Florida Building Commission
Education POC Minutes
Tallahassee, Florida
IMPORTANT
MEETING ACCESS INFORMATION!
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Meeting information
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Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2014
Time: 10:00 am, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Meeting
Number: 643 608 446
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Education POC Objectives |
Ø To
approve February 13, 2014 Meeting Agenda Ø To
approve December 5, 2013 Meeting Minutes Ø
To review/decide pending accreditor
applications Ø
To review/decide accredited advanced courses Ø
To review/decide administratively approved
updated courses Ø
To review/decide self affirmed updated courses Ø
To update status of the proposed language
changes to Rule 61G20-6.002, F.A.C. Ø
To review/discuss Education Administrator
activity report Ø
To identify future POC member discussion items Ø
To discuss general public comment Ø
To identify needed next steps, assignments,
and agenda items for next meeting |
Education POC Meeting Minutes— February 13, 2014 |
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All Agenda Times—Including
Adjournment—Are Approximate and Subject to Change |
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10:00
a.m. EST |
1.) |
Welcome and Opening, Roll Call POC Members Present: Nanette
Dean, (Chair), Herminio Gonzalez, Kevin Flanagan, Jeffrey Stone PhD,
Drew Smith, Brian Langille POC Member(s) Absent: Darrell
Phillips Meeting
Attendees Identified: Ila
Jones Jim Hammers Cam
Fentriss Med Kopczynski Michael Clark Patty Jackson April
Hammonds Jim Richmond Sharon Mignardi Jaime Gascon John Farinelli Jennifer Fowler |
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2.) |
Review and approval of the February 13, 2014
meeting Agenda Motion: To
approve as submitted Motion: Herminio
Gonzalez Second: Jeffrey
Stone Approved Unanimously |
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3.) |
Review and approval of December 5, 2013
meeting Minutes Motion: To
approve as submitted Motion: Jeffrey
Stone Second: Kevin
Flanagan Approved Unanimously |
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4.) |
Review pending accreditor
applications for recommendation to the Commission None Pending |
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5.) |
Review pending advanced accredited
courses for recommendation to the Commission Course: 2010 Thermal and Moisture Protection: Keeping
the Weather Out Provider: A Builders License Training Institute Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh BCIS Course Number: 635.0 Motion: Course approved based on the FBC
accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building
Code related content Motion: Kevin Flanagan Second: Drew Smith Discussion: None Approved Unanimously |
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6.) |
Review pending administratively
approved updated courses for recommendation to the Commission None Pending |
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7.) |
Review pending administratively
approved self affirmed updated courses for recommendation to the Commission Course: Advanced 2010 FBC
Significant Code Changes Online Provider: BCIC LLC Prior Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh BCIS Course Number: 477.0 Motion: Course approved based on the FBC
accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building
Code related content Motion: Kevin Flanagan Second: Drew Smith Discussion: Sharon
Mignardi (provider) stated that she submitted this course as self affirmed
because the content had not changed and that the boards would want a more
recent date of an advanced course approval by the FBC. Commissioner Flanagan
asked if the course would have to go through the accreditation process with the
upcoming code change. Sharon Mignardi stated that yes, the course would need
to be reviewed again. Approved Unanimously |
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8.) |
Update status of the proposed language changes to Rule 61G20-6.002,
F.A.C April Hammonds (General Counsel) stated
that OFAR (Office of Fiscal Accountability Rule Reform) recently requested
more information regarding the proposed changes to the 61G20-6.002, F.A.C.,
rule language. She said the questions seem to be technical in nature,
concerned with things like the form number and effective date. She further
stated that she sent OFAR screen shots of the form, and they responded with
more questions. She stated that she is trying to resolve this as soon as
possible and that again, OFAR is not asking about actual language changes,
but rather only possible technical or administrative changes. She then asked
if the POC would agree to the technical changes (and only technical changes) that
she described, in the form of a motion. The Chair asked if the POC would be able
to see the content of any technical changes at the next ED POC meeting. April
stated that they would see those changes. The POC members agreed to make a
motion regarding April’s request. The specific motion language is listed
below. Med Kopczynski (provider) stated that he
had recently read the proposed language changes to Rule 61G20-6.002, F.A.C.,
and that he thought the changes brought more flexibility to providers
regarding course submission and reviews. However, he said that not all
courses would be reviewed using the building code, but rather some courses
would be concerned with laws and rules. He further said that he saw no
provision in the proposed language to address these types of course submissions
and reviews. Cam Fentriss asked Med to look at Section (g), items (1) through
(4). She stated that those provisions were recently created to address that
issue. Med stated that he wanted to talk more with Cam about this after the
meeting and that he would send her the highlighted language in question.
April Hammonds asked if Med would copy her with the email he sends to Cam.
Med stated that he would copy her with the email. Motion: To
approve all technical changes requested by OFAR, made to the already proposed
language changes to Rule 61G20-6.002, F.A.C. Motion: Jeffrey
Stone Second: Herminio
Gonzalez Approved Unanimously |
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9.) |
Education Administrator activity
report Discussion: Cam
Fentriss stated that this reporting period was relatively
quiet. She stated that other than the usual activities, there were four
inquiries from the public and that they would be listed in the minutes. FBC Education Administrator Report February
10, 2014 |
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10.) |
Identify future POC member
discussion items No future discussion items were given. |
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11.) |
General public comment No public comment was given |
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12.) |
Summary and review of meeting work products
and adoption of recommendations for submittal to the commission Recommended
Commission Actions
The Education POC considered and recommends the following: The following new course is recommended for
APPROVAL: Course: 2010 Thermal and Moisture Protection: Keeping
the Weather Out Provider: A Builders License Training Institute Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh BCIS Course Number: 635.0 Motion: Course approved based on the FBC
accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building
Code related content Motion: Kevin Flanagan Second: Drew Smith Approved Unanimously The following administratively approved
self-affirmed course is recommended for APPROVAL: Course: Advanced 2010 FBC
Significant Code Changes Online Provider: BCIC LLC Prior Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh BCIS Course Number: 477.0 Motion: Course approved based on the FBC
accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building
Code related content Motion: Kevin Flanagan Second: Drew Smith Discussion: None Approved Unanimously Other Motions Motion: To
approve all technical changes requested by OFAR, made to the already proposed
language changes to Rule 61G20-6.002, F.A.C. Motion: Jeffrey
Stone Second: Herminio
Gonzalez Approved Unanimously |
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13.) |
Adjourn Adjourn (Adjourned at 10:17 am.) Motion: To adjourn Motion: Herminio Gonzalez Second: Kevin Flanagan Approved Unanimously |
Staff
Contact: Michael Clark (Building A Safer Florida, Inc.);
mrcconsulting@earthlink.net; 850.545.1451
Committee Membership
and Meeting Schedule
Education POC Membership |
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Member |
Representation |
Nanette Dean |
Manufactured Buildings, Chair |
Kevin Flanagan |
Electrical Contractor |
Herminio Gonzalez |
Code Official |
Drew Smith |
Green Building Industry |
Jeffrey Stone PhD |
Building Product Manufacturer |
Darrell Phillips |
Public Education |
Brian Langille |
Natural Gas Distributor |
Staff |
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April Hammonds |
Legal Advisor |
Jim Hammers |
Technical Support |
Cam Fentriss |
Administrative (Building A Safer Florida, Inc.) |
Facilitator |
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Michael Clark |
(Building A Safer Florida, Inc.) |
2014 POC Meeting Schedule |
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I. |
February 13, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
II. |
April 10, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
III. |
June 12, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
IV. |
August 14, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
V. |
October 9, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
VI. |
December 4, 2014 (10:00 AM EST) |
Tallahassee and via teleconference |
2014 Course Application Deadline Schedule |
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Meeting Date |
Application Submittal Deadline |
I. |
February 13, 2014 Meeting |
January 29, 2014 |
II. |
April 10, 2014 Meeting |
March 25, 2014 |
III. |
June 12, 2014 Meeting |
May 28, 2014 |
IV. |
August 14, 2014 Meeting |
July 30, 2014 |
V. |
October 9, 2014 Meeting |
September 24, 2014 |
VI. |
December 4, 2014 Meeting |
November 19, 2014 |
Note: This document is available in alternate formats upon request to the Department of Business and professional regulation, codes and standards, Room 90, 1940 North Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fl, 850.717.1838.