Vol. 47, No. 149 (08/03/2021)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To update components of Florida College System textbook affordability policies and reporting requirements, including: the removal of the seventy-five (75) day requirement language to notify bookstores of adopted materials; ....
• Department of Children and Families
  • Economic Self-Sufficiency Program
    • The Department intends to amend Rule 65A-1.701, F.A.C., to add definitions.
    • The Department intends to amend Rule 65A-1.716, F.A.C., Income and Resource Criteria. The rule is amended annually or when there is a change in the figures used in the Medicaid eligibility determination process.
    • The Department intends to amend rules 65A-2.022-.023, .032, and .036, F.A.C., to incorporate non-English forms and update Optional State Supplementation program financial standards for Medicaid recipients.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Management Services
  • E911 Board
    • The Board proposes the creation of a new rule simplifying and allowing easy access to forms.
      • Due of Comment: 8/24/2021
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify language consistent with statutory provision and insert new address.
      • Due of Comment: 8/24/2021
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Plant Industry
    • The proposed rule is being developed to revise existing rule text for consistency with 86 CFR 5596 and to clarify existing rule text.
      • Due of Comment: 8/24/2021
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Landscape Architecture
    • The Board proposes the amendment of the rule to change its continuing education credit requirements.
      • Due of Comment: 8/24/2021

3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Children and Families
  • Family Safety and Preservation Program
    • Adoptive Family Selection
    • Relative Caregiver Program Requirements
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Division of Food Safety
    • Hemp Extract

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • On July 20, 2021 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2017 FDA Food Code from AVOCADOS ....
• Department of Children and Families
  • Mental Health Program
    • emergency waiver or variance of Rule 65E-9.005, Florida Administrative Code, from the Children’s Place at Home Safe, Inc. Rule 65E-9.005, Fla. Admin. Code, states that residential treatment centers must meet facility standards, ....
  • Family Safety and Preservation Program
    • waiver of section 3.12.D of the Child Care Facility Handbook, which is incorporated by reference in subsection 65C-22.001(6), Florida Administrative Code, from Creative Minds Early Learning Center LLC. Subsection 65C-22.001(6), ....
• Department of Law Enforcement
  • Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
    • permanent waiver of rule 11B-27.00213, F.A.C. by Danvarius Choice. Petitioner wishes to waive that portion of the rule that states: (4) Agencies applying to temporarily employ or appoint an individual who has had a previous ....
• Department of Children and Families
  • Family Safety and Preservation Program
    • waiver or variance from section 2.5.5 of the Child Care Facility Handbook (“Handbook”), which is incorporated by reference in subsection 65C-22.001(6), Florida Administrative Code, from Grace Place. Section 2.5.5 of the ....
    • waiver of sections 7.3 and 7.4 of the Child Care Facility Handbook, which is incorporated by reference in subsection 65C-22.001(6), Florida Administrative Code, from Boys & Girls Club of Hernando County, Inc. Subsection ....
• Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Departmental
    • On August 2, 2021, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation issued an order granting the waiver from Rule 67-48.002(96) F.A.C. (2019) and the timing provisions in subsection II.K of the 2019 QAP Amelia Village, LP, allowing ....
    • On August 2, 2021, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation issued an order granting the waiver from Rule 67-48.0072(28)(g) F.A.C. (2019) for Cedar Oaks Senior Housing, LP, allowing Petitioner to combine the Seller Note and ....

5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Department of Financial Services
  • OIR – Insurance Regulation
    • The Office of Insurance Regulation is holding a hearing for public input on the notice of change published for proposed rule 69O-136.100 and ....  Monday, October 4, 2021, 3:00 p.m.  Access via telephone at (850)413-1558 and ...

6. Miscellaneous

• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • Notice of Wireless Interference Testing