As everyone is aware, the grandfathering provision allowing Registered Electrical Contractors has certain stipulations. One being that the applicant must have, for that category, passed a written, proctored examination that the board finds to be substantially similar to the examination required to be licensed as a certified contractor today. Those companies automatically accepted by the

Electrical Grandfathering has been a huge topic lately. The fact that those who meet the requirements can get grandfathered into a state license seems to be a hit with contractors. We would like to give you our latest findings for this type of application. The two big points, the test you took and your credit.

Miami-Dade amended their rules regarding renewal of a certificate of competency. The county has eliminated in some cases the renewal fee and continuing education for those qualifying agents that are 65 and older and meet certain requirements. A qualifying agent who has reached the age of 65 may renew his/her certificate of competency at no

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in July: Vivian Quinones at Volta Roofing, Inc. of Miami, FL Joseph Serwna at Resurrection Construction & Renovations, Inc. of Jupiter, FL Michael Beard at Superior Building, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL Matthew J. Dias at Flo-Tech Services, Inc. of North Port, FL Matthew Lombardi at American Overhead

On July 11 through the 13th Licenses, Etc. hosted a booth at the SEBC Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. What a great event that was. Three days of speaking face to face with people currently in the industry really gave us a sense of what the hot topics are out there right

Attention all Registered Electrical Contractors! Many of you lamented the fact that the grandfathering rule that allowed registered contractors to obtain state certified licenses was only for construction contractors. Well, that is no more! In the 2013 legislative session on June 14, 2013, House Bill 269 was approved. This allows registered electrical, alarm, and specialty

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in June: Nei Rodrigues at Roofco, LLC of Orlando, FL John Douglas Pozerycki at Inspired Technologies of North Florida, Inc. DBA Inspired Technologies, Inc. of Tallahassee, FL Joshua McKenna at Suncoast Custom Pool Services, Inc. of Naples, FL Joshua McKenna at Suncoast Custom Pools, Inc. of Naples, FL Paul

Congratulations to the following Licenses, Etc. clients who were approved in May: Ronald Yaeger at Fulcrum Construction Group LLC of Daphne, AL Chad Tracy at Patriot Construction, Inc. of Crawford, GA Jose Lopez at ScreenTech Services, Inc. of Miami, FL Iain Paterson at Hufcor, Inc. DBA Hufcor Florida Group of Boynton Beach, FL Willie Oglesby Sr. at A/C Expert USA, Inc.

Georgia, the Peach State, the neighbor to our north. So close… yet your contractor’s license here in Florida does not reciprocate. Have you been thinking about going after some work there? Recently we helped with the application for a General Contractor’s license in Georgia and we wanted to share our experience with you. What we