The Florida Senate

120.55  Publication.--

(1)  The Department of State shall:

(a)1.  Through a continuous revision system, compile and publish the "Florida Administrative Code." The Florida Administrative Code shall contain all rules adopted by each agency, citing the specific rulemaking authority pursuant to which each rule was adopted, all history notes as authorized in s. 120.545(9), and complete indexes to all rules contained in the code. Supplementation shall be made as often as practicable, but at least monthly. The department may contract with a publishing firm for the publication, in a timely and useful form, of the Florida Administrative Code; however, the department shall retain responsibility for the code as provided in this section. This publication shall be the official compilation of the administrative rules of this state. The Department of State shall retain the copyright over the Florida Administrative Code.

2.  Rules general in form but applicable to only one school district, community college district, or county, or a part thereof, or state university rules relating to internal personnel or business and finance shall not be published in the Florida Administrative Code. Exclusion from publication in the Florida Administrative Code shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of such rules.

3.  At the beginning of the section of the code dealing with an agency that files copies of its rules with the department, the department shall publish the address and telephone number of the executive offices of each agency, the manner by which the agency indexes its rules, a listing of all rules of that agency excluded from publication in the code, and a statement as to where those rules may be inspected.

4.  Forms shall not be published in the Florida Administrative Code; but any form which an agency uses in its dealings with the public, along with any accompanying instructions, shall be filed with the committee before it is used. Any form or instruction which meets the definition of "rule" provided in s. 120.52 shall be incorporated by reference into the appropriate rule. The reference shall specifically state that the form is being incorporated by reference and shall include the number, title, and effective date of the form and an explanation of how the form may be obtained.

(b)  Publish a weekly publication entitled the "Florida Administrative Weekly," which shall contain:

1.  Notice of adoption of, and an index to, all rules filed during the preceding week.

2.  All notices required by s. 120.54(3)(a), showing the text of all rules proposed for consideration or a reference to the location in the Florida Administrative Weekly where the text of the proposed rules is published.

3.  All notices of public meetings, hearings, and workshops conducted in accordance with the provisions of s. 120.525, including a statement of the manner in which a copy of the agenda may be obtained.

4.  A notice of each request for authorization to amend or repeal an existing uniform rule or for the adoption of new uniform rules.

5.  Notice of petitions for declaratory statements or administrative determinations.

6.  A summary of each objection to any rule filed by the Administrative Procedures Committee during the preceding week.

7.  Any other material required or authorized by law or deemed useful by the department.

The department may contract with a publishing firm for publication of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

(c)  Prescribe by rule the style and form required for rules submitted for filing and establish the form for their certification.

(d)  Correct grammatical, typographical, and like errors not affecting the construction or meaning of the rules, after having obtained the advice and consent of the appropriate agency, and insert history notes.

(e)  Make copies of the Florida Administrative Weekly available on an annual subscription basis computed to cover a pro rata share of 50 percent of the costs related to the publication of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

(f)  Charge each agency using the Florida Administrative Weekly a space rate computed to cover a pro rata share of 50 percent of the costs related to the Florida Administrative Weekly.

(2)  Each agency shall print or distribute copies of its rules, citing the specific rulemaking authority pursuant to which each rule was adopted.

(3)  Any publication of a proposed rule promulgated by an agency, whether published in the Florida Administrative Code or elsewhere, shall include, along with the rule, the name of the person or persons originating such rule, the name of the supervisor or person who approved the rule, and the date upon which the rule was approved.

(4)(a)  Each year the Department of State shall furnish the Florida Administrative Weekly, without charge and upon request, as follows:

1.  One subscription to each federal and state court having jurisdiction over the residents of the state; the Legislative Library; each state university library; the State Library; each depository library designated pursuant to s. 257.05; and each standing committee of the Senate and House of Representatives and each state legislator.

2.  Two subscriptions to each state department.

3.  Three subscriptions to the library of the Supreme Court of Florida, the library of each state district court of appeal, the division, the library of the Attorney General, each law school library in Florida, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

4.  Ten subscriptions to the committee.

(b)  The Department of State shall furnish one copy of the Florida Administrative Weekly, at no cost, to each clerk of the circuit court and each state department, for posting for public inspection.

(5)(a)  All fees and moneys collected by the Department of State under this chapter shall be deposited in the Records Management Trust Fund for the purpose of paying for the publication and distribution of the Florida Administrative Code and the Florida Administrative Weekly and for associated costs incurred by the department in carrying out this chapter.

(b)  The unencumbered balance in the Records Management Trust Fund for fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed $300,000 at the beginning of each fiscal year, and any excess shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.

(c)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Florida Administrative Weekly be supported entirely from funds collected for subscriptions to and advertisements in the Florida Administrative Weekly.

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-310; s. 1, ch. 75-107; s. 4, ch. 75-191; s. 5, ch. 76-131; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 4, ch. 77-453; s. 3, ch. 78-425; s. 4, ch. 79-299; s. 7, ch. 80-391; s. 4, ch. 81-309; s. 1, ch. 82-19; s. 1, ch. 82-47; s. 3, ch. 83-351; s. 3, ch. 84-203; s. 17, ch. 87-224; s. 1, ch. 87-322; s. 20, ch. 91-45; s. 15, ch. 96-159; s. 896, ch. 2002-387; s. 5, ch. 2004-235; s. 14, ch. 2004-335.