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Group, It is sink or swim time now! The state of Florida has begun the
rulemaking process for home inspectors and mold related services. The
first meeting is this Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 1940 North Monroe Street
in Tallahassee Florida. I will be there screaming for our rights!
Although we have won the battle to maintain our rights to perform
combined services as we have in the past; we must now however fight for
the right to be grandfathered in as state licensed General, Building, or
Residential contractors.

 

Unless the current rule, that is under development, is amended to
include the language below, most of us (indeed almost all of us) will be
prohibited from gaining licensure. These rules have been carefully
crafted by industry associations that wish to restrict contractors who
have been dutifully performing these services and limit the work to
members meeting their criteria and their own testing standards. I
believe as a state certified contractor having proven 8,000 hours in the
field and having passed an 18 hour proctored examination over a two-day
period, and receiving continuing education and training as my license
survives each renewal period, I am more than qualified for automatic
licensure if I so choose to complete the form and pay the requisite
fees.

 

You MUST, MUST, MUST, raise your voice NOW, TODAY, and if necessary
attend the Construction Industry Licensing Board meeting which will be
held May 14 at 8:30 in the morning at the Doubletree Hotel in Tampa
(near the airport) if we are not successful this Wednesday. I will
update you on Friday.

 

All the information to send is below my signature

 

R.J.Koning - Director

Contractors Institute

rjkoning at contractorsinstitute.com
<mailto:rjkoning at contractorsinstitute.com> 

8301 Joliet Street

Hudson, Fl 34667

727-863-5147

 

 

Please e-mail the following people with the language below pasted in as
your message:

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Send to all three:

Gw.harrell at dbpr.state.fl.us <mailto:Gw.harrell at dbpr.state.fl.us> 

Richard.morrison at dbpr.state.fl.us
<mailto:Richard.morrison at dbpr.state.fl.us> 

Call.center at dbpr.state.fl.us <mailto:Call.center at dbpr.state.fl.us> 

 

In the subject line put:

"Home Inspector and Mold Related Services Rule Workshop"

 

In the message box, please cut and paste the message below:

 

Dear Sirs; Please forward this e-mail to all members of the Construction
Industry Licensing Board and anyone else involved in the rulemaking
process for the new Home Inspector and Mold Related Services. We wish
the Florida Administrative Rule to be altered as follows. Mr. Robert
Koning will be in attendance at the workshop for further explanation of
these few vitally important revisions.

 

To the Proposed Florida Administrative Rule for Home Inspectors:

 

To 61-30.101 Add the following paragraphs:

(e) or complied with the licensing provisions for a certified or
registered Division I contractor pursuant to Florida statute 489
provided they have obtained 14 - 50 minute continuing education hours
related to Florida specific home inspection services approved by the
Construction Industry Licensing Board.

(f) or complied with the licensing provisions for a licensed Residential
Inspector pursuant to the requirements of the International Code Council
(ICC) National Certification Program provided they have obtained 14 - 50
minute continuing education hours related to Florida specific home
inspection services approved by the Construction Industry Licensing
Board.

 

Change 61-30.102 Examination:

Any applicant desiring to be licensed as a home inspector in this state
as provided in Chapter 468 Part XV, Florida Statutes, will be required
to pass the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE) given by the
Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI), or be a
certified or registered Division I contractor pursuant to Florida
statute 489 or hold a Residential Inspector License pursuant to the
requirements of the International Code Council (ICC) National
Certification Program or be Certified by the training, testing and
certification requirements of Association of Construction Industry
Certified Professionals (acicp.org) as a Certified Home and Property
Inspector (CI-HPI). Applicants seeking licensure through National Home
Inspector Examination must achieve a passing grade pursuant to the
requirements of the NHIE, Section 455.217 and 468.8313(4), Florida
Statutes.

Rulemaking Authority 455.217(1)(d), 468.8313(4),(6), FS. Law Implemented
455.217, 468.8313, FS. History-New (date)

 

 

 

To the Proposed Florida Administrative Rule for Mold Related Services:

 

To 61-31.101 Add the following paragraph:

(i) or complied with the licensing provisions for a certified or
registered Division I contractor pursuant to Florida statute 489
provided they have obtained 14 - 50 minute continuing education hours
related to Florida specific mold remediation services approved by the
Construction Industry Licensing Board.

 

Add to 61-31.102 Examination the following paragraphs:

(3) The department approves the Association of Construction Industry
Certified Professionals (acicp.org) training, testing and certification
program as a CI-Certified Building Contaminant Technician (CI-BCT) or a
CI-Certified Building Contaminant Assessor (CI-BCA)

(4) The department approves all certified or registered Division I
contractors pursuant to Florida statute 489 provided they have obtained
24 - 50 minute continuing education hours related to Florida specific
mold remediation and assessment services approved by the Construction
Industry Licensing Board.

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