Commission Approval and Accreditation of Advanced Building Code Training Courses

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-70.002: Commission Approval and Accreditation of Advanced Building Code Training Courses

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. 33 No. 2, January 12, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

(1) Approval of Course Accreditors. The Commission shall approve persons to serve as accreditors of advanced training courses. Persons or entities desiring to be accreditors shall apply using Form FBCED 2003-001 adopted herein by reference and available from the Building Code Information System at www.floridabuilding.org. Applications shall be accompanied by an application fee of $100.00. Applications shall be approved by the Commission if the applicant has demonstrated five years of Florida Building Code expertise in the field for which approval is sought, and possesses an active license issued pursuant to Sections 471.015, 481.213, 481.311; 489, Part I or II, F.S.; or a standard certificate issued pursuant to Section 468.609, F.S. When an accreditor application is submitted to accredit only accessibility courses by an individual who can demonstrate proficiency acceptable to the Commission as a subject matter expert in the field of accessibility the Commission shall approve that applicant to accredit accessibility courses. Accreditors approved by the Commission under prior versions of this rule are authorized to continue accreditation of building code courses. Approval as an accreditor shall be revoked upon a finding by the Florida Building Commission that the accreditor has committed misfeasance or malfeasance related to the process of accreditation; accredited courses in violation of Florida Building Commission rule(s) related to courses reflecting the building code(s), or Florida Statutes or rules; or failed to maintain the license that provided the basis for approval as an accreditor.

(2) through (3) No change.