The Board proposes to create the rule.

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G6-10.0065: Reinstatement of Null and Void License Pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b) of the Florida Statutes
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to create the rule.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Reinstatement of Null and Void License Pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b) of the Florida Statutes.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 455.271(6)(b) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 455.271(6)(b) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

61G6-10.0065 Reinstatement of Null and Void License Pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b) of the Florida Statutes

An individual applying to have his or her null and void electrical contractor’s certification or registration reinstated pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b) of the Florida Statutes shall:

(1) submit a Florida DBPR Electrical Contractor application for reinstatement of a null and void electrical contractor’s certification or registration in which the applicant shall:

(a) answer questions regarding the applicant’s education, employment, and criminal history;

(b) submit a written statement and documentation of when the applicant’s electrical contractor’s certification or registration was last active and in good standing with the Board;

(c) submit a written statement and documentation regarding whether or not the applicant has completed twelve (12) classroom hours of continuing education as set forth in Rule 61G6-9.001, F.A.C., prior to the applicant’s submission of his or her application for reinstatement of a null and void electrical contractor’s certification or registration;

(d) submit a written statement and documentation as to whether or not the applicant has engaged in the practice of electrical contracting during the time period the applicant’s electrical contractor’s certification or registration was null and void;

(e) submit a written statement and documentation of the applicant’s good faith effort to comply with Chapters 455 and 489 of the Florida Statutes and also the applicant’s failure to comply due to illness or unusual hardship.

(f) submit a written statement and documentation of the applicant’s illness or unusual hardship which prevented the applicant from renewing his or her electrical contractor’s certification or registration;

(g) submit documents that verify the applicant’s illness or unusual hardship;

(h) submit a written time-line that chronologically documents when the applicant’s electrical contractor’s certification or registration was last active, when the applicant’s electrical contractor’s certification or registration became null and void, when the applicant suffered his or her illness, and/or when the applicant experienced an unusual hardship that prevented the renewal of the electrical contractor’s certification or registration;

(i) request active or inactive license status and submit all applicable documentation.

(2) Pay a non-refundable application fee of $250.00.

(3) Pay a $250.00 fee for every licensure biennium that the applicant failed to renew his or her electrical contractor’s certification or registration.

(4) Pay a $50 delinquency fee.

(5) Pay a $5 unlicensed activity fee for every licensure biennium that the applicant failed to renew his or her electrical contractor’s certification or registration.

Specific Authority 455.271(6)(b) FS. Law Implemented 455.271(6)(b) FS. History–New ________.