Renewal Deadline Extended Due to Tropical Storm Isaac

The DBPR has extended the deadline for renewal of certified contractors and both certified and registered electrical contractors whose licenses are set to expire August 31, 2012. The deadline for these license holders is now midnight September 14, 2012. The state provided an extension because of the impact of Tropical Storm Isaac across the state.

These licensees now have until midnight on September 14, 2012 to complete their continuing education requirements and renew their licenses without having to pay a late fee. Renewal extension FAQs are also available online.

As always, use the online renewal system at www.myfloridalicense.com for faster, more efficient service. Licensees who wish to fax their continuing education course completion certificates to the Bureau of Education and Testing to expedite renewal may use fax number 850.922.2316.

For more information call the gals who always keep you current with the latest information available. Or email us at support@licensesetc.com. 

Re-activation of Inactive Licenses

There is some good news for contractors with Inactive licenses! The number of continuing education credits that an inactive or delinquent inactive licensee must complete before they can reactivate their license has been reduced. Effective July 1, 2012, an inactive or delinquent inactive licensee will only need to complete the CEUs for the renewal period immediately prior to the reactivation.

 

This means that only one cycle needs to be fulfilled. You no longer have to complete every year that you missed. You will need to complete the continuing education requirements in place at the time of the last renewal for your profession. That includes 14 hours of board-approved continuing education that must include the following:

For CILB Licenses -

·         8 hours general credit

·         1 hour workers’ compensation

·         1 hour workplace safety

·         1 hour business practices

·         1 hour advanced building code

·         1 hour laws and rules

·         1 hour wind mitigation methodologies

For ECLB Licenses -

·         7 hours technical

·         1 hour workers’ compensation

·         1 hour workplace safety

·         1 hour business practices

·         2 hours false alarm prevention (for all certified and registered alarm contractors and certified electrical contractors who perform alarm work)

·         1-3 hours general credit

·         1 hour Florida Building Code advanced module course

What a great change from the previous way of doing things. If you have any questions, as always you can shoot us an email or give us a ring.

Congratulations, July licensees!

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: 

• Justin Lantz at EIB Construction & Development, LLC of Miami, FL
• Gary Fuchs at G&F Equipment Rental, LLC of Oakland Park, FL
• Nelson Owen at Specialized Roofing and Contracting, LLC of Clearwater, FL
• Rodney Locke of Margate, FL
• Richard A. Adams III at R.A. Construction Corp of the Treasure Coast of Jensen Beach, FL
• Jason DuBois at Genesis Tower Services, LLC of Reading, PA
• Derek Bate of Melbourne, FL
• Brian Siewert of Orlando, FL
• Matthew Jamison of Indian Rocks Beach, FL
• Kent Goff at Goff + Goff LLC of Roswell, GA
• Iain Paterson at Hufcor/Orlando, Inc. DBA Hufcor Florida Group of Boynton Beach, FL
• Thomas Frei at SCQ LLC of Cape Coral, FL
• Henry Gembala at Schear Construction, LLC of Delray Beach, FL
• Andrew Ernst of Oviedo, FL
• Freeman Enmeier at Freeman Enmeier Enterprises LLC of Sarasota, FL
• Richard L. Saurel, Jr of Port St Lucie, FL
• John Gibson of Parrish, FL
• Stephen Scott Porter at Regal Stephens Construction, LLC of Santa Rosa Beach, FL
• Roger White IV at Ohlssen, LLC of Galliano, LA
• Jacob Burns at JGB Building, LLC of Miami, FL
• David Gembala at Schear Construction, LLC of Delray Beach, FL
• Daniel Fekete at Precise Plumbing, LLC of Apopka, FL
• Matthew Jamison at N9NE Constructors LLC of Indian Rocks Beach, FL
• Crystal Pinkston at Accident Cleaners of Williston, FL
• Jose Rua at JMR Contractors, LLC of Miami, FL
• Gene Loyd of Titusville, FL
• Anthony Gordon at Able Building Contractor, LLC of Cocoa, FL
• Mark Glenn at Loose Screw Construction, LLC of Orlando, FL
• Henry Willis at National Stone Works at Decatur, GA
• Danny Chopra of Orlando, FL
• Frank Blanco at C.I.S. Enterprises, LLC of Miami, FL
• Lindsay P Ayers at Ayers Carpentry, LLC of Trenton, FL
• Ryan Yancey at Southern Edge Contracting, LLC of Cooper City, FL
• Marc Lerdon at Seacost Marine Construction LLC of Port St Lucie, FL
• James O. Jones, Jr. at J.O. Jones Plubming, LLC of Hobe Sound, FL
• William Heath Blair at HSJ Excavation, LLC of Orlando, FL
• Charles Daniel Lucas at Lucas HVACR Services, LLC of Cocoa, FL
• Stewart Moon at Air & Energy, LLC of Holmes Beach, FL
• Chester VanSyckle at ShoreMaster, LLC of St. Augustine, FL
• Kenneth Goetzman at Goetzman Development, LLC of Starke, FL
• Joseph Rawdan at Complete Care Pool, LLC of Tampa, FL
• Gregory Gover at 2G Contracting of Zephyrhills, FL
• Hugh Ho Shin at Alpine Mechanical Services, LLC of Sellersville, PA
• Crystal D Anderson at Olneya Restoration Group, LLC of St. Louis, MO
• Ulises Del Castillo at Ulysses Enterprises, LLC of  Lake Worth, FL
• Brian Atkinson at Pure Water Pools of Naples, LLC of Naples, FL
• Mark Kane at Kane's Total Plumbing, LLC of North Port, FL
• Jason Hathaway at Jason's Plumbing Services, LLC of Naples, FL
• Stacy Alan Meunier at Golden Rule Custom Jobs, LLC of Orlando, FL
• James T. Smith at Hands on Maintenance & Repairs, LLC of Naples, FL
• Zachary M. Nelson at Infinigy Engineering PLLC of Chattanooga, TN
• Kent Drechsler at KRD Remodeling, LLC of Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Eric Brown at Statewide General Contractors, LLC dba D. Brown General Contractors of Naples, FL
• Keith Taylor at Plan-It Contractor Services, LLC of St. Petersburg, FL
• David Dorsch at Ginier Metal, LLC of West Park, FL
• Emilio Lopez Garaicoa at E E L Renovations, LLC of  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Michael Brogan at Bay to Bay Tile, Inc. DBA Bay Tile Kitchen & Bath of Clearwater, FL
• Stover Henry Creasy, III at The Ale Group, LLC of Naples, FL
• Mark Warr at DaMar Contractors, LLC of  Palm Bay, FL
• Samuel Santiago at Restore My Home, LLC of  Davie, FL
• Kyle Maxwell at Bigfoot Roofing & Waterproofing, LLC of  Jacksonville, FL
• Daniel Benjamin at Sundance Contracting & Property Management, LLC of Fort Myers, FL
• Luis Garcia at LGI Construction Group LLC of Orlando, FL
• Wayne Swanwick at Commercial Renovation Services, LLC of Delray Beach, FL
• Terry Rathbun at Triangle Associates, Inc. of Triangle Associates Construction Group, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI
• Norton Jones, Jr. at Alpine Mechanical Services, LLC of Sellersville, PA
• Martin Sukkert at Urban Oaks Builders, LLC of Atlanta, GA

For information on Social Media Networking, call Lisa at 239.777.8321.

Veterans Licensing Fees Can Be Waived

The DBPR has taken a step forward to help veterans that are coming home from active duty. As of July 1st, the state has the ability to waive licensing fees for military veterans who apply for a state license within 24 months of an honorable discharge. The fees that can be waived include the initial license fee, initial application fee and initial unlicensed activity fee. 


What is the fine print? 

• Veterans must apply for licensure within 24 months of being honorably discharged from a branch of the United States Armed Forces, including National Guard units. 

• The veteran must provide a DD-214 or NGB-22 form as proof of honorable discharge and the Military Veteran Fee Waiver Request must be submitted with the application.

• This waiver does not include examination fees or other incidental fees, but the VA will reimburse eligible applicants for the cost of licensing and certification examinations. This reimbursement cannot exceed $2,000 per test. The exams they are reimbursing must be deemed necessary to pursue a trade or profession.

Call us if you have any questions regarding this new waiver. We can help you to find out how you or your loved one can get their feet back under them upon returning home. Starting a new business or becoming a part of an existing team starts with a call to the gals at Licenses, Etc.

Congratulations, June licensees!

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June:

• Gary Mighell of Naples, FL
• Bill Bryan at Bryan Construction Group, Inc. of Orlando, FL
• Tim Miller at DI Construction, LLC of Kokomo, IN
• Mitchell Webster at Elite Construction & Inspection Services, Inc. of Vero Beach, FL
• Quentin Vaughan Hancock at Parkway Construction & Associates, L.P. of Flower Mound, TX
• Michael Soule at Gulfshore Construction Management, LLC DBA Gulfshore Homes of Bonita Springs, FL
• Brian McNabb at Total Plumbing and Maintenance Services, Inc. of Lakeland, FL
• Robert Shearer at Payless Plumbing Service, Inc. of Cape Coral, FL
• Lewis Hournbuckle at InQuip Associates, Inc. of McLean, VA
• Mark Napoli at Napoli Construction, LLC of Naples, FL
• Jeffrey Baller at J Baller Construction, LLC of Fort Myers, FL
• Charles Barker at Barker Building Co. of Santa Rosa Beach, FL
• Robert Baker (FRO) at Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. of Monroe, OH
• Scott Miller at Miller Building & Repair Services, Inc. of Seffner, FL
• Richard Haff at LaCosta Builders Inc. of Bonita Springs, FL
• Kristin John Schlembach at K.M.R. Enterprises, Inc. DBA KMR Enterprises of New Jersey, Inc. DBA KMR Enterprises, Inc. of Ocean City, NJ
• Paul Strader at RECSFL, Inc. of Santa Ana, CA
• John Dransfield at Restoration H2O911, LLC of Fort Myers, FL
• Dennis Jabs at Greden Builders, Inc. of Leesburg, FL
• John Toppino at Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc. of Key West, FL
• Michael W. Henry at Mike Henry's Construction Services, Inc. of Santa Rosa Beach, FL
• Richard A. Adams III at R.A. Construction Corp of the Treasure Coast of Port St Lucie, FL
• Patrick Wall at Wall Bros. Construction, LLC of St. Cloud, FL
• Kyle Crisp at Kendale Design / Build General Contractor, LLC of Jacksonville, FL
• Thomas Christopher Alley at Alley Design To Build, Inc. of Naples, FL
• Jason Barfield of Lakeland, FL
• Tony Rodriguez at Elite Concrete Designing of N. Miami, FL
• Anthony Marafino of Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Ena Cordoves at AE Builders, Inc. of Coral Gables, FL
• Jarek Freund at J.J.F. Construction & Property Management, Inc. of Naples, FL
• Freeman Enmeier at Freeman Enmeier Enterprises LLC of Sarasota, FL
• Michael Wohlrab at E.C.P. Of Sarasota, Inc. DBA Andy onCall of Sarasota, FL
• Martin Toro at Martin Toro Contracting, Inc. of Orlando, FL
• Terry "Hank" Porter at HP Construction, LLC of Naples, FL
• Justin Lantz at EIB Construction & Development, Inc. of Miami, FL
• Jon Dickerson at Dickerson Construction Company of Central Florida, Inc.

For information on Social Media Networking, call Lisa at 239.777.8321.

Glass & Glazing No Longer Requires State Licensing

The state giveth and the state taketh away.  Governor Scott signed a legislative bill that repeals the Glass and Glazing contractor category from the mandatory Division II licenses. Yes, we know, they just created this category last year! The new rules will take effect July 1^st.

What does this mean for you if you were one of the many that went for the Certified Glass and Glazing Contractor license? It means that your license number is going to change.  Those license numbers began with CGG. They will now be reclassified to the Certified Specialty Contractor license (SCC).

If you are one of the many that are getting into this trade, it means that this is not a mandatory state license. You can be licensed to do this work on a county level OR a state level. If you are confused, don’t worry, you are not alone. You can always give the gals at Licenses, Etc a call to find out the specifics. But if you want to read up on it for yourself, visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cilb/index.html and check out the hot topic that is top of the list.

Renewing a License

It’s that time again. Time for Florida contractor license renewal!  Unless your license is brand new, you should have received a renewal notice in the mail from the DBPR.  There are two parts to the process of renewing any Florida construction license:

1. Paying the renewal fee 
2. Completing the requisite CEU courses

Let’s start with the CEU hours.  The vast majority of you will need to do 14 hours to renew your license, as the state requires 14 CEU hours for each 2 year renewal cycle.  For those of you that will have been licensed for less than 2 years at the time of renewal (8/31/12 for Certified Contractor, and Certified Electrician or 7/31/12 for Home Inspector or Mold) your CEU requirements are less:

• People licensed as a Home Inspector, Mold Remediator or Mold Assessor are not required to do any CEUs at all for this renewal cycle.  
• Certified Contractors and Electricians are required to do 7 hours if they received their license between 8/31/10 and 8/31/11 and are exempt from CEUs for this cycle if they received their license 9/1/11 or later.  

We are sure you’ve been bombarded with offers from different education providers; there are many options available both online and classroom.  Just keep this one tidbit in mind when you schedule your courses:  No classes taken prior to 8/31/12 will be rolled over to the 8/31/14 renewal cycle. So if you take more hours than you need, you’ll be gaining knowledge, but won’t be gaining a head-start on the future renewal cycle.

Now onto the fee payment.  About a year or so ago the DBPR upgraded their online system, so unless you’ve been onto their website pretty recently you’ll probably have to re-register your information with them. We posted a comprehensive how-to on this which you can read here:  http://licensesetc.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-online-system-at-dbpr.html, however, the state does now have more condensed instructions here:

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/info.asp.

There are also tutorials available on DBPR website: 

• How to set up a username/password:  https://www.myfloridalicense.com/vo/Registering-as-a-New-User.pdf
• How to link your license to an online account:  https://www.myfloridalicense.com/vo/Linking-an-Exisiting-License.pdf

So anyway, once you’re logged on, it looks like this:

 Click on the license you’d like to renew from those listed on the right.  

Then you get this screen:

• Select Renew from the options shown. 
• A disclaimer screen explaining CEU information pops up.  Read it, and then select Next.
• A screen with your name, birthday and SSN pops up.  Select Next.
• A screen with your main address pops up (see below).  If you’d like to change that address, click the “main address” button and you’ll be able to update.  If you’d like to add an additional address (license location, license mailing) or add an additional phone number, click “add”.  Otherwise, select Next.

• A summary page pops up confirming any changes and providing the information that will be saved into the system.  Read and if all is good select Next, otherwise select Previous to make changes.
• Complete the Attest Statement by selecting “Yes” and the pressing Submit.

A payment screen pops up showing what you owe to renew.  Click PAY NOW to complete the transaction OR click SUBMIT ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS if you have more than one license that needs to be renewed.

You have the option of paying by credit card or electronic check.  To pay by credit card you will need to provide the name on the card, card type, card number and expiration date.  Once you have entered that information, select next.  The card will then be processed and a confirmation number will be provided.  You may want to print this screen for your records.

That’s it!