NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Florida Building Commission

RULE CHAPTER NO.: RULE CHAPTER TITLE:

9B-3 Florida Building Commission – Operational Procedures

RULE NO. RULE TITLE:

9B-3.004 Commission Organization and Operations.

PURPOSE, EFFECT AND SUMMARY: To provide for alternate Technical Advisory Committee Members to serve in the absence of the primary member.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: (If one has been prepared.) Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated regulatory costs or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 553.74, 553.75 FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

TIME AND DATE: June 26, 2007, 3:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter comes before the Commission in accordance with its agenda.

PLACE: Don Shula's Hotel, 6842 Main Street , Miami Lakes , Florida 33314.

Any person requiring special accommodations at the hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Sadowski Building , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824, at least seven days before the date of the workshop. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Department of Community Affairs using the Florida Dual Party Relay System, which can be reached at 1(800) 955-8770 (voice) or 1(800) 955-9771 (TDD).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

9B-3.004 Commission Organization and Operations.

(1) No change.

(2) The Chairman presides over all Commission meetings, appoints work groups, Program Oversight Committees, Technical Advisory Committees and Ad Hoc Committees, serves as official spokesman for the Commission, and delegates staff and Committee assignments. The Chairman shall review the membership of Program Oversight and Technical Advisory Committees and reappoint

or replace members as needed annually .

(3) through (6) No change.

(7) The Chairman may appoint work groups to study issues and present findings and recommendations to the appropriate Committees.

(8) Non-Commissioner members of Committees and work groups may designate an alternate to participate in meetings and vote in their absence.

(9) (7) No change.

(10) (8) The Commission and all of its Committees will utilize Robert's Rules of Order to make and approve motions except as provided in (11) .

(9) through (16) renumbered; (11) through (18) No change.

Specific Authority 553.76(1), 553.77(1)(a) FS. Law Implemented 553.74, 553.75 FS. History – New 5-15-75, Amended 4-18-78, Formerly 9B-3.04, Amended 9-7-00, 11-20-01 , .

NAME OF PERSON ORGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Ila Jones, Community Program Administrator, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard , Tallahassee , Florida 32399-2100 , (850) 487-1824.

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Janice Browning, Director, Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Community Affairs.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 23, 2007.

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: January 12, 2007 and March 9, 2007.