5E-14.132. Certificate Issuance and Renewal Fees

(1) The fee for issuance of each original certificate, and the fee for renewal thereof, shall be $150. All materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be requested from the Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement at 3125 Conner Boulevard, L8, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650.

(2) Each certified pest control operator shall be certified as provided by this rule.

(3) Annually, the department shall mail the Renewal Notice, FDACS-13638, Rev. 06/23, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available online at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15979, to the pest control operator’s last known address filed with the department by the operator. Not less than 60 days prior to the expiration of a certificate, a final renewal notice shall be mailed to each certified operator who has not renewed their certificate. These notifications shall be the only notice of renewal issued by the department.

(a) Upon receipt of the renewal form referenced above in subsection (3), an operator may renew his or her certificate annually by completing the renewal application process online at: https://www.FDACS.gov or submitting the renewal fee as referenced above in subsection (1), with the Renewal Notice, FDACS-13638, Rev. 06/23, as referenced and adopted in subsection (3) above, to address as instructed on the form.

(b) After a grace period of 30 calendar days following the anniversary date of each year, there shall be a late renewal charge of $50, which shall be assessed and paid in addition to the renewal fee. Unless renewed as provided by this section, each certificate shall automatically expire 180 calendar days after the renewal date. Subsequent to such expiration, a certificate may be issued only upon successful reexamination and upon payment of examination and issuance fees due as provided by this rule.

(4) Standards for approval of continuing education providers:

(a) Providers seeking approval shall apply to the department online at https://ceu.FreshFromFlorida.com or submit the Request For Granting Continuing Education Units (CEUs) For Renewal of Pesticide Applicator Licenses and Certificates, (FDACS-13326, Rev. 05/04), as adopted in Rule 5E-9.029, F.A.C., as instructed on the form.

(b) All education offerings conducted by the provider shall contain one or more of the topics set forth in Section 482.111(10), F.S.

(c) All offerings shall be at least 50 minutes in length or one contact hour. Partial contact hours will not be accepted.

(d) Providers shall adhere to the numbering system and guidelines established by the department to include verification of attendance.

(e) There shall be a tangible plan for ongoing evaluation of program content, teaching staff, learning process and evaluation tools.

(f) Records of individual offerings shall be maintained by the department for one year after the next certificate renewal date.

(g) Providers shall furnish each participant with an authenticated individual certificate of attendance. It shall be the participants responsibility to store his individual attendance record for each offering until his or her renewal time. The attendance records will then be submitted with the renewal and fee.

(h) Providers shall designate a person to be responsible for the continuing education program.

(i) Provider approval shall be subject to periodic review and shall be withdrawn if adherence to standards and guidelines is not maintained or if information submitted by the provider is found to be a material misrepresentation of fact.

(j) Contact hours for continuing education offerings outside of Florida may be awarded following verification of:

1. Attendance on the Request For Granting Continuing Education Units (CEUs) For Renewal of Pesticide Applicator Licenses and Certificates, (FDACS-13326, Rev. 05/04), as adopted in Rule 5E-9.029, F.A.C.; and,

2. An agenda outlining the program’s core content defining one or more of the topics set forth in Section 482.111(10), F.S., and hours credited.

Rulemaking Authority 482.051, 570.07(23) FS. Law Implemented 112.011(1), 482.111, 482.132(1) FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 6-27-79, 6-22-83, 1-20-87, Formerly 10D-55.132, Amended 8-11-93, 7-5-95, 5-28-98, 4-29-02, 1-9-17, 8-8-21, 10-24-23.