1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking
- Department of Financial Services
- Division of Unclaimed Property
2. Proposed Rules
3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals
- Department of Health
- Board of Chiropractic Medicine
4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Accountancy
- that on June 15, 2020, an Order was filed on the Petition for Variance or Waiver. The Petition was filed by Maritza Salvador-Barreto, on April 14, 2020, seeking a variance or waiver of rule 61H1-28.0052(1)(b), F.A.C., regarding the timeframes with respect to the CPA Examination, which requires that candidates must pass all four sections of the CPA Examination within a rolling eighteen-month period, which begins on the NASBA grade release date for the first test section(s) passed. In the event all four test sections of the CPA Examination are not passed within the rolling eighteen-month period, credit for any test section(s) passed outside the eighteen-month period will expire and that test section(s) must be retaken.
The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 46, No.79, on April 22, 2020, in the Florida Administrative Register. The Board, at its meeting held on May 15, 2020, voted to grant the Petition for Variance or Waiver finding that Petitioner demonstrated a substantial hardship; demonstrated that application of the rule would violate the principles of fairness; and that the purpose of the underlying statute had been met.
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Department of Health
- Board of Optometry
- waiver or variance filed by Alyssa Stumpfler. Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B13-4.001(1)(d)2. and 3., F.A.C., which states in part that the licensure examination authorized in section 463.006(2), F.S., shall consist of four parts with one being the Florida Practical Examination. The Florida Practical Examination shall consist of three (3) tested skills and the Board requires passage of all three (3) skills on the same test attempt. The three (3) skills are Biomicroscopy, Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy, Dilated Biomicroscopy and Non-Contact Fundus Lens Evaluation and are weighted equally. The passing score for each skill shall be seventy-five percent (75%) or better, and a passing score on each of the three (3) skills must be obtained on the same test attempt.
- waiver or variance filed by Amber A. Clark. Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B13-4.001(1)(d)2. and 3., F.A.C., which states in part that the licensure examination authorized in section 463.006(2), F.S., shall consist of four parts with one being the Florida Practical Examination. The Florida Practical Examination shall consist of three (3) tested skills and the Board requires passage of all three (3) skills on the same test attempt. The three (3) skills are Biomicroscopy, Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy, Dilated Biomicroscopy and Non-Contact Fundus Lens Evaluation and are weighted equally. The passing score for each skill shall be seventy-five percent (75%) or better, and a passing score on each of the three (3) skills must be obtained on the same test attempt.
5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings
- Regional Planning Councils
- Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Board of Pilot Commissioners
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
- Department of Health
- Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Florida Building Commission
- Public Service Commission
- Departmental
- To consider those matters ready for decision.
LEGAL AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION: Chapters 120, 350, 364, 366, and 367, F.S. Persons who may be affected by Commission action on certain items on the Conference agenda may be allowed to address the Commission, either informally or by oral argument, when those items are taken up for discussion, pursuant to Rules 25-22.0021 and 25-22.0022, F.A.C. The Commission Conference Notice, Agenda, related documents, and FPSC contact information are available at www.floridapsc.com.
SPECIAL COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS: As the Governor of the State of Florida has declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Commission must limit the manner in which the public may participate or view the Conference. As always, the public may view a live stream of the Conference online using the link available at http://www.floridapsc.com/Conferences/AudioVideoEventCoverage. Due to these extraordinary circumstances, however, no member of the public may attend in person. Any interested person who would like to participate telephonically on any item on the Conference agenda should contact the Office of General Counsel at 850-413-6199 no later than 12:00 p.m. on July 6, 2020. Interested persons may also file written comments in the applicable docket file for all matters to be taken up by the Commission, except any post-hearing recommendation. Any written comments must be filed no later than 12:00 p.m. on July 6, 2020.
ADA: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate at this proceeding should contact the Office of Commission Clerk no later than five days prior to the conference at 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850 or 850-413-6770 (Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8770 Voice or 1-800-955-8771 TDD). Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request from the Office of Commission Clerk, Gerald L. Gunter Building, Room 152.
EMERGENCY CANCELLATION OF CONFERENCE: If a named storm or some other state of emergency requires cancellation of the Conference, Commission staff will attempt to give timely notice. Notice of cancellation will be provided on the Commission’s website (www.floridapsc.com) under the Hot Topics link on the home page. Cancellation can also be confirmed by calling the Office of Commission Clerk at 850-413-6770
; Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
; Room 148, Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Room 148, Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida.
- Department of Health
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Department of Health
- Division of Medical Quality Assurance
6. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat
- Department of Financial Services
7. Notices Regarding Bids, Proposals and Purchasing
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Other Agencies and Organizations
- Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
- Department of Environmental Protection
8. Miscellaneous