Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 471.0035 (2025)

Instructors in postsecondary educational institutions; exemption from licensure requirement.

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471.0035 Instructors in postsecondary educational institutions; exemption from licensure requirement.For the sole purpose of teaching the principles and methods of engineering design, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 471.005(7), a person employed by a public postsecondary educational institution, or by an independent postsecondary educational institution licensed or exempt from licensure pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1005, is not required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter as a professional engineer.
History.s. 11, ch. 99-252; s. 32, ch. 2000-356; s. 4, ch. 2000-372; s. 17, ch. 2002-299; s. 1017, ch. 2002-387.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Peter Irwin, Ph.D. v. Signal Safe, Inc., etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).
Peter Irwin, Ph.D. v. Signal Safe, Inc., etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Irwin exceeded the scope of his employment by opining as to the efficacy of the traffic devices and engaging in unlicensed engineering that extended beyond the bounds of the teaching exception codified in section 471.0035, Florida Statutes (2022).”
Ioannis Zisis, Ph.D. v. Signal Safe, Inc., etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Zisis exceeded the scope of his employment by opining as to the efficacy of the traffic devices and engaging in unlicensed engineering that extended beyond the bounds of the teaching exception codified in section 471.0035, Florida Statutes (2022).”
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