DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61G15-35.003Qualification Program for Special Inspectors of Threshold Buildings
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. 43 No. 57, March 23, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, public comments, discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held April 12, 2017. The changes are as follows:
61G15-35.003 Qualification Program for Special Inspectors of Threshold Buildings.
(1) The minimum qualifying criteria for Special Inspectors of Threshold Buildings, also referred to as Threshold Inspectors, established by the Board shall be as follows:
(a) No change.
(b) Licensed professional engineers whose principal practice is structural engineering shall also have three (3) years of experience in performing structural field inspections on threshold buildings and two (2) years of experience in the structural design of threshold buildings after having achieved licensure as a professional engineer. For the purpose of these criteria, structural design shall mean the design of all structural components of the building and shall not be limited to specific structural components only, such as foundations, prestressed or post-tensioned concrete, etc.
(c) Licensed professional engineers whose principal practice is structural field inspections shall have five (5) years of experience in performing structural field inspections on Threshold Buildings and possess each of the certifications identified in paragraph 61G15-35.004(2)(f), F.A.C., at the time of application.
(2) Applications.
(a) The instructions and application form for Special Inspector, Form FBPE/TBI/006 (04/17 02/17) is hereby incorporated by reference, “Application for Special Inspector Certification.” Copies of Form FBPE/TBI/006 may be obtained from the Board office or by downloading it from the internet website www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process or at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-__________ 06472.
(b) No change.
(c) Applications shall contain the following basic information pertaining to the applicant:
1. through 2. No change.
3. A list of projects submitted for experience credit. For each project identified, the following shall be clearly listed:
a. The beginning and ending experience dates;
b. The time spent on design or inspection work, expressed as a percentage of the applicant’s total work time; and
c. A description of work performed sufficient to clearly demonstrate that the minimum qualification criteria has been met;
4. through 5. No change.
6. Completed form FBPE/TBI/006.
(d) No change.
(3) Temporary Certification. Professional engineers who have been granted temporary licensure in Florida pursuant to the provisions of Section 471.021, F.S., shall also be granted temporary certification as a Special Inspector provided the criteria set forth in these rules have been met. Such temporary certification shall be limited to work on one specific project in this state for a period not to exceed one year.
(3)(4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 471.008, 471.033(2) FS. Law Implemented 471.015(7), 471.033, 553.79(5)(a) FS. History–New 4-19-01, Amended 7-7-02, 4-5-04, 11-29-04, 2-4-13, 2-28-16, 6-6-16, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form FBPE/006, 04/17:
Page III – Listing Qualifications Criteria has been deleted and replaced by a rule reference on Page II.
Page 1 - Date of Birth has been removed and replaced by Florida Professional Engineer Number.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, FL 32303; (850)521-0500.
