Vol. 48, No. 151 (08/04/2022)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Departmental
    • The proposed rulemaking seeks to amend Existing Rule 61-35.017, F.A.C., to revise application form DBPR LA 1 to update examination and reexamination fees. The fees that applicants pay to the Department of Business and Professional ....
• Water Management Districts
  • Suwannee River Water Management District
    • The Suwannee River Water Management District (District) gives notice that it is initiating rulemaking for the purpose of amending water well rules to remove unnecessary definitions, align definitions with 373.303, F.S., ....
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • 26136861
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To consider revising the ethical and disciplinary principles for educators to provide additional clarity and new requirements.
    • This rule amendment serves to adopt new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) passing scores, effective January 1, 2023, for the following FTCE subject areas: Deaf or Hard of Hearing K–12, School Counseling PK–12, ....
    • This rule amendment serves to update FELE eligibility requirements for military testing fee waivers to align with changes made by Senate Bill (SB) 896 during the 2022 Legislative session.

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Landscape Architecture
    • To update electronic transmission of plans, specifications, reports, and seals. SUMMARY: Eliminates out-of-date language.
      • Due of Comment: 8/25/2022
    • To update the rule language regarding examination fees.
      • Due of Comment: 8/25/2022
    • Advertising Requirements.
      • Due of Comment: 8/25/2022

3. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Medicaid
    • that on March 3, 2022, a Petition for Variance From or Waiver of Rule 59G-4.127 (“Petition”), was filed with the Agency for Health Care Administration on behalf of the Petitioner, SMA Healthcare, Inc. Additional information ....
    • that on February 25, 2022, a Petition for Variance From or Waiver of Rule 59G-4.127 (“Petition”), was filed with the Agency for Health Care Administration on behalf of the Petitioner, Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. ....
• Department of Health
  • Board of Opticianry
    • variance and waiver filed by Andrew Chess. Petitioner seeks a variance or waiver of Rule 64B12-15.001(2), F.A.C., which requires within each license renewal biennium, each licensed optician shall complete a minimum of 20 ....
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
    • variance or waiver submitted by Bay County Board of County Commissioners, seeking a variance of Rule 61G19-6.012(1), Florida Administrative Code, requesting the board issue a provisional certificate to Petitioner’s selected ....
    • variance or waiver submitted by Bay County Board of County Commissioners, seeking a variance of Rule 61G19-6.012(6)(b), Florida Administrative Code, in order to allow provisional certificate holders to be supervised by a ....

4. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• State Board of Administration
  • Departmental
    • This is a meeting of the Trustees of the State Board of Administration to authorize the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (the Fund) to file ....  August 23, 2022, 9:00 a.m. (ET) to conclusion of the meeting....  Cabinet Meeting ...