The Board proposes the rule promulgation in order to provide instruction for reinstatement of a null and void license pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b), F.S.

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 the rule promulgation in order to provide instruction for reinstatement of a null and void license pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b), F.S.
SUMMARY: The rule will provide instruction for reinstatement of a null and void license pursuant to Section 455.271(6)(b), F.S.
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: 455.271(6)(b) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 455.271(6)(b) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE 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 (DBPR form PRO 4951) 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 Rules 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;

(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) Submit an application (DBPR form ECLB 4453) requesting active or inactive license status, as appropriate, along with 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_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 18, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 27, 2007