§ 26-109. Examination committees.

(a)

The board shall establish four examination committees to establish the examinations required for certification under this division. One committee shall consist of the board itself to establish and administer the qualifications for certification and the examination for the general contractors, building contractors, residential building contractors, and specialty contractors; one committee shall consist of the chief mechanical inspector from either the City of St. Petersburg, City of Clearwater or the County of Pinellas and two mechanical contractors residing and engaged in business within the county, all of whom shall be appointed by the board to establish and administer, subject to approval by the board, the qualifications for certification and the examination for mechanical contractors; one committee shall consist of the chief electrical inspector from either the City of St. Petersburg, City of Clearwater or the County of Pinellas and two electrical contractors residing and engaged in business within the county, all of whom shall be appointed by the board to establish and administer, subject to approval by the board, the qualifications for certification and the examination for electrical contractors; one committee shall consist of the chief plumbing inspector from either the City of St. Petersburg, City of Clearwater or the County of Pinellas and two plumbing contractors residing and engaged in business within the county, all of whom shall be appointed by the board to establish and administer, subject to approval by the board, the qualifications for certification and the examination for plumbing contractors.

(b)

The examination committees for electrical contractors, plumbing contractors and mechanical contractors shall also give examinations for certificates of competency for journeymen in the electrical, plumbing and mechanical trades, respectively. For purposes of this division, "journeyman" shall mean a person who is the holder of a valid certificate of competency issued by the board after passing the required examination as provided in this division and who is thereby entitled to perform the manual work of installing plumbing, mechanical or electrical installations under the general direction of a contractor in the trade. Each examination committee shall determine the matter to be covered by the examination. The examination shall be of a practical and elementary character sufficiently strict to test the qualifications of the applicant.

(c)

The board shall have jurisdiction over all the examinations and regulations pursuant to this division.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 75-489, § 15; Laws of Fla. ch. 89-504, § 1; Ord. No. 98-81, § 1, 9-29-98)

Cross reference

Boards, commissions, councils and authorities, § 2-226 et seq.