The Board proposes the rule amendment to elaborate on appropriate continuing education credit.

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G17-5.0043: Obligations of Continuing Education Providers
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to elaborate on appropriate continuing education credit.
SUMMARY: Appropriate continuing education will be clarified.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined the proposed rule will not have an impact on small business.
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: 455.2178, 455.219, 472.008, 472.011, 472.018 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 455.2123, 472.018 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: Rick Morrison, Executive Director, Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

61G17-5.0043 Obligations of Continuing Education Providers.

To maintain status as a continuing education provider, the provider must:

(1) through (9) No change.

(10) Allow only one continuing education credit for each fifty (50) minutes hour of classroom, audio or video instruction, an “hour of classroom, audio or video instruction” being no less or no more than sixty (60) minutes of instruction.

(11) through (19) No change.

Specific Authority 455.2178, 455.219, 472.008, 472.011, 472.018 FS. Law Implemented 455.2123, 472.018 FS. History–New 3-28-94, Amended 5-30-95, 7-27-00, 8-18-03, 8-18-04, 12-28-05, 1-29-07, ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: July 30, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: May 1, 2009