Florida Senate - 2017 SB 404 By Senator Simmons 9-00490-17 2017404__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to legislative ratification; amending 3 s. 120.80, F.S.; providing that the maximum 4 reimbursement allowances and manuals approved by a 5 three-member panel for purposes of the Workers’ 6 Compensation Law are exempt from legislative 7 ratification under the Administrative Procedure Act 8 when the adverse impact or regulatory costs of such 9 allowances or manuals exceed any criteria specified in 10 s. 120.541(2)(a), F.S.; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Subsection (19) is added to section 120.80, 15 Florida Statutes, to read: 16 120.80 Exceptions and special requirements; agencies.— 17 (19) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.—Section 120.541(3) 18 does not apply to the adoption of maximum reimbursement 19 allowances and manuals approved by a three-member panel pursuant 20 to s. 440.13(12). 21 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.