During the meeting, members of the all the various
professional licensing boards were invited to
participate in board roundtable discussions. While
the Valencia College gym may not have been
the most conducive place for such meetings, the
pressure placed on the boards by the Governor
yielded interesting ideas. As the largest state
licensing board, the Construction Industry Licensing
Board’s (CILB) table was well a;ended and received
lots of attention from citizen attendees. The CILB
presented several possibilities during their final
presentation. They were:
DBPR Secretary Beshears talks “de-reg” to kick off meeting
• R
evise Application to remove unnecessary
questions
• Reduce the Size of the Licensing Board
• Work on license reciprocity with other states
• W
ork to refine all contractor application
requirements to reduce experience requirements
while maintaining financial requirements
• R
educe costs of exam prep by eliminating
some of the required textbooks for the
licensing exam. Provide online resources or
reduce required books
• A
llow BCN graduates to apply for Division
1 licensure without passing the certified
examination. Determine additional degrees that
could qualify this exemption for all license types.
• A
llow Division 2 to subcontract out work as
long as they supervise contractors: Eliminate
Swimming Pool subcontractor specialty
licensure.
View of all the various Boards
getting down to business.
None of the suggestions made at the meeting
are binding. Many will take much research to
determine if they are a right fit for Florida. At the
very least, this meeting showed that our new
Governor and DBPR Secretary are focused on
job accessibility, putting Floridians in positions to
have professional careers and helping reduce the
red tape for current Florida professions. We will
keep you posted should any new information or
ideas evolve.
CILB recommendations
DBPR Secretary Beshears
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