Florida Building Commission

Education POC

Embassy Suites Hotel Tampa-USF

3705 Spectrum Boulevard

Tampa, Florida 33612

1-813-877-7066

October 10, 2006

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

OBJECTIVES

Approve October 2006 Agenda

Approve August 2006 Minutes

Discuss the action of training course updating using the 2006 Supplement.

Discuss the presentation given by the Education Administrator to training providers who were attending the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) meeting

Discuss a recent proposed change to the language in 9B-70, which in summary stated “at least 50% of the content of all training materials was to be code related”.

Discuss relevant issues, which will include proposed subject areas for potential advanced code courses that emanate from the Building Code Education and Outreach Council meeting

Discuss the status of two courses that were “conditionally approved” during the July POC meeting, based on the specific change of taking the word “core” out of the title. The courses then had the “conditional approval” rescinded at the August POC meeting, to be re-submitted for approval.

Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission: Pending “Accreditor” Applications

Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission: Accredited Courses, Pending FBC Approval

Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission: BCIS Administratively Approved Updated Advanced Courses

Review activity report of Education Administrator.

Identify future POC member discussion items.

Summary and Review of Meeting Work Products/Action Items, Assignments, and Next Steps.

Members: Dick Browdy (Chair), Jon Hamrick, Pete Tagliarini, Steve Bassett, Herminio Gonzalez

AGENDA

Opening - Welcome and review meeting objectives and guidelines

1. Review and Approval of October 2006 Agenda

2. Review and Approval of August 2006 Minutes

3. Discuss the issue(s) of course updating---to include the update of advance and technical core courses using the 2006 Supplement (which is now available on the Building Code Information System) ( September 18 letter)

4. Discuss the presentation (presentation) given by the Education Administrator to training providers who were attending the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) meeting in Orlando, Florida, on September 13, 2006. ( Summary Report)

A. Providers that develop advanced courses, and/or updates any courses or parts of DCA approved courses, has the courses appropriately accredited, and sells to other providers:

1. Does the advanced course need to be reaccredited?

2. Can the accreditor/provider accredit a course that was originally developed and/or updated by the accreditor/provider and subsequently sold?

5. Discuss a recent proposed change to the language in 9B-70, which was approved by the Education POC, which in summary stated that “at least 50% of the content of all training materials was to be code related”. The CILB does not think the intent of this language fulfills their licensure requirement of a one hour advanced course.

6. Discuss relevant issues, which will include proposed subject areas for potential advanced code courses that emanate from the Building Code Education and Outreach Council meeting, held on September 27, 2006, in Tallahassee, Florida. (Link Summary Report).

7. Discuss the status of two courses that were “conditionally approved” during the July POC meeting, based on the specific change of taking the word “core” out of the title. The courses then had the “conditional approval” rescinded at the August POC meeting, to be re-submitted for approval. ( letter) The two courses in question are:

Number Course Provider Accreditor Date Accredited
123 4 Hour Advanced Administrative Core Code Contractor’s Institute Tanenbaum Construction, Inc.  
124 4 Hour Advanced Administrative Core Code (Internet) Contractor’s Institute Tanenbaum Construction, Inc.  

 

8. Review Pending “Accreditor” Applications for Recommendation to the Commission

(None Pending)

 

9. Review Pending “Accredited” Courses for Recommendation to the Commission.

Number Course Provider Accreditor Date Accredited
197 Florida Building Code Advanced Training: Plumbing University of Florida - Florida Energy Extension JDB Code Services, Inc. 7/26/2006
198 Florida Building Code Advanced Training: Resident University of Florida - Florida Energy Extension JDB Code Services, Inc. 7/26/2006
199 ADV 2004 FBC occupancy egress const type Donna Kirby, FASID BCIC LLC 9/12/2006

10. Education Administrator Activity Report (Will be available at Education POC meeting)

11. Identify future POC member discussion items.

 

12. Summary and Review of Meeting Work Products/Action Items, Assignments, and Next Steps

Adjourn

Note: This document is available in alternate formats upon request to the Department of Community Affairs, Codes and Standards, 255 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Fl. 32399, (850) 487 – 1824.