Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • September 2017 | Page 20

QUICK BITS Construction Industry Licensing Board Meeting Calling all contractors! The Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) will be meeting on Oct. 13 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, 9300 Emerald Coast Parkway, Sandestin, Florida. The Rules Committee will be meeting Friday, Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the Trenchless Technology (Boring Contractor) Specialty Contractor voluntary License issue. As you may recall, at the June CILB meeting NUCA of Florida members testified before the Board and asked them to include a provision that anyone holding the voluntary specialty contractor license must work under the supervision of a licensed general contractor or licensed underground utility contractor. Our success in overturning the direction of the CILB at the June meeting was due to the fact that several NUCA of Florida members-including President Jordan Lee & Past-President Tom Woodward-- attended and spoke up at the meeting. WE NEED TO HAVE A HUGE TURNOUT AT THE OCT. 13 MEETING TO ENSURE ACTION BY THE CILB PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND DOES NOT UNDERMINE UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONTRACTOR LICENSE-HOLDERS. Please RSVP via phone at 850-566-7824 or email [email protected] if you are planning to attend the meeting. 20 DITCHMEN • SEPTEMBER 2017