Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1704
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Wright) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 17.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to
6 read:
7 17.56 Division of Treasury to maintain turn over to the
8 Division of Accounting and Auditing all warrants paid.—The
9 Division of Treasury shall maintain turn over to the Division of
10 Accounting and Auditing all warrants drawn by the Chief
11 Financial Officer or the Comptroller and paid by the Division of
12 Treasury for a period of 10 years from the date the warrant was
13 presented for payment. The warrants shall be turned over as soon
14 as the Division of Treasury shall have recorded such warrants
15 and charged the same against the accounts upon which such
16 warrants are drawn.
17 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
18 497.263, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 497.263 Cemetery companies; license required; licensure
20 requirements and procedures.—
21 (3) ACTION CONCERNING APPLICATIONS.—If the licensing
22 authority finds that the applicant meets the criteria
23 established in subsection (2), the applicant shall be notified
24 that a license will be issued when all of the following
25 conditions are satisfied:
26 (a) The establishment of a care and maintenance trust fund
27 containing not less than $50,000 has been certified by a trust
28 company operating pursuant to chapter 660, a state or national
29 bank holding trust powers, or a savings and loan association
30 holding trust powers as provided in s. 497.458, pursuant to a
31 trust agreement approved by the licensing authority. The $50,000
32 required for the care and maintenance trust fund shall be over
33 and above the $50,000 net worth required by subsection (2).
34 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 497.266, Florida
35 Statutes, is amended to read:
36 497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of
37 department for noncompliance.—
38 (1) A No cemetery company may not establish a cemetery, or
39 operate a cemetery if already established, without providing for
40 the future care and maintenance of the cemetery, for which a
41 care and maintenance trust fund shall be established, to be
42 known as “the care and maintenance trust fund of .....” The
43 trust fund shall be established with a trust company operating
44 pursuant to chapter 660, with a state or national bank holding
45 trust powers, or with a federal or state savings and loan
46 association holding trust powers. Trust funds which are with a
47 state or national bank or savings and loan association licensed
48 in this state on October 1, 1993, shall remain in force;
49 however, when the amount of any such trust fund exceeds the
50 amount that is insured by an agency of the Federal Government,
51 the cemetery company shall transfer that trust fund to a trust
52 company operating pursuant to chapter 660, to a state or
53 national bank holding trust powers, or to a federal or state
54 savings and loan association holding trust powers.
55 Section 4. Section 497.376, Florida Statutes, is amended to
56 read:
57 497.376 License as funeral director and embalmer
58 permitted.—
59 (1) This chapter does not prohibit a person from holding a
60 license as an embalmer and a license as a funeral director at
61 the same time. There may be issued and renewed by the licensing
62 authority a combination license as both funeral director and
63 embalmer to persons meeting the separate requirements for both
64 licenses as set forth in this chapter. The licensing authority
65 may adopt rules providing procedures for applying for and
66 renewing such combination license. The licensing authority may
67 by rule establish application, renewal, and other fees for such
68 combination license, which fees may shall not exceed the sum of
69 the maximum fees for the separate funeral director and embalmer
70 license categories as provided in this chapter. A person Persons
71 holding a combination license as a funeral director and an
72 embalmer is shall be subject to regulation under this chapter
73 both as a funeral director and an embalmer.
74 (2) Except as provided under s. 497.377, an applicant for a
75 combination license as both a funeral director and an embalmer
76 must hold the educational credentials required for licensure as
77 a funeral director as provided under s. 497.373(1)(d).
78 Section 5. Section 497.377, Florida Statutes, is amended to
79 read:
80 497.377 Combination license as funeral director and
81 embalmer; Concurrent internships.—
82 (1) To meet internship requirements for combined licensure
83 as a funeral director and an embalmer, the internship
84 requirement for funeral directors and the internship requirement
85 for embalmers and funeral directors may be served concurrently
86 pursuant to rules adopted by the licensing authority.
87 (2)(a) An applicant who has not completed the educational
88 credentials required for a combination license as funeral
89 director and embalmer is eligible for licensure as a combination
90 funeral director and embalmer intern if the applicant:
91 1. Is currently enrolled in and attending a college
92 accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education
93 (ABFSE) in an ABFSE-accredited course of study in mortuary
94 science;
95 2. Has completed at least 75 percent of the course of study
96 in mortuary science, as certified by the college in which the
97 applicant is currently enrolled; and
98 3. Has taken and received a passing grade in a college
99 credit course in mortuary law or funeral service law and has
100 taken and received a passing grade in a college credit course in
101 ethics.
102 (b) An application for internship for a combination funeral
103 director and embalmer license must include the name and address
104 of the funeral director licensed under s. 497.373 or s.
105 497.374(1) and the embalmer licensed under s. 497.368 or s.
106 497.369 under whose supervision the intern will receive training
107 and the name of the licensed funeral establishment where the
108 training will be conducted.
109 (c) A combination funeral director and embalmer intern may
110 perform only the tasks, functions, and duties relating to
111 funeral directing and embalming which are performed under the
112 direct supervision of a licensed funeral director who has an
113 active, valid license under s. 497.373 or s. 497.374(1) and an
114 embalmer who has an active, valid license under s. 497.368 or s.
115 497.369. However, a combination funeral director and embalmer
116 intern may perform those tasks, functions, and duties under the
117 general supervision of a licensed funeral director and embalmer
118 upon the intern’s graduation from a college accredited by the
119 ABFSE with a degree as specified in s. 497.373(1)(d) and passage
120 of the laws and rules examination required under s.
121 497.373(2)(b) if, after 6 months of direct supervision, the
122 funeral director in charge of the internship training agency
123 certifies to the licensing agency that the intern is competent
124 to complete the internship under general supervision.
125 (d)1. A combination funeral director and embalmer intern
126 license expires 1 year after issuance and, except as provided in
127 subparagraph 2., may not be renewed.
128 2. The licensing authority may adopt rules that allow a
129 combination funeral director and embalmer intern to renew her or
130 his funeral director and embalmer intern license for an
131 additional 1-year period if the combination funeral director and
132 embalmer intern demonstrates her or his failure to complete the
133 internship before expiration of the license due to illness,
134 personal injury, or other substantial hardship beyond her or his
135 reasonable control or demonstrates that she or he has completed
136 the requirements for licensure as a combination funeral director
137 and embalmer but is awaiting the results of a licensure
138 examination.
139 Section 6. Subsection (7) of section 497.380, Florida
140 Statutes, is amended to read:
141 497.380 Funeral establishment; licensure; display of
142 license.—
143 (7) Each licensed funeral establishment shall have a one
144 full-time funeral director in charge and shall have a licensed
145 funeral director reasonably available to the public during
146 normal business hours for the establishment. The full-time
147 funeral director in charge is responsible for ensuring that the
148 facility, its operation, and all persons employed in the
149 facility comply with all applicable state and federal laws and
150 rules. A funeral director in charge, with appropriate active
151 licenses, may serve as a funeral director in charge for not more
152 than a total of 2 funeral establishments, centralized embalming
153 facilities, direct disposal establishments, or cinerator
154 facilities, as long as the 2 locations are not more than 75
155 miles apart as measured in a straight line The full-time funeral
156 director in charge must have an active license and may not be
157 the full-time funeral director in charge of any other funeral
158 establishment or of any other direct disposal establishment.
159 Effective October 1, 2010, The full-time funeral director in
160 charge must hold an active, valid funeral director license and
161 an active, valid embalmer license or combination license as a
162 funeral director and an embalmer. However, a funeral director
163 may serve as a funeral director in charge without an embalmer
164 license or combination license if the establishment does not
165 have an embalming room on site, or may continue as the full-time
166 funeral director in charge without an embalmer or combination
167 license if, as of September 30, 2010:
168 (a) The funeral establishment and the funeral director both
169 have active, valid licenses.
170 (b) The funeral director is currently the full-time funeral
171 director in charge of the funeral establishment.
172 (c) The name of the funeral director was included, as
173 required in subsection (4), in the funeral establishment’s most
174 recent application for issuance or renewal of its license or was
175 included in the establishment’s report of change provided under
176 paragraph (12)(c).
177 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
178 497.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
179 497.385 Removal services; refrigeration facilities;
180 centralized embalming facilities.—In order to ensure that the
181 removal, refrigeration, and embalming of all dead human bodies
182 is conducted in a manner that properly protects the public’s
183 health and safety, the licensing authority shall adopt rules to
184 provide for the licensure of removal services, refrigeration
185 facilities, and centralized embalming facilities operated
186 independently of funeral establishments, direct disposal
187 establishments, and cinerator facilities.
188 (2) CENTRALIZED EMBALMING FACILITIES.—In order to ensure
189 that all funeral establishments have access to embalming
190 facilities that comply with all applicable health and safety
191 requirements, the licensing authority shall adopt rules to
192 provide for the licensure and operation of centralized embalming
193 facilities and shall require, at a minimum, the following:
194 (b) Each licensed centralized embalming facility shall have
195 at least one full-time embalmer in charge. The full-time
196 embalmer in charge must have an active, valid embalmer license
197 or a combination license as a funeral director and an embalmer
198 and may not be the full-time embalmer in charge, full-time
199 funeral director in charge, or full-time direct disposer in
200 charge of any other establishment licensed under this chapter.
201 An embalmer in charge, with appropriate active licenses, may
202 also serve as a funeral director in charge under s. 497.380(7)
203 or as a direct disposer in charge under s. 497.604(8). A funeral
204 director in charge, with appropriate active licenses, may serve
205 as a funeral director in charge for not more than a total of 2
206 funeral establishments, centralized embalming facilities, direct
207 disposal establishments, or cinerator facilities, as long as the
208 2 locations are not more than 75 miles apart as measured in a
209 straight line.
210 Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 497.452, Florida
211 Statutes, is amended to read:
212 497.452 Preneed license required.—
213 (2)(a) No person may receive any funds for payment on a
214 preneed contract who does not hold a valid preneed license.
215 (b) The provisions of Paragraph (a) does do not apply to a
216 trust company operating pursuant to chapter 660, to a national
217 or state bank holding trust powers, or to a federal or state
218 savings and loan association having trust powers which company,
219 bank, or association receives any money in trust pursuant to the
220 sale of a preneed contract.
221 Section 9. Subsection (8) of section 497.453, Florida
222 Statutes, is amended to read:
223 497.453 Application for preneed license, procedures and
224 criteria; renewal; reports.—
225 (8) ANNUAL TRUST REPORTS.—
226 (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the preneed licensee
227 shall file in the form prescribed by rule a full and true
228 statement as to the activities of any trust established by it
229 pursuant to this part for the preceding calendar year.
230 (b) A preneed licensee that sold, or a group of preneed
231 licensees under common control which sold in aggregate, 15,000
232 or more preneed contracts in this state in the preceding year
233 shall additionally comply with this paragraph.
234 1. As used in this paragraph, the term:
235 a. “Year 1” means a year in which a preneed licensee sells,
236 or a group of preneed licensees under common control sells in
237 aggregate, 15,000 or more preneed contracts in this state.
238 b. “Year 2” means the year immediately after Year 1.
239 2. As to each Year 1, the licensee or licensees shall,
240 during Year 2:
241 a. Prepare, with respect to each such licensee, a report of
242 Florida preneed operations in Year 1 on a form prescribed by
243 department rule;
244 b. Cause and pay for such report to be audited by an
245 independent certified public accounting firm concerning the
246 accuracy and fairness of the presentation of the data provided
247 in the report; and
248 c. By December 31 of Year 2, provide the report to the
249 division along with a written and signed opinion of the
250 certified public accounting firm concerning the accuracy and
251 fairness of the presentation of the data provided in the report.
252 2. The report must be prepared and submitted using forms
253 and procedures specified by department rule. The department may
254 adopt rules specifying the format of the report and the
255 information to be reported.
256 Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
257 497.458, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
258 497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts.—
259 (1)
260 (c) Such deposits shall be made within 30 days after the
261 end of the calendar month in which payment is received, under
262 the terms of a revocable trust instrument entered into with a
263 trust company operating pursuant to chapter 660, with a national
264 or state bank holding trust powers, or with a federal or state
265 savings and loan association holding trust powers.
266 Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 497.464, Florida
267 Statutes, is amended to read:
268 497.464 Alternative preneed contracts.—
269 (2) The contract must require that a trust be established
270 by the preneed licensee on behalf of, and for the use, benefit,
271 and protection of, the purchaser and that the trustee must be a
272 trust company operating pursuant to chapter 660, a national or
273 state bank holding trust powers, or a federal or state savings
274 and loan association holding trust powers.
275 Section 12. Subsection (8) of section 497.604, Florida
276 Statutes, is amended to read:
277 497.604 Direct disposal establishments, license required;
278 licensing procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation;
279 display of license.—
280 (8) SUPERVISION OF FACILITIES.—
281 (a) Effective October 1, 2010, Each direct disposal
282 establishment shall have a one full-time licensed funeral
283 director acting as the direct disposer in charge, subject to s.
284 497.380(7). However, a licensed direct disposer may continue
285 acting as the direct disposer in charge, if, as of September 30,
286 2010:
287 1. The direct disposal establishment and the licensed
288 direct disposer both have active, valid licenses.
289 2. The licensed direct disposer is currently acting as the
290 direct disposer in charge of the direct disposal establishment.
291 3. The name of the licensed direct disposer was included,
292 as required in paragraph (2)(c), in the direct disposal
293 establishment’s most recent application for issuance or renewal
294 of its license or was included in the establishment’s notice of
295 change provided under subsection (7).
296 (b) The licensed funeral director in charge or licensed
297 direct disposer in charge of a direct disposal establishment
298 must be reasonably available to the public during normal
299 business hours for the establishment and may be in charge of
300 only one direct disposal establishment. The licensed funeral
301 director in charge or licensed direct disposer in charge of the
302 establishment is responsible for making sure the facility, its
303 operations, and all persons employed in the facility comply with
304 all applicable state and federal laws and rules. A funeral
305 director in charge, with appropriate active licenses, may serve
306 as a funeral director in charge for not more than a total of 2
307 funeral establishments, centralized embalming facilities, direct
308 disposal establishments, or cinerator facilities, as long as the
309 2 locations are not more than 75 miles apart as measured in a
310 straight line.
311 Section 13. Subsection (8) of section 497.606, Florida
312 Statutes, is amended to read:
313 497.606 Cinerator facility, licensure required; licensing
314 procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation.—
315 (8) SUPERVISION OF FACILITIES.—Each cinerator facility
316 shall have a one full-time licensed direct disposer in charge or
317 a licensed funeral director in charge for that facility. Such
318 person may be in charge of only one facility. Such licensed
319 funeral director in charge or licensed direct disposer in charge
320 shall be responsible for making sure the facility, its
321 operations, and all persons employed in the facility comply with
322 all applicable state and federal laws and rules. A funeral
323 director in charge, with appropriate active licenses, may serve
324 as a funeral director in charge for not more than a total of 2
325 funeral establishments, centralized embalming facilities, direct
326 disposal establishments, or cinerator facilities, as long as the
327 2 locations are not more than 75 miles apart as measured in a
328 straight line.
329 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
330 626.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
331 626.022 Scope of part.—
332 (1) This part applies as to insurance agents, service
333 representatives, adjusters, and insurance agencies; as to any
334 and all kinds of insurance; and as to stock insurers, mutual
335 insurers, reciprocal insurers, and all other types of insurers,
336 except that:
337 (a) It does not apply as to reinsurance, except that ss.
338 626.011-626.022, ss. 626.112-626.181, ss. 626.191-626.211, ss.
339 626.291-626.301, s. 626.331, ss. 626.342-626.511 ss. 626.342
340 626.521, ss. 626.541-626.591, and ss. 626.601-626.711 shall
341 apply as to reinsurance intermediaries as defined in s.
342 626.7492.
343 Section 15. Subsection (4) of section 626.025, Florida
344 Statutes, is amended to read:
345 626.025 Consumer protections.—To transact insurance, agents
346 shall comply with consumer protection laws, including the
347 following, as applicable:
348 (4) The submission of credit and character reports, as
349 required by s. 626.171 or s. 626.521.
350 Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 626.175, Florida
351 Statutes, is amended to read:
352 626.175 Temporary licensing.—
353 (1) The department may issue a nonrenewable temporary
354 license for a period not to exceed 6 months authorizing the
355 appointment of a general lines insurance agent, or a life agent,
356 or personal lines agent an industrial fire or burglary agent,
357 subject to the conditions described in this section. The fees
358 paid for a temporary license and appointment must shall be as
359 specified in s. 624.501. Fees paid may shall not be refunded
360 after a temporary license has been issued.
361 (a) An applicant for a temporary license must be:
362 1. A natural person at least 18 years of age.
363 2. A United States citizen or legal alien who possesses
364 work authorization from the United States Bureau of Citizenship
365 and Immigration Services.
366 (b)1. In the case of a general lines agent, the department
367 may issue a temporary license to an employee, a family member, a
368 business associate, or a personal representative of a licensed
369 general lines agent for the purpose of continuing or winding up
370 the business affairs of the agent or agency in the event the
371 licensed agent has died or become unable to perform his or her
372 duties because of military service or illness or other physical
373 or mental disability, subject to the following conditions:
374 a. No other individual connected with the agent’s business
375 may be licensed as a general lines agent.
376 b. The proposed temporary licensee shall be qualified for a
377 regular general lines agent license under this code except as to
378 residence, examination, education, or experience.
379 c. Application for the temporary license shall have been
380 made by the applicant upon statements and affidavit filed with
381 the department on forms prescribed and furnished by the
382 department.
383 d. Under a temporary license and appointment, the licensee
384 shall not represent any insurer not last represented by the
385 agent being replaced and shall not be licensed or appointed as
386 to any additional kind, line, or class of insurance other than
387 those covered by the last existing agency appointments of the
388 replaced agent. If an insurer withdraws from the agency during
389 the temporary license period, the temporary licensee may be
390 appointed by another similar insurer but only for the period
391 remaining under the temporary license.
392 2. A regular general lines agent license may be issued to a
393 temporary licensee upon meeting the qualifications for a general
394 lines agent license under s. 626.731.
395 (c) In the case of a life agent, the department may issue a
396 temporary license:
397 1. To the executor or administrator of the estate of a
398 deceased individual licensed and appointed as a life agent at
399 the time of death;
400 2. To a surviving next of kin of the deceased individual,
401 if no administrator or executor has been appointed and
402 qualified; however, any license and appointment under this
403 subparagraph shall be canceled upon issuance of a license to an
404 executor or administrator under subparagraph 1.; or
405 3. To an individual otherwise qualified to be licensed as
406 an agent who has completed the educational or training
407 requirements prescribed in s. 626.7851 and who is appointed has
408 successfully sat for the required examination prior to
409 termination of such 6-month period. The department may issue
410 this temporary license only in the case of a life agent to
411 represent an insurer of the industrial or ordinary-combination
412 class solely for the purpose of collecting premiums and
413 servicing in-force policies. Such licensee may not directly or
414 indirectly solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance.
415 (d) In the case of a personal lines limited license
416 authorizing appointment as an industrial fire or burglary agent,
417 the department may issue a temporary license:
418 1. To the executor or administrator of the estate of a
419 deceased individual who was licensed and appointed as a personal
420 lines agent at the time of his or her death;
421 2. To a surviving next of kin of the deceased individual if
422 no administrator or executor has been appointed and qualified.
423 However, a license and appointment under this subparagraph must
424 be canceled upon issuance of a license to an executor or
425 administrator under subparagraph 1.; or
426 3. To an individual otherwise qualified to be licensed as
427 an agent, who has completed the educational or training
428 requirements prescribed in s. 626.732, and who is appointed to
429 represent an insurer of the industrial or ordinary-combination
430 class solely for the purpose of collecting premiums and
431 servicing in-force policies. Such licensee may not directly or
432 indirectly solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance
433 to an individual otherwise qualified to be licensed as an agent
434 who has completed the educational or training requirements
435 prescribed in s. 626.732 and has successfully sat for the
436 required examination prior to termination of the 6-month period.
437 Section 17. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
438 626.207, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
439 626.207 Disqualification of applicants and licensees;
440 penalties against licensees; rulemaking authority.—
441 (3) An applicant who has been found guilty of or has
442 pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a crime not included in
443 subsection (2), regardless of adjudication, is subject to:
444 (b) A 7-year disqualifying period for all felonies to which
445 neither the permanent bar in subsection (2) nor the 15-year
446 disqualifying period in paragraph (a) applies. Notwithstanding
447 subsection (4), an applicant who served at least half of the
448 disqualifying period may reapply for a license if, during that
449 time, the applicant has not been found guilty of or has not
450 pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a crime. The department may
451 issue the applicant a license on a probationary basis for the
452 remainder of the disqualifying period. The applicant’s
453 probationary period ends at the end of the disqualifying period.
454 Section 18. Subsection (1) and paragraph (e) of subsection
455 (2) of section 626.221, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
456 626.221 Examination requirement; exemptions.—
457 (1) The department may shall not issue any license as agent
458 or adjuster to any individual who has not qualified for, taken,
459 and passed to the satisfaction of the department a written
460 examination of the scope prescribed in s. 626.241.
461 (2) However, an examination is not necessary for any of the
462 following:
463 (e) An applicant who has been licensed as an all-lines
464 adjuster and appointed as an independent adjuster or company
465 employee adjuster and who files if an application for an all
466 lines adjuster license licensure is filed with the department
467 within 48 months after following the date of cancellation or
468 expiration of the prior appointment.
469 Section 19. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
470 626.2815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
471 626.2815 Continuing education requirements.—
472 (3) Each licensee except a title insurance agent must
473 complete a 5-hour update course every 2 years which is specific
474 to the license held by the licensee. The course must be
475 developed and offered by providers and approved by the
476 department. The content of the course must address all lines of
477 insurance for which examination and licensure are required and
478 include the following subject areas: insurance law updates,
479 ethics for insurance professionals, disciplinary trends and case
480 studies, industry trends, premium discounts, determining
481 suitability of products and services, and other similar
482 insurance-related topics the department determines are relevant
483 to legally and ethically carrying out the responsibilities of
484 the license granted. A licensee who holds multiple insurance
485 licenses must complete an update course that is specific to at
486 least one of the licenses held. Except as otherwise specified,
487 any remaining required hours of continuing education are
488 elective and may consist of any continuing education course
489 approved by the department under this section.
490 (d) An individual who holds a license as a customer
491 representative, limited customer representative, motor vehicle
492 physical damage and mechanical breakdown insurance agent, or an
493 industrial fire insurance or burglary insurance agent and who is
494 not a licensed life or health agent, must also complete a
495 minimum of 5 hours of continuing education courses every 2
496 years.
497 Section 20. Paragraphs (b) and (f) of subsection (1) of
498 section 626.321, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
499 626.321 Limited licenses.—
500 (1) The department shall issue to a qualified applicant a
501 license as agent authorized to transact a limited class of
502 business in any of the following categories of limited lines
503 insurance:
504 (b) Industrial fire insurance or burglary insurance.
505 License covering only industrial fire insurance or burglary
506 insurance. The applicant for such a license must pass a written
507 examination covering such insurance. A licensee under this
508 paragraph may not hold a license as an agent for any other or
509 additional kind or class of insurance coverage except for life
510 insurance and health insurance. Effective July 1, 2019, all
511 licensees holding such limited license and appointment may renew
512 the license and appointment, but no new or additional licenses
513 may be issued pursuant to this paragraph and a licensee whose
514 limited license under this paragraph has been terminated,
515 suspended, or revoked may not have such license reinstated.
516 (f) Crop hail and multiple-peril crop insurance.—License
517 for insurance covering crops subject to unfavorable weather
518 conditions, fire or lightning lightening, flood, hail, insect
519 infestation, disease, or other yield-reducing conditions or
520 perils which is provided by the private insurance market, or
521 which is subsidized by the Federal Group Insurance Corporation
522 including multi-peril crop insurance. Notwithstanding any other
523 provision of law, the limited license may be issued to a bona
524 fide salaried employee of an association chartered under the
525 Farm Credit Act of 1971, 12 U.S.C. ss. 2001 et seq., who
526 satisfactorily completes the examination prescribed by the
527 department pursuant to s. 626.241(5). The agent must be
528 appointed by, and his or her limited license requested by, a
529 licensed general lines agent. All business transacted by the
530 agent must be on behalf of, in the name of, and countersigned by
531 the agent by whom he or she is appointed. Sections 626.561 and
532 626.748, relating to records, apply to all business written
533 pursuant to this section. The licensee may be appointed by and
534 licensed for only one general lines agent or agency.
535 Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 626.471, Florida
536 Statutes, is amended to read:
537 626.471 Termination of appointment.—
538 (1) Subject to an appointee’s contract rights, an
539 appointing entity may terminate its appointment of any appointee
540 at any time. Except when termination is upon a ground that which
541 would subject the appointee to suspension or revocation of his
542 or her license and appointment under s. 626.611 or s. 626.621,
543 and except as provided by contract between the appointing entity
544 and the appointee, the appointing entity shall give at least 60
545 days’ advance written notice of its intention to terminate such
546 appointment to the appointee, either by delivery thereof to the
547 appointee in person, or by mailing it, postage prepaid, or by e
548 mail. If delivery is by mail or e-mail, the notice must be
549 addressed to the appointee at his or her last mailing or e-mail
550 address of record with the appointing entity. Notice is so
551 mailed shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in a
552 United States Postal Service mail depository or when the e-mail
553 is sent, as applicable.
554 Section 22. Section 626.521, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
555 Section 23. Section 626.536, Florida Statutes, is amended
556 to read:
557 626.536 Reporting of administrative actions.—Within 30 days
558 after the final disposition of an administrative action taken
559 against a licensee or insurance agency by a governmental agency
560 or other regulatory agency in this or any other state or
561 jurisdiction relating to the business of insurance, the sale of
562 securities, or activity involving fraud, dishonesty,
563 trustworthiness, or breach of a fiduciary duty, the licensee or
564 insurance agency must submit a copy of the order, consent to
565 order, or other relevant legal documents to the department. The
566 department may adopt rules to administer this section.
567 Section 24. Subsection (7) is added to section 626.6215,
568 Florida Statutes, to read:
569 626.6215 Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or
570 revocation of insurance agency license.—The department may, in
571 its discretion, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to continue the
572 license of any insurance agency if it finds, as to any insurance
573 agency or as to any majority owner, partner, manager, director,
574 officer, or other person who manages or controls such insurance
575 agency, that any one or more of the following applicable grounds
576 exist:
577 (7) A denial, suspension, or revocation of, or any other
578 adverse administrative action against, a license to practice or
579 conduct any regulated profession, business, or vocation by this
580 state, any other state, any nation, any possession or district
581 of the United States, any court, or any lawful agency thereof.
582 Section 25. Section 626.729, Florida Statutes, is amended
583 to read:
584 626.729 “Industrial fire insurance” defined.—As used in For
585 the purposes of this code, the term “industrial fire insurance”
586 means: is
587 (1) Insurance against loss by fire of either buildings and
588 other structures or contents, which may include extended
589 coverage;
590 (2) Windstorm insurance;
591 (3) Basic limits owners, landlords, or tenants liability
592 insurance with single limits of $25,000;
593 (4) Comprehensive personal liability insurance with a
594 single limit of $25,000; or
595 (5) Burglary insurance, under which the premiums are
596 collected quarterly or more often and the face amount of the
597 insurance provided by the policy on one risk is not more than
598 $50,000, including the contents of such buildings and other
599 structures, and the insurer issuing such policy is operating
600 under a system of collecting a debit by its agents. A temporary
601 license for an industrial fire or burglary agent issued pursuant
602 to s. 626.175 shall be solely for the purpose of collecting
603 premiums and servicing in-force policies, and such licensee
604 shall not directly or indirectly solicit, negotiate, or effect
605 contracts of insurance.
606 Section 26. Section 626.7355, Florida Statutes, is
607 repealed.
608 Section 27. Subsection (9) of section 626.8437, Florida
609 Statutes, is amended to read:
610 626.8437 Grounds for denial, suspension, revocation, or
611 refusal to renew license or appointment.—The department shall
612 deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the
613 license or appointment of any title insurance agent or agency,
614 and it shall suspend or revoke the eligibility to hold a license
615 or appointment of such person, if it finds that as to the
616 applicant, licensee, appointee, or any principal thereof, any
617 one or more of the following grounds exist:
618 (9) Willful failure to comply with, or willful violation
619 of, any proper order or rule of the department or willful
620 violation of any provision of the Florida Insurance Code this
621 act.
622 Section 28. Subsection (2) of section 626.844, Florida
623 Statutes, is amended to read:
624 626.844 Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or
625 revocation of license or appointment.—The department may, in its
626 discretion, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or
627 continue the license or appointment of any title insurance agent
628 or agency, and it may suspend or revoke the eligibility to hold
629 a license or appointment of any such title insurance agent or
630 agency if it finds that as to the applicant or licensee or
631 appointee, or any principal thereof, any one or more of the
632 following grounds exist under circumstances for which such
633 denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal is not mandatory
634 under s. 626.8437:
635 (2) Violation of any provision of the Florida Insurance
636 Code this act in the course of dealing under the license or
637 appointment.
638 Section 29. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and paragraphs
639 (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 626.8732, Florida
640 Statutes, are amended to read:
641 626.8732 Nonresident public adjuster’s qualifications,
642 bond.—
643 (1) The department shall, upon application therefor, issue
644 a license to an applicant for a nonresident public adjuster’s
645 license upon determining that the applicant has paid the
646 applicable license fees required under s. 624.501 and:
647 (e) Has been licensed and employed as a public adjuster in
648 the applicant’s state of residence on a continual basis for the
649 past 6 months year, or, if the applicant’s state of residence
650 does not issue licenses to individuals who act as public
651 adjusters, the applicant has been licensed and employed as a
652 resident insurance company adjuster, a public adjuster, or an
653 independent adjuster in his or her state of residence or any
654 other state on a continual basis for the past 6 months year.
655 (2) The applicant shall furnish the following with his or
656 her application:
657 (b) If currently licensed as a resident public adjuster in
658 the applicant’s state of residence, a certificate or letter of
659 authorization from the licensing authority of the applicant’s
660 state of residence, stating that the applicant holds a current
661 or comparable license to act as a public adjuster and has held
662 the license continuously for the past 6 months year. The
663 certificate or letter of authorization must be signed by the
664 insurance commissioner or his or her deputy or the appropriate
665 licensing official and must disclose whether the adjuster has
666 ever had any license or eligibility to hold any license
667 declined, denied, suspended, revoked, or placed on probation or
668 whether an administrative fine or penalty has been levied
669 against the adjuster and, if so, the reason for the action.
670 (c) If the applicant’s state of residence does not require
671 licensure as a public adjuster and the applicant has been
672 licensed as a resident insurance adjuster in his or her state of
673 residence or any other state, a certificate or letter of
674 authorization from the licensing authority stating that the
675 applicant holds or has held a license to act as such an
676 insurance adjuster and has held the license continuously for the
677 past 6 months year. The certificate or letter of authorization
678 must be signed by the insurance commissioner or his or her
679 deputy or the appropriate licensing official and must disclose
680 whether or not the adjuster has ever had any license or
681 eligibility to hold any license declined, denied, suspended,
682 revoked, or placed on probation or whether an administrative
683 fine or penalty has been levied against the adjuster and, if so,
684 the reason for the action.
685 Section 30. Subsection (6) of section 627.7015, Florida
686 Statutes, is amended to read:
687 627.7015 Alternative procedure for resolution of disputed
688 property insurance claims.—
689 (6)(a) Mediation is nonbinding; however, if a written
690 settlement is reached, the policyholder has 3 business days
691 within which the policyholder may rescind the settlement unless
692 the policyholder has cashed or deposited any check or draft
693 disbursed to the policyholder for the disputed matters as a
694 result of the conference. If a settlement agreement is reached
695 and is not rescinded, it is binding and acts as a release of all
696 specific claims that were presented in that mediation
697 conference.
698 (b) At the conclusion of the mediation, the mediator shall
699 provide a written report of the results of mediation, including
700 any settlement amount, to the insurer, the policyholder, and the
701 policyholder’s representative if the policyholder is represented
702 at the mediation.
703 Section 31. Subsection (1) of section 633.216, Florida
704 Statutes, is amended to read:
705 633.216 Inspection of buildings and equipment; orders;
706 firesafety inspection training requirements; certification;
707 disciplinary action.—The State Fire Marshal and her or his
708 agents or persons authorized to enforce laws and rules of the
709 State Fire Marshal shall, at any reasonable hour, when the State
710 Fire Marshal has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of
711 this chapter or s. 509.215, or a rule adopted thereunder, or a
712 minimum firesafety code adopted by the State Fire Marshal or a
713 local authority, may exist, inspect any and all buildings and
714 structures which are subject to the requirements of this chapter
715 or s. 509.215 and rules adopted thereunder. The authority to
716 inspect shall extend to all equipment, vehicles, and chemicals
717 which are located on or within the premises of any such building
718 or structure.
719 (1) Each county, municipality, and special district that
720 has firesafety enforcement responsibilities shall employ or
721 contract with a firesafety inspector. Except as provided in s.
722 633.312(2), and (3), and (4), the firesafety inspector must
723 conduct all firesafety inspections that are required by law. The
724 governing body of a county, municipality, or special district
725 that has firesafety enforcement responsibilities may provide a
726 schedule of fees to pay only the costs of inspections conducted
727 pursuant to this subsection and related administrative expenses.
728 Two or more counties, municipalities, or special districts that
729 have firesafety enforcement responsibilities may jointly employ
730 or contract with a firesafety inspector.
731 Section 32. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
732 633.218, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
733 633.218 Inspections of state buildings and premises; tests
734 of firesafety equipment; building plans to be approved.—
735 (1)
736 (f) A state-owned building or state-leased building or
737 space shall be identified through use of the United States
738 National Grid Coordinate System.
739 Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
740 633.306, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
741 633.306 Requirements for installation, inspection, and
742 maintenance of fire suppression equipment.—
743 (1) The requirements for installation of fire extinguishers
744 and preengineered systems are as follows:
745 (c) Equipment must shall be installed in accordance with
746 the applicable standards of the National Fire Protection
747 Association and the manufacturer’s drawings and specifications,
748 using only components and parts specified by the manufacturer or
749 listed as equal parts by a nationally recognized testing
750 laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or Factory
751 Mutual Laboratories, Inc.
752 Section 34. Present subsections (4) and (5) of section
753 633.312, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
754 and (6), respectively, and subsection (3) of that section is
755 amended, to read:
756 633.312 Inspection of fire control systems, fire hydrants,
757 and fire protection systems.—
758 (3)(a) The inspecting contractor shall provide to the
759 building owner or hydrant owner and the local authority having
760 jurisdiction a copy of the applicable uniform summary inspection
761 report established under this chapter. The local authority
762 having jurisdiction may accept uniform summary inspection
763 reports by United States mail, by hand delivery, by electronic
764 submission, or through a third-party vendor that collects the
765 reports on behalf of the local authority having jurisdiction.
766 (b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules to implement a
767 uniform summary inspection report and submission procedures to
768 be used by all third-party vendors and local authorities having
769 jurisdiction. For purposes of this section, a uniform summary
770 inspection report must record the address where the fire
771 protection system or hydrant is located, the company and person
772 conducting the inspection and their license number, the date of
773 the inspection, and the fire protection system or hydrant
774 inspection status, including a brief summary of each deficiency,
775 critical deficiency, noncritical deficiency, or impairment
776 found. A contractor’s detailed inspection report is not required
777 to follow the uniform summary inspection report format. The
778 State Fire Marshal shall establish by rule a submission
779 procedure for each means provided under paragraph (a) by which a
780 local authority having jurisdiction may accept uniform summary
781 inspection reports. Each of the submission procedures must allow
782 a contractor to attach additional documents with the submission
783 of a uniform summary inspection report, including a physical
784 copy of the contractor’s detailed inspection report. A
785 submission procedure may not require a contractor to submit
786 information contained within the detailed inspection report
787 unless the information is required to be included in the uniform
788 summary inspection report.
789 (4) The maintenance of fire hydrant and fire protection
790 systems as well as corrective actions on deficient systems is
791 the responsibility of the owner of the system or hydrant.
792 Equipment requiring periodic testing or operation to ensure its
793 maintenance shall be tested or operated as specified in the Fire
794 Prevention Code, Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection
795 Association standards, or as directed by the appropriate
796 authority, provided that such appropriate authority may not
797 require a sprinkler system not required by the Fire Prevention
798 Code, Life Safety Code, or National Fire Protection Association
799 standards to be removed regardless of its condition. This
800 section does not prohibit governmental entities from inspecting
801 and enforcing firesafety codes.
802 Section 35. Section 633.520, Florida Statutes, is amended
803 to read:
804 633.520 Safety; firefighter employer responsibilities;
805 division rules.—
806 (1) Every firefighter employer shall furnish and use safety
807 devices and safeguards, adopt and use methods and processes
808 reasonably adequate to render such an employment and place of
809 employment safe, and do every other thing reasonably necessary
810 to protect the lives, health, and safety of such firefighter
811 employees. As used in this section, the terms “safe” and
812 “safety,” as applied to any employment or place of employment,
813 mean such freedom from danger as is reasonably necessary for the
814 protection of the lives, health, and safety of firefighter
815 employees, including conditions and methods of sanitation and
816 hygiene. Safety devices and safeguards required to be furnished
817 by the firefighter employer by this section or by the division
818 under authority of this section do not include personal apparel
819 and protective devices that replace personal apparel normally
820 worn by firefighter employees during regular working hours.
821 (2) The division shall adopt rules to establish employer
822 cancer prevention best practices relating to personal protective
823 equipment, decontamination, fire suppression apparatus, and fire
824 stations.
825 Section 36. Subsection (1) of section 648.49, Florida
826 Statutes, is amended to read:
827 648.49 Duration of suspension or revocation.—
828 (1) The department shall, in its order suspending a license
829 or appointment or in its order suspending the eligibility of a
830 person to hold or apply for such a license or appointment,
831 specify the period during which the suspension is to be in
832 effect, but such period may not exceed 2 years. The license, or
833 appointment, or and eligibility to hold a license or appointment
834 must shall remain suspended during the period so specified,
835 subject, however, to any rescission or modification of the order
836 by the department, or modification or reversal thereof by the
837 court, prior to expiration of the suspension period. A license
838 or appointment that which has been suspended may not be
839 reinstated, nor may shall the eligibility to hold such license
840 or appointment be reinstated, except upon the filing and
841 approval of an application for request for such reinstatement.,
842 but The department may not approve an application for grant such
843 reinstatement if it finds that the circumstances for which the
844 license or appointment was suspended still exist or are likely
845 to recur. In each case involving suspension, the department has
846 the discretion to require the former licensee to successfully
847 complete a basic certification course in the criminal justice
848 system, consisting of not less than 80 hours approved by the
849 department.
850 Section 37. Present subsection (8) of section 717.124,
851 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (11), a new
852 subsection (8) and subsections (9) and (10) are added to that
853 section, and subsection (7) of that section is amended, to read:
854 717.124 Unclaimed property claims.—
855 (7) The department may allow an apparent owner to
856 electronically submit a claim for unclaimed property to the
857 department. If a claim is submitted electronically for $5,000
858 $1,000 or less, the department may use a method of identity
859 verification other than a copy of a valid driver license, other
860 government-issued photographic identification, or a sworn
861 notarized statement. The department may adopt rules to implement
862 this subsection.
863 (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
864 the department may develop and implement an identification
865 verification and disbursement process whereby accounts valued at
866 $2,000 or less, after receipt by the department and after being
867 added to the unclaimed property database, may be disbursed to an
868 apparent owner after the department has verified that the
869 apparent owner is living and has verified the apparent owner’s
870 correct, current address. The department shall include with the
871 payment a notification and an explanation of the dollar amount,
872 source, and property type of each account included in the
873 disbursement. The department may adopt rules to administer this
874 subsection.
875 (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
876 the department may develop and implement a verification and
877 disbursement process whereby accounts, after receipt by the
878 department and after being added to the unclaimed property
879 database, for which the apparent owner is a governmental agency
880 of this state or subdivision thereof; a county government of
881 this state or a subdivision thereof; a public school district of
882 this state or a subdivision thereof; a municipality of this
883 state or a subdivision thereof; or a special taxing district of
884 this state or authority may be disbursed to the apparent owner
885 entity or to the successor entity. The department shall include
886 with the payment a notification and explanation of the dollar
887 amount, source, and property type of each account included in
888 the disbursement. The department may adopt rules to administer
889 this subsection.
890 (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
891 the department may develop a process whereby a registered
892 claimant’s representative may electronically submit to the
893 department electronic images of completed claims and claim
894 related documents pursuant to this chapter, including limited
895 powers of attorney and purchase agreements that have been
896 personally signed and dated by a claimant or by a seller
897 pursuant to s. 717.135 or s. 717.1351, after the original
898 documents provided by the claimant or by the seller to the
899 claimant’s representative are physically received and in the
900 claimant’s representative’s possession for any respective claim.
901 Each claim filed by a registered claimant’s representative must
902 include a statement by the claimant’s representative or buyer
903 accurately attesting that all documents are true copies of the
904 original documents and that all original documents are
905 physically in the possession of the claimant’s representative or
906 buyer. All original documents must be kept in original form, by
907 claim number, under the secure control of the claimant’s
908 representative or buyer and must be made available for
909 inspection by the department or other governmental agencies in
910 accordance with s. 717.1315. The department may adopt rules to
911 administer this subsection.
912 Section 38. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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915 And the title is amended as follows:
916 Delete everything before the enacting clause
917 and insert:
918 A bill to be entitled
919 An act relating to the Department of Financial
920 Services; amending s. 17.56, F.S.; requiring the
921 Division of Treasury to maintain, rather than turn
922 over to the Division of Accounting and Auditing,
923 warrants drawn by the Chief Financial Officer;
924 specifying the timeframe during which such warrants
925 must be maintained; making a technical change;
926 amending ss. 497.263 and 497.266, F.S.; deleting a
927 requirement that trust companies, where certain care
928 and maintenance trust funds may be established, must
929 operate pursuant to ch. 660, F.S.; amending s.
930 497.376, F.S.; specifying required educational
931 credentials for certain applicants for a combination
932 license as both funeral director and embalmer;
933 amending s. 497.377, F.S.; specifying qualifications
934 for certain applicants for a combination funeral
935 director and embalmer intern license; providing
936 application requirements; specifying limitations on
937 and authorized actions of interns; specifying the
938 expiration of intern licenses; authorizing the
939 licensing authority to adopt certain rules; amending
940 s. 497.380, F.S.; revising requirements for the
941 supervision of licensed funeral establishments by
942 funeral directors in charge; revising establishments a
943 funeral director may be in charge of; revising funeral
944 director licensing requirements for certain
945 establishments; amending s. 497.385, F.S.; revising
946 requirements for the supervision of licensed
947 centralized embalming facilities; amending s. 497.452,
948 F.S.; deleting a requirement that trust companies must
949 operate pursuant to ch. 660, F.S., to be exempt from a
950 certain preneed licensing requirement; amending s.
951 497.453, F.S.; specifying annual trust reporting
952 requirements for certain preneed licensees or certain
953 groups of preneed licensees; defining the term “Year
954 1” and “Year 2”; authorizing the department to adopt
955 certain rules; amending ss. 497.458 and 497.464, F.S.;
956 deleting a requirement that trust companies must
957 operate pursuant to ch. 660, F.S., to enter into
958 certain revocable trust instruments and act as
959 trustees for certain preneed contract purchasers,
960 respectively; amending s. 497.604, F.S.; revising
961 requirements for the supervision of direct disposal
962 establishments; amending s. 497.606, F.S.; revising
963 requirements for the supervision of cinerator
964 facilities; amending s. 626.022, F.S.; conforming a
965 cross-reference; amending s. 626.025, F.S.; conforming
966 a provision to changes made by the act; amending s.
967 626.175, F.S.; authorizing the department to issue
968 nonrenewable temporary licenses authorizing the
969 appointment of personal lines agents; deleting such
970 authorization for industrial fire or burglary agents;
971 revising circumstances under which the department may
972 issue temporary licenses authorizing the appointment
973 of life agents; specifying circumstances under which
974 the department may issue temporary licenses
975 authorizing the appointment of personal lines agents;
976 prohibiting certain licensees from soliciting,
977 negotiating, or effecting contracts of insurance;
978 amending s. 626.207, F.S.; providing an exception from
979 a disqualification period from licensure as an
980 insurance representative for certain persons found
981 guilty or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to
982 certain felonies; authorizing the department to issue
983 licenses on a probationary period for a certain
984 timeframe; specifying when the probationary period
985 ends; amending s. 626.221, F.S.; specifying that a
986 certain exemption from an examination requirement
987 applies to applicants for an all-lines adjuster
988 license; amending s. 626.2815, F.S.; revising the
989 individuals that are subject to a certain continuing
990 education requirement; amending s. 626.321, F.S.;
991 deleting an examination requirement for an applicant
992 for an industrial fire insurance or burglary insurance
993 license; providing that, beginning on a specified
994 date, the license and appointment may be renewed, but
995 no new or additional licenses may be issued and the
996 license may not be reinstated; deleting an examination
997 requirement for crop hail and multiple peril crop
998 insurance licenses; amending s. 626.471, F.S.;
999 authorizing an appointing entity to provide a
1000 termination notice to the appointee by e-mail;
1001 providing that the e-mail must be addressed to the
1002 appointee’s last e-mail address of record; specifying
1003 when notice by e-mail is deemed to have been given;
1004 repealing s. 626.521, F.S., relating to credit and
1005 character reports; amending s. 626.536, F.S.; deleting
1006 a requirement for insurance agencies to report certain
1007 administrative actions to the department; amending s.
1008 626.6215, F.S.; adding certain grounds for the
1009 department’s discretionary refusal, suspension, or
1010 revocation of an insurance agency license; amending s.
1011 626.729, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
1012 “industrial fire insurance” relating to burglary
1013 insurance; repealing s. 626.7355, F.S., relating to a
1014 temporary license as a customer representative pending
1015 examination; amending ss. 626.8437 and 626.844, F.S.;
1016 revising certain grounds for the denial of, suspension
1017 of, revocation of, or refusal to renew licenses or
1018 appointments of title insurance agents or agencies;
1019 amending s. 626.8732, F.S.; revising qualifications
1020 for the issuance of a nonresident public adjuster’s
1021 license; amending s. 627.7015, F.S.; requiring
1022 mediators in certain property insurance claim
1023 mediations to provide a certain written report to
1024 certain parties at the conclusion of the mediation;
1025 amending s. 633.216, F.S.; conforming a cross
1026 reference; amending s. 633.218, F.S.; deleting a
1027 requirement that state-owned or state-leased buildings
1028 be identified through use of the United States
1029 National Grid Coordinate System; amending s. 633.306,
1030 F.S.; specifying requirements for components and parts
1031 of installed fire extinguishers and preengineered
1032 systems; amending s. 633.312, F.S.; specifying means
1033 by which local authorities having jurisdiction may
1034 accept inspection reports by contractors inspecting
1035 fire hydrants and fire protection systems; requiring
1036 the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules implementing a
1037 uniform summary inspection report and submission
1038 procedures; providing requirements for such report and
1039 procedures; amending s. 633.520, F.S.; authorizing the
1040 Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt certain rules
1041 establishing firefighter employer cancer prevention
1042 best practices; amending s. 648.49, F.S.; specifying
1043 that reinstatement of a bail bond agent license is
1044 contingent upon filing an application with, and
1045 approval by, the department; amending s. 717.124,
1046 F.S.; increasing the threshold amount of
1047 electronically submitted claims under which the
1048 department may use alternative identity verification
1049 methods; authorizing the department to develop and
1050 implement specified identification verification and
1051 disbursement processes for certain unclaimed property
1052 accounts; authorizing the department to develop
1053 processes for certain electronic submissions;
1054 specifying requirements for the submission of claims
1055 and recordkeeping; authorizing the department to adopt
1056 rules; providing an effective date.