Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G19-6.012 - Provisional Certificates
(1) The Board
shall issue a provisional certificate to any newly employed or newly promoted
building code administrator, subject to the provisions of Section
468.609, F.S., and the
provisions of this rule. The board shall issue a provisional certificate to any
building code inspector or plans examiner who meets the eligibility
requirements subject to the provisions of Section
468.609, F.S., and the
provisions of this rule.
(2)
Provisional inspector or plans examiner certificates shall only be issued to
applicants who demonstrate at the time of their application that they possess
all of the standards and eligibility requirements for standard certification as
set forth in Section 468.609(2),
F.S. Provisional building code administrator certificates shall only be issued
to applicants who demonstrate at the time of their application that they
possess all of the standards and eligibility requirements for standard
certification as set forth in Section
468.609(3),
F.S.
(3) Provisional certificates
for building code inspectors or plans examiners may be issued for the duration
of a sponsored internship with a maximum length of four years. When an
internship is partially completed and the intern wishes to change employers,
the intern must, within thirty days of change in employment, submit an
application to the Board identifying the new employer and requesting the
continuance of the provisional certificate with the new building
official.
(4) The Board shall place
special conditions or requirements on a provisional certificate when such
special conditions or requirements are determined by the Board's evaluation of
the facts of each application to be necessary to protect the public safety and
health.
(5) Following the
submission of an application for provisional certification as either an
inspector or plans examiner, the applicant shall be eligible to perform duties
in the category for which the application has been submitted for up to a
maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the application is
submitted, and subject to the following conditions:
(a) Prior to beginning the performance of
duties under this rule, the building code administrator for the agency
employing the applicant shall have determined that the applicant possesses the
qualifications for a provisional certificate.
(b) All duties performed by the applicant
under this exception shall be performed under the direct supervision of the
building code administrator for the agency employing the applicant. The
building code administrator shall hold a current, valid standard certificate as
a building code administrator at all times when he or she is supervising the
applicant. However, direct supervision may be provided by a building code
administrator who holds a limited or provisional certificate in any county with
population of less than 75, 000 and in any municipality located within such a
county.
(c) Prior to beginning the
performance of duties under this exception, applicants for plans examiner and
inspector shall provide the building code administrator for the agency which
employs them a copy of the completed application for provisional certification
submitted to the Board by the applicant.
(d) Upon being notified that he or she has
been determined by the Board to be not qualified for a provisional certificate
in the category sought, an applicant shall immediately cease performing duties
as a plans examiner or building code inspector under this
exception.
(6) Following
issuance of the provisional certificate, when employment changes from the
original jurisdiction, private provider or private provider's firm, the
provisional certificate holder must notify the Board in writing of the change
in employment within 30 days of said change.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 468.606, 468.609(7) FS. Law Implemented 468.609(7) FS.
New 5-23-94, Amended 5-21-95, 8-28-95, 12-6-95, 1-3-96, 2-23-99, 4-30-01, 1-10-07, 1-16-08, 10-7-12, 2-14-18, 11-24-22, 12-5-23.
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