Vol. 44, No. 156 (08/10/2018)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of State Fire Marshal
    • The purpose of the amendment is to adjust the firefighter death benefits provided in section 112.191, F.S., for the 2018-2019 year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers published by the United States Department of Labor.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Barbers' Board
    • The purpose of the rule development is to update the disciplinary rules to make them comply with requirements in Chapter 456, F.S., to establish new penalties for violations of statute and rule provisions, and to delete unnecessary rules.
• Department of Citrus
  • Departmental
    • Correcting rule from previous filing to utilize the current ‘standard containers’ language defined in 20-39.018.
• Department of State
  • Division of Library and Information Services
    • Amendment will revise State Aid to Libraries Grant Guidelines in order to incorporate changes to grant agreement and a new certification form.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To adopt an updated uniform assessment calendar template that is no longer applicable. SUMMARY: The passage of House Bill 7069, which went into effect on July 1, 2017, amended section 1012.34, F.S., to make the use of Florida’s Value-Added Model (...
      • Due of Comment: 8/31/2018
    • To adopt course requirements for each course contained in the “Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments” for Grades PK-12 Exceptional Student Education. The effect will be the proposed adoption of the exceptional education ...
      • Due of Comment: 8/31/2018
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • To update the Departmental standards of dress, accessories and personal grooming for all FDC staff in accordance with their professional duties and working environment.
      • Due of Comment: 8/31/2018
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To ensure that the federal regulations relating to the program are accurately incorporated, to ensure that the requirements for licensure in the Bureau of Business Enterprise program are accurately described, and to incorporate the Division of Blind ...
      • Due of Comment: 8/31/2018
    • To implement portions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) amendments to the Rehabilitation Act, streamline internal Division of Vocational Rehabilitation processes, and ensure that the appropriate regulations are incorporated into ...
      • Due of Comment: 8/31/2018

3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Financial Services
  • Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
    • Preneed Trust fund; financial reports
    • Reporting Requirements for Preneed Licensees Filing an Initial Application to Utilize a Letter of Credit or Surety Bond in Lieu of Maintaining a Trust Fund, Criteria for Filing a Surety Bond in Lieu of Maintaining a Trust Fund, Alternative Form of ...
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • Informal Grievance, Formal Grievance - Institution or Facility Level, Appeals and Direct Grievances to the Office of the Secretary, Grievances of Medical Nature, Time Frames for Inmate Grievances, Reasons for Return of Grievance or Appeal Without ...

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Elder Affairs
  • Federal Aging Programs
    • permanent waiver of Rule 58A-5.036, F.A.C., requiring an alternate energy source for emergency environmental control, from Hudson Manor Assisted Living, Lic. #AL10528. Any interested person or other agency may submit written comments on the ...
• Department of Health
  • Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
    • variance or waiver filed by Roberto Omar Guajardo. Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B3-5.002(3)(b), Option 3a, Florida Administrative Code, which sets forth the education, training/experience and examination requirements for ...
• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • variance Sarasota County’s Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility to meet the primary drinking water standards requirements to maximize the beneficial reuse for irrigation purposes from Rule 62-610.560, F.A.C., which requires that reclaimed water ...

5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Regional Planning Councils
  • Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
    • To conduct the regular business of the Local Emergency Planning Committee; August 22th 2018, 10:30 a.m.; 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd Ste. 100 Pinellas Park, Florida 33782
      • Hearing Meeting: 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd Ste. 100 Pinellas Park, Florida 33782
• Water Management Districts
  • South Florida Water Management District
    • Big Cypress Basin Board to discuss and consider activities impacting the Big Cypress Basin of the South Florida Water Management District. ; Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 9:00 AM Big Cypress Basin Board Meeting; Collier County Board of County ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Collier County Board of County Commissioners Chambers 3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor, Naples, FL 34112
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  • Martin Metropolitan Planning Organization
    • Annual Public Hearing; August 27, 2018, 1:30 PM; Administrative Center, 2401 SE Monterey Road, Commission Chambers, Stuart, FL 34996
      • Hearing Meeting: Administrative Center, 2401 SE Monterey Road, Commission Chambers, Stuart, FL 34996
    • Consideration of transportation service for the Transportation Disadvantaged.; August 27, 2018, 2:30 PM; Administrative Center, 2401 SE Monterey Road, 4th Floor Workshop Conference Room, Stuart, FL 34996
      • Hearing Meeting: Administrative Center, 2401 SE Monterey Road, 4th Floor Workshop Conference Room, Stuart, FL 34996
• Water Management Districts
  • South Florida Water Management District
    • The meeting will include an overview of the draft 2018 LEC Water Supply Plan, which assesses current and projected water needs in the LEC Planning Area through 2040.; Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 9:30 AM2018 Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Update: ...
      • Hearing Meeting: City of Boca Raton - 6500 Building, 6500 Congress Avenue Boca Raton, FL 33487, (561) 982-4000
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • QUINCY-GADSDEN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
    • To hold the regular monthly meeting of the Quincy-Gadsden Airport Authority; Monday, August 20, 2018, 5:30 pm ET; Quincy Municipal Airport Terminal Building, 1300 Airport Drive, Quincy, FL
      • Hearing Meeting: Quincy Municipal Airport Terminal Building, 1300 Airport Drive, Quincy, FL
• Department of State
  • Division of Cultural Affairs
    • To review and score grant applications for the 2019-2020 Arts in Education grants under the General Program Support and Specific Cultural Project Grant Programs.; September 11, 2018, 9:00 a.m. until conclusion.; This meeting will be held via webinar ...
      • Hearing Meeting: This meeting will be held via webinar and teleconference. To join the AIE panel meeting: 1. Use your computer or portable device for video and your separate telephone for audio: a. At the time of the meeting, go to http://joinwebinar.com in your web browser. Enter your name and Session ID# 866-198-939. b. Use your telephone to dial in: i. Click Phone call. Please do NOT use the computer audio option. You will not be able to speak during the meeting unless you use your telephone for audio. ii. Dial (415) 655-0052. iii. Enter Access Code# 411-892-628. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking. 2. If you wish to call in only and not see the video webinar: a. At the time of the meeting, dial (415) 655-0052 b. Enter Access Code# 411-892-628. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking.
    • To review and score grant applications for the 2019-2020 Literature grants under the General Program Support and Specific Cultural Project Grant Programs.; September 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. until conclusion.; This meeting will be held via webinar and ...
      • Hearing Meeting: This meeting will be held via webinar and teleconference. To join the Literature panel meeting: 1. Use your computer or portable device for video and your separate telephone for audio: a. At the time of the meeting, go to http://joinwebinar.com in your web browser. Enter your name and Session ID# 730-226-667. b. Use your telephone to dial in: i. Click Phone call. Please do NOT use the computer audio option. You will not be able to speak during the meeting unless you use your telephone for audio. ii. Dial (415) 930-5321. iii. Enter Access Code# 701-535-400. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking. 2. If you wish to call in only and not see the video webinar: a. At the time of the meeting, dial (415) 930-5321 b. Enter Access Code# 701-535-400. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking.
    • To review and score grant applications for the 2019-2020 Traditional Arts grants under the General Program Support and Specific Cultural Project Grant Programs.; September 12, 2018, 2:00 p.m. until conclusion; This meeting will be held via webinar ...
      • Hearing Meeting: This meeting will be held via webinar and teleconference. To join the Traditional Arts panel meeting: 1. Use your computer or portable device for video and your separate telephone for audio: a. At the time of the meeting, go to http://joinwebinar.com in your web browser. Enter your name and Session ID# 347-426-883. b. Use your telephone to dial in: i. Click Phone call. Please do NOT use the computer audio option. You will not be able to speak during the meeting unless you use your telephone for audio. ii. Dial (415) 655-0060. iii. Enter Access Code# 815-795-217. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking. 2. If you wish to call in only and not see the video webinar: a. At the time of the meeting, dial (415) 655-0060 b. Enter Access Code# 815-795-217. You will be told that you enter “as a panelist” regardless of whether or not you are on the panel. c. You will be muted during the call. When it is your turn to speak, press *6 to unmute yourself, then *6 to mute yourself again when you are done speaking.
• Department of Health
  • Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
    • General board business, to include licensure and discipline.; September 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m.; Rosen Plaza, 9700 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
      • Hearing Meeting: Rosen Plaza, 9700 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
  • Board of Optometry
    • General board business, to include licensure and discipline.; September 28, 2018, 9:00 a.m.; Embassy Suites, 4955 Kyngs Heath Road, Kissimmee, FL 34746
      • Hearing Meeting: Embassy Suites, 4955 Kyngs Heath Road, Kissimmee, FL 34746
• Department of Elder Affairs
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
    • State Council Business; September 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and September 7, 2018, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon EST; Embassy Suites, 225 Shorecrest Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL
      • Hearing Meeting: Embassy Suites, 225 Shorecrest Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL
  • Departmental
    • General updates on departmental programs.; Monday, September 17, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Eastern); The telephone conference call number is: 1-888-670-3525, and the participant conference code is: 962 076 0613
      • Hearing Meeting: The telephone conference call number is: 1-888-670-3525, and the participant conference code is: 962 076 0613
• Department of Children and Families
  • Departmental
    • The Department of Children and Families, Circuit 2 Alliance - Community Action Team to provide a forum for providers and the Community to identify needs and gaps in services in order to improve the lives of children and families in the Big Bend area ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Leon County Human Services, 1000 W. Tharpe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Or
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Consumer Services
    • This is a meeting to discuss recent changes to chapter 527, Florida Statutes. Two or more members of the Florida Liquified Propane Gas Advisory Board may be in attendance.; August 20, 2018, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Lake Mary Marriott, Hibiscus Room, ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Lake Mary Marriott, Hibiscus Room, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary, FL 32746
• Department of Children and Families
  • Departmental
    • The Department of Children and Families, Circuit 14 Community Alliance provides a forum for providers and the Community to identify needs and gaps in services in order to improve the lives of children and families in the Big Bend area which covers ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Rivertown Community Church, 4534 Lafayette Street, Marianna, Florida 32446

6. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat

• Department of Financial Services
  • Finance
    • Philippe Symonovicz.; On 7/18/2018, the Office of Financial Regulation (Consumer Finance) received a Petition for Declaratory Statement from Philippe Symonovicz. The petition sought a declaratory statement from the Office on whether his proposed ...
    • International Financial Corp.; On 8/6/2018, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (Consumer Finance) received a Petition for Declaratory Statement from International Financial Corp. The petition seeks a declaratory statement from the Office on ...
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board
    • Joe Valenti, filed on August 2, 2018.; Petitioner has inquiries, as listed in the petition, regarding a Florida licensee qualifying his/her business with another company’s license. Except for good cause shown, motions for leave to intervene must ...

7. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing

• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Early Learning Coalition of North Florida
    • Other Agencies and Organizations, Early Learning Coalition of North Florida

8. Miscellaneous

• Regional Utility Authorities
  • Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
    • Regional Utility Authorities, Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
• Department of State
  • Departmental
    • Department of State, Departmental