House Bill 0567

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 567

        By Representative Minton






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to administrative fines;

  3         providing for deposit of fines collected by

  4         executive-branch agencies into the General

  5         Revenue Fund; providing that any fine, penalty,

  6         or settlement agreement costs collected by an

  7         agency in the executive branch must be

  8         implemented from specific statutory authority;

  9         requiring that specified rules must be adopted

10         pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act;

11         providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

16  the proceeds from any fine levied and collected by an agency

17  in the executive branch of state government shall be deposited

18  into the General Revenue Fund.

19         Section 2.  Any fine, penalty, or settlement agreement

20  costs collected by an agency in the executive branch must be

21  implemented from specific statutory authority and, if

22  described or referenced in rule, such rule must be adopted

23  pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.  A fine,

24  penalty, or settlement agreement costs may not be imposed

25  based solely upon program guidance or agency policy.

26         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 567

    541-143A-99






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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that fines levied and collected by agencies in
  4    the executive branch of state government be deposited
      into the General Revenue Fund.  Provides that any fine,
  5    penalty, or settlement agreement costs collected by an
      agency in the executive branch must be implemented from
  6    specific statutory authority.  Requires that if such
      statutory authority is described or referenced in rule,
  7    such rule must be adopted pursuant to the Administrative
      Procedure Act.
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