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No-cost edit for inspection engineers
Rule 61G15-35.0021 · Definitions
A 55-item day with 27 workshops produced mostly form fixes, not new costs. The top proposed rule hits engineers tied to threshold building inspections: an old sunset-review clause is being deleted, with no new cost flagged before May 14.
Top signal Rule 61G15-35.0021
April 23, 2026 · Volume 52, Number 79 · 10-min read
Does this affect you? Today’s issue matters most if:
‣ You hold a trade or professional license
‣ You hold environmental permits
‣ You operate a licensed health care business
‣ Subject to water management district rules
‣ In food service or hospitality (DBPR-regulated)
First, the damage No dollar impacts were flagged in the lead rule, but there are paperwork updates if you build on the coast or manage PA licenses. Coastal permit applicants may need revised DEP forms for extensions, emergency work, and renewals; physician assistants get an updated renewal/reactivation application location. No emergency rules. No new licensing requirements. No fee changes flagged. Dates to mark ✎ May 14, 2026 — Comment deadline — 10 proposed rules ★ May 26, 2026, 2:00 p.m. — Bid due — RFQ-26-20 Honors College Academic Building Construction… ★ May 7, 2026, before 5:00 p.m. local time — Bid due — Design, installation, financing, operation, and… $ TBD — Grant (no deadline posted) — Brevard County WW05119 — South Beaches Wastewater… Today's lead The one to read first
Featured Rule 61G15-35.0021
Definitions
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Threshold inspection engineers get no new costs; only definitions review clause deleted. Comments due May 14, 2026.
Why it matters This hits engineering firms and licensed engineers who perform threshold building inspections on large buildings. The rule only deletes old sunset-review language from the definitions section, so the board expects no new fees, paperwork, or operating changes. Comments are due May 14, 2026. Comment deadline: May 14, 2026. Ask AskObi: “AskObi.org can connect this definitions rule to sections 471.015 and 553.79, F.S., to clarify any downstream effects on threshold building inspection work.” — plain-English answer in under 10 seconds at AskObi.com.
Comment by May 14, 2026
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Rule 62B-33.013, 62B-33.014, 62B-33.0155 · Department of Environmental ProtectionComment by May 14, 2026
Permit Modifications, Time Extensions, and Renewals; Emergency Procedures; General Permit Conditions
Coastal builders must use updated DEP permit forms. No new fees. Comments due May 14, 2026.
Why it matters Coastal builders, marina operators, and other DEP coastal permit holders may need new forms for permit extensions, renewals, and emergency work. Same permit process, updated paperwork.
Rule 64B8-30.005 · Department of HealthComment by May 14, 2026
Physician Assistant Licensure Renewal and Reactivation
Medical practices employing physician assistants get updated renewal instructions; no new costs. Comments due May 14, 2026.
Why it matters Physician assistants and medical practices that manage renewals get an updated application location for license renewal and reactivation. No new credential added, but use the right filing path.
Signal beneath the surface
This is code cleanup with a message: the engineering board is deleting expiration language and syncing definitions to the current Florida Building Code, signaling that these standards are now permanent. For engineering firms, threshold-building inspectors, and fire-alarm design businesses, no new fee hits today—but the existing requirements are not going away.
Same agency, one day More from Board of Professional Engineers 4 3 more from Department of Business and Professional Regulation today, on top of the ones featured above. Comment by May 14, 2026. Skip if you don't hold a trade or professional license.
Rule 61G15-22.009
Exemptions from Continuing Education Requirements
Professional engineers: continuing-education exemption rules stay the same; only review clause deleted. Comments due May 14, 2026.
Rule 61G15-18.011
Definitions
Engineering firms and licensed engineers must use the current Florida Building Code terms. No new fees are expected. Comments due May 14, 2026.
Design of Fire Alarms, Signaling Systems, and Control Systems — Rule 61G15-32.008 Physician Assistant Licensure Renewal and Reactivation — Rule 64B15-6.0035 · Department of Health Deregistration of Department Registered Program — Rule 6A-23.006 · Department of Education General Requirements for Adult General Education Program — Rule 6A-6.014 · Department of Education Career and Technical Education Program Quality Audit — Rule 6A-10.0342 · Department of Education Quick scan Meetings, bids, and opportunities
Rule Hearing Florida Gaming Control Commission
Workshop on proposed rulemaking to update slot machine jackpot payout requirements
May 7, 2026, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Casino operators should watch May 7 workshop on slot jackpot payouts, reporting, and machine controls.
Department of Health
North Probable Cause Panel meeting on public disciplinary cases
Friday, May 22, 2026, 2:30 p.m., ET, or soon thereafter. — Doctors facing discipline and healthcare lawyers should note May 22 physician case-review meeting.
Department of Health — 6 meetings Credentials Committee general business meeting — Department of Health · Thursday Board of Medicine general business meeting — Department of Health · Friday Probation Committee general business meeting — Department of Health · Thursday Council on Physician Assistants general business meeting — Department of Health · Thursday Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing meeting on resources, planning, and… — Department of Health · May 14 Department of Children and Families — 6 meetings Circuit 6 Community Alliance ongoing business meeting — Department of Children and Families · February 18 Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement meeting — Department of Children and Families · June 22 Lee County Alliance meeting — Department of Children and Families · Friday Circuit 6 Community Alliance ongoing business meeting — Department of Children and Families · May 20 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder full commission meeting — Department of Children and Families · Wednesday Palm Beach Area Refugee Task Force meeting — Department of Children and Families · Friday Florida Gaming Control Commission — 2 meetings Information gathering session on potential future rulemaking for cardroom operations — Florida Gaming Control Commission · May 7 Northeast Florida Regional Council — 2 meetings Personnel, Budget & Finance Policy Committee regular meeting — Regional Planning Councils · May 7 Board of Directors regular meeting — Regional Planning Councils · May 7 Southwest Florida Water Management District — 2 meetings Public Supply Advisory Committee meeting — Southwest Florida Water Management District · Tuesday Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Advisory Committee meeting — Southwest Florida Water Management District · Tuesday Osceola County Transportation & Transit Department — 2 meetings Canoe Creek Road PD&E Study alternatives public meeting (virtual) — Osceola County Transportation & Transit Department · Wednesday Canoe Creek Road PD&E Study alternatives public meeting (in-person) — Osceola County Transportation & Transit Department · Thursday Florida Department of Transportation — 2 meetings I-95 South Broward PD&E Study public hearing (virtual) — Florida Department of Transportation · Thursday I-95 South Broward PD&E Study public hearing (in-person) — Florida Department of Transportation · Thursday Contract award recommendation for ITN 25-02 advertising, digital marketing, and public relations… — State Board of Administration · Monday Board of Directors scheduled meeting — Senior Connection Center · Tuesday Budget approval and grant project updates — Hardee County Economic Development Authority · Tuesday Discussion on improving Business Enterprise Program vendor businesses — Department of Education · May 5 Special Board of Directors teleconference — Space Florida · May 1
Department of Environmental Protection
Brevard County WW05119 — South Beaches Wastewater Treatment Facility improvements; potential Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan
DEP issued a Florida Categorical Exclusion Notice for Brevard County’s project to improve the South Beaches Wastewater Treatment Facility, finding it is not expected to generate controversy over environmental effects. The $31,000,000 project may qualify for funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund using federal or state funds, and DEP is accepting public comments on environmental impacts within 30 days of the notice.
Bid University of North Florida · Due May 26, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
RFQ-26-20 Honors College Academic Building Construction Management Services
Construction managers have until May 26 to bid on UNF's $15 million Honors College building.
Bid City of Ft. Lauderdale · Due May 7, 2026, before 5:00 p.m. local time
Design, installation, financing, operation, and maintenance of a citywide network of interactive digital kiosks
Kiosk vendors have until May 7 to challenge or match Fort Lauderdale's unsolicited digital-kiosk proposal.
Rule exemptions requested 8 K-12 private school sanitation standards for drinking fountains — Department of Education — Private schools should note this waiver request over student drinking fountain requirements at a Lake Butler campus. Officer certification deadline for completing recruit training, passing the exam, and gaining… — Florida Department of Law Enforcement — Law-enforcement recruits should note a waiver request from the four-year deadline for certification steps. Use of District canal lands for a linear park and public boat ramp near the C-100A Canal — South Florida Water Management District — Palmetto Bay seeks a waiver to use canal land for a park, boat ramp, piers, and bank work. CPA examination time limits — Board of Accountancy — CPA candidates should note a waiver request from deadlines for passing the licensing exam. Out-of-service storage tank systems and the 10-year limit — Department of Environmental Protection — Tank owners should note DEP approved Coastal Oil's waiver from the 10-year out-of-service storage limit. Eligibility requirements for reconstruction of existing coastal armoring structures — Department of Environmental Protection — Coastal property owners should note a waiver request to rebuild shoreline armoring in Palm Beach. Vulnerability requirements for replacing a rock revetment with a seawall — Department of Environmental Protection — Coastal property owners should note a waiver request to replace rock shoreline protection with a seawall. NCLEX exam eligibility — Board of Nursing — Nursing applicants should note this NCLEX waiver request was withdrawn, so no exception was granted. Documents Incorporated by Reference — Rule 62-160.800 · Department of Environmental Protection Florida Endangered and Threatened Species List; Prohibitions — Rule 68A-27.003 · Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Agencies asked to clarify rules 1
Rule 59A-25.003(2) · Declaratory statement
Agency for Health Care Administration
Home medical equipment sellers should watch this AHCA ruling request on whether a state license is required.
Coming Rule 12A-1.097 · Department of Revenue
Public Use Forms
The Department of Revenue is developing amendments to Rule 12A-1.097 to update forms DR-HS1 and DR-HS2 used for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Credit. The changes would reflect the participating eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations and provide the mailing address for contribution payments received under the program.
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