61G6-9.006: Approval of Continuing Education Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to eliminate the need to contact the board office at least seven days prior to receive CE credit for attending a board meeting.
SUMMARY: The requirement of contacting the board office prior to attending a board meeting in order to receive CE credit will be eliminated.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board has determined that the proposed rule will not have an adverse impact on small business, nor will the proposed rule likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs, including transactional costs, in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year or $1 million in the aggregate within 5 years after implementation of the rule. Therefore, it has been determined that the rule does not meet the threshold for ratification by the Legislature.
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: 489.507(3), 489.517(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 489.517(3) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Juanita Chastain, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
61G6-9.006 Approval of Continuing Education Courses.
(1)(a) Any registered course provider may submit an application, on a form provided by the Department, for approval of a continuing education course ECLB Continuing Education Course Approval Application, Form No. BRP/ECLB/ CONT.ED.COURSE.APP/REV/4/2001 adopted and incorporated herein by reference. Copies of which may be obtained from the Board office shall be provided upon request to the Board.
(b) No change.
(2) through (10) No change.
(11) Of the required 14 continuing education hours, a licensee may earn three business hours credit by attending, for at least three hours, a meeting of the Board wherein disciplinary cases are considered. Licensees must attend the complete agenda of disciplinary cases to receive the continuing education hours. At least 7 days advance notice of the intent to attend the disciplinary case session must be given to the Board, and Tthe licensee must check in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the beginning of disciplinary proceedings. Credit hours may not be earned when the licensee attends a disciplinary case session as a party to a disciplinary action. A licensee may receive continuing education credit for attending the Board meeting only if he or she is attending on that date solely for continuing education credit; he or she may not receive continuing education credit if appearing at the Board meeting for any other purpose.
(12) through (14) No change.
(15) Board members may receive three (3) hours of general continuing education credit per biennium for participation at Board meetings.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 489.507(3), 489.517(3) FS. Law Implemented 489.517(3) FS. History–New 11-30-94, Amended 6-13-96, 10-20-96, 12-25-96, 10-6-97, 3-24-99, 5-6-99, 11-2-00, 9-4-01, 10-17-05,_________.