To respond to comments from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC), update the rule to be consistent with recent amendments to Chapter 373, F.S., Part III, Regulation of Wells, and to allow additional time for water well contractors to ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-531.300: Application Requirements for Water Well Contractors
62-531.330: Water Well Contractor License Renewal
62-531.450: Unlawful Acts, Grounds for Disciplinary Actions, and Penalties
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To respond to comments from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC), update the rule to be consistent with recent amendments to Chapter 373, F.S., Part III, Regulation of Wells, and to allow additional time for water well contractors to accrue 12 hours of Continuing Education Units required for license renewal.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Water Well Contractor Disciplinary Guidelines and Procedure Manual and the Florida Unified Citations Dictionary For Water Well Construction will be adopted by reference and both will be simplified to meet the statutory obligation of informing the public of likely disciplinary action for violations of water well contractor licensing, permitting and construction requirements. The requirements for water well contractor licensure will be updated to reflect recent statutory changes. The administrative fine up to $5,000 per occurrence for any person not licensed to practice water well contracting will be added, as will the maximum administrative fine for any water well contractor found in violation of the water well rules or statute be increased to $5,000. Lastly, there is a change for license renewal in the time period for accrual of CEUs from 24 months to 30 months before the license renewal deadline.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.309 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.303, 373.306, 373.308, 373.309, 373.324, 373.333 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 3, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 609, Bob Martinez Building, 2006 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mr. David James, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS #3580, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; telephone [phone]; email [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
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