.
  583         (15)(12) “Space planning” means the analysis, programming,
  584  or design of spatial requirements, including preliminary space
  585  layouts and final planning.
  586         (6)(13) “Common area” means an area that is held out for
  587  use by all tenants or owners in a multiple-unit dwelling,
  588  including, but not limited to, a lobby, elevator, hallway,
  589  laundry room, clubhouse, or swimming pool.
  590         (8)(14) “Diversified interior design experience” means
  591  experience which substantially encompasses the various elements
  592  of interior design services set forth under the definition of
  593  “interior design” in subsection (10)(8).
  594         (9)(15) “Interior decorator services” includes the
  595  selection or assistance in selection of surface materials,
  596  window treatments, wallcoverings, paint, floor coverings,
  597  surface-mounted lighting, surface-mounted fixtures, and loose
  598  furnishings not subject to regulation under applicable building
  599  codes.
  600         (14)(16) “Responsible supervising control” means the
  601  exercise of direct personal supervision and control throughout
  602  the preparation of documents, instruments of service, or any
  603  other work requiring the seal and signature of a licensee under
  604  this part.
  605         Section 39. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  606  481.205, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  607         481.205 Board of Architecture and Interior Design.—
  608         (3)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 455.225,
  609  455.228, and 455.32, the duties and authority of the department
  610  to receive complaints and investigate and discipline persons
  611  licensed or registered under this part, including the ability to
  612  determine legal sufficiency and probable cause; to initiate
  613  proceedings and issue final orders for summary suspension or
  614  restriction of a license or certificate of registration pursuant
  615  to s. 120.60(6); to issue notices of noncompliance, notices to
  616  cease and desist, subpoenas, and citations; to retain legal
  617  counsel, investigators, or prosecutorial staff in connection
  618  with the licensed practice of architecture or registered and
  619  interior design; and to investigate and deter the unlicensed
  620  practice of architecture and interior design as provided in s.
  621  455.228 are delegated to the board. All complaints and any
  622  information obtained pursuant to an investigation authorized by
  623  the board are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) as
  624  provided in s. 455.225(2) and (10).
  625         Section 40. Section 481.207, Florida Statutes, is amended
  626  to read:
  627         481.207 Fees.—The board, by rule, may establish separate
  628  fees for architects and registered interior designers, to be
  629  paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and
  630  renewal, delinquency, reinstatement, and recordmaking and
  631  recordkeeping. The examination fee shall be in an amount that
  632  covers the cost of obtaining and administering the examination
  633  and shall be refunded if the applicant is found ineligible to
  634  sit for the examination. The application fee is nonrefundable.
  635  The fee for initial application and examination for architects
  636  and interior designers may not exceed $775 plus the actual per
  637  applicant cost to the department for purchase of the examination
  638  from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
  639  or the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications,
  640  respectively, or similar national organizations. The initial
  641  nonrefundable fee for registered interior designers may not
  642  exceed $75. The biennial renewal fee for architects may not
  643  exceed $200. The biennial renewal fee for registered interior
  644  designers may not exceed $75 $500. The delinquency fee may not
  645  exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an
  646  active license. The board shall establish fees that are adequate
  647  to ensure the continued operation of the board and to fund the
  648  proportionate expenses incurred by the department which are
  649  allocated to the regulation of architects and registered
  650  interior designers. Fees shall be based on department estimates
  651  of the revenue required to implement this part and the
  652  provisions of law with respect to the regulation of architects
  653  and interior designers.
  654         Section 41. Section 481.209, Florida Statutes, is amended
  655  to read:
  656         481.209 Examinations.—
  657         (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered
  658  architect by initial examination shall apply to the department,
  659  complete the application form, and remit a nonrefundable
  660  application fee. The department shall license any applicant who
  661  the board certifies:
  662         (a) has passed the licensure examination prescribed by
  663  board rule; and
  664         (b) is a graduate of a school or college of architecture
  665  with a program accredited by the National Architectural
  666  Accreditation Board.
  667         (2) A person seeking to obtain a certificate of
  668  registration as a registered interior designer and a seal
  669  pursuant to s. 481.221 must provide the department with his or
  670  her name and address and written proof that he or she has
  671  successfully passed the qualification examination prescribed by
  672  the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its successor
  673  entity or the California Council for Interior Design
  674  Certification or its successor entity, or has successfully
  675  passed an equivalent exam as determined by the department A
  676  person desiring to be licensed as a registered interior designer
  677  shall apply to the department for licensure. The department
  678  shall administer the licensure examination for interior
  679  designers to each applicant who has completed the application
  680  form and remitted the application and examination fees specified
  681  in s. 481.207 and who the board certifies:
  682         (a)Is a graduate from an interior design program of 5
  683  years or more and has completed 1 year of diversified interior
  684  design experience;
  685         (b)Is a graduate from an interior design program of 4
  686  years or more and has completed 2 years of diversified interior
  687  design experience;
  688         (c)Has completed at least 3 years in an interior design
  689  curriculum and has completed 3 years of diversified interior
  690  design experience; or
  691         (d)Is a graduate from an interior design program of at
  692  least 2 years and has completed 4 years of diversified interior
  693  design experience.
  694  
  695  Subsequent to October 1, 2000, for the purpose of having the
  696  educational qualification required under this subsection
  697  accepted by the board, the applicant must complete his or her
  698  education at a program, school, or college of interior design
  699  whose curriculum has been approved by the board as of the time
  700  of completion. Subsequent to October 1, 2003, all of the
  701  required amount of educational credits shall have been obtained
  702  in a program, school, or college of interior design whose
  703  curriculum has been approved by the board, as of the time each
  704  educational credit is gained. The board shall adopt rules
  705  providing for the review and approval of programs, schools, and
  706  colleges of interior design and courses of interior design study
  707  based on a review and inspection by the board of the curriculum
  708  of programs, schools, and colleges of interior design in the
  709  United States, including those programs, schools, and colleges
  710  accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education
  711  Research. The board shall adopt rules providing for the review
  712  and approval of diversified interior design experience required
  713  by this subsection.
  714         Section 42. Section 481.213, Florida Statutes, is amended
  715  to read:
  716         481.213 Licensure and registration.—
  717         (1) The department shall license or register any applicant
  718  who the board certifies is qualified for licensure or
  719  registration and who has paid the initial licensure or
  720  registration fee. Licensure as an architect under this section
  721  shall be deemed to include all the rights and privileges of
  722  registration licensure as an interior designer under this
  723  section.
  724         (2) The board shall certify for licensure or registration
  725  by examination any applicant who passes the prescribed licensure
  726  or registration examination and satisfies the requirements of
  727  ss. 481.209 and 481.211, for architects, or the requirements of
  728  s. 481.209, for interior designers.
  729         (3) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by
  730  endorsement as an architect or registration as a registered an
  731  interior designer an applicant who:
  732         (a) Qualifies to take the prescribed licensure or
  733  registration examination, and has passed the prescribed
  734  licensure registration examination or a substantially equivalent
  735  examination in another jurisdiction, as set forth in s. 481.209
  736  for architects or registered interior designers, as applicable,
  737  and has satisfied the internship requirements set forth in s.
  738  481.211 for architects;
  739         (b) Holds a valid license to practice architecture or a
  740  license, registration, or certification to practice interior
  741  design issued by another jurisdiction of the United States, if
  742  the criteria for issuance of such license were substantially
  743  equivalent to the licensure criteria that existed in this state
  744  at the time the license was issued; provided, however, that an
  745  applicant who has been licensed for use of the title “interior
  746  design” rather than licensed to practice interior design shall
  747  not qualify hereunder; or
  748         (c) Has passed the prescribed licensure examination and
  749  holds a valid certificate issued by the National Council of
  750  Architectural Registration Boards, and holds a valid license to
  751  practice architecture issued by another state or jurisdiction of
  752  the United States.
  753  
  754  An architect who is licensed in another state who seeks
  755  qualification for license by endorsement under this subsection
  756  must complete a class approved by the board on the Florida
  757  Building Code.
  758         (4) The board may refuse to certify any applicant who has
  759  violated any of the provisions of s. 481.223, s. 481.225, or s.
  760  481.2251, as applicable.
  761         (5) The board may refuse to certify any applicant who is
  762  under investigation in any jurisdiction for any act which would
  763  constitute a violation of this part or of chapter 455 until such
  764  time as the investigation is complete and disciplinary
  765  proceedings have been terminated.
  766         (6) The board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions
  767  of this part relating to the examination, internship, and
  768  licensure of applicants.
  769         (7) For persons whose licensure requires satisfaction of
  770  the requirements of ss. 481.209 and 481.211, the board shall, by
  771  rule, establish qualifications for certification of such persons
  772  as special inspectors of threshold buildings, as defined in ss.
  773  553.71 and 553.79, and shall compile a list of persons who are
  774  certified. A special inspector is not required to meet standards
  775  for certification other than those established by the board, and
  776  the fee owner of a threshold building may not be prohibited from
  777  selecting any person certified by the board to be a special
  778  inspector. The board shall develop minimum qualifications for
  779  the qualified representative of the special inspector who is
  780  authorized under s. 553.79 to perform inspections of threshold
  781  buildings on behalf of the special inspector.
  782         (8)A certificate of registration is not required for a
  783  person whose occupation or practice is confined to interior
  784  decorator services or for a person whose occupation or practice
  785  is confined to interior design except as required in this part.
  786         Section 43. Subsection (1) of section 481.2131, Florida
  787  Statutes, is amended to read:
  788         481.2131 Interior design; practice requirements; disclosure
  789  of compensation for professional services.—
  790         (1) A registered interior designer is authorized to perform
  791  “interior design” as defined in s. 481.203. Interior design
  792  documents prepared by a registered interior designer shall
  793  contain a statement that the document is not an architectural or
  794  engineering study, drawing, specification, or design and is not
  795  to be used for construction of any load-bearing columns, load
  796  bearing framing or walls of structures, or issuance of any
  797  building permit, except as otherwise provided by law. Interior
  798  design documents that are prepared and sealed by a registered
  799  interior designer must may, if required by a permitting body, be
  800  accepted by the permitting body be submitted for the issuance of
  801  a building permit for interior construction excluding design of
  802  any structural, mechanical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning,
  803  ventilating, electrical, or vertical transportation systems or
  804  that materially affect lifesafety systems pertaining to
  805  firesafety protection such as fire-rated separations between
  806  interior spaces, fire-rated vertical shafts in multistory
  807  structures, fire-rated protection of structural elements, smoke
  808  evacuation and compartmentalization, emergency ingress or egress
  809  systems, and emergency alarm systems. Interior design documents
  810  submitted for the issuance of a building permit by an individual
  811  performing interior design services who is not a licensed
  812  architect must include a seal issued by the department and in
  813  conformance with the requirements of s. 481.221.
  814         Section 44. Section 481.215, Florida Statutes, is amended
  815  to read:
  816         481.215 Renewal of license or certificate of registration.—
  817         (1) Subject to the requirement of subsection (3), the
  818  department shall renew a license or certificate of registration
  819  upon receipt of the renewal application and renewal fee.
  820         (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a
  821  procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses and certificate
  822  of registrations.
  823         (3) A No license or certificate of registration renewal may
  824  not shall be issued to an architect or a registered an interior
  825  designer by the department until the licensee or registrant
  826  submits proof satisfactory to the department that, during the 2
  827  years before prior to application for renewal, the licensee or
  828  registrant participated per biennium in not less than 20 hours
  829  of at least 50 minutes each per biennium of continuing education
  830  approved by the board. The board shall approve only continuing
  831  education that builds upon the basic knowledge of architecture
  832  or interior design. The board may make exception from the
  833  requirements of continuing education in emergency or hardship
  834  cases.
  835         (4) The board shall by rule establish criteria for the
  836  approval of continuing education courses and providers and shall
  837  by rule establish criteria for accepting alternative
  838  nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.
  839         (5) For architects, the board shall require, by rule
  840  adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, 2 a specified
  841  number of hours in specialized or advanced courses, approved by
  842  the Florida Building Commission, on any portion of the Florida
  843  Building Code, adopted pursuant to part IV of chapter 553,
  844  relating to the licensee’s respective area of practice. Such
  845  hours count towards the continuing education hours required
  846  under subsection (3). A licensee may complete the courses
  847  required under this subsection online.
  848         Section 45. Section 481.217, Florida Statutes, is amended
  849  to read:
  850         481.217 Inactive status.—
  851         (1) The board may prescribe by rule continuing education
  852  requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The rules
  853  may not require more than one renewal cycle of continuing
  854  education to reactivate a license or registration for a
  855  registered architect or registered interior designer. For
  856  interior design, the board may approve only continuing education
  857  that builds upon the basic knowledge of interior design.
  858         (2) The board shall adopt rules relating to application
  859  procedures for inactive status and for the reactivation of
  860  inactive licenses and registrations.
  861         Section 46. Section 481.219, Florida Statutes, is amended
  862  to read:
  863         481.219 Qualification of business organizations
  864  certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and
  865  corporations.—
  866         (1) A licensee may The practice of or the offer to practice
  867  architecture or interior design by licensees through a qualified
  868  business organization that offers corporation, limited liability
  869  company, or partnership offering architectural or interior
  870  design services to the public, or by a corporation, limited
  871  liability company, or partnership offering architectural or
  872  interior design services to the public through licensees under
  873  this part as agents, employees, officers, or partners, is
  874  permitted, subject to the provisions of this section.
  875         (2) If a licensee or an applicant proposes to engage in the
  876  practice of architecture as a business organization, the
  877  licensee or applicant shall qualify the business organization
  878  upon approval of the board For the purposes of this section, a
  879  certificate of authorization shall be required for a
  880  corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or person
  881  practicing under a fictitious name, offering architectural
  882  services to the public jointly or separately. However, when an
  883  individual is practicing architecture in her or his own name,
  884  she or he shall not be required to be certified under this
  885  section. Certification under this subsection to offer
  886  architectural services shall include all the rights and
  887  privileges of certification under subsection (3) to offer
  888  interior design services.
  889         (3)(a)A business organization may not engage in the
  890  practice of architecture unless its qualifying agent is a
  891  registered architect under this part. A qualifying agent who
  892  terminates an affiliation with a qualified business organization
  893  shall immediately notify the department of such termination. If
  894  such qualifying agent is the only qualifying agent for that
  895  business organization, the business organization must be
  896  qualified by another qualifying agent within 60 days after the
  897  termination. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the business
  898  organization may not engage in the practice of architecture
  899  until it is qualified by another qualifying agent.
  900         (b)In the event a qualifying agent ceases employment with
  901  a qualified business organization, the executive director or the
  902  chair of the board may authorize another registered architect
  903  employed by the business organization to temporarily serve as
  904  its qualifying agent for a period of no more than 60 days. The
  905  business organization is not authorized to operate beyond such
  906  period under this chapter absent replacement of the qualifying
  907  agent who has ceased employment.
  908         (c)A qualifying agent shall notify the department in
  909  writing before engaging in the practice of architecture in her
  910  or his own name or in affiliation with a different business
  911  organization, and she or he or such business organization shall
  912  supply the same information to the department as required of
  913  applicants under this part.
  914         (3)For the purposes of this section, a certificate of
  915  authorization shall be required for a corporation, limited
  916  liability company, partnership, or person operating under a
  917  fictitious name, offering interior design services to the public
  918  jointly or separately. However, when an individual is practicing
  919  interior design in her or his own name, she or he shall not be
  920  required to be certified under this section.
  921         (4) All final construction documents and instruments of
  922  service which include drawings, specifications, plans, reports,
  923  or other papers or documents that involve involving the practice
  924  of architecture which are prepared or approved for the use of
  925  the business organization corporation, limited liability
  926  company, or partnership and filed for public record within the
  927  state must shall bear the signature and seal of the licensee who
  928  prepared or approved them and the date on which they were
  929  sealed.
  930         (5) All drawings, specifications, plans, reports, or other
  931  papers or documents prepared or approved for the use of the
  932  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership by an
  933  interior designer in her or his professional capacity and filed
  934  for public record within the state shall bear the signature and
  935  seal of the licensee who prepared or approved them and the date
  936  on which they were sealed.
  937         (6)The department shall issue a certificate of
  938  authorization to any applicant who the board certifies as
  939  qualified for a certificate of authorization and who has paid
  940  the fee set in s. 481.207.
  941         (7) The board shall allow a licensee or certify an
  942  applicant to qualify one or more business organizations as
  943  qualified for a certificate of authorization to offer
  944  architectural or interior design services, or to use a
  945  fictitious name to offer such services, if provided that:
  946         (a) one or more of the principal officers of the
  947  corporation or limited liability company, or one or more
  948  partners of the partnership, and all personnel of the
  949  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership who act
  950  in its behalf in this state as architects, are registered as
  951  provided by this part; or
  952         (b)One or more of the principal officers of the
  953  corporation or one or more partners of the partnership, and all
  954  personnel of the corporation, limited liability company, or
  955  partnership who act in its behalf in this state as interior
  956  designers, are registered as provided by this part.
  957         (8)The department shall adopt rules establishing a
  958  procedure for the biennial renewal of certificates of
  959  authorization.
  960         (9)The department shall renew a certificate of
  961  authorization upon receipt of the renewal application and
  962  biennial renewal fee.
  963         (6)(10) Each qualifying agent who qualifies a business
  964  organization, partnership, limited liability company, or and
  965  corporation certified under this section shall notify the
  966  department within 30 days after of any change in the information
  967  contained in the application upon which the qualification
  968  certification is based. Any registered architect or interior
  969  designer who qualifies the business organization shall ensure
  970  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership as
  971  provided in subsection (7) shall be responsible for ensuring
  972  responsible supervising control of projects of the business
  973  organization entity and shall notify the department of the upon
  974  termination of her or his employment with a business
  975  organization qualified partnership, limited liability company,
  976  or corporation certified under this section shall notify the
  977  department of the termination within 30 days after such
  978  termination.
  979         (7)(11)A business organization is not No corporation,
  980  limited liability company, or partnership shall be relieved of
  981  responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees,
  982  or officers by reason of its compliance with this section.
  983  However, except as provided in s. 558.0035, the architect who
  984  signs and seals the construction documents and instruments of
  985  service is shall be liable for the professional services
  986  performed, and the interior designer who signs and seals the
  987  interior design drawings, plans, or specifications shall be
  988  liable for the professional services performed.
  989         (12)Disciplinary action against a corporation, limited
  990  liability company, or partnership shall be administered in the
  991  same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action
  992  against a registered architect or interior designer,
  993  respectively.
  994         (8)(13)Nothing in This section may not shall be construed
  995  to mean that a certificate of registration to practice
  996  architecture must or interior design shall be held by a business
  997  organization corporation, limited liability company, or
  998  partnership. Nothing in This section does not prohibit a
  999  business organization from offering prohibits corporations,
 1000  limited liability companies, and partnerships from joining
 1001  together to offer architectural, engineering, interior design,
 1002  surveying and mapping, and landscape architectural services, or
 1003  any combination of such services, to the public if the business
 1004  organization, provided that each corporation, limited liability
 1005  company, or partnership otherwise meets the requirements of law.
 1006         (14)Corporations, limited liability companies, or
 1007  partnerships holding a valid certificate of authorization to
 1008  practice architecture shall be permitted to use in their title
 1009  the term “interior designer” or “registered interior designer.”
 1010         Section 47. Subsections (5) and (10) of section 481.221,
 1011  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1012         481.221 Seals; display of certificate number.—
 1013         (5) No registered interior designer shall affix, or permit
 1014  to be affixed, her or his seal or signature to any plan,
 1015  specification, drawing, or other document which depicts work
 1016  which she or he is not competent or registered licensed to
 1017  perform.
 1018         (10) Each registered architect must or interior designer,
 1019  and each corporation, limited liability company, or partnership
 1020  holding a certificate of authorization, shall include her or his
 1021  license its certificate number in any newspaper, telephone
 1022  directory, or other advertising medium used by the registered
 1023  licensee. Each business organization must include the license
 1024  number of the registered architect who serves as the qualifying
 1025  agent for that business organization in any newspaper, telephone
 1026  directory, or other advertising medium used by the business
 1027  organization architect, interior designer, corporation, limited
 1028  liability company, or partnership. A corporation, limited
 1029  liability company, or partnership is not required to display the
 1030  certificate number of individual registered architects or
 1031  interior designers employed by or working within the
 1032  corporation, limited liability company, or partnership.
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 1035  And the title is amended as follows:
 1036         Delete lines 3 - 130
 1037  and insert:
 1038         occupations; providing a short title; amending s.
 1039         322.57, F.S.; defining the term “servicemember”;
 1040         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 1041         Vehicles to waive the requirement to pass the
 1042         Commercial Driver License Skills Tests for certain
 1043         servicemembers and veterans; requiring an applicant
 1044         who receives such waiver to complete certain
 1045         requirements within a specified time; requiring the
 1046         department to adopt rules; amending s. 326.004, F.S.;
 1047         deleting the requirement that a yacht broker maintain
 1048         a separate license for each branch office; deleting
 1049         the requirement that the Division of Florida
 1050         Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes establish a
 1051         fee; amending s. 447.02, F.S.; conforming provisions
 1052         to changes made by the act; repealing s. 447.04, F.S.,
 1053         relating to licensure and permit requirements for
 1054         business agents; repealing s. 447.041, F.S., relating
 1055         to hearings for persons or labor organizations denied
 1056         licensure as a business agent; repealing s. 447.045,
 1057         F.S., relating to confidential information obtained
 1058         during the application process; repealing s. 447.06,
 1059         F.S., relating to required registration of labor
 1060         organizations; amending s. 447.09, F.S.; deleting
 1061         certain prohibited actions relating to the right of
 1062         franchise of a member of a labor organization;
 1063         repealing s. 447.12, F.S., relating to registration
 1064         fees; repealing s. 447.16, F.S., relating to
 1065         applicability; amending s. 447.305, F.S.; deleting a
 1066         provision that requires notification of registrations
 1067         and renewals to the Department of Business and
 1068         Professional Regulation; amending s. 455.213, F.S.;
 1069         requiring the department or a board to enter into
 1070         reciprocal licensing agreements with other states
 1071         under certain circumstances; providing requirements;
 1072         amending s. 456.072, F.S.; specifying that the failure
 1073         to repay certain student loans is not considered a
 1074         failure to perform a statutory or legal obligation for
 1075         which certain disciplinary action can be taken;
 1076         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 1077         repealing s. 456.0721, F.S., relating to health care
 1078         practitioners who are in default on student loan or
 1079         scholarship obligations; amending s. 456.074, F.S.;
 1080         deleting a provision relating to the suspension of a
 1081         license issued by the Department of Health for
 1082         defaulting on certain student loans; amending s.
 1083         468.385, F.S.; revising requirements relating to
 1084         businesses auctioning or offering to auction property
 1085         in this state; amending s. 468.603, F.S.; revising
 1086         which inspectors are included in the definition of the
 1087         term “categories of building code inspectors”;
 1088         amending s. 468.613, F.S.; providing for waiver of
 1089         specified requirements for certification under certain
 1090         circumstances; amending s. 468.8314, F.S.; requiring
 1091         an applicant for a license by endorsement to maintain
 1092         a specified insurance policy; requiring the department
 1093         to certify an applicant who holds a specified license
 1094         issued by another state or territory of the United
 1095         States under certain circumstances; amending s.
 1096         471.015, F.S.; revising licensure requirements for
 1097         engineers who hold specified licenses in another
 1098         state; amending s. 473.308, F.S.; deleting continuing
 1099         education requirements for license by endorsement for
 1100         certified public accountants; amending s. 474.202,
 1101         F.S.; revising the definition of the term “limited
 1102         service veterinary medical practice” to include
 1103         certain procedures; amending s. 474.207, F.S.;
 1104         revising education requirements for licensure by
 1105         examination; amending s. 474.217, F.S.; requiring the
 1106         department to issue a license by endorsement to
 1107         certain applicants who successfully complete a
 1108         specified examination; amending s. 476.114, F.S.;
 1109         revising training requirements for licensure as a
 1110         barber; amending s. 476.144, F.S.; requiring the
 1111         department to certify as qualified for licensure by
 1112         endorsement an applicant who is licensed to practice
 1113         barbering in another state; amending s. 477.013, F.S.;
 1114         revising the definition of the term “hair braiding”;
 1115         repealing s. 477.0132, F.S., relating to registration
 1116         for hair braiding, hair wrapping, and body wrapping;
 1117         amending s. 477.0135, F.S.; providing additional
 1118         exemptions from license or registration requirements
 1119         for specified occupations or practices; amending s.
 1120         477.019, F.S.; deleting a provision prohibiting the
 1121         Board of Cosmetology from asking for proof of certain
 1122         educational hours under certain circumstances;
 1123         revising requirements for certification of licensure
 1124         by endorsement for a certain applicant to engage in
 1125         the practice of cosmetology; conforming provisions to
 1126         changes made by the act; amending s. 477.0201, F.S.;
 1127         providing requirements for registration as a
 1128         specialist; amending s. 477.026, F.S.; conforming
 1129         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 1130         477.0263, F.S.; providing that certain cosmetology
 1131         services may be performed in a location other than a
 1132         licensed salon under certain circumstances; amending
 1133         ss. 477.0265 and 477.029, F.S.; conforming provisions
 1134         to changes made by the act; amending s. 481.201, F.S.;
 1135         deleting legislative findings relating to the practice
 1136         of interior design; amending s. 481.203, F.S.;
 1137         revising and deleting definitions; amending s.
 1138         481.205, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
 1139         by the act; amending s. 481.207, F.S.; revising
 1140         certain fees for interior designers; conforming
 1141         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 1142         481.209, F.S.; providing requirements for a
 1143         certificate of registration and a seal for interior
 1144         designers; conforming provisions to changes made by
 1145         the act; amending s. 481.213, F.S.; revising
 1146         requirements for certification of licensure by
 1147         endorsement for a certain licensee to engage in the
 1148         practice of architecture; providing that a
 1149         registration is not required for specified persons to
 1150         practice; conforming provisions to changes made by the
 1151         act; amending s. 481.2131, F.S.; requiring certain
 1152         interior designers to include a specified seal when
 1153         submitting documents for the issuance of a building
 1154         permit; amending s. 481.215, F.S.; conforming
 1155         provisions to changes made by the act; revising the
 1156         number of hours of specified courses the board must
 1157         require for the renewal of a license or certificate of
 1158         registration; authoring licensees to complete certain
 1159         courses online; amending s. 481.217, F.S.; conforming