Florida Building Commission
Education POC
No meeting for May/June
2012
1. The FBC
Education POC was called to order on June 4th, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., with three
POC members present. Four members are required for a quorum. At 10:30 a.m., the
Chair of the POC adjourned the meeting for a lack of a quorum.
2. Minutes
for the March 26, 2012 Education POC meeting will be available for the next
Education POC meeting in July, 2012.
3. On the
meeting agenda for review by the FBC Education POC members were:
A. One accreditor application
B. Twelve (12) new advanced code
courses
C. Eight (8) revised/updated
advanced code courses, and
D.
Attached separately is the Education Administrator’s Activity Report
representing work completed by the Education Administrator between March 27,
2012 and June 11, 2012
Based
on the review by Commissioner and Education POC member Jon Hamrick, as well as
the review by staff, the Education Administrator recommends APPROVAL
regarding each of the items on the agenda of the FBC Education POC:
Recommended Commission Actions
A. Pending accreditor application
Stay Safe Enterprises (Mr. Roy Pollack)
Motion: To approve application as submitted
B. New advanced code courses
Course: 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction, 2 hours
Date Accredited: April 20, 2012
Provider: Quorum Services LLC
Accreditor: Contractors Institute
BCIS Course Number: 518.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced ADA, PLG, & Mechanical Code, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 14, 2012
Provider: Plumbing & Air Conditioning Contractors Industry
Fund
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 527.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced FBC Update – Ch. 1-16, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 28, 2012
Provider: JC Code and Construction Consultants, Inc.
Accreditor: JDB Code Services, Inc.
BCIS Course Number: 515.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Mechanical/Energy Code – On-Line, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 8, 2012
Provider: Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Contractors Association
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 520.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Module 2010 Florida Building Code, Building, Building/Structural Summary, 1 hour
Date Accredited: March 31, 2012
Provider: FRSA – Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal & Air
Conditioning Contractors Association
Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh
BCIS Course Number: 511.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Florida Building Code Chapter 9 Fire Protection Systems, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 19, 2012
Provider: STAY SAFE ENTERPRISES, LLC
Accreditor: Alarm Association of Florida
BCIS Course Number: 517.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: One Hour Advanced Building Code Module, 1 hour
Date Accredited: March 16, 2012
Provider: @ Home Prep
Accreditor: JC Code & Construction Consultants, Inc.
BCIS Course Number: 514.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: 2010 Florida Building Code Administration Advanced, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 9, 2012
Provider: C2N Code Solutions Group
Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh
BCIS Course Number: 525.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: 2010 Florida Building Code, Administration Advanced, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 15, 2012
Provider: Coast Software, Inc.
Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh
BCIS Course Number: 522.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Chapter 1, 2010 Florida Building Code, Advanced Code Training, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 15, 2012
Provider: Coast Software, Inc.
Accreditor: Bill Dumbaugh
BCIS Course Number: 521.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: The ABC’s of the New ADA and the FACBC-Advanced, 2 hours
Date Accredited: May 19, 2012
Provider: Larry M. Schneider AIA
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 531.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Florida Building Code – Flooring, 2 hours
Date Accredited: May 18, 2012
Provider: Design Arts Seminars, Inc.
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 528.0
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
C. Revised/Updated Advanced Courses
Course: Advanced Code Requirements for Residential Construction – Online, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 5, 2012
Provider: Infinity LLC dba On-Line-Classes.Com
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 444.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Wind Mitigation Methodologies Part 2 – Online Retrofit Course, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 5, 2012
Provider: Infinity LLC
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 394.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Course for Pool Contractors: The 2010 Florida Building Code, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 5, 2012
Provider: Aquatic Training Institute
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 359.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Code – Mechanical/Energy, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 2, 2012
Provider: Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 224.2
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Advanced Wind Mitigation Methodologies Part 1 – Internet Course for Florida Contractors, 1 hour
Date Accredited: April 3, 2012
Provider: Infinity LLC
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 365.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Florida Building Code 2010 Advanced Training: Indoor Environmental Quality, 2 hours
Date Accredited: April 20, 2012
Provider: EcoDecor
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 332.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: ADV 2012 Florida Accessibility Code, 2 hours
Date Accredited: April 20, 2012
Provider: Donna Kirby, FASID
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 316.1
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
Course: Florida Building Code Electrical Advanced Module, 1 hour
Date Accredited: May 16, 2012
Provider: Versatile Industries
Accreditor: BCIC LLC
BCIS Course Number: 348.2
Motion: Course approved based on the FBC accreditation process that only verifies the accuracy of the Florida Building Code related content.
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FBC Education Administrator Activity Report May 23, 2012
A. Provided
administrative support for FBC Education POC for March 26, 2012 meeting
B. Drafted
minutes for FBC Education POC March 26, 2012 meeting
C. Prepared
agenda for FBC Education POC meeting on June 4, 2012
D. Inquiries from the public March 16, 2012 to
May 23, 2012 as follows:
26
inquiries; 7 telephone; 13 email; 6 telephone and email
Category of inquirers:
1 Architect 20
Providers 2 Consumer
1 Contractor 1
Home inspector 1 Prospective
contractor licensee
Types of Inquiries:
3 Provider renewal
12 FBC course approval
6 BCIS access
1 Course availability
1 Home inspector license
1 Contractor exam preparation course
1 Product approval (windows)
1 Residential swimming pool code
E. IMPORTANT NOTE: The rule number for the education rule has
changed to: 61G20-6.002, Florida
Administrative Code, as part of moving FBC to DBPR.
F. Proposed
rule changes – continuing discussion
On
May 18, 2012, a rule development workshop was held on the proposed changes to
rule 61G20-6.002, Florida Administrative Code.
No comment was made at the workshop.
Below please find the text of the rule and the proposed changes. (The former rule number is 9B-70.002.)
61G20-6.002
Commission Approval and Accreditation of Advanced Building Code Training
Courses.
(1) Approval
of Course Accreditors. The Commission shall approve persons to serve as
accreditors of advanced training courses. Persons desiring to be accreditors
shall apply using the Register Accreditor
function and associated online screens, Form FBC-ED-001, effective September 10, 2010 adopted herein by reference and available from the Building Code
Information System at www.floridabuilding.org/ce/ce_tporgapp_dtl1.aspx. Applications shall be accompanied by an application
fee of $100.00. Applications shall be approved by the Commission if the
applicant has demonstrated five years of Florida Building Code expertise in the field for which approval is sought,
or equivalent as specified below, or possesses an active license issued
pursuant to Section 471.015, 481.213, or 481.311; Chapter 489, Part I or II,
F.S.; or a standard certificate issued pursuant to Section 468.609, F.S.
Accreditors approved by the Commission under prior versions of this rule are
authorized to continue accreditation of building code courses. Equivalent expertise or proficiency under this
provision shall include:
(a) A four
year college degree or graduate degree in the field for which approval is
sought;
(b) A letter
verifying work experience in the field for which approval is sought from a
person who supervised the applicant;
(c) A letter
verifying employment and specific position of the applicant in the field for
which approval is sought from the applicant’s employer; or
(d) For an accreditor
application submitted to accredit only accessibility courses, demonstrated
proficiency acceptable to the Commission as a subject matter expert in the
field of accessibility.
(2) Revocation of approval as
an accreditor.
(a) Any accreditor shall have
his/her approval status revoked for any of the following reasons:
1. Knowingly providing a
fraudulent application to the Commission, when applying for accreditor status;
2. Suspension or revocation of
a trade license submitted to the Commission as part of the initially approved
accreditor application, which was not reported to the Commission at the time of
suspension or revocation;
3. Failure to effectively
and/or accurately accredit courses, specifically relating to the correctness of
the course building code content references;
4. Failure to remove him/herself
from any “conflict of interest” situations, such as accrediting courses in
which the accreditor has a financial interest; or
5. Failure of the accreditor to
cooperate with a Commission ordered investigation.
(b) The Commission may suspend
the approval status of any accreditor based on any provision of paragraph
(2)(a) of this rule, until such time as the accreditor demonstrates that the
accreditor’s status is currently in compliance with the requirements of this
rule.
(c) The Commission shall
initiate an investigation based on a written complaint submitted by any
substantially affected party and containing substantial material evidence of a
violation of this rule.
(d) The Commission shall
clearly post the status of an investigation on its website, the Florida
Building Codes Information System, www.floridabuilding.org.
(3) Training
Provider Registration and Requirements.
(a) Training
providers approved by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation who
desire Commission approval and accreditation for advanced building code courses
shall register with the Building Code Information System using the Register Training Provider function and
associated online screens, Form FBC-ED-002, effective September 10, 2010, adopted herein by reference and available from the
Building Code Information System at www.floridabuilding.org/ce/ce_tporgapp_dtl1.aspx, and pay a registration fee of $25.00.
(b) Registered training providers shall submit
materials and information pertaining to courses for which Commission
accreditation and approval is sought utilizing the Submit a Course Application function and associated online screens,
Form FBCED 2003-03, effective September 10, 2010,
adopted herein by reference and available from the Building Code Information
System at www.floridabuilding.org.
(c) The
provider shall select an approved accreditor and shall provide payment for
services directly to the accreditor. The accreditor selected shall meet the
criteria for independence identified in paragraph (d) and shall be listed with the expertise in the field
for which approval is sought.
(d) Upon
submittal by a training provider, the selected accreditor shall receive an
e-mail notification from the Building
Code Information System at www.floridabuilding.org and shall review the materials provided by the provider in accordance
with the criteria identified herein. The accreditor shall complete the
application by providing comments containing the results of the accreditor’s
review and approving or denying accreditation of the course updating
the accreditation approval status on the Building Code Information
System. An accreditor may not approve
for accreditation a course application that is not complete and accurate as
specified in subsection (4). The
accreditor shall also provide a certification of independence that attests the
person or entity does not have, nor does it intend to acquire or will acquire,
a financial interest in the training provider seeking accreditation.
(e) The Building
Code Information System www.floridabuilding.org shall assign an accreditation number to the
application upon submittal. The application shall be accredited
completely and placed in the “Pending FBC Action” file on the Building Code
Information System at www.floridabuilding.org no later than 23 calendar days
prior to the next scheduled meeting of the
Florida Building Commission. The
Commission shall finalize t The accreditation process will be
finalized utilizing the Building Code Information System at
www.floridabuilding.org and notify the provider and accreditor will
be notified within 3 business days of the Florida Building Commission’s
action on the applications. If a
provider has not taken any action on a submitted but not complete application
in 180 days, the Commission may withdraw the application.
(f) On or before the effective date of changes
to the Florida Building Code, providers shall either designate on the
Building Code Information System at www.floridabuilding.org that the course is
not affected by the code changes or update the existing accredited
courses affected by the code changes and submit for accreditation on the
Building Code Information System at www.floridabuilding.org. If the
course is not affected by the code changes, the course’s status shall remain
active. The code version that initiated the update and reaccreditation
process must be noted on the application.
Accreditation of revisions to approved accredited courses shall be accomplished
in the same manner as described in paragraphs (a) through (f) hereof, except that
only the revision submitted shall be subject to review. and t
These courses shall be approved by the administrator of the education
program subject to ratification by the Florida Building Commission.
(g) If an approved accredited
course is not affected by the code change or requires revision to
correct or update a reference, table, diagram, or quoted provision of code,
law, or administrative rule, the training provider may submit the revised
course and shall complete Form FBC-ED-002, effective September 10,
2010, adopted herein by reference and available from the Building Code
Information System at www.floridabuilding.org. The code version must be
noted on the application. If a
correction or update is required, the training provider must list the exact
change correction or update, the specific location of the change
correction or update, and reason for the change in the course and affirm
this is the only change correction or update to the course. The changes
correction or update to the course shall be approved by the
administrator of the education program subject to ratification by the Florida
Building Commission.
(h) A change to the delivery format of an
approved accredited course must be submitted for accreditation.
(4) Course
Content and Accreditor Review. Accreditors shall review courses submitted by
registered providers to determine if the course accurately presents the
technical and administrative responsibilities reflected in the current edition
of the Florida Building Code, or future editions of the Code if the accreditor
is reviewing a course revised to comply with an updated edition of the Florida
Building Code in accordance with paragraph (3)(f) of this rule or Florida
Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code. Accreditors shall not
mutually accredit each others’ courses. The accreditor shall determine if the
course meets the following minimum criteria:
(a) Course
title and number. The word “advanced” and, if appropriate, “internet” shall be
in the title;
(b) Hours of
credit;
(c) Name,
address, telephone number and e-mail address of the provider;
(d) Course
description completely describing what the particular course is designed to
address;
(e)
Course/learning objectives;
(f) Course
time allotments for course content;
(g) Course
outline and instructional methods – detailed description of course content in
sequence of how taught and methods used to teach that content. The following instructional methods are
authorized, but are not limited to: exercises, quizzes, discussion groups,
reading assignments, projects, simulations and presentations;
(h) Code
edition to which the course relates;
(i) Course
references cited in the outline;
(j) Method of
course evaluations;
(k) A minimum
of 50% of the actual training materials content shall be related to the Florida
Building Code or Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building
Code;
(l) Course
materials shall accurately reflect the Florida Building Code and other topics
under the jurisdiction of the Florida Building Commission; and
(m) Course
materials provided to the attendee shall be provided to by the
accreditor.
(5) Course
Accreditation by the Florida Building Commission. Accredited courses are to
effectively and accurately address the technical and administrative
responsibilities in the effective execution of the Florida Building Code or
Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code.
(6) The Commission shall audit
a minimum of 2% of all accredited courses. The courses selected for audit may
not be those of only one provider or reviewed by only one accreditor. Any
course submitted for accreditation or re-accreditation determined to not
accurately reflect the current or adopted Florida Building Code edition; or
Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code shall be
reported to the Commission for further action. All approved advanced building
code courses must reflect the current or adopted Florida Building Code edition;
or Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code. Any courses
accredited and determined by audit or any means to not accurately reflect the
current or adopted Florida Building Code edition; or Florida Statutes or rules
related to the Florida Building Code or accredited by an accreditor outside the
approved areas of expertise shall have the accreditation revoked, the status of
the course communicated to the respective licensing board or boards, and the
provider will be required to file a new application for accreditation.
(7) In the
event the Commission identifies areas or topics of advanced building code
education with an insufficient number of courses available through existing
resources, the Commission shall report the areas or topics to the appropriate
licensing board. If additional courses do not become available within six
months of notification to the licensing board, upon a finding that the absence
of course work in the identified subject area is detrimental to the effective
administration and enforcement of the Florida Building Code, and funds are
available in the Commission’s budget for course development, the Commission
will develop a minimum of one (1) course that will be made available to
training providers.
Rulemaking Authority 553.841(2)
FS. Law Implemented 553.841 FS. History–New 6-8-05, Amended 4-30-07, 6-12-08,
3-4-09, 11-2-09, 1-9-11.
G. Workgroup Discussion – A workgroup discussion
was held on April 16, 2012. The topic
for discussion: To provide interested
parties in updated information on the process for application and approval of
advanced codes courses and on the Building Code Information System (BCIS). To solicit questions, comments, and
suggestions relating to the course application and approval process.
A copy of the
hand-out and meeting summary is attached to this report.
H. Workgroup Discussion – A workgroup discussion
will be held on May 30, 2012. The topic
for discussion: To solicit input from
FBC Training Providers and Accreditors relating to a recent change in law for
submission of courses to DBPR licensing boards.
The change was passed in House Bill 887 (now chapter 2012-72, Laws of
Florida), and it takes effect October 1, 2012.
A copy of the
hand-out is attached. A copy of the
meeting summary will be provided with the next Education Administrator report.