| 1 | Representative R. Garcia offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (364545) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 847 and 848, insert: |
| 5 | Section 8. Paragraph (v) of subsection (3) of section |
| 6 | 627.6699, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.-- |
| 8 | (3) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
| 9 | (v) "Small employer" means, in connection with a health |
| 10 | benefit plan with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, |
| 11 | any person, sole proprietor, self-employed individual, |
| 12 | independent contractor, firm, corporation, partnership, or |
| 13 | association that is actively engaged in business, has its |
| 14 | principal place of business in this state, employed an average |
| 15 | of at least 1 but not more than 50 eligible employees on |
| 16 | business days during the preceding calendar year, the majority |
| 17 | of whom were employed within this state, and employs at least 1 |
| 18 | employee on the first day of the plan year, and is not formed |
| 19 | primarily for purposes of purchasing health insurance. In |
| 20 | determining the number of eligible employees, companies that are |
| 21 | an affiliated group as defined in s. 1504(a) of the Internal |
| 22 | Revenue Code shall be considered one employer. For purposes of |
| 23 | this section, a sole proprietor, an independent contractor, or a |
| 24 | self-employed individual is considered a small employer only if |
| 25 | all of the conditions and criteria established in this section |
| 26 | are met. |
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| 30 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 31 | Remove lines 974-977 and insert: |
| 32 | revising the definition of "small employer" for purposes of the |
| 33 | Employee Health Care Access Act; amending s. 641.402, F.S.; |