Published on: 27310173. On July 7, 2023, the Department issued a final order in response to a petition for rule variance or waiver filed by West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc. The petition, which was received by the Department on May ....
Published on: 27115882. waiver of or variance from Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d), Fla. Admin. Code, from West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc. Petitioner seeks a waiver of or variance from Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d), which requires that contributions ....
Published on: 23242478. On April 22, 2020, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a final order in response to a petition for rule variance or waiver filed by West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc. The petition, which was received by the Department on March 23, 2020, and noticed in Volume 46, Number 68, of the Florida Administrative Register on April 7, 2020, requested variance from or waiver of Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d), Florida Administrative Code. Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d) prohibits contributions to retirement by a DUI program in excess of the percentage of gross compensation contributed by the employer of members of the Regular Class of the Florida Retirement System pursuant to section 121.071, Florida Statutes. The Department found that the petition demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute will be or has been achieved by other means and that strict application of Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d) would create a substantial hardship for the petitioner or would otherwise violate principles of fairness.
Published on: 23115893. variance or waiver from West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc. The petitioner seeks variance from or waiver of Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits contributions to retirement by a DUI program in excess of the percentage of gross compensation contributed by the employer of members of the Regular Class of the Florida Retirement System pursuant to section 121.071, Florida Statutes.
Published on: 18819569. This matter came before the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Department) upon the Petition for Variance or Waiver from 15A-10.014(2)(d), Florida Administrative Code, filed by Petitioner, West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc., on January 10, 2017, and published in the Florida Administrative Register on January 24, 2017, Vol. 43, No. 15. The Department has carefully considered the Petition and finds that the Petition should be granted, as set forth below.
Paragraph 15A-10.014(2)(d), Fla. Admin. Code, provides that “Contributions to retirement cannot exceed the percentage of gross compensation contributed by the employer of members of the Regular Class of the Florida Retirement System pursuant to Section 121.071, Florida Statutes.”
The Department finds that the Petition demonstrates that the underlying purpose of the statute has or will be achieved by the Petitioner and that the application of the rule creates a substantial hardship or violates principles of fairness. Petitioner is granted a variance from the rule in order to continue contributing 3% with up to an additional 1.5% match to its employees’ 403(b) retirement plan.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition for Variance From or Waiver of paragraph 15A-10.014(2)(d) is GRANTED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 3rd day of April, 2017, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
Published on: 18521876. Variance or Waiver from Barbara L. Reincke, Executive Director of West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc., 225 N.E. 14th Street, Ocala, FL 34470. Pursuant to Section 120.542, Fla. Stats., and rule 28-104.002, Fla. Admin. Code, the Petitioner is seeking a variance from or a waiver of Rule 15A-10.014(2)(d), Fla. Admin. Code, to allow for employer contribution to their 401(k) retirement plan in excess of the limit currently set for FRS employer contribution to the Regular Class of employees.
Published on: 16075439. This matter came before the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Department) upon the Petition for Variance or Waiver from paragraph 15A-10.014(2)(d), Florida Administrative Code, filed by Petitioner, West Central Florida Driver Improvement, Inc., on March 16, 2015, and published in the Florida Administrative Register on March 27, 2015, Vol. 41, No. 60. The Department has carefully considered the Petition and finds that the Petition should be granted, as set forth below.
Paragraph 15A-10.014(2)(d), Florida Administrative Code, provides that “Contributions to retirement cannot exceed the percentage of gross compensation contributed by the employer of members of the Regular Class of the Florida Retirement System pursuant to Section 121.071, Florida Statutes.”
The Department finds that the Petition demonstrates that the underlying purpose of the statute has or will be achieved by the Petitioner and that the application of the rule creates a substantial hardship or violates principles of fairness. Petitioner is granted a variance from the rule in order to continue contributing 3% with up to an additional 1.5% match to its employees’ 403(b) retirement plan.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition for Variance From or Waiver of paragraph 15A-10.014(2)(d) is GRANTED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 3rd day of June, 2015, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.