Florida HB 839: School District Police Chiefs

Bill Text

CS/HB 839 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to unlicensed practice of engineering; 2
amending s. 471.033, F.S.; providing penalties for 3
persons found to have repeatedly engaged in the 4
unlicensed practice of engineering; providing an 5
effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 471.033, 10
Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new 11
subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 12
471.033 Disciplinary proceedings.— 13
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a person who violates 14
this section by engaging in the unlicensed practice of 15
engineering, upon a second or subsequent violation, is subject 16
to a fine imposed by the department which increases as follows: 17
(a) For a second violation, a fine of $10,000. 18
(b) For a third violation, a fine of $15,000. 19
(c) For a fourth violation, a fine of $20,000. 20
(d) For a fifth and any subsequent violation, a fine of 21
$25,000. 22
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 23