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Approval for the Department to publish a Notice of Proposed Rule that schedules a public hearing on proposed new Rule 12D-8.0065 (Transfer of Homestead Assessment Difference; “Portability”; Sworn Statement Required; Denials; Late Applications) and proposed revisions to Rule 12D-16.002 (Index to Forms) to adopt proposed Form DR-501TS (Designation of Ownership Shares of Abandoned Homestead). The Department held a rule development workshop on these proposed rules on February 24, 2015 at which the public offered comments and suggestions. This workshop was noticed in the February 2, 2015 edition (Vol. 41, No. 21, pp. 571-573) of the Florida Administrative Register. A second workshop was held on May 19, 2015. This workshop was noticed in the May 4, 2015 edition (Vol. 41, No. 86, pp. 2063) of the Florida Administrative Register.