Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5E-14.132 - Certificate Issuance and Renewal Fees
(1)
The fee for issuance of each original certificate, and the fee for renewal
thereof, shall be $150. All materials incorporated by reference in this rule
can be requested from the Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement at 3125 Conner
Boulevard, L8, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650.
(2) Each certified pest control operator
shall be certified as provided by this rule.
(3) Annually, the department shall mail the
Renewal Notice, FDACS-13638, Rev. 06/23, which is hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference and available online at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15979,
to the pest control operator's last known address filed with the department by
the operator. Not less than 60 days prior to the expiration of a certificate, a
final renewal notice shall be mailed to each certified operator who has not
renewed their certificate. These notifications shall be the only notice of
renewal issued by the department.
(a) Upon
receipt of the renewal form referenced above in subsection (3), an operator may
renew his or her certificate annually by completing the renewal application
process online at: https://www.FDACS.gov or submitting the
renewal fee as referenced above in subsection (1), with the Renewal Notice,
FDACS-13638, Rev. 06/23, as referenced and adopted in subsection (3) above, to
address as instructed on the form.
(b) After a grace period of 30 calendar days
following the anniversary date of each year, there shall be a late renewal
charge of $50, which shall be assessed and paid in addition to the renewal fee.
Unless renewed as provided by this section, each certificate shall
automatically expire 180 calendar days after the renewal date. Subsequent to
such expiration, a certificate may be issued only upon successful reexamination
and upon payment of examination and issuance fees due as provided by this
rule.
(4) Standards for
approval of continuing education providers:
(a) Providers seeking approval shall apply to
the department online at https://ceu.FreshFromFlorida.com or submit the Request
For Granting Continuing Education Units (CEUs) For Renewal of Pesticide
Applicator Licenses and Certificates, (FDACS-13326, Rev. 05/04), as adopted in
Rule 5E-9.029, F.A.C., as instructed
on the form.
(b) All education
offerings conducted by the provider shall contain one or more of the topics set
forth in Section 482.111(10),
F.S.
(c) All offerings shall be at
least 50 minutes in length or one contact hour. Partial contact hours will not
be accepted.
(d) Providers shall
adhere to the numbering system and guidelines established by the department to
include verification of attendance.
(e) There shall be a tangible plan for
ongoing evaluation of program content, teaching staff, learning process and
evaluation tools.
(f) Records of
individual offerings shall be maintained by the department for one year after
the next certificate renewal date.
(g) Providers shall furnish each participant
with an authenticated individual certificate of attendance. It shall be the
participants responsibility to store his individual attendance record for each
offering until his or her renewal time. The attendance records will then be
submitted with the renewal and fee.
(h) Providers shall designate a person to be
responsible for the continuing education program.
(i) Provider approval shall be subject to
periodic review and shall be withdrawn if adherence to standards and guidelines
is not maintained or if information submitted by the provider is found to be a
material misrepresentation of fact.
(j) Contact hours for continuing education
offerings outside of Florida may be awarded following verification of:
1. Attendance on the Request For Granting
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) For Renewal of Pesticide Applicator Licenses
and Certificates, (FDACS-13326, Rev. 05/04), as adopted in Rule
5E-9.029, F.A.C.; and,
2. An agenda outlining the program's core
content defining one or more of the topics set forth in Section
482.111(10),
F.S., and hours credited.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 482.051, 570.07(23) FS. Law Implemented 112.011(1), 482.111, 482.132(1) FS.
New 1-1-77, Amended 6-27-79, 6-22-83, 1-20-87, Formerly 10D-55.132, Amended 8-11-93, 7-5-95, 5-28-98, 4-29-02, 1-9-17, 8-8-21, 10-24-23.
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