Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G4 - Construction Industry Licensing Board › Chapter 61G4ER20 - EMERGENCY RULE FOR YEAR 2020 › Section 61G4ER20-6 - Approval of Continuing Education Courses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each registered course provider shall
				submit an application for approval of a continuing education course. The
				application shall be submitted on the provider/course approval application
				provided by the Department.
(2) The
				board shall approve any course, seminar or conference in the construction area
				provided by any university, community college, vocational-technical center,
				public or private school, firm, association, organization, person, corporation,
				or entity which meets the criteria provided in this rule, provided said entity
				has registered as a provider with the board.
(3) Notwithstanding the in-person attendance
				requirement specified in Rule
				61G4-18.004(3),
				registered course providers of approved courses in a classroom setting may now
				provide these same courses by interactive distance learning methods without
				separately applying to do so, and shall comply with all applicable statutes and
				Board rules in doing so. The application shall include the total number of
				classroom or interactive distance learning hours, the course syllabus, a
				detailed outline of the contents of the course, the name and qualifications of
				all instructors known at the time of the application and the minimum
				qualifications of any instructors not known at the time of the application.
				Course instruction time shall be separated into intervals of no more than
				twenty-five (25) minutes. Each interval shall contain a descriptive outline
				stating the subject matter in such detail so as to describe the content of the
				interval.
(4) Rule
				61G4-18.004(3)
				F.A.C., is hereby superseded by the present rule Emergency Rule
				61G4ER20-6
(5) The board shall
				approve continuing education courses which appropriately relate to the general
				business skills or the technical skills required of certificateholders or
				registrants, which contains sufficient educational content to improve the
				quality of a contractor's performance, and which is taught by qualified
				instructors.
(6) A continuing
				education course which addresses specific technical materials or trade
				knowledge shall be approved.
(7) A
				course which constitutes a sales presentation or promotion will not be approved
				for continuing education credit.
(8) Continuing education course approval is
				valid for three (3) years from date of issue, provided no substantial change is
				made in the course and the approval status of the provider has not expired or
				been suspended or revoked. Substantial changes made in any course will require
				a new approval of that course. A provider must reapply for course approval
				ninety (90) days prior to the date of expiration of course approval in order to
				prevent a lapse in course approval.
(9) The board shall approve or deny any
				application for a continuing education course at the first meeting of board
				held no more than 90 days after the date the application was submitted. If the
				application is denied, the board shall identify the specific reasons for the
				denial in writing.
(10) A course
				which has been denied may be resubmitted to the board with
				modifications.
(11) The board shall
				not deny nor withdraw approval for any course on the basis that another course
				provider is conducting the same or similar course approved by the
				board.
(12) If a course is
				approved, the board shall assign the course a number. The course provider shall
				use the course number in the course syllabus, in all other course materials
				used in connection with the course and in all written advertising materials
				used in connection with the course.
Rulemaking Authority 455.213, 455.2123, 489.108, 489.115
					 FS. Law Implemented 455.213, 455.2123, 455.2179, 489.115
					 FS.