Language developed from the Product Approval Process

(1)Training Accreditor Revocation

(a) Any accreditor shall have his/her approval status revoked for any of the following reasons:

1. Knowingly providing a fraudulent application to the Commission, when applying for accreditor status.
2. Suspension or revocation of a trade license as part of the initially approved accreditor application, which was not reported to the Commission at the time of suspension or revocation
3. Failure to effectively and/or accurately accredit courses, specifically relating to the correctness of the course building code content references
4. Failure to remove him/herself from any “conflict of interest” situations, such as accrediting own courses.
5. Failure of the accreditor to cooperate with a Commission ordered investigation.

(b)The Commission may revoke the approval status of any accreditor based on any provision of subsection 9B-70.002, F.A.C., until such time as the accreditor demonstrates that his/her status is currently in compliance with this document.

(c)The Commission shall initiate an investigation based on a written complaint containing substantial material evidence by any substantially affected party.

(d)The Commission shall clearly post the status of an investigation on its website, the Florida Building Codes Information System, www.floridabuilding.org.

Specific Authority 553.841(2) FS. Law Implemented 553.841 FS. History–New ?,

9B-72.170 Investigations.

(1)Investigation of accreditor non-compliance.

(a)The Commission shall initiate an investigation of accreditor non-compliance on the basis of a written complaint including substantial material evidence.

(b)The Education Program Oversight Committee (POC) will evaluate the substance of the complaint and recommend whether an investigation should proceed or not.

(c)The Commission will make a determination as to whether to proceed with an investigation or not.

(d)The investigation will be conducted by a disinterested party, fully complying with the provisions of Chapter 120.

(e)The findings from an investigation will be presented to the Commission for an action. If the findings verify the initial complaint and the Commission agrees, then an administrative complaint will be drafted. If the findings do not verify the initial complaint and the Commission agrees, then the complaint is dropped and the accreditor retains his/her active status.

(f)If any complaint moves forward, an administrative hearing will be held, in accordance with the provisions in Chapter xxxxxxx with a subsequent action.

(g)The ruling from the administrative hearing will be presented to the Commission for their action.

Specific Authority 553.841(2) FS., 553.841 FS. History–?