F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 565 2022
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 471.011, F.S.;
3 authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to
4 establish fees relating to professional structural
5 engineer licensing; amending s. 471.015, F.S.;
6 requiring applicants to pay a specified fee in order
7 to be eligible to receive a professional structural
8 engineer license; providing a contingent effective
9 date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (6) of section 471.011,
14 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15 471.011 Fees.—
16 (1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for
17 applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal,
18 inactive status application and reactivation of inactive
19 licenses, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The board may also
20 establish by rule a delinquency fee. The board shall establish
21 fees that are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the
22 board. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the
23 revenue required to implement this chapter and the provisions of
24 law with respect to the regulation of engineers and professional
25 structural engineers.
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26 (6) The fee for a temporary registration or certific ate to
27 practice engineering or professional structural engineering
28 shall not exceed $25 for an individual or $50 for a business
29 firm.
30 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
31 471.015, Florida Statutes, as amended by HB 375, 2022 Regular
32 Session, is amended to read:
33 471.015 Licensure.—
34 (3)(a) The management corporation shall issue a
35 professional structural engineer license to any applicant whom
36 the board certifies as qualified to practice professional
37 structural engineering and who meets all of the following
38 requirements:
39 1. Is licensed under this chapter as an engineer or is
40 qualified for licensure as an engineer.
41 2. Submits an application in the format prescribed by the
42 board.
43 3. Provides satisfactory evidence of good moral charac ter,
44 as defined by the board.
45 4. Provides a record of 4 years of active structural
46 engineering experience, as defined by the board, under the
47 supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
48 5. Has successfully passed the 16-hour National Council of
49 Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Structural Engineering
50 examination.
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51 6. Pays a fee established by the board under s. 471.011.
52 Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date
53 that HB 375 or similar legislation takes effect, if such
54 legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an
55 extension thereof and becomes a law.
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