12-9.002. Certified Florida Appraiser, Certified Florida Evaluator, Certified Cadastralist of Florida, Certified Florida Collector, and Certified Florida Collector Assistant Program (Transferred)

(1) A Certified Florida Appraiser, Certified Florida Evaluator, Certified Cadastralist of Florida, Certified Florida Collector, and Certified Florida Collector Assistant program is established and administratered by the Department.

(2) The five certifications are:

(a) Certified Florida Appraiser (CFA).

(b) Certified Florida Evaluator (CFE).

(c) Certified Cadastralist of Florida (CCF).

(d) Certified Florida Collector (CFC).

(e) Certified Florida Collector Assistant (CFCA).

(3)(a) The CFA certification is reserved solely for elected or appointed Florida property appraisers.

(b) The CFE certification is available to employees of Florida county property appraisers and the Department.

(c) The CCF certification is available to property appraisers and employees of Florida county property appraisers and the Department.

(d) The CFC certification is reserved solely for elected or appointed Florida tax collectors.

(e) The CFCA certification is available to employees of Florida county tax collectors and the Department.

(4) The Department will publish an informational booklet or guide about the program presenting these rules, applicable forms, and registration and payment process. This guide is available on the Department’s Certification and Training webpage https://floridarevenue.com/property/Pages/Cofficial_Training.aspx.

(5) The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall appoint two Admissions and Certifications Committees. One committee will administer the certification of property appraisers and employees of Florida county property appraisers as “Certified Florida Appraisers,” “Certified Florida Evaluators,” and “Certified Cadastralists of Florida.” Another committee will administer the certification of tax collectors and employees of Florida county tax collectors as “Certified Florida Collectors” and “Certified Florida Collector Assistants.” The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall serve as permanent chairperson. The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall appoint nine members to each committee, one of whom shall be the president of the members’ state association. In the event the president of the state association does not hold a professional designation as specified in subsection 12-9.001(9), F.A.C., the president will appoint a designee who does hold such certification. Members of the committees will be appointed for 3 year terms, except for the presidents of the state associations, who shall serve a 1 year term concurrent with their term as president. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee.

(6) Five members shall constitute a quorum. No official action shall be taken without a quorum. The committees shall meet at the call of the chairperson. The chairperson shall appoint a permanent secretary to maintain records of actions of the committees and to keep other official records pertaining to the certification program.

(7) The duties of the committees are:

(a) To screen all applicants for certification, and

(b) To recommend to the Department applicants who qualify for the professional designations.

(8) The duties of the chairperson are:

(a) To set an agenda for each committee meeting,

(b) To call meetings based on need; notify members; and give any public notice of date, time and location,

(c) To call all meetings to order and maintain proper parliamentary procedures,

(d) To distribute minutes of prior meetings,

(e) To prepare applicant files with summaries, and

(f) To perform any other duties for the administration and operation of the educational programs.

(9) The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, will administer the certification of Department employees who meet the qualifications for professional designation as provided in Rule 12-9.003, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 195.002(2), 195.027(1) FS. Law Implemented 145.10, 145.11, 195.002 FS. History–New 4-2-81, Formerly 12-9.02, Amended 4-11-89, 12-19-89, 12-30-97, 4-5-16, 10-26-21.