Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G19 - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board › Chapter 61G19-7 - TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR STANDARD CERTIFICATION › Section 61G19-7.004 - Approval of Cross Training Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Each registered training program provider
				shall apply for approval of a training program. The application must be
				submitted on Board-approved form DBPR BCAIB 7, Application For Training Program
				Course and Provider, effective July 10, 2012, incorporated in DBPR Rule
				61-35.008, F.A.C., copies of
				which may be obtained from the Board office. The application for approval shall
				indicate the length of the program in hours, and shall include a copy of the
				program syllabus, a detailed outline of the contents of the course, and the
				names and qualifications of all instructors known at the time of the
				application.
(2) Upon receipt of a
				course application and the appropriate fee, the Board shall approve training
				programs which have educational and on-the-job-training (OJT) content
				sufficient to bring the certificate-holder's inspection or plans examiner
				skills and technical skills to qualify the individual for examination in the
				category sought. Training programs shall be instructed by individuals meeting
				the requirements of Rule
				61G19-9.005, F.A.C. Program
				approval shall be valid for ten (10) years from the date of approval unless the
				provider expires or is disciplined. All training shall be consistent with the
				current code cycle.
(3) The Board
				shall approve or deny any application for program approval at the first Board
				meeting held more than thirty days after the date the application is received
				by the Board.
(4) A training
				program which has been rejected by the Board may be resubmitted with
				modifications.
(5) The Board shall
				not deny or withdraw approval of a training program on the basis that another
				program provider is conducting the same or a similar Board-approved training
				program.
(6) If a training program
				is approved, the Board shall assign the program a number. The training program
				provider shall print the Board-assigned number on the program syllabus, on all
				printed material used in connection with the program, and in all written
				advertising used in connection with the program.
(7) After a training program has been
				approved by the Board, any substantive changes in the program content must be
				submitted to and approved by the Board, prior to the implementation of the
				change.
(8) Individuals completing
				an approved training course may count up to twelve (12) hours toward their
				continuing education requirements for the biennium within which the training
				program is completed.
(9)
				Applicants seeking their initial standard certification under Part XII of
				Chapter 468, F.S., as an Inspector or Plans Examiner having a minimum of 2
				years' verifiable experience in construction, as defined in subsection
				61G19-1.009(10),
				F.A.C., or as a firesafety inspector as authorized pursuant to Section
				633.216, F.S., shall
				satisfactorily complete a comprehensive initial training program comprised of
				no fewer than 40 hours of instruction in state laws, rules, and ethics relating
				to professional standards of practice, duties, and responsibilities of a
				certificate holder; and no less than the following number of hours in the
				certification category sought:
(a) Building -
				260 hours
(b) Electrical - 260
				hours
(c) Plumbing - 260
				hours
(d) Mechanical - 260
				hours