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11  The Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations offered the

12  following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 1.  Effective October 1, 1998, subsections (3)

19  and (4) of section 11.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to

20  read:

21         11.62  Legislative review of proposed regulation of

22  unregulated functions.--

23         (3)  In determining whether to regulate a profession or

24  occupation, the Legislature shall consider the following

25  factors:

26         (a)  Whether the unregulated practice of the profession

27  or occupation will substantially harm or endanger the public

28  health, safety, or welfare and whether the potential for harm

29  is recognizable and not remote;

30         (b)  Whether the practice of the profession or

31  occupation requires specialized skill or training, and whether

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 1  that skill or training is readily measurable or quantifiable

 2  so that examination or training requirements would reasonably

 3  assure initial and continuing professional or occupational

 4  ability;

 5         (c)  Whether the regulation will have an unreasonable

 6  effect on the job creation or job retention in the state or

 7  will place unreasonable restrictions on the ability of

 8  individuals who seek to practice or who are practicing a given

 9  profession or occupation to find employment;

10         (d)(c)  Whether the public is or can be effectively

11  protected by other means; and

12         (e)(d)  Whether the overall cost-effectiveness and

13  economic impact of the proposed regulation, including the

14  indirect costs to consumers, will be favorable.

15         (4)  The proponents of legislation that provides for

16  the regulation of a profession or occupation not already

17  expressly subject to state regulation shall provide, upon

18  request, the following information in writing to the state

19  agency that is proposed to have jurisdiction over the

20  regulation and to the legislative committees to which the

21  legislation is referred:

22         (a)  The number of individuals or businesses that would

23  be subject to the regulation;

24         (b)  The name of each association that represents

25  members of the profession or occupation, together with a copy

26  of its codes of ethics or conduct;

27         (c)  Documentation of the nature and extent of the harm

28  to the public caused by the unregulated practice of the

29  profession or occupation, including a description of any

30  complaints that have been lodged against persons who have

31  practiced the profession or occupation in this state during

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 1  the preceding 3 years;

 2         (d)  A list of states that regulate the profession or

 3  occupation, and the dates of enactment of each law providing

 4  for such regulation and a copy of each law;

 5         (e)  A list and description of state and federal laws

 6  that have been enacted to protect the public with respect to

 7  the profession or occupation and a statement of the reasons

 8  why these laws have not proven adequate to protect the public;

 9         (f)  A description of the voluntary efforts made by

10  members of the profession or occupation to protect the public

11  and a statement of the reasons why these efforts are not

12  adequate to protect the public;

13         (g)  A copy of any federal legislation mandating

14  regulation;

15         (h)  An explanation of the reasons why other types of

16  less restrictive regulation would not effectively protect the

17  public;

18         (i)  The cost, availability, and appropriateness of

19  training and examination requirements;

20         (j)(i)  The cost of regulation, including the indirect

21  cost to consumers, and the method proposed to finance the

22  regulation;

23         (k)  The cost imposed on applicants or practitioners or

24  on employers of applicants or practitioners as a result of the

25  regulation;

26         (l)(j)  The details of any previous efforts in this

27  state to implement regulation of the profession or occupation;

28  and

29         (m)(k)  Any other information the agency or the

30  committee considers relevant to the analysis of the proposed

31  legislation.

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 1         Section 2.  Effective October 1, 1998, subsection (4)

 2  of section 455.201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         455.201  Professions and occupations regulated by

 4  department; legislative intent; requirements.--

 5         (4)(a)  Neither No board, nor the department nor any

 6  board may, shall create unreasonably restrictive and

 7  extraordinary standards that deter qualified persons from

 8  entering the various professions. Neither No board, nor the

 9  department nor any board may, shall take any action that which

10  tends to create or maintain an economic condition that

11  unreasonably restricts competition, except as specifically

12  provided by law.

13         (b)  Neither the department nor any board may create a

14  regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job creation or

15  job retention in the state or that places unreasonable

16  restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to

17  practice or who are practicing a given profession or

18  occupation to find employment.

19         (c)  The Legislature shall evaluate proposals to

20  increase regulation of professions or occupations that are

21  already regulated to determine their effect on job creation or

22  retention and job opportunities.

23         Section 3.  Section 455.2035, Florida Statutes, is

24  created to read:

25         455.2035  Rulemaking authority.--The department may

26  adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.54 and 120.536(1) to implement

27  the regulatory requirements of any profession within the

28  department's jurisdiction which does not have a governing

29  board.

30         Section 4.  Subsection (2) of section 455.209, Florida

31  Statutes, is amended to read:

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 1         455.209  Accountability and liability of board

 2  members.--

 3         (2)  Each board member and each former board member

 4  serving on a probable cause panel shall be exempt from civil

 5  liability for any act or omission when acting in the member's

 6  official capacity, and the department, or the Department of

 7  Legal Affairs shall defend any such member in any action

 8  against any board or member of a board arising from any such

 9  act or omission. In addition, the department or the Department

10  of Legal Affairs may defend the member's company or business

11  in any action against the company or business if the

12  department or the Department of Legal Affairs determines that

13  the actions from which the suit arises are actions taken by

14  the member in the member's official capacity and were not

15  beyond the member's statutory authority. In providing such

16  defense, the department, the agency, or the Department of

17  Legal Affairs may employ or utilize the legal services of

18  outside counsel.

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

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

21  said section to read:

22         455.213  General licensing provisions.--

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

24  the department in writing. The application for licensure shall

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

26  include the applicant's social security number.  The

27  application shall be supplemented as needed to reflect any

28  material change in any circumstance or condition stated in the

29  application which takes place between the initial filing of

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

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

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 1  In order to further the economic development goals of the

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

 3  department may enter into an agreement with the county tax

 4  collector for the purpose of appointing the county tax

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

 6  licenses and applications for renewals of licenses. The

 7  agreement must specify the time within which the tax collector

 8  must forward any applications and accompanying application

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

10  schedules directly with a national examination organization or

11  examination vendor to take an examination required for

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

13  with the examination may be paid directly to the organization

14  or vendor.

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

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

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

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

19  investigation and prosecution until the applicant or licensee

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

21  investigation and prosecution, or until the applicant or

22  licensee complies with or satisfies all terms and conditions

23  of the final order.

24         Section 6.  Subsection (6) of section 455.218, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         455.218  Foreign-trained professionals; special

27  examination and license provisions.--

28         (6)  The department, for its boards, shall not issue an

29  initial license to, or renew a license of, any applicant or

30  licensee who is under investigation or prosecution in any

31  jurisdiction for an action which would constitute a violation

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 1  of this part or the professional practice acts administered by

 2  the department or agency and the boards until such time as the

 3  investigation or prosecution is complete, at which time the

 4  provisions of the professional practice acts shall apply.

 5         Section 7.  Section 455.2237, Florida Statutes, is

 6  created to read:

 7         455.2237  Authority to inspect.--Any board, or the

 8  department when there is no board, may by rule authorize

 9  inspections and investigations of records, offices, or job

10  sites at times when a licensee or the employee or agent of the

11  licensee, or any person suspected of unlicensed activity, is

12  performing an activity regulated by this chapter or the

13  applicable practice act. Such rule may establish more

14  definitively the times and conditions of inspections and

15  investigations and may authorize such inspections and

16  investigations only to the extent necessary to determine

17  whether a person is in compliance with the provisions of this

18  chapter or of the regulated practice acts or any rule

19  promulgated thereunder, to aid in the enforcement of the

20  provisions of this chapter or of the regulated practice acts

21  or any rule adopted thereunder, or to determine if any of the

22  provisions of this chapter or of the regulated practice acts,

23  or any rule adopted thereunder, is being or has been violated.

24         Section 8.  Subsections (2), (3), (4), and (9) of

25  section 455.225, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

26         455.225  Disciplinary proceedings.--Disciplinary

27  proceedings for each board shall be within the jurisdiction of

28  the department.

29         (2)  The department shall allocate sufficient and

30  adequately trained staff to expeditiously and thoroughly

31  determine legal sufficiency and investigate all legally

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 1  sufficient complaints. For purposes of this section, it is the

 2  intent of the Legislature that the term "expeditiously" means

 3  that the agency, for disciplinary cases under its

 4  jurisdiction, shall complete the report of its initial

 5  investigative findings and recommendations concerning the

 6  existence of probable cause within 6 months after its receipt

 7  of the complaint. The failure of the agency, for disciplinary

 8  cases under its jurisdiction, to comply with the time limits

 9  of this section while investigating a complaint against a

10  licensee constitutes harmless error in any subsequent

11  disciplinary action unless a court finds that either the

12  fairness of the proceeding or the correctness of the action

13  may have been impaired by a material error in procedure or a

14  failure to follow prescribed procedure. When its investigation

15  is complete and legally sufficient, the department shall

16  prepare and submit to the probable cause panel of the

17  appropriate regulatory board the investigative report of the

18  department. The report shall contain the investigative

19  findings and the recommendations of the department concerning

20  the existence of probable cause. At any time after legal

21  sufficiency is found, the department may dismiss any case, or

22  any part thereof, if the department determines that there is

23  insufficient evidence to support the prosecution of

24  allegations contained therein. The department shall provide a

25  detailed report to the appropriate probable cause panel prior

26  to dismissal of any case or part thereof, and to the subject

27  of the complaint after dismissal of any case or part thereof,

28  under this section. For cases dismissed prior to a finding of

29  probable cause, such report is confidential and exempt from s.

30  119.07(1). The probable cause panel shall have access, upon

31  request, to the investigative files pertaining to a case prior

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 1  to dismissal of such case. If the department dismisses a case,

 2  the probable cause panel may retain independent legal counsel,

 3  employ investigators, and continue the investigation and

 4  prosecution of the case as it deems necessary.

 5         (3)(a)  As an alternative to the provisions of

 6  subsections (1) and (2), when a complaint is received, the

 7  department may provide a licensee with a notice of

 8  noncompliance for an initial offense of a minor violation. A

 9  violation is a minor violation if it does not demonstrate a

10  serious inability to practice the profession, result in

11  economic or physical harm to a person, or adversely affect the

12  public health, safety, or welfare or create a significant

13  threat of such harm. Each board, or the department if there is

14  no board, shall establish by rule those violations which are

15  minor violations under this provision. Failure of a licensee

16  to take action in correcting the violation within 15 days

17  after notice may result in the institution of regular

18  disciplinary proceedings.

19         (b)  The department may issue a notice of noncompliance

20  for an initial offense of a minor violation, notwithstanding a

21  board's failure to designate a particular minor violation by

22  rule as provided in paragraph (a).

23         (c)  In any instance in which a licensee is charged

24  with failure to comply with continuing-education requirements,

25  the department's or board's, as appropriate, initial response

26  may only be to issue a notice of noncompliance, including

27  granting the licensee a reasonable time to comply.  However,

28  if the department finds that the licensee's failure to comply

29  was done knowingly, the department or board, as appropriate,

30  may levy any other penalty otherwise available to it under the

31  circumstances.  This paragraph does not apply to any licensee

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 1  for which failure to comply with continuing-education

 2  requirements is not grounds for discipline but is instead only

 3  a prerequisite for renewal.

 4         (4)  The determination as to whether probable cause

 5  exists shall be made by majority vote of a probable cause

 6  panel of the board, or the department, as appropriate. Each

 7  regulatory board shall provide by rule that the determination

 8  of probable cause shall be made by a panel of its members or

 9  by the department. Each board may provide by rule for multiple

10  probable cause panels composed of at least two members. Each

11  board may provide by rule that one or more members of the

12  panel or panels may be a former board member. The length of

13  term or repetition of service of any such former board member

14  on a probable cause panel may vary according to the direction

15  of the board when authorized by board rule. Any probable cause

16  panel must include one of the board's former or present

17  consumer members, if one is available, willing to serve, and

18  is authorized to do so by the board chair. Any probable cause

19  panel must include a present board member. Any probable cause

20  panel must include a former or present professional board

21  member. However, any former professional board member serving

22  on the probable cause panel must hold an active valid license

23  for that profession. All proceedings of the panel are exempt

24  from s. 286.011 until 10 days after probable cause has been

25  found to exist by the panel or until the subject of the

26  investigation waives his or her privilege of confidentiality.

27  The probable cause panel may make a reasonable request, and

28  upon such request the department shall provide such additional

29  investigative information as is necessary to the determination

30  of probable cause. A request for additional investigative

31  information shall be made within 15 days from the date of

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 1  receipt by the probable cause panel of the investigative

 2  report of the department. The probable cause panel or the

 3  department, as may be appropriate, shall make its

 4  determination of probable cause within 30 days after receipt

 5  by it of the final investigative report of the department. The

 6  secretary may grant extensions of the 15-day and the 30-day

 7  time limits. In lieu of a finding of probable cause, the

 8  probable cause panel, or the department when there is no

 9  board, may issue a letter of guidance to the subject. If,

10  within the 30-day time limit, as may be extended, the probable

11  cause panel does not make a determination regarding the

12  existence of probable cause or does not issue a letter of

13  guidance in lieu of a finding of probable cause, the

14  department agency, for disciplinary cases under its

15  jurisdiction, must make a determination regarding the

16  existence of probable cause within 10 days after the

17  expiration of the time limit. In addition, if the probable

18  cause panel finds no probable cause, the department may

19  determine within 10 days thereafter that probable cause

20  exists. If the probable cause panel finds that probable cause

21  exists, it shall direct the department to file a formal

22  complaint against the licensee. The department shall follow

23  the directions of the probable cause panel regarding the

24  filing of a formal complaint. If directed to do so, the

25  department shall file a formal complaint against the subject

26  of the investigation and prosecute that complaint pursuant to

27  chapter 120. However, the department may decide not to

28  prosecute the complaint if it finds that probable cause had

29  been improvidently found by the panel. In such cases, the

30  department shall refer the matter to the board. The board may

31  then file a formal complaint and prosecute the complaint

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 1  pursuant to chapter 120. The department shall also refer to

 2  the board any investigation or disciplinary proceeding not

 3  before the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to

 4  chapter 120 or otherwise completed by the department within 1

 5  year after the filing of a complaint. The department agency,

 6  for disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction, must establish

 7  a uniform reporting system to quarterly refer to each board

 8  the status of any investigation or disciplinary proceeding

 9  that is not before the Division of Administrative Hearings or

10  otherwise completed by the department or agency within 1 year

11  after the filing of the complaint. Annually, the agency, for

12  disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction if there is no

13  board, or each board must establish a plan to reduce or

14  otherwise close any investigation or disciplinary proceeding

15  that is not before the Division of Administrative Hearings or

16  otherwise completed by the agency within 1 year after the

17  filing of the complaint.  A probable cause panel or a board

18  may retain independent legal counsel, employ investigators,

19  and continue the investigation as it deems necessary; all

20  costs thereof shall be paid from the Professional Regulation

21  Trust Fund. All proceedings of the probable cause panel are

22  exempt from s. 120.525.

23         (9)(a)  The department shall periodically notify the

24  person who filed the complaint of the status of the

25  investigation, whether probable cause has been found, and the

26  status of any civil action or administrative proceeding or

27  appeal.

28         (b)  In any disciplinary case under the jurisdiction of

29  the Agency for Health Care Administration for which probable

30  cause has been found, the Agency for Health Care

31  Administration shall provide to the person who filed the

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 1  complaint a copy of the administrative complaint, including:

 2         1.  A written explanation of how an administrative

 3  complaint is resolved by the disciplinary process.

 4         2.  A written explanation of how and when the person

 5  may participate in the disciplinary process.

 6         3.  A written notice of any hearing before the Division

 7  of Administrative Hearings or the regulatory board at which

 8  final agency action is taken.

 9         (c)  In any disciplinary case for which probable cause

10  is not found, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall

11  so inform the person who filed the complaint and notify that

12  person that he or she may, within 60 days, provide any

13  additional information to the probable cause panel which may

14  be relevant to the decision. In any administrative proceeding

15  under s. 120.57, the person who filed the disciplinary

16  complaint shall have the right to present oral or written

17  communication relating to the alleged disciplinary violations

18  or to the appropriate penalty.

19         Section 9.  Section 455.2285, Florida Statutes, is

20  amended to read:

21         455.2285  Annual report concerning finances,

22  administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and

23  recommendations.--The department is directed to prepare and

24  submit a report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of

25  the House of Representatives by November 1 of each year. In

26  addition to finances and any other information the Legislature

27  may require, the report shall include statistics and relevant

28  information, profession by profession, detailing:

29         (1)  The revenues, expenditures, and cash balances for

30  the prior year, and a review of the adequacy of existing fees.

31         (2)  The number of complaints received and

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 1  investigated.

 2         (3)  The number of findings of probable cause made.

 3         (4)  The number of findings of no probable cause made.

 4         (5)  The number of administrative complaints filed.

 5         (6)  The disposition of all administrative complaints.

 6         (7)  A description of disciplinary actions taken.

 7         (8)  A description of any effort by the department

 8  agency, for any disciplinary cases under its jurisdiction, to

 9  reduce or otherwise close any investigation or disciplinary

10  proceeding not before the Division of Administrative Hearings

11  under chapter 120 or otherwise not completed within 1 year

12  after the initial filing of a complaint under this chapter.

13         (9)  The status of the development and implementation

14  of rules providing for disciplinary guidelines pursuant to s.

15  455.2273.

16         (10)  Such recommendations for administrative and

17  statutory changes necessary to facilitate efficient and

18  cost-effective operation of the department and the various

19  boards.

20         Section 10.  Effective October 1, 1998, subsection (4)

21  of section 455.517, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

22         455.517  Professions and occupations regulated by

23  department; legislative intent; requirements.--

24         (4)(a)  Neither No board, nor the department nor any

25  board may, shall create unreasonably restrictive and

26  extraordinary standards that deter qualified persons from

27  entering the various professions. Neither No board, nor the

28  department nor any board may, shall take any action that which

29  tends to create or maintain an economic condition that

30  unreasonably restricts competition, except as specifically

31  provided by law.

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 1         (b)  Neither the department nor any board may create a

 2  regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job creation or

 3  job retention in the state or that places unreasonable

 4  restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to

 5  practice or who are practicing a profession or occupation to

 6  find employment.

 7         (c)  The Legislature shall evaluate proposals to

 8  increase regulation of professions or occupations to determine

 9  their effect on job creation or retention and employment

10  opportunities.

11         Section 11.  Section 481.222, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         481.222  Architects performing building code inspector

14  duties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a

15  person currently licensed to practice as an architect under

16  this part may provide building inspection services described

17  in s. 468.603(6) and (7) to a local government or state agency

18  upon its request, without being certified by the Board of

19  Building Code Administrators and Inspectors under part XIII of

20  chapter 468.  When performing these building inspection

21  services, the architect is subject to the disciplinary

22  guidelines of this part and s. 468.621(1)(c)-(g).  The

23  complaint processing, investigation, and discipline shall be

24  conducted by the Board of Architecture and Interior Design

25  rather than the Board of Building Code Administrators and

26  Inspectors.  An architect may not perform plans review as an

27  employee of a local government upon any job that the architect

28  or the architect's company designed.

29         Section 12.  Section 471.029, Florida Statutes, is

30  created to read:

31         471.029  Professional engineers performing building

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 1  code inspector duties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of

 2  this part, a person currently licensed to practice as a

 3  professional engineer under this part may provide building

 4  inspection services described in s. 468.603(6) and (7) to a

 5  local government or state agency upon its request, without

 6  being certified by the Board of Building Code Administrators

 7  and Inspectors under part XIII of chapter 468.  When

 8  performing these building inspection services, the

 9  professional engineer is subject to the disciplinary

10  guidelines of this chapter and s. 468.621(1)(c)-(g).  The

11  complaint processing, investigation, and discipline shall be

12  conducted by the Board of Professional Engineers rather than

13  the Board of Building code Administrators and Inspectors.  A

14  professional engineer may not perform plans review as an

15  employee of a local government upon any job that the

16  professional engineer or the professional engineer's company

17  designed.

18         Section 13.  Except as otherwise provided in this act,

19  this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

20

21

22  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

23  And the title is amended as follows:

24         On page 1, lines 2 through page 2 line 2

25  remove from the title of the bill:  all of said lines

26

27  and insert in lieu thereof:

28         An act relating to professional regulation;

29         amending s. 11.62, F.S.; adding criteria for

30         evaluating new regulation; amending s. 455.201,

31         F.S.; requiring the Department of Business and

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 4119

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





 1         Professional Regulation to consider the impact

 2         on jobs when considering new regulation;

 3         creating s. 455.2035, F.S.; providing the

 4         department rulemaking authority; amending s.

 5         455.213, F.S.; requiring payment of certain

 6         fees or fines prior to the board or department

 7         renewing or issuing an initial license or

 8         registration; amending ss. 455.209, 455.218,

 9         F.S.; conforming provisions to a previous

10         administrative reorganization; creating s.

11         455.2237, F.S.; providing authority to inspect

12         and investigate records, offices, and job

13         sites; amending s. 455.225, F.S.; revising

14         probable-cause provisions; prescribing

15         authority of the department or a board in cases

16         of failure to comply with continuing-education

17         requirements; conforming provisions to a

18         previous administrative reorganization;

19         amending s. 455.2285, F.S.; conforming

20         provisions to a previous administrative

21         reorganization; amending s. 455.517, F.S.;

22         requiring the Department of Health to consider

23         the impact on jobs when creating new

24         regulation; creating section 481.222, relating

25         to architects providing building inspection

26         services; creating 471.029, relating to

27         engineers providing building inspection

28         services; providing effective dates.

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