| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to termination of insurance appointments; |
| 3 | amending s. 626.471, F.S.; increasing a period of advance |
| 4 | written notice of intention to terminate required to be |
| 5 | provided by appointing entities to appointees under a |
| 6 | contract; providing for application to certain contracts |
| 7 | not specifying a termination notice period; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 626.471, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 626.471 Termination of appointment.-- |
| 15 | (1) Subject to an appointee's contract rights, an |
| 16 | appointing entity may terminate its appointment of any appointee |
| 17 | at any time. Except when termination is upon a ground which |
| 18 | would subject the appointee to suspension or revocation of his |
| 19 | or her license and appointment under s. 626.611 or s. 626.621, |
| 20 | and except as provided by contract between the appointing entity |
| 21 | and the appointee, the appointing entity shall give at least 120 |
| 22 | 60 days' advance written notice of its intention to terminate |
| 23 | such appointment to the appointee, either by delivery thereof to |
| 24 | the appointee in person or by mailing it, postage prepaid, |
| 25 | addressed to the appointee at his or her last address of record |
| 26 | with the appointing entity. Notice so mailed shall be deemed to |
| 27 | have been given when deposited in a United States Postal Service |
| 28 | mail depository. For any appointment contract entered into, |
| 29 | renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2006, which does not |
| 30 | specify a termination notice period, the 120-day advance written |
| 31 | notice required by this subsection shall apply. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |