| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to professional licensing requirements 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | for barbers and cosmetologists; amending s. 455.213, 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | F.S.; providing a period of time when a conviction, or 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | any other adjudication, for a crime may not be grounds 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | for denial of licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | providing an exception; requiring the applicable board 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | to approve certain educational program credits offered 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | to inmates in certain institutions or facilities for 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | purposes of satisfying training requirements for 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; providing an 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | effective date. 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of sec tion 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 455.213, Florida Statutes, is amended, paragraph (f) is added to 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | republished, to read: 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 455.213 General licensing provisions. — 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the applicable board 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | shall use the process in this subsection for review of an 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | applicant's criminal record to determine his or her eligibility 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | for licensure as: 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 1. A barber under chapter 476; 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2. A cosmetologist or cosmetology specialist under chapter 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 477; 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 3. Any of the follow ing construction professions under 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | chapter 489: 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | a. Air-conditioning contractor; 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | b. Electrical contractor; 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | c. Mechanical contractor; 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | d. Plumbing contractor; 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | e. Pollutant storage systems contractor; 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | f. Roofing contractor; 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | g. Sheet metal contractor; 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | h. Solar contractor; 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | i. Swimming pool and spa contractor; 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | j. Underground utility and excavation contractor; or 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | k. Other specialty contractors; or 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | 4. Any other profession for which the department issues a 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | license, provided the professi on is offered to inmates in any 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | correctional institution or correctional facility as vocational 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | training or through an industry certification program. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (b)1. A conviction, or any other adjudication, for a crime 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | more than 3 years before the date the applic ation is received by 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | the applicable board may not be grounds for denial of a license 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | specified in subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. unless the 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | applicant was convicted of a crime at any time during the 3 -year 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | period immediately preceding the applicat ion. A conviction, or 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | any other adjudication, for a crime more than 5 years before the 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | date the application is received by the applicable board may not 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | be grounds for denial of a license specified in subparagraph 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | (a)3. or subparagraph (a)4. paragraph (a). For purposes of this 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | paragraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of guilt 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of whether 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | adjudication is withheld. This paragraph does not limit the 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | applicable board from considering an applicant's c riminal 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | history that includes a crime listed in s. 775.21(4)(a)1. or s. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | 776.08 at any time, but only if such criminal history has been 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | found to relate to the practice of the applicable profession. 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | 2. The applicable board may consider the criminal history 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | of an applicant for licensure under subparagraph (a)3. if such 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | criminal history has been found to relate to good moral 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | character. 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | (f) The applicable board shall approve educational program 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | credits offered to inmates in any correctional institution or 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | correctional facility as vocational training or through an 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | industry certification program for purposes of satisfying 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | applicable training requirements for licensure in a profession 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | under subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | Section 2. This act shall t ake effect July 1, 2024. 72 |
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