Purpose


This proposed rulemaking effectuates amendments to chapter 493, FS, passed during the 2016 legislative session, requiring Division licensees have their fingerprints entered into and retained within, the statewide automated biometric identification system established in s. 943.05(2)(b), and the national retained print arrest notification program required under s. 493.6108. Additional amendments remove language duplicative of statutory requirements, organize existing license and examination fees into biennial and triennial licenses, and update a citation to, and remove an outdated website for, an agency form. The effect will be to ensure implementation of a statutory mandate while updating the Division’s rule.