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Florida House Bill H0669

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to alarm systems; amending s. 2
1616 489.5185, F.S.; authorizing individuals with certain 3
1717 fire alarm certifications to complete a reduced number 4
1818 of training and continuing education hours for the 5
1919 prevention of false alarms; requiring the training and 6
2020 continuing education sponsors and courses to be 7
2121 approved by the Electrical Contractors' Licensing 8
2222 Board; amending s. 553.793, F.S.; revising the 9
2323 definition of the term "low-voltage alarm system 10
24-project" to include certain video cameras and closed -11
25-circuit television systems; creating s. 553.7932, 12
26-F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing a local 13
27-enforcement agency to require a contractor to submit 14
28-certain documentation for a fire alarm system project; 15
29-prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring 16
30-plans and specifications as a condition for obtaining 17
31-a permit for a fire alarm system project; requiring a 18
32-local enforcement agency to issue certain permits in 19
33-person or electronically; requiring a local 20
34-enforcement agency to perform at least one inspection 21
35-for a fire alarm system project; requiring a 22
36-contractor to keep certain documentation at a worksite 23
37-for a fire alarm system project; providing an 24
38-effective date. 25
24+project" to include certain closed -circuit television 11
25+systems; creating s. 553.7932, F.S.; providing 12
26+definitions; authorizing a local enforcement agency to 13
27+require a contractor to submit certain documentation 14
28+for a fire alarm system project; prohibiting a local 15
29+enforcement agency from requiring plans and 16
30+specifications as a condition for obtaining a permit 17
31+for a fire alarm system project; authorizing a local 18
32+enforcement agency to issue certain permits in person 19
33+or electronically; requiring a local enforcement 20
34+agency to perform at least one inspection for a fire 21
35+alarm system project; requiring a contractor to keep 22
36+certain documentation at a worksite for a fire alarm 23
37+system project; providing an effective date. 24
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52-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54- Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 489.5185, Florida 29
55-Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection 30
56-(2) of that section, to read: 31
57- 489.5185 Fire alarm system age nts.— 32
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59- (f) If a person holds a current National Institute of 34
60-Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level II 35
61-certification or higher in Fire Alarm Systems or Inspection and 36
62-Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, a current certification as an 37
63-Electronic Security Association (ESA) Certified Fire Alarm 38
64-Technician, or a current certification as an ESA Certified Fire 39
65-Alarm Designer, he or she is required to complete only the 2 40
66-hours of training in the prevention of false alarms required by 41
67-paragraph (1)(b) from a board-approved sponsor of training and 42
68-through a board-approved training course. 43
69- (5)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each fire 44
70-alarm system agent must receive 6 hours of continuing education 45
71-on fire alarm system installation and repair and false alarm 46
72-prevention every 2 years from a board -approved sponsor of 47
73-training and through a board -approved training course. 48
74- (b) A person holding a current NICET Level II 49
75-certification or higher in Fire Alarm Systems or Inspection and 50
51+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26
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53+ Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 489.5185, Florida 28
54+Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection 29
55+(2) of that section, to read: 30
56+ 489.5185 Fire alarm system agents. — 31
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58+ (f) If a person holds a current National Institute of 33
59+Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level II 34
60+certification or higher in Fire Alarm Systems or Inspection and 35
61+Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, a current certification as an 36
62+Electronic Security A ssociation (ESA) Certified Fire Alarm 37
63+Technician, or a current certification as an ESA Certified Fire 38
64+Alarm Designer, he or she is required to complete only the 2 39
65+hours of training in the prevention of false alarms required by 40
66+paragraph (1)(b) from a board -approved sponsor of training and 41
67+through a board-approved training course. 42
68+ (5)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each fire 43
69+alarm system agent must receive 6 hours of continuing education 44
70+on fire alarm system installation and repair and false alarm 45
71+prevention every 2 years from a board -approved sponsor of 46
72+training and through a board -approved training course. 47
73+ (b) A person holding a current NICET Level II 48
74+certification or higher in Fire Alarm Systems or Inspection and 49
75+Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, certification as an ESA Certified 50
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88-Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, certification as an ESA Certified 51
89-Fire Alarm Technician, or certification as an ESA Certified Fire 52
90-Alarm Designer is required to complete only 2 hours of 53
91-continuing education training in the prevention of false alarms 54
92-every 2 years from a board-approved sponsor of training and 55
93-through a board-approved training course. 56
94- Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 57
95-553.793, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 58
96- 553.793 Streamlined low -voltage alarm system installation 59
97-permitting.— 60
98- (1) As used in this section, the term: 61
99- (b) "Low-voltage alarm system project" means a project 62
100-related to the installation, maintenance, inspection, 63
101-replacement, or service of a new or existing alarm system, as 64
102-defined in s. 489.505, including video cameras and closed-65
103-circuit television systems used to signal or detect a burglary, 66
104-fire, robbery, or medical emergency, that is hardwired and 67
105-operating at low voltage, as defined in the National Electrical 68
106-Code Standard 70, Current Edition, or a new or exi sting low-69
107-voltage electric fence . The term also includes , and ancillary 70
108-components or equipment attached to such a low-voltage alarm 71
109-system or low-voltage electric fence, including, but not limited 72
110-to, home-automation equipment, thermostats, closed -circuit 73
111-television systems, access controls, battery recharging devices, 74
112-and video cameras. 75
88+Fire Alarm Technician, or certification as an ESA Certified Fire 51
89+Alarm Designer is required to complete only 2 hours of 52
90+continuing education training in the prevention of false alarms 53
91+every 2 years from a board -approved sponsor of training and 54
92+through a board-approved training course. 55
93+ Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 56
94+553.793, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 57
95+ 553.793 Streamlined low -voltage alarm system installation 58
96+permitting.— 59
97+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 60
98+ (b) "Low-voltage alarm system project" means a project 61
99+related to the installation, maintenance, inspection, 62
100+replacement, or service of a new or existing alarm system, as 63
101+defined in s. 489.505, including closed-circuit television 64
102+systems used to signal or detect a burglary, fire, robbery, or 65
103+medical emergency, that is hardwired and operating at low 66
104+voltage, as defined in the National Electrical Code Standard 70, 67
105+Current Edition, or a new or existing low -voltage electric 68
106+fence. The term also includes , and ancillary components or 69
107+equipment attached to such a low-voltage alarm system or low-70
108+voltage electric fence, including, but not limited to, home -71
109+automation equipment, thermostats, closed -circuit television 72
110+systems, access contro ls, battery recharging devices, and video 73
111+cameras. 74
112+ Section 3. Section 553.7932, Florida Statutes, is created 75
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125- Section 3. Section 553.7932, Florida Statutes, is created 76
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127- 553.7932 Simplified permitting process for fire alarm 78
128-system projects.— 79
129- (1) As used in this section, the term: 80
130- (a) "Contractor" means a person who is qualified to engage 81
131-in the business of electrical or alarm system contracting 82
132-pursuant to a certificate or registration issued by the 83
133-department under part II of chapter 489. 84
134- (b) "Fire alarm sys tem project" means a fire alarm system 85
135-alteration of a total of 20 or fewer initiating devices and 86
136-notification devices, or the installation or replacement of a 87
137-fire communicator connected to an existing fire alarm control 88
138-panel in an existing commercial, residential, apartment, 89
139-cooperative, or condominium building. 90
140- (2)(a) A local enforcement agency may require a 91
141-contractor, as a condition of obtaining a permit for a fire 92
142-alarm system project, to submit a completed application and 93
143-payment. 94
144- (b) A local enforcement agency may not require a 95
145-contractor to submit plans or specifications as a condition of 96
146-obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project. 97
147- (3) A local enforcement agency must issue a permit for a 98
148-fire alarm system project in person or electro nically. 99
149- (4) A local enforcement agency must require at least one 100
125+to read: 76
126+ 553.7932 Simplified permitting process for fire alarm 77
127+system projects.— 78
128+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 79
129+ (a) "Contractor" means a person who is qualified to engage 80
130+in the business of electrical or alarm system contracting 81
131+pursuant to a certificate or registration issued by the 82
132+department under part II of chapter 489. 83
133+ (b) "Fire alarm system project" means a fire alarm system 84
134+alteration of a total of 20 or fewer initiating devices and 85
135+notification devices, or the installation or replacement of a 86
136+fire communicator connected to an existing fire alarm control 87
137+panel in an existing commercial, residential, apartment, 88
138+cooperative, or condominium building. 89
139+ (2)(a) A local enforcement agency may require a 90
140+contractor, as a condition of obtaining a permit for a fire 91
141+alarm system project, to submit a completed application and 92
142+payment. 93
143+ (b) A local enforcement agency may not require a 94
144+contractor to submit plans or specifications as a condition of 95
145+obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project. 96
146+ (3) A local enforcement agency may issue a permit for a 97
147+fire alarm system project in person or electronically. 98
148+ (4) A local enforcement agen cy must require at least one 99
149+inspection of a fire alarm system project to ensure compliance 100
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163-with applicable codes and standards. If a fire alarm system 102
164-project fails an inspection, the contractor must take corrective 103
165-action as necessary to pass inspection. 104
166- (5) A contractor must keep a copy of the plans and 105
167-specifications at a fire alarm system project worksite and make 106
168-such plans and specifications available to the inspector at each 107
169-inspection. 108
170- Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 109
162+with applicable codes and standards. If a fire alarm system 101
163+project fails an inspection, the contractor must take corrective 102
164+action as necessary to pass inspection. 103
165+ (5) A contractor must keep a copy of the plans and 104
166+specifications at a fire alarm system project worksite and make 105
167+such plans and specifications available to the inspector at each 106
168+inspection. 107
169+ Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 108