61G19-6.016: Voluntary Certification Categories
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to require passage of pertinent exam as other certificate holder categories had to do.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Voluntary Certification Categories.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 468.606, 468.609(10) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.609(10) 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: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
61G19-6.016 Voluntary Certification Categories.
The following voluntary certification categories are created.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Modular Inspector. This license is required for inspection of all modular buildings constructed to the Florida Building Code and administered under Chapter 553, Part I, F.S., unless otherwise provided for in Florida Statutes.
(a) Modular Inspector means a person who is authorized to inspect any manufactured (modular) building and systems incorporated therein designed and built to comply with the Florida Building Code pursuant to Part I, Chapter 553, F.S., In order to obtain this voluntary certification, the Board will require the applicant to pass the standardized modular inspectors’ examination and the applicant must have and has three (3) years experience as an inspector with local government and/or state government or three years experience as an inspector with an independent inspection/plans review agency under contract with a state agency or three (3) years experience as a registered or certified state general, building, or residential contractor or job superintendent, project manager or quality control manager, the latter as provided for in Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C., in a supervisory capacity that included operational control and direction of building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing personnel or subcontractors on residential or commercial projects.
(b) No change.
(5) Modular Plans Examiner. This license is required for plans reviews of all modular buildings constructed to the Florida Building Code and administered under Chapter 553, Part I, F.S., unless otherwise provided for in Florida Statutes.
(a) Modular Plans Examiner means a person who is authorized to review plans for any manufactured (modular) building and systems incorporated therein designed and built to comply with the Florida Building Code pursuant to Part 1, Chapter 553, F.S., In order to obtain this voluntary certification, the Board will require the applicant to pass the standardized modular plans inspectors’ examination and the applicant must have and has three (3) years experience as a plans examiner with local and/or state government. As an alternative, the applicant must have three (3) years experience as a plans examiner with an independent inspection/plans review agency under contract with a state department or three (3) years experience as a registered or certified state general, building, or residential contractor or job superintendent, project manager or quality control manager, the latter as provided for in Chapter 9B-1, F.A.C., in a supervisory capacity that included operational control and direction of building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing personnel or subcontractors on residential or commercial projects.
(b) No change.
(6) No change.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 468.606, 468.609(10) FS. Law Implemented 468.609(10) FS. History–New 7-5-95, Amended 7-7-96, 8-6-97, 6-25-98, 12-28-00, 2-28-02, 4-7-03, 9-3-03, 3-7-06, 6-13-07, 11-21-07,_______.