Adjustments to Reflect Consumer Price Index  

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    DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

    Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    2A-8.005Adjustments to Reflect Consumer Price Index

    NOTICE OF CORRECTION

    Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 42 No. 90, May 9, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    2A-8.005 Adjustments to Reflect Consumer Price Index.

    (1) Section 112.19(2)(j), F.S., requires the Bureau to adjust the statutory amount on July 1 of each year based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, using the most recent figures available. The Bureau will utilize the previous March Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor and the benefits shall be adjusted from the benefit amount of the year before.

    (2) The Consumer Price Index amount in March 20162015 increased decreased .01 percent. Therefore, the statutory amount for the period July 1, 2016 2015 through June 30, 2017 2016, is:

    (a) For those benefits paid or to be paid under paragraph (a) of subsection (2); $65,773.24 $65,707.53.

    (b) For those benefits paid or to be paid under paragraph (b) of subsection (2); $65,773.24 $65,707.53.

    (c) For those benefits paid or to be paid under paragraph (c) of subsection (2); $198,272.73 $198,074.66.

    Rulemaking Authority 112.19 FS. Law Implemented 112.19 FS. History–New 12-10-03, Amended 8-17-04, 7-26-05, 7-26-06, 7-15-07, 7-20-08, 7-20-09, 7-4-10, 7-18-11, 8-21-12, 7-03-13, 7-2-14, 7-5-15, 12-24-15, ___________.