To address needed clarifications in the structure of the rule, technical changes, qualifications for accessibility course accreditors, course auditing, and actions by the Commission for failure to comply with the requirements in law and rule.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-70.001: Building Code Core Education
9B-70.002: Commission Approval and Accreditation of Advanced Building Code Training Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To address needed clarifications in the structure of the rule, technical changes, qualifications for accessibility course accreditors, course auditing, and actions by the Commission for failure to comply with the requirements in law and rule.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Integration of Education Program elements with revised Building Code Information System specifically relating to course development, submission, and approval.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.841(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.841 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission pursuant to its agenda
PLACE: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, 1714 S.W. 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607
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 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, [phone]. 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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100; [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.