SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2076

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 6, lines 3-28, delete those lines

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17         Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 455.213, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended and a new subsection (10) is added to

19  that section to read:

20         455.213  General licensing provisions.--

21         (1)  Any person desiring to be licensed shall apply to

22  the department in writing. The application for licensure shall

23  be made on a form prepared and furnished by the department and

24  include the applicant's social security number.  The

25  application shall be supplemented as needed to reflect any

26  material change in any circumstance or condition stated in the

27  application which takes place between the initial filing of

28  the application and the final grant or denial of the license

29  and which might affect the decision of the department agency.

30  In order to further the economic development goals of the

31  state, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2076

    Amendment No.    





 1  department may enter into an agreement with the county tax

 2  collector for the purpose of appointing the county tax

 3  collector as the department's agent to accept applications for

 4  licenses and applications for renewals of licenses. The

 5  agreement must specify the time within which the tax collector

 6  must forward any applications and accompanying application

 7  fees to the department. In cases where a person applies or

 8  schedules directly with a national examination organization or

 9  examination vendor to take an examination required for

10  licensure, any organization- or vendor-related fees associated

11  with the examination may be paid directly to the organization

12  or vendor.

13         (10)  The board, or the department when there is no

14  board, shall not issue or renew a license to any applicant or

15  licensee that the board, or the department when there is no

16  board, has assessed a fine, interest, or costs associated with

17  investigation and prosecution until the applicant or licensee

18  has paid in full such fine, interest, or costs associated with

19  investigation and prosecution, or until the applicant or

20  licensee complies with or satisfies all terms and conditions

21  of the final order.

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25  And the title is amended as follows:

26         On page 1, line 12, after the first semicolon

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29         providing criteria for issuance or renewal of a

30         license;

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