HB 0525

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to labor pools; amending s. 448.24, F.S.;
3authorizing a labor pool to provide day laborers with a
4method of obtaining cash from a cash dispensing machine;
5providing criteria for the use of a cash dispensing
6machine; providing an effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Subsection (7) is added to section 448.24,
11Florida Statutes, to read:
12     448.24  Duties and rights.--
13     (7)  Nothing in this section shall preclude the labor pool
14from providing a day laborer with a method of obtaining cash
15from a cash dispensing machine operated by the labor pool, or by
16an affiliate, for a fee per transaction not to exceed $2,
17provided:
18     (a)  The labor pool offers payment in compliance with the
19provisions of paragraph (2)(a) in the form of commonly accepted
20negotiable instruments that are payable in cash, on demand at a
21financial institution, and without discount.
22     (b)  The day laborer voluntarily elects to accept payment
23in cash after disclosure of the fee.
24     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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