Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G19-9.004 - Approval of Courses
(1) Any provider
registered pursuant to this chapter may apply for approval of a continuing
education course. The application must be submitted on a form that shall be
provided by the Department and available on the Department's website.
Applications must be submitted a minimum of ninety (90) days prior to the date
the offering begins.
(2) Upon
receipt of a course application and the appropriate fee, the Board may approve
any course, seminar, webinar, or conference in the construction area provided
by any university, college, junior college, community college,
vocational-technical center, public or private school, firm, association,
organization, person, corporation, or entity whether the course is taught in a
live classroom setting or conducted via the internet which meets the criteria
of this part.
(3) The application
shall include the total number of classroom hours, the course syllabus, a
detailed outline of the contents of the course, and the names and
qualifications of all instructors known at the time of application.
(4) The Board shall approve continuing
education courses which have sufficient educational content to improve the
certificate holder's inspection and technical skills, which are taught by
qualified instructors, and which otherwise fulfill the requirements of this
part. Course approval is valid for two (2) years from the date of approval
unless the provider expires or is disciplined.
(5) The Board shall approve or deny any
application for course approval at the first Board meeting held more than
thirty days after the date the application is received by the Board. If the
application is denied, the Board shall inform the applicant in writing of the
specific reasons for denial within fifteen days of its decision.
(6) A course which has been rejected or
denied by the Board may be resubmitted with modifications.
(7) The Board shall not deny or withdraw
approval of a course on the basis that another course provider is conducting
the same or a similar Board-approved course.
(8) If a course is approved, the Department
shall assign the course a number. The course provider shall print the
Department-assigned number on the course syllabus, on all printed material used
in connection with the course, and in all written advertising used in
connection with the course.
(9) Of
the required fourteen (14) continuing education hours, up to three (3) general
hours credit may be earned by attending a single day business meeting of the
Board. Licensees shall give at least seven (7) days advance notice to the Board
office of their intention to attend the meeting for continuing education
credit. Licensees shall check in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the
meeting and must sign in and out for breaks and lunch periods. A maximum of
three (3) hours of general continuing education credit per biennium may be
earned in this manner. Licensees shall not be credited for attending any
meeting in which the licensee is a party in any matter involving their license
or eligibility for licensure or in any matter which action is initated by them
or on their behalf; nor shall a licensee receive credit for attending meetings
of a committee of the Board.
(10)
After a course has been approved by the Board, any substantive changes in the
course content requires reapplication of the course to be submitted for
approval by the Board.
(11) The
Board approves those continuing education courses approved by the Construction
Industry Licensing Board; the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board; and the
Board of Architecture and Interior Design.
(12) The course instructor shall receive
continuing education credit equal to the total approved credit for that course
if they submit a written request to the Department. Credit may not be granted
for teaching the same course more than once in each biennium.
(13) Of the required fourteen (14) continuing
education hours, up to seven (7) hours credit may be earned by attending a
meeting of the Florida Building Commission within the Department of Business
and Professional Regulation, or any of the meetings of any technical committees
of the Commission. Certificate holders shall be responsible for obtaining and
maintaining satisfactory proof of attendance at such meetings. A copy of proof
of attendance must be submitted to the Department to ensure that continuing
education credit is awarded.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 468.606, 468.627 FS. Law Implemented 468.627 FS.
New 5-23-94, Amended 5-21-95, 10-1-97, 8-17-99, 4-23-01, 1-2-02, 12-10-02, 10-7-15, 10-23-17, 10-21-20, 7-27-23.
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