House Bill 1743
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1743
By Representative Kilmer
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to rural areas of critical
3 economic concern; creating s. 288.06562, F.S.;
4 providing a definition; authorizing insurance
5 carriers to issue a premium credit on workers'
6 compensation premiums for employers who own an
7 existing business or open a new business in
8 such an area; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Section 288.06562, Florida Statutes, is
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14 288.06562 Rural areas of critical economic concern;
15 economic incentive.--
16 (1) As used in this section, "rural area of critical
17 economic concern" means an area designated as a rural area of
18 critical economic concern by executive order of the Governor
19 pursuant to s. 288.0656(7).
20 (2) A premium credit of 15 percent may be issued by an
21 insurance carrier writing workers' compensation insurance in
22 this state on workers' compensation premiums for those
23 employers who own an existing business or open a new business
24 in a rural area of critical economic concern on or after July
25 1, 2000.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1743
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Authorizes insurance carriers to issue a 15 percent
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employers who own an existing business or open a new
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