Florida Senate - 2022 SB 942 By Senator Baxley 12-00987-22 2022942__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 471.011, F.S.; 3 authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to 4 establish fees relating to professional structural 5 engineer licensing; amending s. 471.015, F.S.; 6 requiring applicants to pay a specified fee to be 7 eligible to receive a professional structural engineer 8 license; providing a contingent effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 471.011, 13 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14 471.011 Fees.— 15 (1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for 16 applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, 17 inactive status application and reactivation of inactive 18 licenses, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The board may also 19 establish by rule a delinquency fee. The board shall establish 20 fees that are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the 21 board. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the 22 revenue required to implement this chapter and the provisions of 23 law with respect to the regulation of engineers and professional 24 structural engineers. 25 (6) The fee for a temporary registration or certificate to 26 practice engineering or professional structural engineering 27 shall not exceed $25 for an individual or $50 for a business 28 firm. 29 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 30 471.015, Florida Statutes, as amended by SB ___ or similar 31 legislation, is amended to read: 32 471.015 Licensure.— 33 (3)(a) The management corporation shall issue a 34 professional structural engineer license to any applicant whom 35 the board certifies as qualified to practice professional 36 structural engineering and who meets all of the following 37 requirements: 38 1. Is licensed under this chapter as an engineer or is 39 qualified for licensure as an engineer. 40 2. Submits an application in the format prescribed by the 41 board. 42 3. Provides satisfactory evidence of good moral character, 43 as defined by the board. 44 4. Provides a record of 4 years of active structural 45 engineering experience, as defined by the board, under the 46 supervision of a licensed professional engineer. 47 5. Has successfully passed the 16-hour National Council of 48 Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Structural Engineering 49 examination. 50 6. Pays a fee established by the board under s. 471.011. 51 Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date that 52 SB ___ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation 53 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension 54 thereof and becomes a law.