HB 1569

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to arbitrator compensation; amending s.
344.103, F.S.; deleting an arbitrator compensation
4limitation under court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration;
5providing an effective date.
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7Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9     Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 44.103, Florida
10Statutes, is amended to read:
11     44.103  Court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration.--
12     (3)  Arbitrators shall be selected and compensated in
13accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court. Arbitrators
14may be compensated by the county or by the parties. Compensation
15for arbitrators shall not exceed $200 per day, unless otherwise
16agreed by the parties and approved by the court. Whenever
17possible, qualified individuals who have volunteered their time
18to serve as arbitrators shall be appointed. If an arbitration
19program is funded pursuant to s. 44.108, volunteer arbitrators
20shall be entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to s. 112.061 for
21all actual expenses necessitated by service as an arbitrator.
22     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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