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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to swimming pool and spa contractors; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending s. 489.105, F.S.; revising definitions; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | amending s. 489.143, F.S.; specifying a maximum 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | recovery amount for certain claims relating to certain 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | contracts; specifying a total aggregate cap for 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | certain licensees relating to certain contracts; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Paragraphs (j), (k), and (l) of subsection (3) 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | of section 489.105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 489.105 Definitions. —As used in this part: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (3) "Contractor" means the person who is qualified for, 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and is only responsible for, the project co ntracted for and 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | means, except as exempted in this part, the person who, for 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does himself 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | or herself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | to, demolish, subtract from, or improve any building or 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | structure, including related improvements to real estate, for 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | substantially similar to the job scope described in one of the 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | paragraphs of this subsection. For the purposes of regulation 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | under this part, the term "demolish" applies only to demolition 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | of steel tanks more than 50 feet in height; towers more than 50 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | feet in height; other structures more than 50 feet in height; 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | and all buildings or residences. Contractors are subdivided into 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | two divisions, Division I, consisting of those contractors 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | defined in paragraphs (a) -(c), and Division II, consisting of 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | those contractors defined in paragraphs (d) -(q): 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (j) "Commercial pool/spa contractor" means a contractor 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to, all phases 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | of the construction, repair, renovation, remodel, 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | deconstruction, and servicing of any swimming pool, or hot tub, 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | or spa, splash pad or other interactive water feature, 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | decorative water feature, public bathing place, or swimming poo l 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | or spa appurtenance, whether public, private, or otherwise, 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | regardless of use. 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | 1. The scope of such work includes, but is not limited to, 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | all of the following: 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | a. The scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | contractor. 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | b. The connection, rep lacement, disconnection, or 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | reconnection of power wiring on the load side of the dedicated 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | existing electrical circuit disconnect means for swimming pool, 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | spa, hot tub, or water feature equipment. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | c. The installation of equipotential bonding; swimming 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | pool, spa, or hot tub lighting; light transformers; light 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | conduit; and any cleaning or sanitizing equipment that requires 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | at least partial disassembling. 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | d. The construction of equipment rooms or housing for 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature eq uipment. 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | e. Excavation and earthmoving required for the 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | installation of swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or water 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | features and the operation of construction pumps for dewatering 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | purposes for swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | excavation sites and drained swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | water features. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | f. The installation of rebar or similar support materials 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | for swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature structures, 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | and the shaping and shooting of gunite dry mix and wet mix, 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | concrete, or similar product mix used in the construction of 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or water features. 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | g. The installation of fiberglass swimming pool, spa, or 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | hot tub shells and vinyl swimming pool, spa, or hot tub liners. 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | h. The application and removal of all interior swimming 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature finishes. 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | i. The construction, maintenance, or remodel of decorative 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | or interactive water features, displays, or areas that use 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | recirculated water, including fo untains, waterfalls, and spray 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | nozzles. 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | j. The installation of all swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | water feature piping including, but not limited to, drain 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | piping, perimeter piping, and circulation or filter piping used 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | in the construction of swimming p ools, spas, hot tubs, or 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | decorative or interactive water feature displays or areas. 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | k. The construction and installation of retaining walls, 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | concrete flatwork, pavers and bricks, and footings associated 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | with the construction of swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | water features, whether newly constructed or additions to or 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | remodels of existing swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or water 82 |
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| 134 | 134 | | least a partial disassembling, excluding filter changes, and the 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | installation of new pool/spa equipment, interior finishes, the 86 |
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| 138 | 138 | | equipment rooms or housing for pool/spa equipment, and also 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | contractor. 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | 2. The scope of such work does not include direct 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | lines, the installation or upgrade of dedicated electrical 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | disconnect or electrical circuits, or any work inside a main 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | electrical panel. The installation, construction, modification, 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | or replacement of equipment permanently attached to and 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | associated with the pool or spa for the purpose of water 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure; 99 |
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| 162 | 162 | | 3. The usage of swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or water 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | feature such equipment for the purposes of water treatment or 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | cleaning does not require licensure unless the usage involves 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | installation construction, modification, or replacement of such 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | equipment. Water treatment that does not require such equipment ; 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | filter media changes; or the cleaning of a swimming pool, spa, 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | hot tub, or water feature, or its associated equipment, which 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | does not affect the structural integrity of the swimming pool, 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | spa, hot tub, or water feature, does not require a license. In 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | addition, a license is not required for the cleaning of the pool 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | or spa in a way that does not affect the structu ral integrity of 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | the pool or spa or its associated equipment. 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | (k) "Residential pool/spa contractor" has the same meaning 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | as a commercial pool/spa contractor under paragraph (j), except 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | a residential pool/spa contractor may not construct any new 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | commercial swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or public bathing place. 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | means a contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | limited to, the construction, repair, and servicing of a 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | residential swimming pool, or hot tub or spa, regardless of use. 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | The scope of work includes the installation, repair, or 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | replacement of existing equipment, any cleaning or equipment 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling, 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | excluding filter changes, and the installation of new pool/spa 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | equipment, interior finishes, the i nstallation of package pool 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | heaters, the installation of all perimeter piping and filter 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | piping, and the construction of equipment rooms or housing for 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | pool/spa equipment, and also includes the scope of work of a 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | swimming pool/spa servicing contractor. The scope of such work 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | does not include direct connections to a sanitary sewer system 129 |
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| 207 | 207 | | however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | treatment or cleaning does not require licensure unless the 135 |
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| 210 | 210 | | such equipment. Water treatment that does not require such 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | equipment does not require a license. In addition, a license is 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | not required for the cleaning of the pool or spa in a way that 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | does not affect the structural integrity of the pool or spa or 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | its associated equipment. 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | (l) "Swimming pool/spa servicing contractor" means a 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | contractor whose scope of work includes involves, but is not 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | limited to, all aspects of the repair, renovation, remodeling, 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | or and servicing of a swimming pool, or hot tub, or spa, splash 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | pad or other interactive water feature, decorative water 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | feature, public bathing place, or swimming pool or spa 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | appurtenance, whether public or private, or otherwise, 148 |
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| 236 | 236 | | of the following: 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | a. The installation, repair, or replacement of all 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | swimming pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature equipment, 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | including, but not limited to, pool pumps; filters; feeders; 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | controllers; and swimming pool, spa, or hot tub heaters, whether 155 |
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| 242 | 242 | | b. The connection, replacement, disconnection, or 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | reconnection of power wiring on the load side of the dedicated 158 |
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| 245 | 245 | | spa, hot tub, or water feature equipment. 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | c. The repair or replacement of equipotential bonding; 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | swimming pool, spa, or hot tub lighting; light transformers; 162 |
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| 250 | 250 | | d. The repair of equipment rooms or housing for swimming 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature equipment. 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | e. The repair or replacement of all perimeter piping and 167 |
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| 254 | 254 | | f. The substantial or complete draining of a swimming 169 |
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| 256 | 256 | | and the operation of construction pumps for dewatering purposes 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | for drained swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or water features. 172 |
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| 259 | 259 | | pool, spa, hot tub, or water feature finishes. 174 |
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| 273 | 273 | | and coping for swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, or water features 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | the repair or replacement of existing equipment, any cleaning or 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | equipment sanitizing that requires at least a partial 178 |
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| 294 | 294 | | cleaning does not require licensure unless the usage involves 197 |
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| 314 | 314 | | is not required for the cle aning of the pool or spa in a way 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | that does not affect the structural integrity of the pool or spa 206 |
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| 317 | 317 | | Section 2. Subsections (3) and (6) of section 489.143, 208 |
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| 319 | 319 | | 489.143 Payment from the fun d.— 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | (3)(a) Beginning January 1, 2005, for each Division I 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | contract entered into after July 1, 2004, payment from the 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | recovery fund is subject to a $50,000 maximum payment for each 213 |
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| 324 | 324 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2017, for each Division II 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | contract entered into on or after July 1, 2016, payment from the 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | recovery fund is subject to a $15,000 maximum payment for each 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | Division II claim. 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | (c) Beginning January 1, 2025, for each contract entered 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | into on or after July 1, 2024, with a Division II co ntractor 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | certified or registered to perform the scope of work described 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | in s. 489.105(3)(j), (k), or (l), payment from the recovery fund 222 |
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| 334 | 334 | | (6)(a) For contracts entered into before July 1, 2004, 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | payments for claims against any one licensee may not exceed, in 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | the aggregate, $100,000 annually, up to a total aggregate of 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | $250,000. For any claim approved by the board which is in excess 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | of the annual cap, the amount in excess of $100,000 up to th e 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | total aggregate cap of $250,000 is eligible for payment in the 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | next and succeeding fiscal years, but only after all claims for 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | the then-current calendar year have been paid. Payments may not 232 |
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| 355 | 355 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2005, for each Division I 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | contract entered into after July 1, 2004, payment from the 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | recovery fund is subject only to a total aggregate cap of 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | $500,000 for each Division I licensee. 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | (c) Beginning January 1, 2017, for each Divisi on II 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | contract entered into on or after July 1, 2016, payment from the 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | recovery fund is subject only to a total aggregate cap of 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | $150,000 for each Division II licensee. 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | (d) Beginning January 1, 2025, for each contract entered 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | into on or after July 1, 202 4, with a Division II contractor 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | certified or registered to perform the scope of work described 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | in s. 489.105(3)(j), (k), or (l), payment from the recovery fund 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | is subject only to a total aggregate cap of $500,000 for each 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | Division II licensee. 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 248 |
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