Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-70.002: Commission Approval and Accreditation of Advanced Building Code Training Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide substantive elements of revocation of approval by the Commission to serve as a building code education course accreditor; specifically, define grounds for revocation of approval as a course accreditor and a preliminary investigatory process to be undertaken in advance of initiation of administrative proceedings. Additionally, at the December 11, 2007 workshop, the Florida Building Commission voted to review the impact of current requirements for revision to accredited courses to reflect updated editions of and amendments to the Florida Building Code and, if warranted, amend those requirements.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Revocation of approval to serve as an accreditor of building code education courses; revision of accredited Building Code Training Courses to reflect current edition of the Florida Building Code and amendments thereto.
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: January 29, 2008, 2:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission in accordance with its agenda
PLACE: The Renaissance Resort, World Golf Village, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, Florida 32092
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, (850)487-1824. 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, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, (850)487-1824

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