HB 355

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to termination of insurance appointments;
3amending s. 626.471, F.S.; increasing a period of advance
4written notice of intention to terminate required to be
5provided by appointing entities to appointees under a
6contract; deleting an exception to provide otherwise by
7contract; providing an effective date.
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9Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 626.471, Florida
12Statutes, is amended to read:
13     626.471  Termination of appointment.--
14     (1)  Subject to an appointee's contract rights, an
15appointing entity may terminate its appointment of any appointee
16at any time. Except when termination is upon a ground which
17would subject the appointee to suspension or revocation of his
18or her license and appointment under s. 626.611 or s. 626.621,
19under any and except as provided by contract between an the
20appointing entity and an the appointee entered into or amended
21on or after July 1, 2006, the appointing entity shall give at
22least 120 60 days' advance written notice of its intention to
23terminate such appointment to the appointee, either by delivery
24thereof to the appointee in person or by mailing it, postage
25prepaid, addressed to the appointee at his or her last address
26of record with the appointing entity. Notice so mailed shall be
27deemed to have been given when deposited in a United States
28Postal Service mail depository.
29     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.


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