HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                     Bill No. CS/HB 1803, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. 8 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Waters offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 9.  Section 440.1025, Florida Statutes, is
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19         440.1025  Consideration of public employer workplace
20  safety program in rate-setting; program requirements;
21  rulemaking.--For a public employer to be eligible for receipt
22  of specific identifiable consideration under s. 627.0915 for a
23  workplace safety program in the setting of rates, the public
24  employer must have a workplace safety program.  At a minimum,
25  the program must include a written safety policy and safety
26  rules, and make provision for safety inspections, preventative
27  maintenance, safety training, first-aid, accident
28  investigation, and necessary record keeping.  For purposes of
29  this section, "public employer" means "any agency within
30  state, county, or municipal government employing individuals
31  for salary, wages, or other remuneration."  The Division may
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                     Bill No. CS/HB 1803, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. 8 (for drafter's use only)
 1  promulgate rules for insurers to utilize in determining public
 2  employer compliance with the requirements of this section.
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10         creating s. 440.1025, F.S.; providing for
11         consideration of a public employer workplace
12         safety program in rate-setting;
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