The following programs of continuing education may be used to
satisfy the continuing education requirement provided that the licensee
complies with the terms set forth herein:
(1) Courses for credit which are business,
technical or safety courses, including alternative non-classroom courses
relevant to the electrical contracting industry and which require a passing
grade taken at an accredited college, university, or community college. The
licensee must furnish an official transcript documenting the classroom hours
attended and the receipt of a passing grade.
(2) Noncredited courses conducted by an
accredited institution of higher learning, official governmental agency, the
military, recognized national or state trade or civil organization, or Board
approved alternative, non-classroom courses, provided the following conditions
are met:
(a) The course must be business,
technical or safety course relevant to the electrical contracting industry. For
purpose of this rule the following lists are provided as guides for provider
applicants in properly categorizing individual courses. Courses in the
identified categories include, but are not limited to those listed.
1. Business courses include:
(A) Bidding a Job,
(B) Maintaining Cash Flow,
(C) Interpretation of Contracts and
Agreements Purchasing Control,
(D)
Contract Scheduling,
(E) Obtaining
Insurance and Bonding,
(F) Complying
with Contracting Laws and Rules, including Chapters 455 and 489, Part II, F.S.
and rule Division 61G6, F.A.C.,
(G)
Personnel Management,
(H) Complying
with Payroll and Sales Tax Laws,
(I)
Interpretation of Financial Statements and Reports, and
(J) Management
Accounting.
2. Technical
courses include:
(A) General Theory and
Electrical Principles,
(B) Plan and
Specification Reading and Interpretation,
(C) Wiring and Protection,
(D) Wiring Methods and Materials,
(E) Special Occupancies and Situations,
(F) Life Safety and Americans with
Disabilities Act,
(G) Electrical
Signs, Outline Lighting, and Structural Considerations,
(H) Alarms/ Limited Energy,
(I) Estimating,
(J) False Alarm Prevention, and
(K) Advanced Building Code
modules.
3. Safety
courses include: OSHA Safety, Procedure for Testing and Use of Tools and
Equipment.
(b) The course
must follow a written text, which must be submitted to the Board for approval
on request.
(c) The instructor of
the course must be a professional educator, certified electrical contractor or
a similar authority in the field.
The licensee must submit a statement documenting the
following:
1. Number of classroom
hours attended.
2. Provider of the
course.
3. Location of the
course.
4. Date of the
course.
5. Name of the instructor
and his credentials.
6. Benefit
received from the course.
(3) An instructor of any of the courses
described in subsections (1) and (2) of this rule, may credit his classroom
hours of the course toward completion of his continuing education
requirement.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 61G6-9.002
Rulemaking Authority
489.507(3),
489.517(3),
489.519(3) FS.
Law Implemented 455.271(10),
489.517,
489.519(3)
FS.
New 1-2-80, Formerly
21GG-9.02, 21GG-9.002, Amended 12-27-00, 4-17-01, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 45, Number 074, April 16, 2019 effective
4/30/2019, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 200, October 13, 2020 effective
10/28/2020.
New 1-2-80, Formerly 21GG-9.02, 21GG-9.002, Amended
12-27-00, 4-17-01, 4-30-19, 10-28-20.
