DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Construction Industry Licensing Board
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61G4-15.004Licensure by Endorsement
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 44 No. 194, October 4, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
A Notice of Change was published in error in Vol. 44, No. 248, of the December 24, 2018, issue of the Florida Administrative Register (FAR). These changes supersede the changes published in the December 24, 2018, issue of the FAR and are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated September 11, 2018, and a meeting of the Board on December 12, 2018. The changes are as follows:
61G4-15.004 Certification Licensure by Endorsement: Examination Equivalency
(1) An applicant for certification license by endorsement as a certified general contractor, certified building contractor, or certified residential contractor is considered to meet the requirement of having have taken an examination of substantial equivalency, pursuant to 489.115(3)(a), Florida Statutes, by completing the items having passed all of the examinations below:
(1)(a) Provide evidence of successfully passing the 2009-2018 or like version of The Commercial General Building Contractors examination of the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies; and
(2)(b) Take and successfully pass or provide evidence of having passed The Business and Finance examination pursuant to 61G4-16.001(22), F.A.C; and
(3)(c) Provide verification of having taken and passed any proctored examination covering An examination on the Florida Building Code administered by or through the Department.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 489.108, 489.115(3) FS. Law Implemented 489.115(3) FS. History–New 1-10-80, Formerly 21E-15.04, 21E-15.004, Amended 7-18-94, 11-13-97, .
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Daniel Biggins, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1039.
