Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
(a) An applicant for certification must, as a
precondition thereto, submit proof that the applicant meets the eligibility
requirements set forth in section
489.111(2)(c),
F.S., for the particular category in which the applicant seeks to qualify. The
Board will accept lawfully acquired experience gained under the supervision of
a contractor, who, at the time was properly licensed in the applied for
category or a category which encompasses the full scope of practice in which
the applicant is seeking licensure.
(b) Such experience from outside
jurisdictions will be accepted toward the category for which the applicant has
applied so long as the experience complies with section
489.105, F.S. However,
experience acquired by providing services that are exemptions as established in
section 489.103, F.S., will not be
accepted.
(2)
(a) In the case of applicants for
certification in the general or building contractor categories, the phrases
"active experience" and "proven experience" as used in section 489.111(2)(c)1.,
2., or 3., F.S., shall be defined to mean commercial construction experience
involving construction, erection, alteration, or modification of buildings and
structures with any use and occupancy classification except storage, utility,
and miscellaneous structures of an accessory character including but not
limited to agricultural buildings, aircraft hangers, barns, carports, garages,
sheds, silos, tanks, towers, and any work exempted pursuant to section
489.103, F.S. Commercial
experience must be in four or more of the following areas:
1. Foundations or Slabs in excess of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet.
2.
Masonry walls.
3. Steel
erection.
4. Elevated
slabs.
5. Column
erection.
6. Formwork for
structural reinforced concrete.
(b) An applicant (other than those
contractors designated in sections 489.111(2)(c)4.b. and c., F.S.) for
certification in the general contractor classification must submit proof that
she or he possesses at least one year of "active experience" or "proven
experience" as defined above in the construction of structures not less than
four stories in height.
(c) For the
purposes of this rule the term "story" is defined at rule
61G4-12.011(1),
F.A.C., which is accessible at grade, or through a staircase landing or
elevator stop and contains space in which humans may safely work or live in
reasonable comfort.
(3)
In the case of applicants for certification in the residential contractor
category, the phrases "active experience" and "proven experience" as used in
section 489.111(2)(c)1., 2., or 3., F.S., shall be defined to mean construction
experience involving construction, alteration, enlargement, or repair of
detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three
stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress. Experience
must be in three or more of the following areas:
(a) Foundation/Slabs/Structural
Formwork.
(b) Masonry
walls.
(c) Structural
Demolition.
(d) Structural wood
framing (including trusses and excluding platform framing).
(e) Column erection.
(4) In the case of applicants for
certification under the standard set forth in section 489.111(2)(c)1., F.S.,
the baccalaureate degrees in building construction, architecture, or
engineering which are considered to be appropriate to the particular
classification for which certification is sought shall be as follows:
(a) General, Building, and Residential
Classifications: Civil Engineering; Building Construction; or
Architecture.
(b) Sheet Metal;
Class A and B Air Conditioning; Residential Solar Water Heating; Mechanical
Classifications: Mechanical Engineering.
(c) Plumbing Classification: Mechanical
Engineering or Sanitary Engineering.
(d) Commercial, Residential, and Servicing
Pool Classifications: Building Construction or Civil Engineering.
(e) Underground Utility Classification:
Building Construction; Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
(5) As an alternative to the experience
required under sections 489.111(2)(c)1.-3., F.S., an applicant for
certification as a swimming pool/spa servicing contractor must submit proof
that the applicant meets the requirements of section 489.111(2)(c)6.d., F.S.,
by demonstrating one year of proven experience related to the scope of work of
a swimming pool/spa servicing contractor as defined in section
489.105(3)(l),
F.S., performed under the supervision of a certified or registered commercial
pool/spa, residential pool/spa, or pool/spa servicing contractor, and
demonstrating satisfactory completion of a sixty-hour course of instruction,
approved by the Board pursuant to Rule
61G4-18.004, F.A.C., and
conducted by a course provider registered pursuant to Rule
61G4-18.003, F.A.C., that
consists of the following:
(a) One (1) hour
each of instruction covering workers' compensation insurance, workplace safety,
contracting business practices, and the pool safety equipment provisions of
Chapter 515, F.S., and the Florida Building Code;
(b) Sixteen (16) hours of instruction
consisting of the Certified Pool Operator Course of the National Swimming Pool
Foundation or a substantially equivalent course. Training courses approved by
the Department of Health pursuant to Rule
64E-9.018, F.A.C., shall be
deemed substantially equivalent courses; and
(c) Forty (40) hours of instruction utilizing
curriculum from any Nationally recognized swimming pool association, or
substantially equivalent materials, and including instruction on the following
topics: Structures - Pool Structures & Finishes; Spa & Hot Tub
Structures, Finishes & Equipment Packs; Circulation System - Circulation
& Piping; Hydraulics - Pumps, Pump Motors & Air Blowers, Filters,
Heaters, Chemical Feeders & Generators; Chemistry - Chemical Safety, Water
Testing & Water Treatment; Water Treatment - Chlorine; Water Treatment -
Other; Water Balance; Electrical System - Basic Electricity, Safety
Requirements & Pool/Spa Electrical Equipment, Lighting, Controls,
Controllers & Control Systems; Maintenance - Routine Maintenance, Season
& Special Care, Covers; and Dewatering.
Rulemaking Authority
489.108 FS. Law Implemented
489.111
FS.
New 1-6-80, Amended 12-16-80, 6-30-82, 4-11-83, Formerly
21E-15.01, Amended 12-11-90, 8-21-91, 4-16-92, Formerly 21E-15.001, Amended
7-18-94, 12-16-01, 2-6-03, 6-23-04, 1-15-07, 6-19-07, 11-26-08, 4-22-12,
1-5-17, 9-30-19.
