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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to fees; amending s. 471.011, F.S.; 2
authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to 3
establish fees relating to professional structural 4
engineer licensing; amending s. 471.015, F.S.; 5
requiring applicants to pay a specified fee in order 6
to be eligible to receive a professional structural 7
engineer license; providing a contingent effective 8
date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the St ate of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 471.011, 13
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14
471.011 Fees.— 15
(1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for 16
applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, 17
inactive status application and reactivation of inactive 18
licenses, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The board may also 19
establish by rule a delinquency fee. The board shall establish 20
fees that are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the 21
board. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the 22
revenue required to implement this chapter and the provisions of 23
law with respect to the regulation of engineers and professional 24
structural engineers . 25
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(6) The fee for a temporary registration or certific ate to 26
practice engineering or professional structural engineering 27
shall not exceed $25 for an individual or $50 for a business 28
firm. 29
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 30
471.015, Florida Statutes, as amended by HB 375, 2022 Regular 31
Session, is amended to read: 32
471.015 Licensure.— 33
(3)(a) The management corporation shall issue a 34
professional structural engineer license to any applicant whom 35
the board certifies as qualified to practice professional 36
structural engineering and who meets all of the following 37
requirements: 38
1. Is licensed under this chapter as an engineer or is 39
qualified for licensure as an engineer. 40
2. Submits an application in the format prescribed by the 41
board. 42
3. Provides satisfactory evidence of good moral charac ter, 43
as defined by the board. 44
4. Provides a record of 4 years of active structural 45
engineering experience, as defined by the board, under the 46
supervision of a licensed professional engineer. 47
5. Has successfully passed the 16 -hour National Council of 48
Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Structural Engineering 49
examination. 50
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6. Pays a fee established by the board under s. 471.011. 51
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 52
that HB 375 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 53
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 54
extension thereof and becomes a law. 55