Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0489 Compare Versions

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10	10	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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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to professional licensing requirements 2
16	16	for barbers and cosmetologists; amending s. 455.213, 3
17	17	F.S.; providing a period of time when a conviction, or 4
18	18	any other adjudication, for a crime may not be grounds 5
19	19	for denial of licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; 6
20	20	providing an exception; requiring the applicable board 7
21	21	to approve certain educational program credits offered 8
22	22	to inmates in certain institutions or facilities for 9
23	23	purposes of satisfying training requirements for 10
24	24	licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; providing an 11
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of secti on 16
30	30	455.213, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (f) is added to 17
31	31	that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is 18
32	32	republished, to read: 19
33	33	455.213 General licensing provisions. — 20
34	34	(3)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the applicable board 21
35	35	shall use the process in this subsection for review of an 22
36	36	applicant's criminal record to determine his or her eligibility 23
37	37	for licensure as: 24
38	38	1. A barber under chapter 476; 25
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51	51	2. A cosmetologist or cosmetology specialist under chapter 26
52	52	477; 27
53	53	3. Any of the followin g construction professions under 28
54	54	chapter 489: 29
55	55	a. Air-conditioning contractor; 30
56	56	b. Electrical contractor; 31
57	57	c. Mechanical contractor; 32
58	58	d. Plumbing contractor; 33
59	59	e. Pollutant storage systems contractor; 34
60	60	f. Roofing contractor; 35
61	61	g. Sheet metal contracto r; 36
62	62	h. Solar contractor; 37
63	63	i. Swimming pool and spa contractor; 38
64	64	j. Underground utility and excavation contractor; or 39
65	65	k. Other specialty contractors; or 40
66	66	4. Any other profession for which the department issues a 41
67	67	license, provided the profession is offered to inmates in any 42
68	68	correctional institution or correctional facility as vocational 43
69	69	training or through an industry certification program. 44
70	70	(b)1. A conviction, or any other adjudication, for a crime 45
71	71	more than 3 years before the date the application is received by 46
72	72	the applicable board may not be grounds for denial of a license 47
73	73	specified in subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2., unless 48
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75	75	year period immediately preceding the application. A conviction, 50
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88	88	or any other adjudication, for a crime more than 5 years before 51
89	89	the date the application is received by the applicable board may 52
90	90	not be grounds for denial of a license specified in subparagraph 53
91	91	(a)3. or subparagraph (a)4. paragraph (a). For purposes of this 54
92	92	paragraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of guilt 55
93	93	that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether 56
94	94	adjudication is withheld. This paragraph does not limit the 57
95	95	applicable board from considering an applicant's crimin al 58
96	96	history that includes a crime listed in s. 775.21(4)(a)1. or s. 59
97	97	776.08 at any time, but only if such criminal history has been 60
98	98	found to relate to the practice of the applicable profession. 61
99	99	2. The applicable board may consider the criminal history 62
100	100	of an applicant for licensure under subparagraph (a)3. if such 63
101	101	criminal history has been found to relate to good moral 64
102	102	character. 65
103	103	(f) The applicable board shall approve educational program 66
104	104	credits offered to inmates in any correctional institution or 67
105	105	correctional facility as vocational training or through an 68
106	106	industry certification program for purposes of satisfying 69
107	107	applicable training requirements for licensure in a profession 70
108	108	under subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. 71
109	109	Section 2. This act shall take e ffect July 1, 2023. 72