CONTACT PERSON:

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Vice Chairman

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

JULIA L. JOHNSON

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

LINDA K. TAYLOR

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

John L. Winn

Commissioner of Education

CONTACT PERSON:

NAME:

Jonathon

Hamrick

PHONE:

(850)

245-9230

SUNCOM:

205-9230

MEMORANDUM

DATE:

June 28, 2005

TO:

District School Superintendents, Community College Presidents, and

Educational

Facility

Planners

FROM:

Spessard Boatright, Director

Office of Educational Facilities

SUBJECT:

2004 Florida Building Code

Senate Bill 442 was signed by Governor Bush on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. As part of the

provisions of this bill, the effective date for implementation of the 2004 Florida Building Code is

now October 1, 2005. In compliance with statute and rule, any Phase I, Phase II, or Phase III

construction documents submitted to the Office of Educational Facilities for plan review and

received on or after October 1, 2005, will be reviewed for compliance with the 2004 Florida

Building Code. The bill does provide for those projects that have been designed in accordance

with the 2004 Florida Building Code to be reviewed and constructed according to the 2004

Florida Building Code prior to the implementation date of the code.

The 2004 Florida Building Code is based upon the International Building Code and is quite

different from the building code requirements that are currently being used to construct buildings

in Florida. The 2004 Florida Building Code can be ordered through the International Code

Council’s bookstore at its web site http://www.iccsafe.org/, or the Building Officials Association

of Florida at its web site http://www.boaf.net .

SB/jh/ni

SPESSARD BOATRIGHT

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

325 W. Gaines Street • Suite 1054 • Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0494 •