It would be clearer if the Department’s examination was referred to uniformly as the “Florida Law & Rules Exam” which is both a less wordy alternative to “the examination prepared and administered by the Department of Financial Services as set forth ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

69K-16.0001State Examination for Funeral Industry Professionals.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: It would be clearer if the Department’s examination was referred to uniformly as the “Florida Law & Rules Exam” which is both a less wordy alternative to “the examination prepared and administered by the Department of Financial Services as set forth in Rule 69K-16.0001” and is an existing defined term in Rule 69K-18.002, F.A.C. The proposed amendments will update the rule to incorporate the defined term for the Department’s Florida Law & Rules Exam.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This chapter sets forth examinations that must be taken by funeral industry professionals in order to obtain various licenses.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 497.103, 497.144, 497.368, 497.373 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 497.144, 497.368, 497.369, 497.373, 497.374 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 19, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: Room 143, Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ellen Simon at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ellen Simon, Assistant Division Director, Division of Funeral, Cemetery & Consumer Services, Department of Financial Services, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0361 or [phone] or [e-mail]

A copy of the text of the proposed changes can be found on the Department’s website at: http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/LegalServices/RuleWorkshopMeetings/default.asp

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.