Senate Bill sb0168

    Florida Senate - 2002                                   SB 168

    By Senator Miller





    21-18-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to farm labor contractors;

  3         amending s. 450.34, F.S.; prohibiting the

  4         charging of certain fees to farm laborers;

  5         providing an effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  Section 450.34, Florida Statutes, is

10  amended to read:

11         450.34  Prohibited acts of farm labor contractor.--A No

12  licensee may not shall:

13         (1)  Make any misrepresentation or false statement in

14  his or her application for a certificate of registration.

15         (2)  Make or cause to be made to any person any false,

16  fraudulent, or misleading representation or publish or

17  circulate or cause to be published or circulated any false,

18  fraudulent, or misleading information concerning the terms,

19  conditions, or existence of employment at any place or places,

20  by any person or persons, or of any individual or individuals.

21         (3)  Make any charge or deduction from wages for any

22  tools or equipment that is incidental to the employer's

23  business, transportation that is incidental to and necessary

24  to the employment, or recruiting fees paid to an agent of the

25  employer.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Prohibits farm labor contractors from charging certain
      fees to farm laborers.
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