Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G6-5.002: Application for Certification by Examination; Reexamination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the rule in order to delete language concerning the deadlines for receiving correspondence, requests, information or other documents pertinent to the application.
SUMMARY: Language concerning deadlines for receiving correspondence, requests, information, or other documents pertinent to the application, will be removed from the rule.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
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: 489.507(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 489.511 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: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

61G6-5.002 Application for Certification by Examination; Reexamination.

(1) An applicant for certification by examination or by endorsement shall submit the complete application form together with all supporting data (including information required to be submitted under Rules 61G6-5.004 and 61G6-5.003, F.A.C., if applicable) to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee. All initial applications for examination must be completed and filed with the Department at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of the Technical/Safety examination that is administered by the Department. All applications not completed by the deadline will be automatically scheduled for the next examination. Correspondence, requests, information or other documents pertinent to the application must be postmarked twenty-one (21) days or received fourteen (14) days prior to any scheduled meeting of the Board. Items received after the fourteen (14) day period may not be considered until the next meeting of the Board. Any application that is not complete within one year from date of initial filing will be closed. The form is entitled “Examination Application,” DBPR ECLB 4451, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference. Applicants shall also complete the following forms: DBPR 0010, Master Individual Application, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR ECLB 4454, Work Experience, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR 0050, Explanatory Information for Background Questions, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, DBPR 0060, General Explanatory Description, Effective Date: November 12, 2004 and DBPR 0030-1, Attest Statement, Effective Date: November 12, 2004, incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the application and other forms required by this rule can be obtained by contacting the Department at the following address: Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0771, or at: http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/forms/elboard/index.shtml.

(2) through (3) No change.

Specific Authority 489.507(3) FS. Law Implemented 489.511 FS. History–New 1-2-80, Amended 10-30-80, Formerly 21GG-5.02, Amended 10-30-88, 11-3-92, Formerly 21GG-5.002, Amended 4-5-95, 5-13-03, 1-23-05,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: January 19, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 9, 2007