Senate Bill 1468

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1468

    By Senator Silver





    38-642-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public employee retirement

  3         systems and plans; amending s. 112.66, F.S.;

  4         revising information that must be contained in

  5         a notice of denial of benefits; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 112.66, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         112.66  General provisions.--The following general

13  provisions relating to the operation and administration of any

14  retirement system or plan covered by this part shall be

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16         (7)  There shall be timely adequate written notice

17  given to any member or beneficiary whose claim for benefits

18  under the terms of his or her retirement system or plan has

19  been denied, setting forth the grounds specific reasons for

20  such denial; however, such written notice need not contain

21  specific reasons or specific findings of either law or fact.

22  Unless otherwise provided by law, the terms of the retirement

23  system or plan shall provide for a full and fair review in

24  those cases when a member or beneficiary has had his or her

25  claim to benefits denied.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1468
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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Deletes the requirement that a written notice of denial
      or retirement benefits contain specific reasons for the
  4    denial; grounds must be included, but specific reasons or
      findings are not necessary.
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