Published on: 10740827. This rulemaking action specifies criteria for approval of courses of study offered in satisfaction of educational requirements for licensure under chapter 497, FS. This rulemaking specifies procedures for use by colleges or universities seeking to obtain approval by the Board of courses of study as satisfying specified educational requirements for specified categories of licensure under Chapter 497, F.S. The proposed rule specifies which types of courses will be deemed to satisfy the statutory requirements for specified categories of licensure under Chapter 497, F.S. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services on December 2, 2010.
Published on: 9917297. This rulemaking action implements changes to Chapter 497, Florida Statutes, enacted by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2010-125, Laws of Florida, that are intended to reduce the cost and make it easier to obtain a funeral director-only license. The proposed rule specifies criteria that will be used by the licensing authority to approving or disapproves courses of study in funeral service arts and mortuary science offered in satisfaction of licensure requirements, and provides procedures and a form by which schools may apply and obtain approval of the course of study they desire to offer.