Fire Sprinkler Contractor Requirements - Florida

Listed below are the current state requirements for a(n) Fire Sprinkler Contractor in the state of Florida.

Completion Requirements
Class I, II, II must get 32 hours of continuing education in the fire protection discipline.

Class IV must get 14 hours of continuing education encompassing the appropriate National Fire Protection Association fire sprinkler documents prior to renewal.

Contractor V certificates are required to obtain 14 contact hours of continuing education prior to renewal, at least 1 hour of which is in the fire protection discipline.

*All license holders must complete one hour of workplace safety, one hour of business practices and one hour of worker’s compensation as part of the continuing education for license renewal period.

Please Note: At this time, RedVector.com does not have any courses approved for Florida Fire Sprinkler Contractors.

Renewal Dates
June 30th even years.

Statute:
Florida Statutes, 633.537

Special Designations or Stipulations:
A certificate for the Contractor I, II, and III classifications as defined in this chapter shall not be renewed unless the certificateholder produces documentation of at least 32 contact hours of continuing education in the fire protection discipline during the biennial licensure period. Holders of Contractor IV certificates are required to obtain 14 contact hours of continuing education encompassing the appropriate National Fire Protection Association fire sprinkler documents prior to renewal. Contractor V certificates are required to obtain 14 contact hours of continuing education prior to renewal, at least 1 hour of which is in the fire protection discipline. Any continuing education hours approved pursuant to chapter 489 by the Construction Industry Licensing Board for underground utility and excavation contractors shall be considered as also approved to comply with Contractor V continuing education requirements. A Contractor V shall provide to the State Fire Marshal evidence of approval of such coursework by the Construction Industry Licensing Board.

Audit Potential:
N/A

Allowed Carry-Over Hours:
None

Applicable Course of Study:
The continuing education course or combination of courses shall be in a fire protection discipline related to the Certificate of Competency held by the Fire Protection System Contractor. All licensed Fire Protection System Contractors are required to complete at least one hour of workplace safety class, one hour of business practices class, and one hour of a workers’ compensation class as part of the required continuing education for each biennial renewal period.

The course or combination of courses shall be conducted by persons approved by the Regulatory Licensing Section.
Approval of such persons shall be based on the person’s training, experience and expertise in fire protection under Florida law. The instructor must be qualified by education or experience to teach the course, or parts of a course, to which the instructor is assigned. Any person with a four year college or graduate degree is qualified to teach any course in his or her field of study. Any state certified fire protection system contractor with at least five years’ experience may teach any technical course within the scope of the contractor license held; however, no contractor whose license is suspended or revoked as a result of administrative action shall teach or serve as a continuing education instructor. The Regulatory Licensing Section is not permitted to reject a course based upon the proposed instructor, but is permitted to approve a course contingent on certification that all instructors meet those minimum requirements before conducting the course and before advertising that the course is approved for continuing education credit.

Written instructional materials and any audio-visual aids must provide instruction relevant to fire protection under Florida law.

The course or combination of courses shall be approved by the Regulatory Licensing Section. The Regulatory Licensing Section shall approve any course, seminar, or conference in the technical areas provided by any university, community college, vocational-technical center, public or private school, firm, association, person, corporation or entity which meets the criteria
provided in this rule.

Examples of courses which will be approved if the criteria and procedures of this rule are met:
1. Florida Fire Sprinkler Association meetings;
2. American Fire Sprinkler Association meetings;
3. NFPA meetings and seminars; and
4. Training sessions conducted by manufacturers.

Proof of Compliance:
Each certificateholder is responsible for attending the appropriate course or courses and for maintaining proof of completion of the course or courses. Such proof shall be in the form of copies of certificates of completion awarded. The Regulatory Licensing Section will not accept any proof of completion except that submitted in accordance with subsection (8) below.
(8) Prior to the annual expiration of the Certificate of Competency, the certificateholder shall submit proof of completion
of the required course or courses to the Regulatory Licensing Section. Submissions shall be submitted on a “Fire Protection System Contractor Continuing Education Coursework” form, DI4-1240 (3/00) as adopted and incorporated herein by reference. Forms are available from and submissions shall be sent to: Regulatory Licensing Section, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342. Each certificateholder will be notified by the Regulatory Licensing Section, in writing, if the coursework does not satisfy the continuing education requirement in Section 633.537, Florida Statutes. No notification will be given over the telephone.

Non-Compliance Penalties:
Any Fire Protection System Contractor who does not complete the continuing education requirement shall not have his or her certificate renewed. If the certificate holder is not renewed, the certificateholder shall perform no work for which a license is required.

Disallowed Credits:
N/A

Exceptions or exemptions:
N/A

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