Florida Proposed Rules

Purpose:    The purpose of this rulemaking is to align rules to current certification processes, update existing procedures and remove acronyms to improve clarity. The purpose of the draft amendment to Rule 12D-19.001, F.A.C., is to update the definition of State Associations to include the combined Property Appraisers' Association of Florida. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.002, F.A.C., is to remove acronyms associated with the current certification programs. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.003, F.A.C., is to add the applicant must be a current governmental employee to qualify for certification, to clarify the attendance policy for courses provided by the Department and courses sponsored by the Department, and to include the process by which an applicant can challenge an exam. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.004, F.A.C., is to replace the acronym with the full name of the certification and to clarify how the course requestor must provide information to the attendee so they may receive credit to qualify for certification. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.005, F.A.C., is to move refund information to the rule titled Fees and Tuition and to provide instruction for completion of online courses. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.007, F.A.C., is to update course tuition information to reflect the state fiscal year rather than the county fiscal year and to add the conditions and requirements for applying for a course refund. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.008, F.A.C., is to clarify how a certificate will be delivered to an approved applicant and to remove the certification initials from the certification pin. The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-19.009, F.A.C., is to update the recertification process to remove county in-office recertification procedures, to remove inapplicable language regarding challenges to recertification exams, and to clarify the type of documentation maintained by the Department.

The purpose of the draft amendments to Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C., is to amend current forms supporting the Rule Chapter 12D-19. Amend Form DR-4001, Application for Florida Professional Certification, to update the online registration link at top of page 1 and to move the online registration link from the top to the bottom of page 2. Clarifies start dates are required in the "Experience for Certification" section on page 1, adds instructional language and additional blank lines for course information to the "Approved Courses" section on page 1, and inserts a new page 2 to list additional approved courses. Amend Form DR-4002, Application for Approval of a Course or Continuing Education Credit Hours, to clarify how to list course hours, replace the option to mail documents with option to email the documents, and insert a new page 2 to list additional courses from first page.