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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1206, 1st Eng.
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. (1) Effective July 1, 2000, the Division
19 of Workers' Compensation and the Office of the Judges of
20 Compensation Claims are transferred by a type two transfer, as
21 defined in section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, from the
22 Department of Labor and Employment Security to the Department
23 of Insurance, except that 29 full-time equivalent positions,
24 and the associated salaries and benefits and expenses funding,
25 related to oversight of medical services in workers'
26 compensation provider relations, dispute and complaint
27 resolution, program evaluation, data management, and carrier
28 compliance and review, are transferred by a type two transfer,
29 as defined in section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, from the
30 Department of Labor and Employment Security to the Agency for
31 Health Care Administration.
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SENATE AMENDMENT
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1 (2) Effective July 1, 2000, all powers, duties,
2 functions, rules, records, personnel, property, and unexpended
3 balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of
4 the Division of Workforce and Employment Opportunities related
5 to the regulation of labor organizations under chapter 447,
6 Florida Statutes; the administration of child labor laws under
7 chapter 450, Florida Statutes; and the administration of
8 migrant labor and farm labor laws under chapter 450, Florida
9 Statutes, are transferred by a type two transfer, as defined
10 in section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, from the Department of
11 Labor and Employment Security to the Bureau of Workplace
12 Regulation in the Division of Workers' Compensation of the
13 Department of Insurance.
14 (3) Effective July 1, 2000, any other powers, duties,
15 functions, rules, records, personnel, property, and unexpended
16 balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of
17 the Department of Labor and Employment Security, not otherwise
18 transferred by this act, relating to workplace regulation and
19 enforcement, including, but not limited to, those under
20 chapter 448, Florida Statutes, are transferred by a type two
21 transfer, as defined in section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes,
22 from the department to the Bureau of Workplace Regulation in
23 the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Department of
24 Insurance.
25 (4)(a) Effective July 1, 2000, and except as provided
26 in paragraph (b), the records, property, and unexpended
27 balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds and
28 resources of the Office of the Secretary and the Office of
29 Administrative Services of the Department of Labor and
30 Employment Security which support the activities and functions
31 transferred under subsections (1), (2), and (3) are
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SENATE AMENDMENT
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1 transferred as provided in section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes,
2 to the Division of Worker's Compensation and the Office of the
3 Judges of Compensation Claims. The Department of Insurance, in
4 consultation with the Department of Labor and Employment
5 Security, shall determine the number of positions needed for
6 administrative support of the programs within the Division of
7 Workers' Compensation and the Office of the Judges of
8 Compensation Claims as transferred to the Department of
9 Insurance. The number of administrative support positions that
10 the Department of Insurance determines are needed shall not
11 exceed the number of administrative support positions that
12 prior to the transfer were authorized to the Department of
13 Labor and Employment Security for this purpose. Upon transfer
14 of the Division of Workers' Compensation and the Office of the
15 Judges of Compensation Claims, the number of required
16 administrative support positions as determined by the
17 Department of Insurance shall be authorized within the
18 Department of Insurance. The Department of Insurance may
19 transfer and reassign positions as deemed necessary to
20 effectively integrate the activities of the Division of
21 Workers' Compensation. Appointments to time-limited positions
22 under this act and authorized positions under this section may
23 be made without regard to the provisions of 60K-3, 4 and 17,
24 Florida Administrative Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of
25 section 216.181(8), Florida Statutes, the Department of
26 Insurance is authorized, during Fiscal Year 2000-2001, to
27 exceed the approved salary in the budget entities affected by
28 this act.
29 (b) Effective July 1, 2000, the records, property, and
30 unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other
31 funds and resources of the Office of the Secretary and the
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1 Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Labor
2 and Employment Security which support the activities and
3 functions transferred under subsection (1) to the Agency for
4 Health Care Administration are transferred as provided in
5 section 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the Agency for Health
6 Care Administration.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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14 Security; providing for transfer of the
15 Division of Workers' Compensation and the
16 Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims to
17 the Department of Insurance; providing an
18 exception; providing for transfer of certain
19 workers' compensation medical services
20 positions to the Agency for Health Care
21 Administration; providing for transfer of
22 certain functions of the Division of Workforce
23 and Employment Opportunities of the Department
24 of Labor and Employment Security relating to
25 labor organizations, child labor laws, and
26 migrant and farm labor registration to the
27 Department of Insurance; providing for transfer
28 of other workplace regulation functions to the
29 Department of Insurance; providing for transfer
30 of certain administrative resources of the
31 Department of Labor and Employment Security to
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SENATE AMENDMENT
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2 Health Care Administration; providing
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