Purpose


The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.001, F.A.C. (General), is to remove rule provisions that repeat provisions in several statutes and include obsolete terminology. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.002, F.A.C. (Services Provided), is to remove rule provisions that repeat statutes, are inconsistent with the Child Support Enforcement Title IV-D State plan, contain obsolete terminology, and are no longer necessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.003, F.A.C. (Conditions of Eligibility), is to remove rule provisions that repeat statutes, are contrary to current law in some ways, incorporate obsolete forms, contain obsolete terminology, and are no longer necessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.004, F.A.C. (Application for Services, Application Forms and Fee), is to remove rule provisions that deviate from current law, incorporate obsolete forms, contain obsolete terminology, and are no longer needed. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.005, F.A.C. (Collection and Distribution of Payments), is to eliminate an unnecessary rule about the collection and distribution of support payments that contains obsolete information and references obsolete forms. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.009, F.A.C. (Enforcement of Income Deduction in IV-D Cases Where No Income Deduction Order Currently Exists), is to remove a rule that substantially restates section 61.1301, Florida Statutes, includes outdated provisions, and is unnecessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.013, F.A.C. (Release of Information), is to remove a rule that substantially repeats section 409.2579, Florida Statutes, and is no longer needed. The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment of Rule 12E-1.015, F.A.C. (Reciprocity Requests), is to remove a provision that is inconsistent with the Child Support Enforcement Title IV-D State plan and is no longer needed, and correct the cite to rulemaking authority and law implemented in the history notes. The amendment will list the foreign jurisdictions with which Florida has reciprocal agreements for child support enforcement services and will provide a hyperlink members of the public can use to access a copy of reciprocal agreements. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.016, F.A.C. (Child Support Guidelines), is to remove a rule that repeats section 61.30, Florida Statutes, and is no longer necessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.017, F.A.C. (Expedited Process), is to remove a rule that repeats statutes, incorporates superseded federal regulations, cites as rulemaking authority a statute that has been repealed, and is no longer needed because expedited process is provided by rule of the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure (Rule 12.491). The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.019, F.A.C. (Judgments by Operation of Law), is to eliminate a rule that repeats section 61.14, Florida Statutes, cites as rulemaking authority a statute that has been repealed, and is no longer necessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.020, F.A.C. (Genetic Testing), is to remove rule provisions about genetic testing for paternity establishment that repeat section 742.12, Florida Statutes, contain obsolete information, and are no longer necessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.024, F.A.C. (Business or Professional License or Certification Suspension or Application Denial), is to remove obsolete information that has been superseded by statutory changes in section 409.2598, Florida Statutes. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.025, F.A.C. (Procurement of Legal Services), is to remove rule provisions that cite as rulemaking authority a statute that has been repealed, unnecessarily restate federal regulations, and are unnecessary. The purpose and effect of the proposed repeal of Rule 12E-1.026, F.A.C. (Central Depository Electronic Transmission of Information), is to remove obsolete and unnecessary rule provisions that substantially repeat statute and reference a terminated contract between the Department of Revenue, the Florida Association of Court Clerks, and the county court depositories.