Florida Sign Specialty Electrical Contractor

The Exam

The exams are computer based. The fees are $316.25 paid to the State

• A score of at least 75% is required to pass each of the exams.
• The exams are open book and timed. There are 100 questions with a 5 hour time limit for the Sign Specialty Electrical Contractor exam. There are 50 questions with a 2.5 hour time limit for the Business exam.
• The exams are computer based and offered throughout the year at PearsonVue Testing Facility. Exams are on a first come first serve basis.
• Effective November 3, 2006 the Board revised rule 61G4-16.009 Florida Administrative Code. The revised rule provides that a candidate who has failed to achieve a passing score on 1 or more of the required exams has up to 2 years from the date of the 1st attempt to achieve a passing score on all required parts. If a passing score is not achieved within the 2 year period, all past test scores shall be considered invalid and the candidate will be required to retake all portions of the exam. Each candidate will only be allowed 6 attempts to pass each part of the exam during the 2 year period.
• Applicants must be submitted to the DBPR to be eligible to take the exam.  After passing the exam, aliscensure application will need to be completed and submitted to the state.

  Topics covered on the trade exam are general theory and electrical principles, plan and specification reading and interpretation, wiring and protection, wiring methods and materials, special occupancies and situations, life safety and Americans with Disabilities Act, limited energy/low voltage, OSHA, safety, procedures for testing and use of tools and equipment, central station facilities and signaling, premises protective signaling systems, initiating devices, and burglar alarms.

• Applicants have 3 chances to pass the Sign Specialty Electrical Contractor exam during a 1 year period. If the applicant fails either or both sections of the exam he/she must reapply to the board before sitting for the exam again. If the applicant fails either or both sections of the exam 3 times in a row he/she must complete 7 hours of continuing education in that subject matter and submit a new application before testing again. There is a 21 day waiting period between retakes for the exams.

  Topics covered on the business exam are maintaining cash flow, estimating and bidding a job, interpretation of contracts and agreements, purchasing control, contract scheduling, obtaining insurance and bonding, complying with contracting laws and rules, personnel management, complying with payroll and salary tax laws, interpretation of financial statements and reports, and management accounting.

• To schedule your Sign Specialty Electrical exam you must contact the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation at 1-850-487-1395. To schedule the Florida Electrical Business exam (CBT) you must contact Pearson Vue at 1-888-204-6230.
• Official photo-bearing score reports on the Business (CBT) exam are available on-site from the vendor immediately following the exam.