(1) Counties and municipalities are authorized to issue journeyman licenses in the plumbing, pipe fitting, mechanical, or HVAC trades.
(2) An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman license in the plumbing, pipe fitting, mechanical, or HVAC trades issued by any county or municipality in this state may work as a journeyman in the trade in which he or she is licensed in any county or municipality of this state without taking an additional examination or paying an additional license fee, if he or she:
(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 an apprenticeship program registered with a registration agency defined in 29 C.F.R. s. 29.2 and demonstrates 4 years’ verifiable practical experience in the trade for which he or she is licensed, or demonstrates 6 years’ verifiable practical experience in the trade for which he or she is licensed;
(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 coursework within 6 months after such certification; and
(d) Has not had a license suspended or revoked within the last 5 years.
(3) A local government may charge a registration fee for reciprocity, not to exceed $25.
History.—s. 15, ch. 97-228; s. 25, ch. 98-287; s. 37, ch. 2009-195; s. 29, ch. 2011-213; s. 3, ch. 2021-214.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Part I - Construction Contracting (Ss. 489.101-489.147)
489.107 - Construction Industry Licensing Board.
489.108 - Rulemaking authority.
489.111 - Licensure by examination.
489.113 - Qualifications for practice; restrictions.
489.1131 - Credit for relevant military training and education.
489.1136 - Medical gas certification.
489.114 - Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage.
489.115 - Certification and registration; endorsement; reciprocity; renewals; continuing education.
489.116 - Inactive and delinquent status; renewal and cancellation notices.
489.117 - Registration; specialty contractors.
489.118 - Certification of registered contractors; grandfathering provisions.
489.119 - Business organizations; qualifying agents.
489.121 - Emergency registration upon death of contractor.
489.124 - Business records requirements; address of record; service.
489.125 - Prequalification of certificateholders.
489.126 - Moneys received by contractors.
489.127 - Prohibitions; penalties.
489.128 - Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable.
489.129 - Disciplinary proceedings.
489.132 - Prohibited acts by unlicensed principals; investigation; hearing; penalties.
489.133 - Pollutant storage systems specialty contractors; definitions; certification; restrictions.
489.134 - Authority of licensed job scope.
489.140 - Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund.
489.1401 - Legislative intent.
489.1402 - Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions.
489.141 - Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
489.142 - Board powers relating to recovery; conduct of hearings and service.
489.1425 - Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund.
489.143 - Payment from the fund.
489.144 - Investment of the fund.
489.145 - Guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance savings contracting.
489.1455 - Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.