Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-21 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS › Section 69A-21.104 - Prescribed Certification Training Course for Portable Fire Extinguisher Licenses and Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The prescribed
				certification training course shall be taken at the Florida State Fire College
				in Ocala or at another facility approved as provided in subsection
				(3).
(2) The procedures regarding
				the certification course at the Florida State Fire College or at another
				approved facility are as follows:
(a) All
				applicants for licenses and permits shall apply to the Regulatory Licensing
				Section, Bureau of Fire Prevention in Tallahassee.
(b) Both the application fee and the exam fee
				shall be submitted to the Regulatory Licensing Section.
(c) Once an application is complete and
				acceptable, the Regulatory Licensing Section will issue a letter to the
				applicant authorizing attendance to the prescribed certification training
				course. A list of approved training centers and required study material will be
				included.
(d) No person will be
				registered to attend a certification course without first having received a
				letter of authorization from the Regulatory Licensing Section. No person shall
				be registered to attend the certification course for purposes of obtaining
				continuing education hours.
(e) The
				charge for the course is $150.00. This fee must be paid directly to the Florida
				State Fire College 15 calendar days prior to the date of the scheduled course.
				An authorized applicant attending a certification course at another approved
				training facility shall pay the fees set by the approved facility.
(f) The Florida State Fire College will stock
				all the required study materials. Copies of the required Florida Statutes and
				of the required State Fire Marshal's Rules will be free. All other material
				will be available at cost. If the required study material is purchased directly
				from the Florida State Fire College, then the Florida State Fire College must
				be paid directly. The application packet will contain a list of study
				material.
(g) The course will take
				one week: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(h) Applicants will be tested daily on course
				materials. Each applicant must receive an average score of 70% on daily
				examinations to be qualified to sit for the certification
				examination.
(i) At the conclusion
				of the 40 hour certification course of instruction at the Florida State Fire
				College, those applicants who have successfully completed the course, receiving
				an average score of 70% on the daily examinations, will be given the State
				Certification Examination for the license or permit for which she or he has
				applied. Those individuals taking the certification course at an approved
				training facility will be scheduled for testing at regional testing sites on
				regularly scheduled testing dates by the Regulatory Licensing Section after the
				individual has met and complied with the requirements set forth in section
				 633.304, F.S.
(j) A passing score for the state
				certification exam is 70%. The Regulatory Licensing Section will then notify
				each applicant of examination scores by mail within five working days from the
				date of receipt in the Regulatory Licensing Section. No results will be given
				by telephone, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail (email).
(k) Anyone failing to successfully complete a
				certification course shall be rescheduled at no fewer than 30 day
				intervals.
(l) Anyone failing the
				exam will be permitted to take the exam at no fewer than thirty (30) day
				intervals.
(m) Anyone wishing to
				upgrade a license or permit must meet the requirements of section
				 633.304,
				F.S.