Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1634 Ì449296UÎ449296 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 04/23/2014 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Richter) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 840 and 841 4 insert: 5 Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6 443.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7 443.151 Procedure concerning claims.— 8 (2) FILING OF CLAIM INVESTIGATIONS; NOTIFICATION OF 9 CLAIMANTS AND EMPLOYERS.— 10 (a) In general.—Initial and continued claims for benefits 11 must be made by approved electronic or alternate means and in 12 accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Economic 13 Opportunity. The department must provide alternative means, such 14 as telephone, for filing initial and continued claims when the 15 department determines access to the approved electronic means is 16 or will be unavailable and must provide public notice of such 17 unavailability. The department must notify claimants and 18 employers regarding monetary and nonmonetary determinations of 19 eligibility. Investigations of issues raised in connection with 20 a claimant which may affect a claimant’s eligibility for 21 benefits or charges to an employer’s employment record shall be 22 conducted by the department through written, telephonic, or 23 electronic means as prescribed by rule. 24 25 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 26 And the title is amended as follows: 27 Between lines 76 and 77 28 insert: 29 amending 443.151, F.S.; requiring the department to 30 provide an alternate means for filing claims when the 31 approved electronic method is unavailable;