The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board is responsible for licensing and regulating electrical contractors. The board meets regularly to consider applications for licensure, to review disciplinary cases, and to conduct informal hearings relating to licensure and discipline. The board engages in rulemaking to implement the provisions set forth in its statutes and conducts other general business, as necessary.

Division 61G6 of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Board contains several chapters which provide rules for those engaged in electrical contracting and is part of the Florida Administrative Code.

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61G6-9.001 Continuing Education for Reactivation.

As a condition to the reactivation of an inactive license, a licensee must submit proof of the completion of fourteen (14) classroom hours of continuing education which meets the criteria set forth in Rule 61G6-9.002 or 61G6-9.004, F.A.C. Of the required fourteen (14) classroom hours, at least seven (7) hours must be on technical subjects, one (1) hour on workers’ compensation, one (1) hour on workplace safety, one (1) hour on business practices, one (1) hour by completing an approved provider’s specialized or advanced module course, approved by the Florida Building Commission, on any portion of the Florida Building Code, relating to the contractor’s respective discipline, one (1) hour of Florida laws and rules education, and, for alarm system contractors and electrical contractors engaged in alarm system contracting, two (2) hours on false alarm prevention. The continuing education credits needed for reactivation must be completed within two (2) years preceding reactivation.