Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2032
                        Barcode 610274
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11  Senator Atwater moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 44, lines 25 and 26, delete those lines
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16  and insert:  
17         5.  A service company that is a subsidiary of a mutual
18  insurance holding company, which mutual insurance holding
19  company was in existence on or before January 1, 2000, shall
20  allocate the salary of each service company employee covered
21  by contracts with members of the mutual insurance holding
22  company system to the companies for which the employees
23  perform services. The salary allocation is based on the ratio
24  of the amount of time during the tax year which the individual
25  employee spends performing services or otherwise working for
26  each company to the total amount of time the employee spends
27  performing services or otherwise working for all companies.
28  The total amount of salary allocated to an insurance company
29  within the mutual insurance holding company system shall be
30  included as that insurer's employee salaries for purposes of
31  this section.
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2032 Barcode 610274 1 a. The term "mutual insurance holding company system" 2 means two or more corporations that are subsidiaries of a 3 mutual insurance holding company and in compliance with part 4 IV of chapter 628. 5 b. The term "service company" means a separate 6 corporation within the mutual insurance holding company system 7 whose employees provide services to other members of the 8 mutual insurance holding company system and are treated as 9 service company employees for unemployment compensation and 10 common-law purposes. The mutual insurance holding company may 11 not qualify as a service company. 12 c. If an insurance company fails to substantiate, 13 whether by means of adequate records or otherwise, its 14 eligibility to claim the service company exception under this 15 section, or its salary allocation under this section, no 16 credit shall be allowed. 17 (c) The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 18 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this subsection. 19 Section 26. The sum of $2.6 million is appropriated 20 from the Workers' Compensation Administration Trust Fund to 21 the General Revenue Fund for the 2005-2006 fiscal year. 22 23 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 24 25 26 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 27 And the title is amended as follows: 28 On page 3, lines 25-27, delete those lines 29 30 and insert: 31 of calculating such a credit; allowing a salary 2 11:41 AM 05/03/05 s2032c1c-25-e0x
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2032 Barcode 610274 1 credit for employees of a service company 2 subsidiary of a mutual insurance holding 3 company; authorizing the department to adopt 4 rules to administer such a credit; providing an 5 appropriation; providing legislative intent 6 regarding 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 11:41 AM 05/03/05 s2032c1c-25-e0x