On May 17, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 382 into law, which exempts certain licensees from continuing education requirements.
Effective July 1, 2024, all Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) licensees who meet the below requirements will be exempted from their current continuing education requirements:
- The licensee is licensed by one of the following Department of Business and Professional Regulation Boards, Councils, or Licensing Programs:
- Asbestos Licensing Unit
- Barbers’ Board
- Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
- Board of Cosmetology
- Home Inspectors Licensing Program
- Mold-Related Services Licensing Program
- Board of Pilot Commissioners
- Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- The licensee holds an active license.
- The licensee has held their license continuously for at least 10 years.
- No discipline has been imposed against the license.
Beginning July 1, licensees can verify their exemption status through their online account or by searching the Department’s online licensing portal, at: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID. Licensees will remain exempt from future continuing education requirements if they continue to meet all the requirements for the exemption.
The Department will notify the licensees who qualify for the exemption via email at the email address provided in their licensure file. Please check your online account to ensure the email address in your licensure file is accurate, or update it as necessary, to receive future notifications regarding SB 382.