The purpose of the rule amendment is to update the rule language to add Professional Engineers and Barber Assistants to the schedule for biennial licensure renewal and delete unnecessary or outdated language.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61-6.001: Biennial Licensing
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendment is to update the rule language to add Professional Engineers and Barber Assistants to the schedule for biennial licensure renewal and delete unnecessary or outdated language.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment adds Professional Engineers and Barber Assistants to the schedule for biennial licensure renewal and deletes unnecessary or outdated language set forth in subsections (4), (5), and (6).
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 455.203(5) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 455.203(5) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: November 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Professions Board Room, DBPR, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: April Dawn M. Skilling, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: April Dawn M. Skilling, Deputy General Counsel, DBPR, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

61-6.001 Biennial Licensing.

(1) Pursuant to Section 455.203(1), F.S. 2004, the Department hereby implements a plan for staggered biennial renewal of licenses issued by the Central Intake Unit, The Division of Service Operation and Licensure, the Department on behalf of the boards within the Department and the Department.

(2) The staggered biennial renewal issuance plan does not apply to the renewal of licenses which have a statutory period of one year or less and which do not mature into permanent licenses which would be subject to regular annual renewal.

(3) Biennial period shall mean a period of time consisting of two 12 month years. The first biennial period for the purposes of each board shall commence and continue on the dates specified in the department plan as set forth for each respective profession.

(4) The schedule for biennial license renewal for each respective profession shall be as follows:

 

	EVEN YEARS	ODD YEARS
Accountancy Firms		December 31
Accountants Group 3	December 31
Accountants Group 2		December 31
Athlete Agents	May 31
Architects/Architect Businesses		February 28
Asbestos Consultants/Contractors	November 30
Asbestos Business		November 30
Auctioneers, Businesses & Apprentices		November 30
Barber Shops	November 30
Barbers	July 31
Barber Assistants	July 31
Barbers CE Provider	May 31
Building Code Administrators & Inspectors		November 30
Building Code CE Provider		May 31
Community Association Managers	September 30
Community Association Managers CE Provider		May 31
Community Association Managers Pre-Licensure CE Provider	May 31
Centralized Embalming Facilities	November 30
Construction Industry Licensing Board (Certified)	August 31
Construction Industry Licensing Board (Registered)		August 31
Construction Industry Licensing Board CE Provider		May 31
Construction Industry Licensing Board Specialty Structure	August 31
Cosmetologists & Specialties
Group I		October 31
Group II	October 31
Cosmetology Salons	November 30
Cosmetology CE Provider		May 31
Registered Cinerators	November 30
Direct Disposers & Establishments		August 31
Electrical Contractors	August 31
Electrical Contractors CE Provider		May 31
Employee Leasing Companies	April 30
Funeral Home Establishments	November 30
Funeral Directors & Embalmers		August 31
Geologists/Geology Businesses	July 31
Interior Designers/Interior Design Businesses		February 28
Landscape Architects/Landscape Architecture Businesses		November 30
Landscape Architecture CE Provider		May 31
Professional Engineers		February 28
Real Estate Appraisers	November 30
Real Estate Appraiser Instructors		September 30
Real Estate
Real Estate  Group I	September 30
Real Estate  Group II		March 31
Real Estate  Group III		September 30
Real Estate  Group IV	March 31
Real Estate Schools		September 30
Refrigeration Facilities	November 30
Removal Services	November 30
Surveyors & Mappers		February 28
Surveying & Mapping Businesses		February 28
Surveying and Mapping CE Provider		May 31
Talent Agencies	May 31
Veterinarians	May 31

 

EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE PERIODS

When a current biennial licensure period for a profession is extended for a period longer than two years to conform to the above schedule of biennial periods, the biennial licensure fee for the profession shall be increased pro-rata to cover the additional extended period. The increased licensure fee shall be based on the biennial licensure fee established by the board. The amended licensure period and the pro-rated renewal fee shall be implemented for the purpose of restructuring the Department’s renewal schedule.

(5) The biennial license renewal fees shall be established by rule by each board, or by the Department, whichever is appropriate.

(6) The renewal date for real estate appraisers will be extended from November 30, 2004 to April 15, 2005. Thereafter, renewals shall be due on November 30 of each even-numbered year.

Specific Authority 455.203(5) FS. Law Implemented 455.203(1) FS. History–New 9-17-78, Amended 9-21-78, 8-20-80, 2-3-81, 4-8-81, 12-7-81, 6-14-82, 11-23-83, 12-2-83, 1-26-84, 7-9-84, Formerly 21-6.08, Amended 4-27-86, 4-21-87, 2-16-88, 11-28-90, 7-18-91, Formerly 21-6.008, Amended 4-3-95, 7-25-05,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: April Dawn M. Skilling, Deputy General Counsel, DBPR, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Holly Benson, Secretary, Department of Business and Professional Regulation
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 23, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: August 31, 2007.