64B12-15.001: Continuing Education for License Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language and renumber the rest of the rule correctly.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will delete unnecessary language and renumber the rest of the rule correctly.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined that small businesses would not be affected by this rule.
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.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.013(8), (9), 484.005, 484.008(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(80,(9), 484.008(3) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Susan Foster, Executive Director, Board of Opticianry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B12-15.001 Continuing Education for License Renewal.
(1) through (5) No change.
(6) Licensed opticians who serve as full-time instructors of opticianry at an educational institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Education shall not be required to complete continuing education courses in order to renew their licenses, so long as they were so employed during the entire biennium.
(6)(7) No change.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 456.013(8), (9), 484.005, 484.008(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(8), (9), 484.008(3) FS. History–New 10-12-80, Amended 6-30-82, 12-5-82, 9-5-83, 8-30-84, Formerly 21P-15.01, Amended 3-5-87, 9-17-87, 3-30-89, 12-23-90, 6-11-92, 2-18-93, 5-19-93, Formerly 21P-15.001, Amended 4-17-94, Formerly 61G13-15.001, Amended 8-8-94, 3-14-95, 4-18-96, Formerly 59U-15.001, Amended 8-6-97, 4-20-99, 7-27-08,________.