The Board proposes to reorganize the rules regarding responsibilities for the architect exercising responsible supervising control.

Board of Architecture and Interior Design

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

61G1-23.010 Responsible Supervising Control Over Architectural

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to reorganize the rules regarding responsibilities for the architect exercising responsible supervising control.

SUMMARY: The rules regarding the responsibilities for the architect exercising responsible supervising control will be reorganized.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 481.2055 FS., 481.221(6) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 481.221(6) FS., 481.223 FS., 481.225(1)(g) FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Juanita Chastain, Executive Director, Board of Architecture and Interior Design, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0783.

THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

61G1-23.010 Responsible Supervising Control Over Architectural Practice in the Architect’s Office.

(1) Each architectural office maintained for the preparation of drawings, specifications, reports and other professional work shall have an architect duly registered with the Board of Architecture & Interior Design within that office with full authority and in responsible charge, having direct knowledge and supervising control over such work. This Rule (61G1-23.010, F.A.C.) does not address the procedures required of an architect in sealing and signing work which falls within the definition of “interior design” as that term is defined in Section 481.203(8), F.S. The responsible supervising control which is required of architects prior to sealing and signing architectural documents as that term is used in Section 481.221(46), F.S., shall mean:

(a) Personal supervision by the architect exercised throughout the preparation of documents, instruments of service, specifications, reports or other work which requires the seal and signature of a registered architect. The architect shall prepare and maintain evidence of the architect’s continuing effort in such work to include written calculations, correspondence, time records, check prints, telephone logs, site visit logs or research done for the project and shall provide such evidence to state or local authorities upon their request.;

(b) Review, approval, modification, or adoption, as the architect’s work of any documents, instruments of service, specifications, reports or other work, so long as the aforesaid were prepared in the architect’s offices by an employee of the architect, or by an agent of the architect under a written agreement with the architect to assist in the preparation of such documents. The architect shall maintain documentation that the architect has supervised the preparation of all documents and instruments of service, reviewed all project data, inspected the project site and entered into an agreement with the persons preparing the documents accepting professional responsibility for such work. The architect shall make certain, if the work which the architect intends to seal and sign has been prepared by another person, that whenever such final work is submitted to a client, building owner or building user, the architect is present during such submissions in order to respond to questions from the client, owner or user.

(2) through (3) No change.

Specific Authority 481.2055 FS., 481.221(6) FS. Law Implemented 481.221(6) FS., 481.223 FS., 481.225(1)(g) FS. History-New 11-21-94, Amended 7-3-03, _____________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Architecture and Interior Design.

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Architecture and Interior Design.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 23, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 23, 2005