House Bill 4037
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 4037
By the Committee on Rules & Calendar and Representative
Bradley
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida Statutes;
3 repealing various statutory provisions that
4 have become obsolete, have had their effect,
5 have served their purpose, or have been
6 impliedly repealed or superseded; repealing s.
7 290.0491(5), F.S., relating to funding for
8 fiscal year 1999-2000 to implement the Florida
9 Empowerment Zone Act; repealing s. 331.307,
10 F.S., relating to development of the spaceport
11 facility at Cape San Blas; repealing s.
12 414.030(9)(b), F.S., relating to a report by
13 the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
14 Government Accountability on WAGES Program
15 Employment Projects; repealing s. 414.25, F.S.,
16 relating to exemption from leased real property
17 requirements for purposes of implementation of
18 the WAGES Act; repealing s. 414.391(3), F.S.,
19 relating to the pilot project to implement the
20 use of automated fingerprint imaging as part of
21 the electronic benefits transfer program under
22 the WAGES Act; repealing s. 443.036(43), F.S.,
23 relating to the definition of "voluntary
24 contribution" under the Unemployment
25 Compensation Law; repealing s. 443.131(3)(j),
26 F.S., relating to payment of voluntary
27 contributions by certain employers; amending s.
28 443.151, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to
29 applicability of notice requirements with
30 respect to new unemployment compensation
31 claims; repealing s. 446.205, F.S., relating to
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1 the family dropout prevention program of the
2 federal Job Training Partnership Act; repealing
3 s. 446.60, F.S., relating to assistance to
4 certain displaced local exchange
5 telecommunications company workers; repealing
6 s. 446.605, F.S., relating to applicability of
7 the Workforce Florida Act of 1996; repealing s.
8 446.606, F.S., relating to designation of
9 primary service providers contingent on
10 reconstitution of the Regional Workforce
11 Development Boards in compliance with the
12 Workforce Florida Act of 1996; providing an
13 effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 290.0491, Florida
18 Statutes, is repealed.
19 Section 2. Section 331.307, Florida Statutes, is
20 repealed.
21 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section
22 414.030, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
23 Section 4. Section 414.25, Florida Statutes, is
24 repealed.
25 Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 414.391, Florida
26 Statutes, is repealed.
27 Section 6. Subsection (43) of section 443.036, Florida
28 Statutes, is repealed.
29 Section 7. Paragraph (j) of subsection (3) of section
30 443.131, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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1 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
2 443.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 443.151 Procedure concerning claims.--
4 (1) POSTING OF INFORMATION.--
5 (b)1. An individual filing a new claim for
6 unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such
7 claim, be advised that:
8 a. Unemployment compensation is subject to federal
9 income tax.
10 b. Requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax
11 payments.
12 c. The individual may elect to have federal income tax
13 deducted and withheld from the individual's payment of
14 unemployment compensation at the amount specified in the
15 federal Internal Revenue Code.
16 d. The individual shall be permitted to change a
17 previously elected withholding status not more than two times
18 per calendar year.
19 2. Amounts deducted and withheld from unemployment
20 compensation shall remain in the unemployment fund until
21 transferred to the federal taxing authority as payment of
22 income tax.
23 3. The division shall follow all procedures specified
24 by the United States Department of Labor and the federal
25 Internal Revenue Service pertaining to the deducting and
26 withholding of income tax.
27 4. If more than one authorized request for deduction
28 and withholding is made, amounts shall be deducted and
29 withheld in accordance with the following priorities;
30 unemployment overpayments shall have first priority, child
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1 support payments shall have second priority, and withholding
2 under this subsection shall have third priority.
3 5. This paragraph shall apply to payments made after
4 December 31, 1996.
5 Section 9. Section 446.205, Florida Statutes, is
6 repealed.
7 Section 10. Section 446.60, Florida Statutes, is
8 repealed.
9 Section 11. Section 446.605, Florida Statutes, is
10 repealed.
11 Section 12. Section 446.606, Florida Statutes, is
12 repealed.
13 Section 13. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
14 law.
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17 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Repeals various statutory provisions that have become
19 obsolete, have had their effect, have served their
purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded.
20 Repeals or deletes provisions relating to funding for
fiscal year 1999-2000 to implement the Florida
21 Empowerment Zone Act; development of the spaceport
facility at Cape San Blas; a report by the Office of
22 Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability on
WAGES Program Employment Projects; exemption from leased
23 real property requirements for purposes of implementation
of the WAGES Act; the pilot project to implement the use
24 of automated fingerprint imaging as part of the
electronic benefits transfer program under the WAGES Act;
25 the definition of "voluntary contribution" under the
Unemployment Compensation Law; payment of voluntary
26 contributions by certain employers; applicability of
notice requirements with respect to new unemployment
27 compensation claims; the family dropout prevention
program of the federal Job Training Partnership Act;
28 assistance to certain displaced local exchange
telecommunications company workers; applicability of the
29 Workforce Florida Act of 1996; and designation of primary
service providers contingent on reconstitution of the
30 Regional Workforce Development Boards in compliance with
the Workforce Florida Act of 1996.
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