Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
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.
SUMMARY: Passage of pertinent exam as other certificate holder categories had to do is made a requirement.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: The Board has determined that the proposed rule will not have an impact on small business. 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: 468.606, 468.609(10) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.609(10) 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: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE 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,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 13, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 20, 2009