Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G6-5.002: Application for Certification by Examination; Reexamination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the rule in order to delete language concerning deadlines for receiving correspondence, requests, information or other documents pertinent to the application.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Language concerning deadlines for receiving correspondence, requests, information, or other documents pertinent to the application, will be removed from the rule.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 489.507(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 489.511 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

61G6-5.002 Application for Certification by Examination; Reexamination.

(1) An applicant for certification by examination or by endorsement shall submit the complete application form together with all supporting data (including information required to be submitted under Rules 61G6-5.004 and 61G6-5.003, F.A.C., if applicable) to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee. All initial applications for examination must be completed and filed with the Department at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the Technical/Safety examination that is administered by the Department. All applications not completed by the deadline will be automatically scheduled for the next examination. Correspondence, requests, information or other documents pertinent to the application must be postmarked twenty-one (21) days or received fourteen (14) days prior to any scheduled meeting of the Board. Items received after the fourteen (14) day period may not be considered until the next meeting of the Board. Any application that is not complete within one year from date of initial filing will be closed. The form is entitled “Examination Application,” DBPR ECLB 4451, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference. Applicants shall also complete the following forms: DBPR 0010, Master Individual Application, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR ECLB 4454, Work Experience, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR 0050, Explanatory Information for Background Questions, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR 0060, General Explanatory Description, Effective Date: November 12, 2004 and DBPR 0030-1, Attest Statement, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the application and other forms required by this rule can be obtained by contacting the Department at the following address: Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0771, or at: http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/forms/elboard/index.shtml.

(2) through (3) No change.

Specific Authority 489.507(3) FS. Law Implemented 489.511 FS. History–New 1-2-80, Amended 10-30-80, Formerly 21GG-5.02, Amended 10-30-88, 11-3-92, Formerly 21GG-5.002, Amended 4-5-95, 5-13-03, 1-23-05,________.