Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G6-9.003 - Definitions

When used in this rule, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Board" means the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board.

(2) "Course" means any course, seminar or other program of instruction which has been approved by the Board for the purpose of complying with the continuing education requirements for electrical and alarm contractors.

(3) "Classroom Hour" means fifty minutes of instruction, exclusive of breaks, recesses, or other time not spent in instruction.

(4) "Course Provider" means the person or legal entity who is registered pursuant to this rule chapter and who is responsible for conducting a course approved pursuant to this rule chapter, maintaining records of those in attendance for four years. The course provider is responsible for maintaining records.

(5) "Person" means any natural person and does not include any corporation, partnership or other type of legal entity.

(6) "Home study Course" means a continuing education course approved pursuant to this rule chapter, that is offered as a correspondence course and requires a multiple-choice test at the end of the session with a minimum passing score of 75%.

(7) "Interactive Distance Education Course" means a competency based learning course presented through live, synchronous technology or through pre-recorded video coupled with a means for course attendees to ask questions of the instructor(s) and receive responses in a timely manner. Sucj courses may be presented through video conferencing technologies or interactive computer based applications. Courses shall provide for registration, evaluation, monitoring, and verification of continuing education, as well as require a multiple-choice test at the end of the session with a minimum passing score of 75%.

(8) "Interactive Distance Education Hour" means fifty minutes of approved instruction presented in an interactive distance education setting, exclusive of any breaks, recesses, or other time not spent in instruction.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G6-9.003

Rulemaking Authority 455.2123, 489.507(3), 489.517(3) FS. Law Implemented 455.2123, 489.517(3) FS.

New 11-30-94, Amended 1-3-96, 6-13-96, 1-4-01, 2-10-03, 8-10-05, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 200, October 13, 2020 effective 10/28/2020.

New 11-30-94, Amended 1-3-96, 6-13-96, 1-4-01, 2-10-03, 8-10-05, 10-28-20.