Florida HB 4035: Independent Living Services in Rural and Underserved Areas

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An act relating to Palm Beach County; amending chapter 2
67-1876, Laws of Florida, as amended; revising 3
requirements for the examinations administered by the 4
Palm Beach County Construction Industry Licensing 5
Board for certificates of competency; revising the 6
Board's applicant review process; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 67-1876, Laws of Florida, 12
as amended, is amended to read: 13
Section 5. Certification.— 14
(A) To obtain a certificate of competency an applicant 15
shall submit an application in writing to the Board containing 16
the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of a 17
certificate and the class of certificate desired on a form 18
containing the information prescribed by the Board which shall 19
be accompanied by the fee fixed by the Board. All applicants 20
must be of good moral character and 18 years of age or older. 21
(B) The application shall contain the following: 22
(1) Evidence in the form of affidavits from former 23
employers, building officials, school officials, or other 24
persons to verify the required experience and education. 25

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(2) A credit report on the applicant from a nationally 26
recognized credit agency. 27
(3) Any other pertinent information prescribed by the 28
Board by rule or regulation. 29
(C)(1) Examinations shall be administered held at times 30
and locations places within the county as the Board determines, 31
but there shall be offered at least one examination every 3 32
months. Each applicant must complete an objective written 33
examination that evaluates the applicant's qualifications for 34
certification in the category for which the applicant applies. 35
The examination must be tailored to the scope of work associated 36
with the requested certificate and must assess knowledge of 37
contracting and construction principles relevant to that 38
category. At the Board's discretion, an applicant for a 39
specialty contractor and journeyman certificate may fulfill the 40
examination requirement through an oral examination. An 41
applicant must achieve a passing grade on all required exams 42
prior to being eligible for Board certification A maximum of 43
four examinations in a category may be taken in a 12-month 44
period, but examinations may not be rescheduled until 60 days 45
have elapsed. Each applicant shall take an objective written 46
examination about his fitness for a certificate in the category 47
for which application is made. There shall be a type of 48
examination for each of the categories which shall apply to the 49
type of work covered by the certificate applied for. The 50

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examination shall cover knowledge of basic principles of 51
contracting and construction applicable to the category for 52
which a certificate is requested. The Board may authorize 53
applicants for specialty contractors and journeymen certificates 54
to complete the examination requirements by taking and passing 55
an oral examination. 56
(2) A passing grade on the examination is 75 percent. 57
(D) Upon Following receipt of the required fee and a 58
complete application, the Board shall review investigate the 59
applicant's qualifications, including the applicant's financial 60
responsibility, credit history reputation, education, 61
examination, experience, and business reputation, and the 62
business reputation of any business agency on behalf of which 63
the applicant proposes to engage in contracting. The review must 64
also include any business entity that the applicant represents 65
in contracting activities. If the applicant achieves a passing 66
score on the examination and satisfies all other requirements, 67
the Board shall confirm to the applicant the Board's readiness 68
If the applicant is approved by the Board the applicant shall be 69
notified to appear for an examination. Within 30 days from the 70
date of the examination, the Board shall inform the applicant in 71
writing whether or not he has qualified, and, if the applicant 72
has qualified, that it is ready to issue the appropriate a 73
certificate in the category for which application was made, 74
subject to the applicant's compliance with any additional 75

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