Section 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.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G19-9.004
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, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 184, September 22, 2015 effective 10/7/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 196, October 10, 2017 effective 10/23/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 195, October 6, 2020 effective 10/21/2020, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 133, July 11, 2023 effective 7/27/2023.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.