| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Department of Business and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Professional Regulation; amending s. 210.15 and 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | creating s. 210.32, F.S.; requiring persons or 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | entities licensed or permitted by the department's 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, or 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | applying for such license or permit, to create and 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | maintain an account with the division's online system 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and provide an e-mail address to the division; 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | specifying application requirements; prohibiting the 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | division from processing applications not submitted 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | through the online system; amending s. 210.40, F.S.; 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | revising the amount of an initial corporate surety 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | bond required as a condition of licensure as a tobacco 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | product distributor; requiring the division to review 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | corporate surety bond amounts on a specified basis; 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | authorizing the division to increase a bond amount, 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | subject to specified conditions; authorizing the 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | division to adjust bond amounts by rule; authorizing 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the division to reduce a bond amount upon a showing of 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | good cause; defining terms; prohibiting the divis ion 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | from reducing a bond amount under specified 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | circumstances; requiring the division to notify 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | distributors in writing if their corporate surety bond 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | requirements change; providing applicability; 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | authorizing the division to adopt rules; amending s. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 310.0015, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring a 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | competency-based mentor program at ports; deleting a 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | requirement that the department submit an annual 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | report on the mentor program; amending s. 310.081, 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | F.S.; deleting a requirement that the department 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | consider certain characteristics for applicants for 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | certification as a deputy pilot; making technical 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | changes; creating s. 399.18, F.S.; requiring certain 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | persons or entities certified or registered under the 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Elevator Safety Act, or applying for such 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | certifications or registrations, to create and 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | maintain an online account with the department's 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Division of Hotels and Restaurants and provide an e -39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | mail address to the division; requiring such persons 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | and entities to maintain the accuracy of their contact 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | information; requiring the division to adopt rules; 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | amending s. 468.521, F.S.; authorizing the department 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | to exercise all powers and duties granted to the Board 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | of Employee Leasing Companies if the board lacks the 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | number of appointed members needed to constitute a 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | quorum; amending s. 469.006, F.S.; revising 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | requirements for department rules governing evidence 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | of financial responsibility of applicants seeking 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | licensure as a business organization under ch. 469, 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | F.S.; amending s. 471.003, F.S.; expanding an 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | exemption from certain engineering licensing 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | requirements under ch. 471, F.S., to include regular 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | full-time employees of certain business organizations, 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | rather than regular full -time employees of certain 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | corporations licensed under ch. 471, F.S.; amending s. 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | 473.306, F.S.; requiring applicants for the 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | accountancy licensure examination to create and 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | maintain an online account with the department and 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | provide an e-mail address; requiring applicants to 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | maintain the accuracy of their contact information; 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | requiring that address ch anges be submitted through 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | the department's online system within a specified 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | timeframe; conforming cross -references; amending s. 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | 473.308, F.S.; requiring a person seeking licensure as 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | a Florida certified public accountant, or a firm 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | seeking to engage in pu blic accountancy, to create and 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | maintain an online account with the department and 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | provide an e-mail address; requiring certified public 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | accountants and accounting firms to maintain the 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | accuracy of their contact information; requiring that 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | address changes be submitted through the department's 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | online system within a specified timeframe; amending 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | s. 476.114, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | for licensure as a barber; making technical changes; 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | amending s. 477.019, F.S.; revising eligibility 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | requirements for licensure by examination to practice 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | cosmetology; amending s. 489.131, F.S.; revising the 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | types of penalties that may be recommended by a local 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | jurisdiction enforcement body against a contractor; 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | specifying requirements for any such recommended 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | penalties; amending s. 489.143, F.S.; revising payment 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | limitations for payments made from the department's 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund; 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | amending s. 489.505, F.S.; revising the definition of 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | the term "specialty contractor"; amending s. 499.012, 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | F.S.; revising requirements for certification as a 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | designated representative of a prescription drug 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | wholesale distributor; amending s. 561.15, F.S.; 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | revising the requirements for the issuance of a 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | license under the Beverage Law; making technical 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | changes; amending s. 561.17, F.S.; requiring persons 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | or entities licensed or permitted by the Division of 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, or applying for such 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | license or permit, to create and maintain an account 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | with the division's online system; specifying 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | application requirements; prohibiting the division 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | from processing applications not submitted through the 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | online system; creating ss. 569.00256 and 569.3156, 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | F.S.; requiring certain persons or entities licensed 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | or permitted by the division, or applying for such a 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | license or permit, to create and maintain an account 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | with the division's online system; requiring 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | licensees, permittees, and applicants to provide the 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | division with an e-mail address and maintain accurate 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | contact information; specifying application 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | requirements; prohibiting the division from processing 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | applications not submitted through the online system; 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | amending ss. 210.16 and 476.144, F.S.; conforming 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | cross-references; providing an effective date. 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | Section 1. Present paragraphs (a) through (h) of 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | subsection (1) of section 210.15, Florida Statutes, are 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | redesignated as paragraphs (b) through (i), respectively, and a 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, to read: 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | 210.15 Permits.— 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | (1) 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | (a) A person or an entity licensed or permitted by the 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | division, or applying for a license or a permit, must create and 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | maintain an account with the division's online system and 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | provide an e-mail address to the division to function as the 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | primary means of contact for all communication by the division 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | to the licensee, permittee, or applicant. Licensees, permittees, 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | and applicants are responsible for maintaining accurate contact 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | information on file with the division. A person or an entity 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | seeking a license or permit under this part must apply using 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | forms furnished by the division which are filed through the 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | division's online system before commencing operations. The 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | division may not process an application for a license or permit 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | issued by the division under this part unless the application is 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | submitted through the division's online system. 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | Section 2. Section 210.32, Florida Statutes, is created to 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | read: 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | 210.32 Account; online system. —A person or an entity 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | licensed or permitted by the division, or applying for a license 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | or a permit, must create and maintain an account with the 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | division's online system and provide an e -mail address to the 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | division to function as the primary means of contact for all 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | communication by the division to the licensee, perm ittee, or 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | applicant. Licensees, permittees, and applicants are responsible 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | for maintaining accurate contact information on file with the 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | division. A person or an entity seeking a license or a permit 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | under this part must apply using forms furnished by the d ivision 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | which are filed through the division's online system before 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | commencing operations. The division may not process an 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | application for a license or permit issued by the division under 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | this part unless the application is submitted through the 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | division's online system. 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | Section 3. Section 210.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | read: 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | 210.40 License fees; surety bond; application for each 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | place of business.— 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | (1) Each application for a distributor's license must 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | shall be accompanied by a fee of $25. The application must shall 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | also be accompanied by a corporate surety bond issued by a 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | surety company authorized to do business in this state, 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | conditioned for the payment when due of all taxes, penalties, 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | and accrued interest which may be due the state. The initial 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | corporate surety bond shall be in the sum of $25,000 $1,000 and 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | in a form prescribed by the division. 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | (a) The division shall review the amount of a corporate 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | surety bond on a semiannual basis to ensure that the bond amount 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | is adequate to protect the state. 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | (b) The division may increase the corporate surety bond 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | amount before renewing a distributor's license or after 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | completing its semiannual review of the bond amount. 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | (c) The corporate surety bond amount may be increased to 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | the sum of the distributor's highest month of final audited tax 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | liabilities, penalties, and accrued interest which are due to 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | the state. 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | (2) A corporate surety bond, with the sum determined by 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | the division in accordance with paragraph (1)(c), is required 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | for renewal of a distributor's license. 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | (3) The division may prescribe by rule increases in the 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | corporate surety bond amounts required as a condition of 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | licensure. 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | (4)(a) The division may reduce the amount of a corporate 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | surety bond upon a distributor's showing of good cause. For 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | purposes of this subsection, the term: 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | 1. "Fully resolved" means that criminal or administrative 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | charges or investigations have been definitively closed or 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | dismissed, have resulted in an acquittal, or have otherwise 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | ended in such a manner tha t no further legal or administrative 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | actions relating to charges or investigations are pending 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | against a licensee under applicable laws, rules, or regulations. 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | 2. "Good cause" means a consistent pattern of responsible 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | financial behavior by the distributo r over a period of at least 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | the preceding 4 years, and having the sum of the distributor's 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | final audited tax liabilities, penalties, and interest be less 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | than the amount of the distributor's corporate surety bond for 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | every month for a period of at least th e preceding 4 years. 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | 3. "Responsible financial behavior" includes the timely 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | and complete reporting and payment of all tax liabilities, 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | penalties, and accrued interest due to the state for a period of 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | at least the preceding 4 years. 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | (b) The division ma y not reduce a corporate surety bond 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | amount when a licensee: 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | 1. Is in default of any tax liabilities, penalties, or 200 |
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| 310 | 310 | | interest due to the state; 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | 2. Is the subject of a pending criminal prosecution in any 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | jurisdiction until such prosecution has been fully resolved; 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | 3. Has pending administrative charges brought by an 204 |
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| 314 | 314 | | authorized regulatory body or agency which have not been fully 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | resolved in accordance with applicable rules and procedures; or 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | 4. Is under investigation by any administrative body or 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | agency for potential criminal violations until any such 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | investigation is completed and the findings of the investigation 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | have been fully resolved in accordance with applicable law. 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | (5) The division shall notify a distributor in writing of 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | any change in the dis tributor's corporate surety bond 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | requirements by the date on which the distributor's audited tax 213 |
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| 323 | 323 | | assessments become final. 214 |
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| 324 | 324 | | (6) The provisions of this section governing corporate 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | surety bonds are not subject to s. 120.60 Whenever it is the 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | opinion of the division that the bond given by a licensee is 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | inadequate in amount to fully protect the state, the division 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | shall require an additional bond in such amount as is deemed 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | sufficient. 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | (7) A separate application for a license must shall be 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | made for each place of business at which a distributor proposes 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | to engage in business as a distributor under this part, but an 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | applicant may provide one corporate surety bond in an amount 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | determined by the division for all applications made by the 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | distributor consistent with the requirements of this section . 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | (8) The division may adopt rules to administer this 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | section. 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | Section 4. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | 310.0015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | 310.0015 Piloting regulation; general provisions. — 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | (3) The rate-setting process, the issuance of licenses 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | only in numbers deemed necessary or prudent by the board, and 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | other aspects of the economic regulation of piloting established 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | in this chapter are intended to protect the public from the 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | adverse effects of unrestricted competition which would result 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | from an unlimited number of licensed pilots being allowed to 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | market their services on the basis of lower prices rather than 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | safety concerns. This system of regulation benefits and protects 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | the public interest by maximizing safety, avoiding uneconomic 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | duplication of capital expenses and facilities, and enhancing 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | state regulatory oversight. The system seeks to provide pilots 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | with reasonable revenues, taking into consideration the normal 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | uncertainties of ves sel traffic and port usage, sufficient to 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | maintain reliable, stable piloting operations. Pilots have 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | certain restrictions and obligations under this system, 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | including, but not limited to, the following: 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | (d)1. The pilot or pilots in a port shall train and 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | compensate all member deputy pilots in that port. Failure to 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | train or compensate such deputy pilots constitutes shall 250 |
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| 384 | 384 | | constitute a ground for disciplinary action under s. 310.101. 251 |
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| 385 | 385 | | Nothing in this subsection may shall be deemed to create an 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | agency or employment relationship between a pilot or deputy 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | pilot and the pilot or pilots in a port. 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | 2. The pilot or pilots in a port shall establish a 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | competency-based mentor program by which minority persons as 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | defined in s. 288.703 may acquire the skills for the 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | professional preparation and education competency requirements 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | of a licensed state pilot or certificated deputy pilot. The 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | department shall provide the Governor, the President of the 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives with a 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | report each year on the number of minority persons as defined in 262 |
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| 396 | 396 | | s. 288.703 who have participated in each mentor program, who are 263 |
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| 397 | 397 | | licensed state pilots or certificated deputy pilots, and who 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | have applied for state pilot licensure or deputy pilot 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | certification. 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 310.081, Florida 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | 310.081 Department to examine and license state pilots and 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | certificate deputy pilots; vacancies. — 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | (2) The department shall similarly examine persons who 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | file applications for certificate as deputy pilot, and, if upon 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | examination to determine proficiency the department finds them 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | qualified, the department must shall certify as qualified all 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | applicants who pass the examination, provided t hat not more than 275 |
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| 421 | 421 | | five persons who passed the examination are certified for each 276 |
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| 422 | 422 | | declared opening. If more than five applicants per opening pass 277 |
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| 423 | 423 | | the examination, the persons having the highest scores must 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | shall be certified as qualified up to the number of openings 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | times five. The department shall give consideration to the 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | minority and female status of applicants when qualifying deputy 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | pilots, in the interest of ensuring diversification within the 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | state piloting profession. The department shall appoint and 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | certificate such number of deputy pilots from those applicants 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | deemed qualified as in the discretion of the board are required 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | in the respective ports of the state. A deputy pilot shall be 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | authorized by the department to pilot vessels within the limits 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | and specifications established by the licensed state pilots at 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | the port where the deputy is appointed to serve. 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | Section 6. Section 399.18, Florida Statutes, is created to 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | read: 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | 399.18 Online services account. — 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | (1) A certified elevator inspector, certi fied elevator 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | technician, or registered elevator company; a person or entity 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | seeking to become certified or registered as such; a person who 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | has been issued an elevator certificate of competency; a person 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | who is seeking such certificate; a person or entity who has been 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | issued an elevator certificate of operation; and a person or 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | entity who is seeking such a certificate must create and 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | maintain an online account with the division and provide an e -300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | mail address to the division to function as the primary means of 301 |
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| 459 | 459 | | contact for all communication from the division. Each person or 302 |
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| 460 | 460 | | entity is responsible for maintaining accurate contact 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | information on file with the division. 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | (2) The division shall adopt rules to implement this 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | section. 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | Section 7. Subsection (4) i s added to section 468.521, 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | 468.521 Board of Employee Leasing Companies; membership; 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | appointments; terms. — 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | (4) If at any time a sufficient number of appointed board 311 |
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| 469 | 469 | | members does not exist to constitute a quorum pursuant to s. 312 |
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| 470 | 470 | | 455.207, the department may, only during the absence of such 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | quorum, exercise all powers and duties granted to the board 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | pursuant to chapter 455 and this chapter. 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | 469.006, Florida Statutes, is amen ded to read: 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | 469.006 Licensure of business organizations; qualifying 318 |
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| 476 | 476 | | agents.— 319 |
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| 477 | 477 | | (2) 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | (c) As a prerequisite to the issuance of a license under 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | this section, the applicant shall submit the following: 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | 1. An affidavit on a form provided by the department 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | attesting that the applicant has obtained workers' compensation 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | insurance, and property damage insurance, in amounts determined 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | by department rule. The department shall establish by rule a 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | procedure to verify the accuracy of such affidavits based upon a 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | random sample method. 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | 2. Evidence of financial responsibility. The department 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | shall adopt rules to determine financial responsibility which 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | must shall specify grounds on which the department may deny 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | licensure. Such criteria must shall include, but is not be 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | limited to, credit history and limits of bondability and credit . 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | 471.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | 471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. — 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | (2) The following persons are not required to be licensed 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | under the provisions of this chapter as a licensed engineer: 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | (c) Regular full-time employees of a business organization 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | corporation not engaged in the practice of engineer ing as such, 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | whose practice of engineering for such business organization 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | corporation is limited to the design or fabrication of 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | manufactured products and servicing of such products. 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | Section 10. Section 473.306, Florida Statutes, is amended 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | to read: 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | 473.306 Examinations. — 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a Florida 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | certified public accountant shall apply to the department to 349 |
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| 519 | 519 | | take the licensure examination. 350 |
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| 532 | 532 | | (2) A person applying to the department to take the 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | licensure examination must create and maintain an online account 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | with the department and provide an e -mail address to function as 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | the primary means of contact for all communication to the 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | applicant from the department. Each applicant is responsible for 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | maintaining accurate contact informat ion on file with the 356 |
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| 538 | 538 | | department and must submit any change in the applicant's e -mail 357 |
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| 539 | 539 | | address or home address within 30 days after the change. All 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | changes must be submitted through the department's online 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | system. 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | (3) An applicant is entitled to take the l icensure 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | examination to practice in this state as a certified public 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | accountant if: 363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | (a) The applicant has completed 120 semester hours or 180 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | quarter hours from an accredited college or university with a 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | concentration in accounting and business courses a s specified by 366 |
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| 548 | 548 | | the board by rule; and 367 |
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| 549 | 549 | | (b) The applicant shows that she or he has good moral 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | character. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "good moral 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | character" has the same meaning as provided in s. 473.308(7)(a) 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | s. 473.308(6)(a). The board may refuse to allow an applicant to 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | take the licensure examination for failure to satisfy this 372 |
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| 554 | 554 | | requirement if: 373 |
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| 555 | 555 | | 1. The board finds a reasonable relationship between the 374 |
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| 556 | 556 | | lack of good moral character of the applicant and the 375 |
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| 568 | 568 | | |
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| 569 | 569 | | professional responsibilities of a cer tified public accountant; 376 |
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| 570 | 570 | | and 377 |
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| 571 | 571 | | 2. The finding by the board of lack of good moral 378 |
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| 572 | 572 | | character is supported by competent substantial evidence. 379 |
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| 573 | 573 | | 380 |
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| 574 | 574 | | If an applicant is found pursuant to this paragraph to be 381 |
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| 575 | 575 | | unqualified to take the licensure examination because of a lack 382 |
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| 576 | 576 | | of good moral character, the board shall furnish to the 383 |
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| 577 | 577 | | applicant a statement containing the findings of the board, a 384 |
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| 578 | 578 | | complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was 385 |
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| 579 | 579 | | based, and a notice of the rights of the applicant to a 386 |
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| 580 | 580 | | rehearing and appeal. 387 |
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| 581 | 581 | | (4)(3) The board shall have the authority to establish the 388 |
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| 582 | 582 | | standards for determining and shall determine: 389 |
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| 583 | 583 | | (a) What constitutes a passing grade for each subject or 390 |
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| 584 | 584 | | part of the licensure examination; 391 |
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| 585 | 585 | | (b) Which educational institutions, in a ddition to the 392 |
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| 586 | 586 | | universities in the State University System of Florida, shall be 393 |
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| 587 | 587 | | deemed to be accredited colleges or universities; 394 |
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| 588 | 588 | | (c) What courses and number of hours constitute a major in 395 |
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| 589 | 589 | | accounting; and 396 |
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| 590 | 590 | | (d) What courses and number of hours constitute additional 397 |
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| 591 | 591 | | accounting courses acceptable under s. 473.308(4) s. 473.308(3). 398 |
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| 592 | 592 | | (5)(4) The board may adopt an alternative licensure 399 |
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| 593 | 593 | | examination for persons who have been licensed to practice 400 |
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| 605 | 605 | | |
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| 606 | 606 | | public accountancy or its equivalent in a foreign country so 401 |
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| 607 | 607 | | long as the International Qualifications Appraisal Board of the 402 |
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| 608 | 608 | | National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has ratified 403 |
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| 609 | 609 | | an agreement with that country for reciprocal licensure. 404 |
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| 610 | 610 | | (6)(5) For the purposes of maintaining the proper 405 |
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| 611 | 611 | | educational qualificati ons for licensure under this chapter, the 406 |
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| 612 | 612 | | board may appoint an Educational Advisory Committee, which shall 407 |
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| 613 | 613 | | be composed of one member of the board, two persons in public 408 |
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| 614 | 614 | | practice who are licensed under this chapter, and four 409 |
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| 615 | 615 | | academicians on faculties of uni versities in this state. 410 |
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| 616 | 616 | | Section 11. Present subsections (3) through (9) of section 411 |
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| 617 | 617 | | 473.308, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) 412 |
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| 618 | 618 | | through (10), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to 413 |
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| 619 | 619 | | that section, and subsection (2), paragraph (b) of present 414 |
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| 620 | 620 | | subsection (4), and present subsection (8) of that section are 415 |
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| 621 | 621 | | amended, to read: 416 |
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| 622 | 622 | | 473.308 Licensure.— 417 |
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| 623 | 623 | | (2) The board shall certify for licensure any applicant 418 |
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| 624 | 624 | | who successfully passes the licensure examination and satisfies 419 |
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| 625 | 625 | | the requirements of subsections (4), (5), and (6) (3), (4), and 420 |
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| 626 | 626 | | (5), and shall certify for licensure any firm that satisfies the 421 |
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| 627 | 627 | | requirements of ss. 473.309 and 473.3101. The board may refuse 422 |
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| 628 | 628 | | to certify any applicant or firm that has violated any of the 423 |
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| 629 | 629 | | provisions of s. 473.322. 424 |
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| 630 | 630 | | (3) A person desiring to be licensed as a Florida 425 |
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| 643 | 643 | | certified public accountant or a firm desiring to engage in the 426 |
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| 644 | 644 | | practice of public accounting must create and maintain an online 427 |
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| 645 | 645 | | account with the department and provide an e -mail address to 428 |
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| 646 | 646 | | function as the primary means of contact for all communication 429 |
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| 647 | 647 | | from the department. Certified public accountants and firms are 430 |
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| 648 | 648 | | responsible for maintaining accurate contact information on file 431 |
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| 649 | 649 | | with the department and must submit any change in an e -mail 432 |
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| 650 | 650 | | address or street address within 30 days after the change. All 433 |
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| 651 | 651 | | changes must be submitted through the department's online 434 |
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| 652 | 652 | | system. 435 |
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| 653 | 653 | | (5)(4) 436 |
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| 654 | 654 | | (b) However, an applicant who completed the requirements 437 |
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| 655 | 655 | | of subsection (4) (3) on or before December 31, 2008, and who 438 |
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| 656 | 656 | | passes the licensure examination on or before June 30, 2010, is 439 |
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| 657 | 657 | | exempt from the requirements of this subsection. 440 |
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| 658 | 658 | | (9)(8) If the applicant has at least 5 years of experience 441 |
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| 659 | 659 | | in the practice of public accountancy in the United States or in 442 |
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| 660 | 660 | | the practice of public a ccountancy or its equivalent in a 443 |
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| 661 | 661 | | foreign country that the International Qualifications Appraisal 444 |
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| 662 | 662 | | Board of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy 445 |
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| 663 | 663 | | has determined has licensure standards that are substantially 446 |
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| 664 | 664 | | equivalent to those in the Unit ed States, or has at least 5 447 |
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| 665 | 665 | | years of work experience that meets the requirements of 448 |
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| 666 | 666 | | subsection (5) (4), the board must shall waive the requirements 449 |
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| 667 | 667 | | of subsection (4) (3) which are in excess of a baccalaureate 450 |
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| 680 | 680 | | degree. All experience that is used as a basis for waiving the 451 |
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| 681 | 681 | | requirements of subsection (4) (3) must be while licensed as a 452 |
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| 682 | 682 | | certified public accountant by another state or territory of the 453 |
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| 683 | 683 | | United States or while licensed in the practice of public 454 |
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| 684 | 684 | | accountancy or its equivalent in a foreign country th at the 455 |
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| 685 | 685 | | International Qualifications Appraisal Board of the National 456 |
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| 686 | 686 | | Association of State Boards of Accountancy has determined has 457 |
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| 687 | 687 | | licensure standards that are substantially equivalent to those 458 |
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| 688 | 688 | | in the United States. The board shall have the authority to 459 |
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| 689 | 689 | | establish the standards for experience that meet this 460 |
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| 690 | 690 | | requirement. 461 |
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| 691 | 691 | | Section 12. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 476.114, 462 |
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| 692 | 692 | | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 463 |
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| 693 | 693 | | 476.114 Examination; prerequisites. — 464 |
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| 694 | 694 | | (2) An applicant is shall be eligible for licensure by 465 |
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| 695 | 695 | | examination to practice barbering if the applicant: 466 |
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| 696 | 696 | | (a) Is at least 16 years of age; 467 |
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| 697 | 697 | | (b) Pays the required application fee; and 468 |
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| 698 | 698 | | (c)1. Holds an active valid license to practice barbering 469 |
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| 699 | 699 | | in another state, has held the license for at least 1 year, a nd 470 |
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| 700 | 700 | | does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided for in 471 |
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| 701 | 701 | | s. 476.144(5); or 472 |
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| 702 | 702 | | 2. Has received a minimum of 900 hours of training in 473 |
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| 703 | 703 | | sanitation, safety, and laws and rules, as established by the 474 |
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| 704 | 704 | | board, which must shall include, but is shall not be limited to, 475 |
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| 716 | 716 | | |
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| 717 | 717 | | the equivalent of completion of services directly related to the 476 |
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| 718 | 718 | | practice of barbering at one of the following: 477 |
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| 719 | 719 | | 1.a. A school of barbering licensed pursuant to chapter 478 |
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| 720 | 720 | | 1005; 479 |
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| 721 | 721 | | 2.b. A barbering program within the public school system; 480 |
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| 722 | 722 | | or 481 |
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| 723 | 723 | | 3.c. A government-operated barbering program in this 482 |
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| 724 | 724 | | state. 483 |
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| 725 | 725 | | 484 |
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| 726 | 726 | | The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school 485 |
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| 727 | 727 | | or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the 486 |
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| 728 | 728 | | required examination after the completion of a minimum of 600 487 |
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| 729 | 729 | | actual school hours. If the person passes the examination, she 488 |
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| 730 | 730 | | or he has shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the 489 |
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| 731 | 731 | | person fails the examination, she or he may shall not be 490 |
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| 732 | 732 | | qualified to take the examination again until the completion of 491 |
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| 733 | 733 | | the full requirements provided by this section. 492 |
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| 734 | 734 | | (3) An applicant who meets the requirements set forth in 493 |
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| 735 | 735 | | paragraph (2)(c) subparagraphs (2)(c)1. and 2. who fails to pass 494 |
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| 736 | 736 | | the examination may take subsequent examinations as many times 495 |
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| 737 | 737 | | as necessary to pass, except that the boar d may specify by rule 496 |
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| 738 | 738 | | reasonable timeframes for rescheduling the examination and 497 |
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| 739 | 739 | | additional training requirements for applicants who, after the 498 |
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| 740 | 740 | | third attempt, fail to pass the examination. Prior to 499 |
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| 741 | 741 | | reexamination, the applicant must file the appropriate for m and 500 |
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| 751 | 751 | | |
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| 752 | 752 | | |
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| 753 | 753 | | |
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| 754 | 754 | | pay the reexamination fee as required by rule. 501 |
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| 755 | 755 | | Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 477.019, Florida 502 |
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| 756 | 756 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 503 |
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| 757 | 757 | | 477.019 Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure; 504 |
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| 758 | 758 | | supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing 505 |
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| 759 | 759 | | education.— 506 |
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| 760 | 760 | | (2) An applicant is shall be eligible for licensure by 507 |
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| 761 | 761 | | examination to practice cosmetology if the applicant: 508 |
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| 762 | 762 | | (a) Is at least 16 years of age or has received a high 509 |
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| 763 | 763 | | school diploma; 510 |
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| 764 | 764 | | (b) Pays the required application fee, which is not 511 |
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| 765 | 765 | | refundable, and the required examination fee, which is 512 |
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| 766 | 766 | | refundable if the applicant is determined to not be eligible for 513 |
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| 767 | 767 | | licensure for any reason other than failure to successfully 514 |
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| 768 | 768 | | complete the licensure examination; and 515 |
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| 769 | 769 | | (c)1. Is authorized to practice cosmeto logy in another 516 |
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| 770 | 770 | | state or country, has been so authorized for at least 1 year, 517 |
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| 771 | 771 | | and does not qualify for licensure by endorsement as provided 518 |
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| 772 | 772 | | for in subsection (5); or 519 |
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| 773 | 773 | | 2. Has received a minimum of 1,200 hours of training as 520 |
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| 774 | 774 | | established by the board, which must shall include, but is shall 521 |
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| 775 | 775 | | not be limited to, the equivalent of completion of services 522 |
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| 776 | 776 | | directly related to the practice of cosmetology at one of the 523 |
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| 777 | 777 | | following: 524 |
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| 778 | 778 | | 1.a. A school of cosmetology licensed pursuant to chapter 525 |
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| 788 | 788 | | |
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| 789 | 789 | | |
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| 790 | 790 | | |
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| 791 | 791 | | 1005. 526 |
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| 792 | 792 | | 2.b. A cosmetology program within the public school 527 |
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| 793 | 793 | | system. 528 |
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| 794 | 794 | | 3.c. The Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for 529 |
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| 795 | 795 | | the Deaf and the Blind, provided the division meets the 530 |
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| 796 | 796 | | standards of this chapter. 531 |
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| 797 | 797 | | 4.d. A government-operated cosmetology program in this 532 |
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| 798 | 798 | | state. 533 |
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| 799 | 799 | | 534 |
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| 800 | 800 | | The board shall establish by rule procedures whereby the school 535 |
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| 801 | 801 | | or program may certify that a person is qualified to take the 536 |
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| 802 | 802 | | required examination after the completion of a minimum of 1,000 537 |
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| 803 | 803 | | actual school hours. If the person then passes the examination, 538 |
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| 804 | 804 | | he or she has shall have satisfied this requirement; but if the 539 |
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| 805 | 805 | | person fails the examination, he or she may shall not be 540 |
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| 806 | 806 | | qualified to take the examination again until the completion of 541 |
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| 807 | 807 | | the full requirements provided by this section. 542 |
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| 808 | 808 | | Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 543 |
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| 809 | 809 | | 489.131, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 544 |
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| 810 | 810 | | 489.131 Applicability. — 545 |
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| 811 | 811 | | (7) 546 |
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| 812 | 812 | | (c) In addition to any action the local jurisdiction 547 |
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| 813 | 813 | | enforcement body may take against the individual's local 548 |
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| 814 | 814 | | license, and any fine the local jurisdiction may impose, the 549 |
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| 815 | 815 | | local jurisdiction enforcement body shall issue a recommended 550 |
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| 825 | 825 | | |
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| 826 | 826 | | |
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| 827 | 827 | | |
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| 828 | 828 | | penalty for board action. This recommended penalty may include a 551 |
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| 829 | 829 | | recommendation for no further action, or a recommendation for 552 |
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| 830 | 830 | | suspension, restitution, revocation, or restriction of the 553 |
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| 831 | 831 | | registration, or a fine to be levied by the board, or a 554 |
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| 832 | 832 | | combination thereof. The recommended penalty must specify the 555 |
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| 833 | 833 | | violations of this chapter upon which the recommendation is 556 |
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| 834 | 834 | | based. The local jurisdiction enforcement body shall info rm the 557 |
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| 835 | 835 | | disciplined contractor and the complainant of the local license 558 |
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| 836 | 836 | | penalty imposed, the board penalty recommended, his or her 559 |
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| 837 | 837 | | rights to appeal, and the consequences should he or she decide 560 |
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| 838 | 838 | | not to appeal. The local jurisdiction enforcement body shall, 561 |
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| 839 | 839 | | upon having reached adjudication or having accepted a plea of 562 |
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| 840 | 840 | | nolo contendere, immediately inform the board of its action and 563 |
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| 841 | 841 | | the recommended board penalty. 564 |
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| 842 | 842 | | Section 15. Subsections (3) and (6) of section 489.143, 565 |
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| 843 | 843 | | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 566 |
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| 844 | 844 | | 489.143 Payment from the fund. — 567 |
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| 845 | 845 | | (3) Beginning January 1, 2005, for each Division I 568 |
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| 846 | 846 | | contract entered into after July 1, 2004, payment from the 569 |
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| 847 | 847 | | recovery fund is subject to a $50,000 maximum payment for each 570 |
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| 848 | 848 | | Division I claim. Beginning January 1, 2017, for each Division 571 |
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| 849 | 849 | | II contract entered into on or after July 1, 2016, payment from 572 |
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| 850 | 850 | | the recovery fund is subject to a $15,000 maximum payment for 573 |
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| 851 | 851 | | each Division II claim. Beginning January 1, 2025, for Division 574 |
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| 852 | 852 | | I and Division II contracts entered into on or afte r July 1, 575 |
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| 865 | 865 | | 2024, payment from the recovery fund is subject to a $100,000 576 |
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| 866 | 866 | | maximum payment for each Division I claim and a $30,000 maximum 577 |
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| 867 | 867 | | payment for each Division II claim. 578 |
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| 868 | 868 | | (6) For contracts entered into before July 1, 2004, 579 |
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| 869 | 869 | | payments for claims against an y one licensee may not exceed, in 580 |
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| 870 | 870 | | the aggregate, $100,000 annually, up to a total aggregate of 581 |
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| 871 | 871 | | $250,000. For any claim approved by the board which is in excess 582 |
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| 872 | 872 | | of the annual cap, the amount in excess of $100,000 up to the 583 |
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| 873 | 873 | | total aggregate cap of $250,000 is eligible for payment in the 584 |
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| 874 | 874 | | next and succeeding fiscal years, but only after all claims for 585 |
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| 875 | 875 | | the then-current calendar year have been paid. Payments may not 586 |
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| 876 | 876 | | exceed the aggregate annual or per claimant limits under law. 587 |
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| 877 | 877 | | Beginning January 1, 2005, for each D ivision I contract entered 588 |
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| 878 | 878 | | into after July 1, 2004, payment from the recovery fund is 589 |
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| 879 | 879 | | subject only to a total aggregate cap of $500,000 for each 590 |
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| 880 | 880 | | Division I licensee. Beginning January 1, 2017, for each 591 |
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| 881 | 881 | | Division II contract entered into on or after July 1, 2016, 592 |
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| 882 | 882 | | payment from the recovery fund is subject only to a total 593 |
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| 883 | 883 | | aggregate cap of $150,000 for each Division II licensee. 594 |
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| 884 | 884 | | Beginning January 1, 2025, for Division I and Division II 595 |
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| 885 | 885 | | contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2024, payment from 596 |
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| 886 | 886 | | the recovery fund is subject only to a total aggregate cap of $2 597 |
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| 887 | 887 | | million for each Division I licensee and $600,000 for each 598 |
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| 888 | 888 | | Division II licensee. 599 |
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| 889 | 889 | | Section 16. Subsection (19) of section 489.505, Florida 600 |
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| 902 | 902 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 601 |
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| 903 | 903 | | 489.505 Definitions. —As used in this part: 602 |
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| 904 | 904 | | (19) "Specialty contractor" means a contractor whose scope 603 |
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| 905 | 905 | | of practice is limited to a specific segment of electrical or 604 |
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| 906 | 906 | | alarm system contracting established in a category adopted by 605 |
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| 907 | 907 | | board rule, including, but not limited to, residential 606 |
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| 908 | 908 | | electrical contracting, maintenance of electrical fixtures, and 607 |
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| 909 | 909 | | fabrication, erection, installation, and maintenance of 608 |
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| 910 | 910 | | electrical and nonelectrical advertising signs together with the 609 |
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| 911 | 911 | | interrelated parts and supports thereof. 610 |
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| 912 | 912 | | Section 17. Paragraph (b) of sub section (15) of section 611 |
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| 913 | 913 | | 499.012, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 612 |
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| 914 | 914 | | 499.012 Permit application requirements. — 613 |
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| 915 | 915 | | (15) 614 |
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| 916 | 916 | | (b) To be certified as a designated representative, a 615 |
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| 917 | 917 | | natural person must: 616 |
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| 918 | 918 | | 1. Submit an application on a form furnished by the 617 |
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| 919 | 919 | | department and pay the appropriate fees. 618 |
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| 920 | 920 | | 2. Be at least 18 years of age. 619 |
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| 921 | 921 | | 3. Have at least 2 years of verifiable full -time: 620 |
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| 922 | 922 | | a. Work experience in a pharmacy licensed in this state or 621 |
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| 923 | 923 | | another state, where the person's responsibilities included, but 622 |
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| 924 | 924 | | were not limited to, recordkeeping for prescription drugs; 623 |
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| 925 | 925 | | b. Managerial experience with a prescription drug 624 |
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| 926 | 926 | | wholesale distributor licensed in this state or in another 625 |
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| 939 | 939 | | state; or 626 |
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| 940 | 940 | | c. Managerial experience with the United States Armed 627 |
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| 941 | 941 | | Forces, where the person's responsibilities included, but were 628 |
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| 942 | 942 | | not limited to, recordkeeping, warehousing, distributing, or 629 |
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| 943 | 943 | | other logistics services pertaining to prescription drugs ; 630 |
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| 944 | 944 | | d. Managerial experience with a state or federal 631 |
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| 945 | 945 | | organization responsible for regulating or permit ting 632 |
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| 946 | 946 | | establishments involved in the distribution of prescription 633 |
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| 947 | 947 | | drugs, whether in an administrative or a sworn law enforcement 634 |
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| 948 | 948 | | capacity; or 635 |
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| 949 | 949 | | e. Work experience as a drug inspector or investigator 636 |
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| 950 | 950 | | with a state or federal organization, whether in an 637 |
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| 951 | 951 | | administrative or a sworn law enforcement capacity, where the 638 |
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| 952 | 952 | | person's responsibilities related primarily to compliance with 639 |
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| 953 | 953 | | state or federal requirements pertaining to the distribution of 640 |
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| 954 | 954 | | prescription drugs. 641 |
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| 955 | 955 | | 4. Receive a passing score of at least 75 percent o n an 642 |
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| 956 | 956 | | examination given by the department regarding federal laws 643 |
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| 957 | 957 | | governing distribution of prescription drugs and this part and 644 |
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| 958 | 958 | | the rules adopted by the department governing the wholesale 645 |
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| 959 | 959 | | distribution of prescription drugs. This requirement shall be 646 |
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| 960 | 960 | | effective 1 year after the results of the initial examination 647 |
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| 961 | 961 | | are mailed to the persons that took the examination. The 648 |
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| 962 | 962 | | department shall offer such examinations at least four times 649 |
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| 963 | 963 | | each calendar year. 650 |
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| 975 | 975 | | |
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| 976 | 976 | | 5. Provide the department with a personal information 651 |
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| 977 | 977 | | statement and fingerprints pursuant to subsection (9). 652 |
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| 978 | 978 | | Section 18. Subsection (2) of section 561.15, Florida 653 |
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| 979 | 979 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 654 |
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| 980 | 980 | | 561.15 Licenses; qualifications required. — 655 |
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| 981 | 981 | | (2) A No license under the Beverage Law may not shall be 656 |
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| 982 | 982 | | issued to any person who has been convicted within the last past 657 |
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| 983 | 983 | | 5 years of any offense against the beverage laws of this state, 658 |
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| 984 | 984 | | the United States, or any other state; who has been convicted 659 |
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| 985 | 985 | | within the last past 5 years in this state or any other state or 660 |
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| 986 | 986 | | the United States of soliciting for prostitution, pandering, 661 |
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| 987 | 987 | | letting premises for prostitution, or keeping a disorderly place 662 |
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| 988 | 988 | | or of any criminal violation of chapter 893 or the controlled 663 |
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| 989 | 989 | | substance act of any other state or the Federal Government; or 664 |
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| 990 | 990 | | who has been convicted in the last past 10 15 years of any 665 |
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| 991 | 991 | | felony in this state or any other state or the United States; or 666 |
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| 992 | 992 | | to a corporation, any of the officers of which shall have been 667 |
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| 993 | 993 | | so convicted. The term "conviction" includes shall include an 668 |
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| 994 | 994 | | adjudication of guilt on a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or 669 |
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| 995 | 995 | | the forfeiture of a bond when charged with a crime. 670 |
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| 996 | 996 | | Section 19. Subsection (5) of section 561.17, Florida 671 |
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| 997 | 997 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 672 |
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| 998 | 998 | | 561.17 License and registration applications; approved 673 |
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| 999 | 999 | | person.— 674 |
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| 1000 | 1000 | | (5) Any person or entity licensed or permitted by the 675 |
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| 1010 | 1010 | | |
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| 1011 | 1011 | | |
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| 1012 | 1012 | | |
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| 1013 | 1013 | | division, or applying for a license or permit, must create and 676 |
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| 1014 | 1014 | | maintain an account with the division's online system and 677 |
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| 1015 | 1015 | | provide an e-mail electronic mail address to the division to 678 |
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| 1016 | 1016 | | function as the primary means of contact for all communication 679 |
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| 1017 | 1017 | | by the division to the licensee , or permittee, or applicant. 680 |
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| 1018 | 1018 | | Licensees, and permittees, and applicants are responsible for 681 |
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| 1019 | 1019 | | maintaining accurate contact information o n file with the 682 |
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| 1020 | 1020 | | division. A person or an entity seeking a license or permit from 683 |
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| 1021 | 1021 | | the division must apply using forms prepared by the division and 684 |
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| 1022 | 1022 | | filed through the division's online system before engaging in 685 |
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| 1023 | 1023 | | any business for which a license or permit is re quired. The 686 |
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| 1024 | 1024 | | division may not process an application for an alcoholic 687 |
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| 1025 | 1025 | | beverage license unless the application is submitted through the 688 |
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| 1026 | 1026 | | division's online system. 689 |
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| 1027 | 1027 | | Section 20. Section 569.00256, Florida Statutes, is 690 |
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| 1028 | 1028 | | created to read: 691 |
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| 1029 | 1029 | | 569.00256 Account; on line system.—A person or an entity 692 |
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| 1030 | 1030 | | licensed or permitted by the division under this part, or 693 |
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| 1031 | 1031 | | applying for a license or a permit, must create and maintain an 694 |
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| 1032 | 1032 | | account with the division's online system and provide an e -mail 695 |
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| 1033 | 1033 | | address to the division to function as the primary means of 696 |
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| 1034 | 1034 | | contact for all communication by the division to the licensee, 697 |
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| 1035 | 1035 | | permittee, or applicant. Licensees, permittees, and applicants 698 |
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| 1036 | 1036 | | are responsible for maintaining accurate contact information 699 |
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| 1037 | 1037 | | with the division. A person or an entity see king a license or 700 |
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| 1047 | 1047 | | |
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| 1048 | 1048 | | |
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| 1049 | 1049 | | |
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| 1050 | 1050 | | permit from the division must apply using forms prepared by the 701 |
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| 1051 | 1051 | | division and filed through the division's online system before 702 |
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| 1052 | 1052 | | engaging in any business for which a license or permit is 703 |
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| 1053 | 1053 | | required. The division may not process an application to deal, 704 |
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| 1054 | 1054 | | at retail, in tobacco products unless the application is 705 |
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| 1055 | 1055 | | submitted through the division's online system. 706 |
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| 1056 | 1056 | | Section 21. Section 569.3156, Florida Statutes, is created 707 |
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| 1057 | 1057 | | to read: 708 |
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| 1058 | 1058 | | 569.3156 Account; online system. —A person or an entity 709 |
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| 1059 | 1059 | | licensed or permitted by the division under this part, or 710 |
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| 1060 | 1060 | | applying for a license or a permit, must create and maintain an 711 |
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| 1061 | 1061 | | account with the division's online system and provide an e -mail 712 |
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| 1062 | 1062 | | address to the division to function as the primary means of 713 |
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| 1063 | 1063 | | contact for all commun ication by the division to the licensee, 714 |
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| 1064 | 1064 | | permittee, or applicant. Licensees, permittees, and applicants 715 |
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| 1065 | 1065 | | are responsible for maintaining accurate contact information 716 |
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| 1066 | 1066 | | with the division. A person or an entity seeking a license or 717 |
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| 1067 | 1067 | | permit from the division must apply using forms prepared by the 718 |
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| 1068 | 1068 | | division and filed through the division's online system before 719 |
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| 1069 | 1069 | | engaging in any business for which a license or permit is 720 |
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| 1070 | 1070 | | required. The division may not process an application to deal, 721 |
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| 1071 | 1071 | | at retail, in nicotine products unles s the application is 722 |
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| 1072 | 1072 | | submitted through the division's online system. 723 |
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| 1073 | 1073 | | Section 22. Subsection (2) of section 210.16, Florida 724 |
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| 1074 | 1074 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 725 |
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| 1084 | 1084 | | |
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| 1085 | 1085 | | |
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| 1086 | 1086 | | |
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| 1087 | 1087 | | 210.16 Revocation or suspension of permit. — 726 |
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| 1088 | 1088 | | (2) The division shall revoke the permit or permits of any 727 |
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| 1089 | 1089 | | person who would be ineligible to obtain a new license or renew 728 |
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| 1090 | 1090 | | a license by reason of any of the conditions for permitting 729 |
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| 1091 | 1091 | | provided in s. 210.15(1)(d)1.-6. s. 210.15(1)(c)1.-6. 730 |
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| 1092 | 1092 | | Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 731 |
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| 1093 | 1093 | | 476.144, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 732 |
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| 1094 | 1094 | | 476.144 Licensure.— 733 |
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| 1095 | 1095 | | (6) A person may apply for a restricted license to 734 |
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| 1096 | 1096 | | practice barbering. The board shall adopt rules specifying 735 |
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| 1097 | 1097 | | procedures for an applicant to obtain a restricted license if 736 |
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| 1098 | 1098 | | the applicant: 737 |
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| 1099 | 1099 | | (a)1. Has successfully completed a restricted barber 738 |
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| 1100 | 1100 | | course, as established by rule of the board, at a school of 739 |
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| 1101 | 1101 | | barbering licensed pursuant to chapter 1005, a barbering program 740 |
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| 1102 | 1102 | | within the public school system, or a government -operated 741 |
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| 1103 | 1103 | | barbering program in this s tate; or 742 |
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| 1104 | 1104 | | 2.a. Holds or has within the previous 5 years held an 743 |
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| 1105 | 1105 | | active valid license to practice barbering in another state or 744 |
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| 1106 | 1106 | | country or has held a Florida barbering license which has been 745 |
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| 1107 | 1107 | | declared null and void for failure to renew the license, and the 746 |
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| 1108 | 1108 | | applicant fulfilled the requirements of s. 476.114(2)(c) s. 747 |
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| 1109 | 1109 | | 476.114(2)(c)2. for initial licensure; and 748 |
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| 1110 | 1110 | | b. Has not been disciplined relating to the practice of 749 |
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| 1111 | 1111 | | barbering in the previous 5 years; and 750 |
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