Florida House Bill 49, what are your thoughts?

A bill to be entitled

An act relating to massage therapy; amending s. 480.041, F.S.; authorizing the Board of Massage Therapy to issue temporary permits to applicants who meet certain qualifications to practice massage therapy; providing for the expiration of temporary permits; providing limitations; amending s. 480.044, F.S.; providing for a temporary permit fee; providing an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 480.041, Florida Statutes, to read:
480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; temporary permits; licensure; endorsement.-
(5)(a) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice massage therapy to an applicant who:
1. Graduates from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for the agency's specialization in accrediting massage therapy education.
2. Meets all of the qualifications for licensure under this section, except for paragraphs (1)(c), (4)(b), and (4)(c).
(b) If an applicant desires to practice massage therapy before becoming licensed by examination and completes a course of study at a board-approved massage school, the applicant may apply for a temporary permit in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter.
(c) A temporary permit is valid for 6 months after issuance by the board or until the applicant fails the massage licensure examination or receives a massage therapist license, whichever occurs first.
(d) An applicant for licensure by examination who practices under a temporary permit may only practice massage therapy under the supervision of a licensed massage therapist who has a full, active, and unencumbered license.
Section 2. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (1) of
section 480.044, Florida Statutes, to read:
480.044 Fees; disposition.-
(1) The board shall set fees according to the following schedule:
(m) Temporary permit fee: not to exceed $50.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.