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CS/HB 497: Continuing Education Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Melo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Garcia ; Rizo

Continuing Education Requirements; Requires board, or DBPR when there is no board, to allow by rule that distance learning may be used to satisfy continuing education requirements; revises requirements that such continuing education must satisfy; requires board or DBPR to exempt certain individuals from completing their continuing education requirement.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/16/2023	House	• Filed
  11/30/2023	House	• Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/2/2024	House	• Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
  2/6/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/7/2024	House	• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/9/2024	House	• Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  2/13/2024	House	• Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee
  2/20/2024	House	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/22/2024	House	• Favorable by Commerce Committee
  2/23/2024	House	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/26/2024	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
  2/29/2024	House	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/4/2024	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 382 (Ch. 2024-189)

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• CS/HB 497, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2024 at 5:04 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf) Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 382 (er)	Continuing Education Requirements	Hooper	Similar	Last Action: 5/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-189

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  455.2123	Continuing education.	Page 1 (pdf)
  455.2124	Proration of or not requiring continuing education.	Page 2 (pdf)

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• HB 497, Original Filed Version Posted 11/16/2023 at 9:23 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/20/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 382 (c2)	Continuing Education Requirements	Hooper	Compare	Last Action: 5/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-189

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  624283 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Melo	2/5/2024 2:36 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/6/2024	PDF
  693761 - Amendment to Amendment (624283) Remove line 53 of the amendment and insert:	Melo	2/6/2024 12:10 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/6/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  455.2123	Continuing education.	Page 1 (pdf)
  455.2124	Proration of or not requiring continuing education.	Page 2 (pdf)

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