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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 489
CONTRACTING
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F.S. 489.5335
489.5335 Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.
(1) Counties and municipalities are authorized to issue journeyman licenses in the electrical and alarm system trades to an individual who:
(a) Has scored at least 70 percent, or after October 1, 1997, at least 75 percent, on a proctored journeyman Block and Associates examination or other proctored examination approved by the board for the trade in which he or she is licensed;
(b) Has completed a registered and state-approved apprenticeship program as defined in s. 446.021(6) or has at least 12,000 hours of on-the-job training in his or her specific trade; and
(c) Has satisfactorily completed specialized and advanced module coursework approved by the Florida Building Commission, as part of the building code training program established in s. 553.841, specific to the discipline or, pursuant to authorization by the certifying authority, provides proof of completion of such curriculum or coursework within 6 months after such certification.
(2) Counties and municipalities must recognize a person as a journeyman in the electrical and alarm system trades if the person was issued a journeyman license in such trade by a county or municipality in the state.
History.s. 17, ch. 97-228; s. 30, ch. 98-287; s. 27, ch. 2010-176; s. 30, ch. 2011-213; s. 4, ch. 2021-214; s. 5, ch. 2024-125.