SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2270
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 624568
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11  Senator Alexander moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 21, following line 31,
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17         Section 2.  Section 627.0915, Florida Statutes, is
18  amended to read:
19         627.0915  Rate filings; workers' compensation,
20  drug-free workplace, and safe employers.--
21         (1)  The office shall approve rating plans for workers'
22  compensation and employer's liability insurance that give
23  specific identifiable consideration in the setting of rates to
24  employers that either implement a drug-free workplace program
25  pursuant to s. 440.102 and rules adopted thereunder by the
26  commission or implement a safety program pursuant to
27  provisions of the rating plan or implement both a drug-free
28  workplace program and a safety program. The plans must be
29  actuarially sound and must state the savings anticipated to
30  result from such drug-testing and safety programs.
31         (2)  An insurer offering a rate plan approved under
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2270
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 624568
 1  this section shall notify the employer at the time of the
 2  initial application for the policy and at the time of each
 3  renewal of the policy of the availability of the premium
 4  discount where a drug-free workplace plan is used by the
 5  employer pursuant to s. 440.102 and related rules. The office
 6  shall adopt rules to implement this section.
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 8  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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12  And the title is amended as follows:
13         On page 1, line 10, following the semicolon
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16         amending s. 627.0915, F.S., relating to
17         drug-free workplace discounts; providing for
18         notice by insurers to employers of the
19         availability of premium discounts where certain
20         drug-free workplace programs are used;
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