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
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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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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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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