Vol. 49, No. 196 (10/09/2023)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To implement provisions of Senate Bill 266 (2023). The rule addresses Florida College Systems’ financial expenditures and defines allowable expenditures. A new rule is needed that outlines allowable and non-allowable ....
• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify and update the rule language for intern training agencies.
• Department of Health
  • Board of Opticianry
    • Successful completion of a two-hour laws and rules course by a Board approved laws and rules course provider is no longer required for the Board to certify an applicant for licensure.
    • An optician initially licensed in the first year of the biennium shall, for the first renewal, is required to complete a two-hour medical errors course as required in section 456.013(7), F.S. An optician initially licensed ....
    • In accordance with section 456.013(8), F.S., in order to receive continuing professional education credit for video cassette courses taken by the licensee, a video cassette course validation form signed by the vendor and ....

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of State
  • Division of Elections
    • To conform to statutory changes in Ch. 2023-120, Laws of Florida, including providing a uniform statewide form for written requests for a vote-by-mail ballot.
      • Due of Comment: 10/30/2023

3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Agricultural Environmental Services
    • Definitions, Eligibility for State Approved Program and/or Aid, Certified Budgets, Filing, Inspections and Investigations, Demonstrable Increase or Other Indicator of Arthropod Population Level

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Health
  • Board of Opticianry
    • variance and waiver filed by Michael Evans. Petitioner seeks a variance or waiver of Rule 64B12-16.008, F.A.C., which requires Enforcement. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Opticianry, 4052 Bald ....
• Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Departmental
    • waiver of Rule 67-48.002(96), Florida Administrative Code and the 2021 Qualified Allocation Plan's Requirement for Returning Housing Credit Allocations from Beacon at Creative Village Partners, Ltd., to waive the provisions ....
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • variance pursuant to section 120.542, Florida Statutes, from Aero-Stream LLC. The petition requests a variance/waiver from paragraphs 62-6.013(2)(a) and 62-6.013(2)(j), Florida Administrative Code, which specifies onsite ....

5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Water Management Districts
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District
    • Proposed minimum flows for Horse Creek in Hardee and DeSoto Counties and Charlie Creek in Polk and Hardee Counties, pursuant to Sections 373.042, ....  Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  This meeting will be an ...