To clarify legal update seminar Continuing Education requirements for license renewal.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61E14-4.001Continuing Education Renewal Requirements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To clarify legal update seminar Continuing Education requirements for license renewal.

SUMMARY: Revise rule to clarify licence renewal requirements concerning legal update Continuing Education seminars.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the agency. The agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The rule amendments are intended to revise language which is unnecessary and has caused confusion in the past. The amendments do not substantively change any existing requirements. Accordingly the Council found that the changes will not have any adverse economic impact, but, to the contrary, are likely to decrease confusion and therefore reduce regulatory costs and burdens. No person or interested party submitted additional information regarding the economic impact at that time.

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 455.2123, 455.2124, 468.4315(2), 468.4336, 468.4337 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 455.2123, 455.2124, 468.4336, 468.4337 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers, 1940 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

61E14-4.001 Continuing Education Renewal Requirements.

(1) All community association manager licensees must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education. Each hour shall consist of 50 minutes of student involvement in approved classroom, correspondence, interactive, distance education or internet courses which courses shall include the required hours at an approved update seminar. No license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed the required continuing education during the preceding licensing period.

(2) through (3) No change.

(a) 4 hours of legal update seminars. Licensees shall satisfactorily complete a 2-hour legal update seminar during each year of the biennial renewal period. The legal update seminars shall consist of instruction regarding changes to Chapters 455, 468, Part VIII, 617, 718, 719, and 721, F.S., and other legislation, case law, and regulations impacting community association management. Licensees shall not be awarded continuing education credit for completing the same legal update seminar more than once even if the seminars were taken during different years.

(b) through (e) No change.

(4) through (8) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 455.2123, 455.2124, 468.4315(2), 468.4336, 468.4337 FS. Law Implemented 455.2123, 455.2124, 468.4336, 468.4337 FS. History–New 5-5-88, Amended 3-22-89, 2-5-91, 12-28-92, Formerly 7D-55.008, 61B-55.008, Amended 10-18-99, 3-13-00, 2-21-01, 7-21-03, 4-25-05, 2-28-07, Formerly 61-20.508, Amended_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 15, 2014

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: April 14, 2014