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Adoption of and approval to file and certify with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, 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) which adopt proposed Form DR-501TS (Designation of Ownership Shares of Abandoned Homestead) to support proposed new Rule 12D-8.0065. Notices of Proposed Rule were published for these rules in the June 24, 2015 (Vol. 41, No. 122 , pp. 2871-2876 ), edition of the Florida Administrative Register. Subsequently, the Department held a public hearing on July 16, 2015, at which the public did not have any comments or suggestions on the proposed rule or form.