Elon Musk’s age of government efficiency has spread to Florida, with legislation advanced last week that would abolish at least 22 state boards that oversee licensing and disciplinary reviews for engineers, contractors, building inspectors, accountants and many more professionals.
House Bill 1461, approved by a House Budget Committee subcommittee last week, also would drop some continuing education requirements for licensees. If it passes the full Florida Legislature and is signed into law, it could potentially have an impact on property-casualty insurance claims, claims defense, subrogation and on expert witnesses used in litigation.
“This boggles my mind that they’re doing this,” said George Miles, a Florida engineer who has filed complaints against more than a dozen other engineers who have testified for or drafted reports for plaintiffs in insurance claims disputes…