Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 742
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/27/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Grall)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (16) through (19) and (20),
    6  (21), and (22) of section 120.52, Florida Statutes, are
    7  redesignated as subsections (17) through (20) and (22), (23),
    8  and (24), respectively, and new subsections (16) and (21) are
    9  added to that section, to read:
   10         120.52 Definitions.—As used in this act:
   11         (16)“Repromulgation” means the publication and adoption of
   12  an existing rule following an agency’s review of the rule for
   13  consistency with the powers and duties granted by its enabling
   14  statute.
   15         (21)“Technical change” means a change limited to
   16  correcting grammatical, typographical, and similar errors not
   17  affecting the substance of a rule.
   18         Section 2. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1), subsections (2)
   19  and (3), paragraph (c) of subsection (4), and paragraph (a) of
   20  subsection (7) of section 120.54, Florida Statutes, are amended,
   21  and paragraphs (e) through (j) are added to subsection (4) of
   22  that section, to read:
   23         120.54 Rulemaking.—
   24         (1) GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL RULES OTHER THAN
   25  EMERGENCY RULES.—
   26         (i)1. A rule may incorporate material by reference but only
   27  as the material exists on the date the rule is adopted. For
   28  purposes of the rule, changes in the material are not effective
   29  unless the rule is amended to incorporate the changes.
   30         2. An agency rule that incorporates by specific reference
   31  another rule of that agency automatically incorporates
   32  subsequent amendments to the referenced rule unless a contrary
   33  intent is clearly indicated in the referencing rule. A notice of
   34  amendments to a rule that has been incorporated by specific
   35  reference in other rules of that agency must explain the effect
   36  of those amendments on the referencing rules.
   37         3. In rules adopted after December 31, 2010, and rules
   38  amended or repromulgated on or after July 1, 2023, material may
   39  not be incorporated by reference unless:
   40         a. The material has been submitted in the prescribed
   41  electronic format to the Department of State and the full text
   42  of the material can be made available for free public access
   43  through an electronic hyperlink from the rule making the
   44  reference in the Florida Administrative Code; or
   45         b. The agency has determined that posting the material on
   46  the Internet for purposes of public examination and inspection
   47  would constitute a violation of federal copyright law, in which
   48  case a statement to that effect, along with the address of
   49  locations at the Department of State and the agency at which the
   50  material is available for public inspection and examination,
   51  must be included in the notice required by subparagraph (3)(a)1.
   52         4. A rule may not be amended by reference only. Amendments
   53  must set out the amended rule in full in the same manner as
   54  required by the State Constitution for laws.
   55         5. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this section,
   56  when an adopted rule of the Department of Environmental
   57  Protection or a water management district is incorporated by
   58  reference in the other agency’s rule to implement a provision of
   59  part IV of chapter 373, subsequent amendments to the rule are
   60  not effective as to the incorporating rule unless the agency
   61  incorporating by reference notifies the committee and the
   62  Department of State of its intent to adopt the subsequent
   63  amendment, publishes notice of such intent in the Florida
   64  Administrative Register, and files with the Department of State
   65  a copy of the amended rule incorporated by reference. Changes in
   66  the rule incorporated by reference are effective as to the other
   67  agency 20 days after the date of the published notice and filing
   68  with the Department of State. The Department of State shall
   69  amend the history note of the incorporating rule to show the
   70  effective date of such change. Any substantially affected person
   71  may, within 14 days after the date of publication of the notice
   72  of intent in the Florida Administrative Register, file an
   73  objection to rulemaking with the agency. The objection must
   74  shall specify the portions of the rule incorporated by reference
   75  to which the person objects and the reasons for the objection.
   76  The agency does shall not have the authority under this
   77  subparagraph to adopt those portions of the rule specified in
   78  such objection. The agency shall publish notice of the objection
   79  and of its action in response in the next available issue of the
   80  Florida Administrative Register.
   81         6. The Department of State may adopt by rule requirements
   82  for incorporating materials pursuant to this paragraph.
   83         (2) RULE DEVELOPMENT; WORKSHOPS; NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—
   84         (a)1. Except when the intended action is the repeal of a
   85  rule, agencies shall provide notice of the development of
   86  proposed rules by publication of a notice of rule development in
   87  the Florida Administrative Register at least 7 days before
   88  providing notice of a proposed rule as required by paragraph
   89  (3)(a). The notice of rule development must shall indicate the
   90  subject area to be addressed by rule development, provide a
   91  short, plain explanation of the purpose and effect of the
   92  proposed rule, cite the grant of rulemaking authority for the
   93  proposed rule and the law being implemented specific legal
   94  authority for the proposed rule, and include the proposed rule
   95  number and the preliminary text of the proposed rules, if
   96  available, or a statement of how a person may promptly obtain,
   97  without cost, a copy of any preliminary draft, when if
   98  available. The notice must also include a request for the
   99  submission of any information that would be helpful to the
  100  agency in preparing the statement of estimated regulatory costs
  101  required pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) and a statement of how a
  102  person may submit comments on the proposal and how a person may
  103  provide information regarding the potential regulatory costs.
  104         2.A notice of a proposed rule must be published in the
  105  Florida Administrative Register within 12 months after the most
  106  recent notice of rule development.
  107         (b) All rules should be drafted in readable language. The
  108  language is readable if it:
  109         1. It Avoids the use of obscure words and unnecessarily
  110  long or complicated constructions; and
  111         2. It Avoids the use of unnecessary technical or
  112  specialized language that is understood only by members of
  113  particular trades or professions.
  114         (c) An agency may hold public workshops for purposes of
  115  rule development and information gathering for the preparation
  116  of the statement of estimated regulatory costs. If requested in
  117  writing by any affected person, an agency must hold public
  118  workshops, including workshops in various regions of this the
  119  state or the agency’s service area, for purposes of rule
  120  development and information gathering for the preparation of the
  121  statement of estimated regulatory costs if requested in writing
  122  by any affected person, unless the agency head explains in
  123  writing why a workshop is unnecessary. The explanation is not
  124  final agency action subject to review pursuant to ss. 120.569
  125  and 120.57. The failure to provide the explanation when required
  126  may be a material error in procedure pursuant to s.
  127  120.56(1)(c). When a workshop or public hearing is held, the
  128  agency must ensure that the persons responsible for preparing
  129  the proposed rule and the statement of estimated regulatory
  130  costs are available to receive public input, to explain the
  131  agency’s proposal, and to respond to questions or comments
  132  regarding the rule being developed and the statement of
  133  estimated regulatory costs. The workshop may be facilitated or
  134  mediated by a neutral third person, or the agency may employ
  135  other types of dispute resolution alternatives for the workshop
  136  that are appropriate for rule development and for preparation of
  137  the statement of estimated regulatory costs. Notice of a
  138  workshop for rule development and for preparation of the
  139  statement of estimated regulatory costs must workshop shall be
  140  by publication in the Florida Administrative Register not less
  141  than 14 days before prior to the date on which the workshop is
  142  scheduled to be held and must shall indicate the subject area
  143  that which will be addressed; the agency contact person; and the
  144  place, date, and time of the workshop.
  145         (d)1. An agency may use negotiated rulemaking in developing
  146  and adopting rules. The agency should consider the use of
  147  negotiated rulemaking when complex rules are being drafted or
  148  strong opposition to the rules is anticipated. The agency should
  149  consider, but is not limited to considering, whether a balanced
  150  committee of interested persons who will negotiate in good faith
  151  can be assembled, whether the agency is willing to support the
  152  work of the negotiating committee, and whether the agency can
  153  use the group consensus as the basis for its proposed rule.
  154  Negotiated rulemaking uses a committee of designated
  155  representatives to draft a mutually acceptable proposed rule and
  156  to develop information necessary to prepare a statement of
  157  estimated regulatory costs, when applicable.
  158         2. An agency that chooses to use the negotiated rulemaking
  159  process described in this paragraph shall publish in the Florida
  160  Administrative Register a notice of negotiated rulemaking that
  161  includes a listing of the representative groups that will be
  162  invited to participate in the negotiated rulemaking process. Any
  163  person who believes that his or her interest is not adequately
  164  represented may apply to participate within 30 days after
  165  publication of the notice. All meetings of the negotiating
  166  committee must shall be noticed and open to the public pursuant
  167  to the provisions of this chapter. The negotiating committee
  168  shall be chaired by a neutral facilitator or mediator.
  169         3. The agency’s decision to use negotiated rulemaking, its
  170  selection of the representative groups, and approval or denial
  171  of an application to participate in the negotiated rulemaking
  172  process are not agency action. Nothing in This subparagraph is
  173  not intended to affect the rights of a substantially an affected
  174  person to challenge a proposed rule developed under this
  175  paragraph in accordance with s. 120.56(2).
  176         (3) ADOPTION PROCEDURES.—
  177         (a) Notices.—
  178         1. Before Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of
  179  any rule other than an emergency rule, an agency, upon approval
  180  of the agency head, shall give notice of its intended action,
  181  setting forth a short, plain explanation of the purpose and
  182  effect of the proposed action; the proposed rule number and full
  183  text of the proposed rule or amendment and a summary thereof; a
  184  reference to the grant of rulemaking authority pursuant to which
  185  the rule is adopted; and a reference to the section or
  186  subsection of the Florida Statutes or the Laws of Florida being
  187  implemented or interpreted. The notice must include a concise
  188  summary of the agency’s statement of the estimated regulatory
  189  costs, if one has been prepared, based on the factors set forth
  190  in s. 120.541(2), which describes the regulatory impact of the
  191  rule in readable language; an agency website address where the
  192  statement of estimated regulatory costs can be viewed in its
  193  entirety; a statement that any person who wishes to provide the
  194  agency with information regarding the statement of estimated
  195  regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost
  196  regulatory alternative as provided by s. 120.541(1), must do so
  197  in writing within 21 days after publication of the notice; a
  198  request for the submission of any information that could be
  199  helpful to the agency regarding the statement of estimated
  200  regulatory costs; and a statement as to whether, based on the
  201  statement of the estimated regulatory costs or other information
  202  expressly relied upon and described by the agency if no
  203  statement of regulatory costs is required, the proposed rule is
  204  expected to require legislative ratification pursuant to s.
  205  120.541(3). The notice must state the procedure for requesting a
  206  public hearing on the proposed rule. Except when the intended
  207  action is the repeal of a rule, the notice must include a
  208  reference both to the date on which and to the place where the
  209  notice of rule development that is required by subsection (2)
  210  appeared.
  211         2. The notice must shall be published in the Florida
  212  Administrative Register at least not less than 28 days before
  213  prior to the intended action. The proposed rule, including all
  214  materials proposed to be incorporated by reference and the
  215  statement of estimated regulatory costs, must shall be available
  216  for inspection and copying by the public at the time of the
  217  publication of notice. Material proposed to be incorporated by
  218  reference in the notice must be made available in the manner
  219  prescribed by sub-subparagraph (1)(i)3.a. or sub-subparagraph
  220  (1)(i)3.b.
  221         3. The notice must shall be mailed or delivered
  222  electronically to all persons named in the proposed rule and
  223  mailed or delivered electronically to all persons who, at least
  224  14 days before publication of the notice prior to such mailing,
  225  have made requests of the agency for advance notice of its
  226  proceedings. The agency shall also give such notice as is
  227  prescribed by rule to those particular classes of persons to
  228  whom the intended action is directed.
  229         4. The adopting agency shall file with the committee, at
  230  least 21 days before prior to the proposed adoption date, a copy
  231  of each rule it proposes to adopt; a copy of any material
  232  incorporated by reference in the rule; a detailed written
  233  statement of the facts and circumstances justifying the proposed
  234  rule; a copy of the any statement of estimated regulatory costs
  235  that has been prepared pursuant to s. 120.541; a statement of
  236  the extent to which the proposed rule relates to federal
  237  standards or rules on the same subject; and the notice required
  238  by subparagraph 1.
  239         (b) Special matters to be considered in rule adoption.—
  240         1. Statement of estimated regulatory costs.—Before the
  241  adoption or, amendment, or repeal of any rule, other than an
  242  emergency rule, an agency must is encouraged to prepare a
  243  statement of estimated regulatory costs of the proposed rule, as
  244  provided by s. 120.541. However, an agency is not required to
  245  prepare a statement of estimated regulatory costs for a proposed
  246  rule repeal unless such repeal would impose a regulatory cost.
  247  In any challenge to a proposed rule repeal, a proposed rule
  248  repeal that only reduces or eliminates regulations on those
  249  individuals or entities regulated by the existing rule must be
  250  considered presumptively correct in any proceeding before the
  251  division or in any proceeding before a court of competent
  252  jurisdiction However, an agency must prepare a statement of
  253  estimated regulatory costs of the proposed rule, as provided by
  254  s. 120.541, if:
  255         a.The proposed rule will have an adverse impact on small
  256  business; or
  257         b.The proposed rule is likely to directly or indirectly
  258  increase regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate
  259  in this state within 1 year after the implementation of the
  260  rule.
  261         2. Small businesses, small counties, and small cities.—
  262         a. For purposes of this subsection and s. 120.541(2), an
  263  adverse impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 288.703 or
  264  sub-subparagraph b., exists if, for any small business:
  265         (I)An owner, officer, operator, or manager must complete
  266  any education, training, or testing to comply, or is likely to
  267  spend at least 10 hours or purchase professional advice to
  268  understand and comply, with the rule in the first year;
  269         (II)Taxes or fees assessed on transactions are likely to
  270  increase by $500 or more in the aggregate in 1 year;
  271         (III)Prices charged for goods and services are restricted
  272  or are likely to increase because of the rule;
  273         (IV)Specially trained, licensed, or tested employees will
  274  be required because of the rule;
  275         (V)Operating costs are expected to increase by at least
  276  $1,000 annually because of the rule; or
  277         (VI)Capital expenditures in excess of $1,000 are necessary
  278  to comply with the rule.
  279         b. Each agency, before the adoption, amendment, or repeal
  280  of a rule, shall consider the impact of the rule on small
  281  businesses as defined in by s. 288.703 and the impact of the
  282  rule on small counties or small cities as defined in by s.
  283  120.52. Whenever practicable, an agency shall tier its rules to
  284  reduce disproportionate impacts on small businesses, small
  285  counties, or small cities to avoid regulating small businesses,
  286  small counties, or small cities that do not contribute
  287  significantly to the problem the rule is designed to address. An
  288  agency may define “small business” to include businesses
  289  employing more than 200 persons, may define “small county” to
  290  include those with populations of more than 75,000, and may
  291  define “small city” to include those with populations of more
  292  than 10,000, if it finds that such a definition is necessary to
  293  adapt a rule to the needs and problems of small businesses,
  294  small counties, or small cities. The agency shall consider each
  295  of the following methods for reducing the impact of the proposed
  296  rule on small businesses, small counties, and small cities, or
  297  any combination of these entities:
  298         (I) Establishing less stringent compliance or reporting
  299  requirements in the rule.
  300         (II) Establishing less stringent schedules or deadlines in
  301  the rule for compliance or reporting requirements.
  302         (III) Consolidating or simplifying the rule’s compliance or
  303  reporting requirements.
  304         (IV) Establishing performance standards or best management
  305  practices to replace design or operational standards in the
  306  rule.
  307         (V) Exempting small businesses, small counties, or small
  308  cities from any or all requirements of the rule.
  309         c.(I)b.(I) If the agency determines that the proposed
  310  action will affect small businesses as defined by the agency as
  311  provided in sub-subparagraph b. a., the agency must shall send
  312  written notice of the rule to the rules ombudsman in the
  313  Executive Office of the Governor at least 28 days before the
  314  intended action.
  315         (II) Each agency shall adopt those regulatory alternatives
  316  offered by the rules ombudsman in the Executive Office of the
  317  Governor and provided to the agency no later than 21 days after
  318  the rules ombudsman’s receipt of the written notice of the rule
  319  which it finds are feasible and consistent with the stated
  320  objectives of the proposed rule and which would reduce the
  321  impact on small businesses. When regulatory alternatives are
  322  offered by the rules ombudsman in the Executive Office of the
  323  Governor, the 90-day period for filing the rule in subparagraph
  324  (e)2. is extended for a period of 21 days. The agency shall
  325  provide notice to the committee of any regulatory alternative
  326  offered to the agency pursuant to this sub-subparagraph at least
  327  21 days before filing the proposed rule for adoption.
  328         (III) If an agency does not adopt all alternatives offered
  329  pursuant to this sub-subparagraph, it must shall, before rule
  330  adoption or amendment and pursuant to subparagraph (d)1., file a
  331  detailed written statement with the committee explaining the
  332  reasons for failure to adopt such alternatives. Within 3 working
  333  days after the filing of such notice, the agency shall send a
  334  copy of such notice to the rules ombudsman in the Executive
  335  Office of the Governor.
  336         (c) Hearings.—
  337         1. If the intended action concerns any rule other than one
  338  relating exclusively to procedure or practice, the agency must
  339  shall, on the request of any affected person received within 21
  340  days after the date of publication of the notice of intended
  341  agency action, give affected persons an opportunity to present
  342  evidence and argument on all issues under consideration. The
  343  agency may schedule a public hearing on the proposed rule and,
  344  if requested by any affected person, must shall schedule a
  345  public hearing on the proposed rule. When a public hearing is
  346  held, the agency must ensure that the persons responsible for
  347  preparing the proposed rule and the statement of estimated
  348  regulatory costs staff are in attendance available to explain
  349  the agency’s proposal and to respond to questions or comments
  350  regarding the proposed rule, the statement of estimated
  351  regulatory costs, and the agency’s decision on whether to adopt
  352  a lower cost regulatory alternative submitted pursuant to s.
  353  120.541(1)(a). If the agency head is a board or other collegial
  354  body created under s. 20.165(4) or s. 20.43(3)(g), and one or
  355  more requested public hearings is scheduled, the board or other
  356  collegial body must shall conduct at least one of the public
  357  hearings itself and may not delegate this responsibility without
  358  the consent of those persons requesting the public hearing. Any
  359  material pertinent to the issues under consideration submitted
  360  to the agency within 21 days after the date of publication of
  361  the notice or submitted to the agency between the date of
  362  publication of the notice and the end of the final public
  363  hearing must shall be considered by the agency and made a part
  364  of the record of the rulemaking proceeding.
  365         2. Rulemaking proceedings are shall be governed solely by
  366  the provisions of this section unless a person timely asserts
  367  that the person’s substantial interests will be affected in the
  368  proceeding and affirmatively demonstrates to the agency that the
  369  proceeding does not provide adequate opportunity to protect
  370  those interests. If the agency determines that the rulemaking
  371  proceeding is not adequate to protect the person’s interests, it
  372  must shall suspend the rulemaking proceeding and convene a
  373  separate proceeding under the provisions of ss. 120.569 and
  374  120.57. The agency shall publish notice of convening a separate
  375  proceeding in the Florida Administrative Register. Similarly
  376  situated persons may be requested to join and participate in the
  377  separate proceeding. Upon conclusion of the separate proceeding,
  378  the rulemaking proceeding shall be resumed. All timelines in
  379  this section are tolled during any suspension of the rulemaking
  380  proceeding under this subparagraph, beginning on the date the
  381  notice of convening a separate proceeding is published, and the
  382  timelines shall resume the day after conclusion of the separate
  383  proceedings, notice of which must be provided to the committee.
  384         (d) Modification or withdrawal of proposed rules.—
  385         1. After the final public hearing on the proposed rule, or
  386  after the time for requesting a hearing has expired, if the
  387  proposed rule has not been changed from the proposed rule as
  388  previously filed with the committee, or contains only technical
  389  changes, the adopting agency shall file a notice to that effect
  390  with the committee at least 7 days before prior to filing the
  391  proposed rule for adoption. Any change, other than a technical
  392  change that does not affect the substance of the rule, must be
  393  supported by the record of public hearings held on the proposed
  394  rule, must be in response to written material submitted to the
  395  agency within 21 days after the date of publication of the
  396  notice of intended agency action or submitted to the agency
  397  between the date of publication of the notice and the end of the
  398  final public hearing, or must be in response to a proposed
  399  objection by the committee. Any change, other than a technical
  400  change, to a statement of estimated regulatory costs requires a
  401  notice of change. In addition, when any change, other than a
  402  technical change, to is made in a proposed rule text or any
  403  material incorporated by reference requires, other than a
  404  technical change, the adopting agency to shall provide a copy of
  405  a notice of change by certified mail or actual delivery to any
  406  person who requests it in writing no later than 21 days after
  407  the notice required in paragraph (a). The agency shall file the
  408  notice of change with the committee, along with the reasons for
  409  the change, and provide the notice of change to persons
  410  requesting it, at least 21 days before prior to filing the
  411  proposed rule for adoption. The notice of change must shall be
  412  published in the Florida Administrative Register at least 21
  413  days before prior to filing the proposed rule for adoption. The
  414  notice of change must include a summary of any revision of the
  415  statement of estimated regulatory costs required by s.
  416  120.541(1)(c). This subparagraph does not apply to emergency
  417  rules adopted pursuant to subsection (4). Material proposed to
  418  be incorporated by reference in the notice required by this
  419  subparagraph must be made available in the manner prescribed by
  420  sub-subparagraph (1)(i)3.a. or sub-subparagraph (1)(i)3.b. and
  421  include a summary of substantive revisions to any material
  422  proposed to be incorporated by reference in the proposed rule.
  423         2. After the notice required by paragraph (a) and before
  424  prior to adoption, the agency may withdraw the proposed rule in
  425  whole or in part.
  426         3. After the notice required by paragraph (a), the agency
  427  must withdraw the proposed rule if the agency has failed to
  428  adopt it within the prescribed timeframes in this chapter. If
  429  the agency, 30 days after notice by the committee that the
  430  agency has failed to adopt the proposed rule within the
  431  prescribed timeframes in this chapter, has not given notice of
  432  the withdrawal of the proposed rule, the committee must notify
  433  the Department of State that the date for adoption of the rule
  434  has expired, and the Department of State must publish a notice
  435  of withdrawal of the proposed rule.
  436         4. After adoption and before the rule becomes effective, a
  437  rule may be modified or withdrawn only in the following
  438  circumstances:
  439         a. When the committee objects to the rule;
  440         b. When a final order, which is not subject to further
  441  appeal, is entered in a rule challenge brought pursuant to s.
  442  120.56 after the date of adoption but before the rule becomes
  443  effective pursuant to subparagraph (e)6.;
  444         c. If the rule requires ratification, when more than 90
  445  days have passed since the rule was filed for adoption without
  446  the Legislature ratifying the rule, in which case the rule may
  447  be withdrawn but may not be modified; or
  448         d. When the committee notifies the agency that an objection
  449  to the rule is being considered, in which case the rule may be
  450  modified to extend the effective date by not more than 60 days.
  451         5.4. The agency shall give notice of its decision to
  452  withdraw or modify a rule in the first available issue of the
  453  publication in which the original notice of rulemaking was
  454  published, shall notify those persons described in subparagraph
  455  (a)3. in accordance with the requirements of that subparagraph,
  456  and shall notify the Department of State if the rule is required
  457  to be filed with the Department of State.
  458         6.5. After a rule has become effective, it may be repealed
  459  or amended only through the rulemaking procedures specified in
  460  this chapter.
  461         (e) Filing for final adoption; effective date.—
  462         1. If the adopting agency is required to publish its rules
  463  in the Florida Administrative Code, the agency, upon approval of
  464  the agency head, must electronically shall file with the
  465  Department of State a three certified copy copies of the rule it
  466  proposes to adopt; one copy of any material incorporated by
  467  reference in the rule, certified by the agency; a summary of the
  468  rule; a summary of any hearings held on the rule; and a detailed
  469  written statement of the facts and circumstances justifying the
  470  rule. Agencies not required to publish their rules in the
  471  Florida Administrative Code shall file one certified copy of the
  472  proposed rule, and the other material required by this
  473  subparagraph, in the office of the agency head, and such rules
  474  must shall be open to the public.
  475         2. A rule may not be filed for adoption less than 28 days
  476  or more than 90 days after the notice required by paragraph (a),
  477  until 21 days after the notice of change required by paragraph
  478  (d), until 14 days after the final public hearing, until 21 days
  479  after a statement of estimated regulatory costs required under
  480  s. 120.541 has been provided to all persons who submitted a
  481  lower cost regulatory alternative and made available to the
  482  public at a readily accessible page on the agency’s website, or
  483  until the administrative law judge has rendered a decision under
  484  s. 120.56(2), whichever applies. When a required notice of
  485  change is published before prior to the expiration of the time
  486  to file the rule for adoption, the period during which a rule
  487  must be filed for adoption is extended to 45 days after the date
  488  of publication. If notice of a public hearing is published
  489  before prior to the expiration of the time to file the rule for
  490  adoption, the period during which a rule must be filed for
  491  adoption is extended to 45 days after adjournment of the final
  492  hearing on the rule, 21 days after receipt of all material
  493  authorized to be submitted at the hearing, or 21 days after
  494  receipt of the transcript, if one is made, whichever is latest.
  495  The term “public hearing” includes any public meeting held by
  496  any agency at which the rule is considered. If a petition for an
  497  administrative determination under s. 120.56(2) is filed, the
  498  period during which a rule must be filed for adoption is
  499  extended to 60 days after the administrative law judge files the
  500  final order with the clerk or until 60 days after subsequent
  501  judicial review is complete.
  502         3. At the time a rule is filed, the agency shall certify
  503  that the time limitations prescribed by this paragraph have been
  504  complied with, that all statutory rulemaking requirements have
  505  been met, and that there is no administrative determination
  506  pending on the rule.
  507         4. At the time a rule is filed, the committee shall certify
  508  whether the agency has responded in writing to all material and
  509  timely written comments or written inquiries made on behalf of
  510  the committee. The Department of State shall reject any rule
  511  that is not filed within the prescribed time limits; that does
  512  not comply with all statutory rulemaking requirements and rules
  513  of the Department of State; upon which an agency has not
  514  responded in writing to all material and timely written
  515  inquiries or written comments; upon which an administrative
  516  determination is pending; or which does not include a statement
  517  of estimated regulatory costs, if required.
  518         5. If a rule has not been adopted within the time limits
  519  imposed by this paragraph or has not been adopted in compliance
  520  with all statutory rulemaking requirements, the agency proposing
  521  the rule must shall withdraw the proposed rule and give notice
  522  of its action in the next available issue of the Florida
  523  Administrative Register. If the agency has not published notice
  524  of withdrawal of the rule during the 30 days after receiving
  525  notice from the committee that the agency has failed to withdraw
  526  the rule, the committee must notify the Department of State that
  527  the date for adoption of the rule has expired, and the
  528  Department of State must publish a notice of withdrawal of the
  529  rule.
  530         6. The proposed rule shall be adopted on being filed with
  531  the Department of State and becomes become effective 20 days
  532  after being filed, on a later date specified in the notice
  533  required by subparagraph (a)1., on a date required by statute,
  534  or upon ratification by the Legislature pursuant to s.
  535  120.541(3). Rules not required to be filed with the Department
  536  of State shall become effective when adopted by the agency head,
  537  on a later date specified by rule or statute, or upon
  538  ratification by the Legislature pursuant to s. 120.541(3). If
  539  the committee notifies an agency that an objection to a rule is
  540  being considered, the agency may postpone the adoption of the
  541  rule to accommodate review of the rule by the committee. When an
  542  agency postpones adoption of a rule to accommodate review by the
  543  committee, the 90-day period for filing the rule is tolled until
  544  the committee notifies the agency that it has completed its
  545  review of the rule.
  546  
  547  For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “administrative
  548  determination” does not include subsequent judicial review.
  549         (4) EMERGENCY RULES.—
  550         (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, an emergency rule may
  551  adopted under this subsection shall not be effective for a
  552  period longer than 90 days and is shall not be renewable, except
  553  when the agency has initiated rulemaking to adopt rules
  554  addressing the subject of the emergency rule and either:
  555         1. A challenge to the proposed rules has been filed and
  556  remains pending; or
  557         2. The proposed rules are awaiting ratification by the
  558  Legislature pursuant to s. 120.541(3).
  559  
  560  Nothing in This paragraph does not prohibit prohibits the agency
  561  from adopting a rule or rules identical to the emergency rule
  562  through the rulemaking procedures specified in subsection (3).
  563         (e)Emergency rules must be published in the Florida
  564  Administrative Code.
  565         (f)An agency may supersede an emergency rule currently in
  566  effect through adoption of another emergency rule. The agency
  567  must state the reason for adopting the new rule, in accordance
  568  with the procedures set forth in paragraph (a), and the new rule
  569  must be in effect for the duration of the effective period of
  570  the superseded rule. Technical changes to an emergency rule may
  571  be made within the first 7 days after adoption of the rule.
  572         (g)Any notice of the renewal of an emergency rule must be
  573  published in the Florida Administrative Register before the
  574  expiration of the existing emergency rule. The notice of renewal
  575  must state the specific facts and reasons for the renewal
  576  pursuant to paragraph (c).
  577         (h)All emergency rules must be published in the Florida
  578  Administrative Code in the section of the code dealing with the
  579  agency.
  580         (i)For emergency rules with an effective period longer
  581  than 90 days which are intended to replace existing rules, a
  582  note must be added to the history note of the existing rule
  583  which specifically identifies the emergency rule that is
  584  intended to supersede the existing rule and includes the date
  585  that the emergency rule was filed with the Department of State.
  586         (j)An emergency rule adopted under this subsection may be
  587  repealed at any time while the rule is in effect by publishing a
  588  notice in the Florida Administrative Register citing the reason
  589  for the repeal and the effective date of the repeal.
  590         (7) PETITION TO INITIATE RULEMAKING.—
  591         (a) Any person regulated by an agency or having substantial
  592  interest in an agency rule may petition an agency to adopt,
  593  amend, or repeal a rule or to provide the minimum public
  594  information required by this chapter. The petition must shall
  595  specify the proposed rule and action requested. The agency shall
  596  file a copy of the petition with the committee. No Not later
  597  than 30 calendar days after following the date of filing a
  598  petition, the agency shall initiate rulemaking proceedings under
  599  this chapter, otherwise comply with the requested action, or
  600  deny the petition with a written statement of its reasons for
  601  the denial.
  602         Section 3. Section 120.541, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  603  read:
  604         120.541 Statement of estimated regulatory costs.—
  605         (1)(a) Within 21 days after publication of the notice of a
  606  proposed rule or notice of change required under s.
  607  120.54(3)(a), a substantially affected person may submit to an
  608  agency a good faith written proposal for a lower cost regulatory
  609  alternative to a proposed rule which substantially accomplishes
  610  the objectives of the law being implemented. The agency shall
  611  provide a copy of any proposal for a lower cost regulatory
  612  alternative to the committee at least 21 days before filing the
  613  proposed rule for adoption. The proposal may include the
  614  alternative of not adopting any rule if the proposal explains
  615  how the lower costs and objectives of the law will be achieved
  616  by not adopting any rule. If submitted after a notice of change,
  617  a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative is deemed to
  618  be made in good faith only if the person reasonably believes,
  619  and the proposal states the person’s reasons for believing, that
  620  the proposed rule as changed by the notice of change increases
  621  the regulatory costs or creates an adverse impact on small
  622  businesses which was not created by the previous proposed rule.
  623  If such a proposal is submitted, the 90-day period for filing
  624  the rule is extended 21 days. Upon the submission of the lower
  625  cost regulatory alternative, the agency shall prepare a
  626  statement of estimated regulatory costs as provided in
  627  subsection (2), or shall revise its prior statement of estimated
  628  regulatory costs, and either adopt the alternative proposal,
  629  reject the alternative proposal, or modify the proposed rule to
  630  reduce the regulatory costs. If the agency rejects the
  631  alternative proposal or modifies the proposed rule, the agency
  632  must or provide a statement of the reasons for rejecting the
  633  alternative in favor of the proposed rule.
  634         (b)If a proposed rule will have an adverse impact on small
  635  business or if the proposed rule is likely to directly or
  636  indirectly increase regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in
  637  the aggregate within 1 year after the implementation of the
  638  rule, the agency shall prepare a statement of estimated
  639  regulatory costs as required by s. 120.54(3)(b).
  640         (b)(c) The agency must shall revise a statement of
  641  estimated regulatory costs if any change to the rule made under
  642  s. 120.54(3)(d) increases the regulatory costs of the rule or if
  643  the rule is modified in response to the submission of a lower
  644  cost regulatory alternative. A summary of the revised statement
  645  must be included with any subsequent notice published under s.
  646  120.54(3).
  647         (c)(d) At least 21 days before filing the proposed rule for
  648  adoption, an agency that is required to revise a statement of
  649  estimated regulatory costs shall provide the statement to the
  650  person who submitted the lower cost regulatory alternative, to
  651  the rules ombudsman in the Executive Office of the Governor, and
  652  to the committee. The revised statement must be published and
  653  made available in the same manner as the original statement of
  654  estimated regulatory costs and shall provide notice on the
  655  agency’s website that it is available to the public.
  656         (d)(e) Notwithstanding s. 120.56(1)(c), the failure of the
  657  agency to prepare and publish a statement of estimated
  658  regulatory costs or to respond to a written lower cost
  659  regulatory alternative as provided in this subsection is a
  660  material failure to follow the applicable rulemaking procedures
  661  or requirements set forth in this chapter.
  662         (e)(f) An agency’s failure to prepare a statement of
  663  estimated regulatory costs or to respond to a written lower cost
  664  regulatory alternative may not be raised in a proceeding
  665  challenging the validity of a rule pursuant to s. 120.52(8)(a)
  666  unless:
  667         1. Raised in a petition filed no later than 1 year after
  668  the effective date of the rule; and
  669         2. Raised by a person whose substantial interests are
  670  affected by the rule’s regulatory costs.
  671         (f)(g) A rule that is challenged pursuant to s.
  672  120.52(8)(f) may not be declared invalid unless:
  673         1. The issue is raised in an administrative proceeding
  674  within 1 year after the effective date of the rule;
  675         2. The challenge is to the agency’s rejection of a lower
  676  cost regulatory alternative offered under paragraph (a) or s.
  677  120.54(3)(b)2.c. s. 120.54(3)(b)2.b.; and
  678         3. The substantial interests of the person challenging the
  679  rule are materially affected by the rejection.
  680         (2) A statement of estimated regulatory costs must shall
  681  include:
  682         (a) An economic analysis showing whether the rule directly
  683  or indirectly:
  684         1. Is likely to have an adverse impact on economic growth,
  685  private sector job creation or employment, or private sector
  686  investment in excess of $1 million in the aggregate within 5
  687  years after the implementation of the rule;
  688         2. Is likely to have an adverse impact on business
  689  competitiveness, including the ability of persons doing business
  690  in this the state to compete with persons doing business in
  691  other states or domestic markets, productivity, or innovation in
  692  excess of $1 million in the aggregate within 5 years after the
  693  implementation of the rule; or
  694         3. Is likely to increase regulatory costs, including all
  695  any transactional costs and impacts estimated in the statement,
  696  in excess of $1 million in the aggregate within 5 years after
  697  the implementation of the rule.
  698         (b) A good faith estimate of the number of individuals,
  699  small businesses, and other entities likely to be required to
  700  comply with the rule, together with a general description of the
  701  types of individuals likely to be affected by the rule.
  702         (c) A good faith estimate of the cost to the agency, and to
  703  any other state and local government entities, of implementing
  704  and enforcing the proposed rule, and any anticipated effect on
  705  state or local revenues.
  706         (d) A good faith estimate of the compliance transactional
  707  costs likely to be incurred by individuals and entities,
  708  including local government entities, required to comply with the
  709  requirements of the rule. As used in this section,
  710  “transactional costs” are direct costs that are readily
  711  ascertainable based upon standard business practices, and
  712  include filing fees, the cost of obtaining a license, the cost
  713  of equipment required to be installed or used or procedures
  714  required to be employed in complying with the rule, additional
  715  operating costs incurred, the cost of monitoring and reporting,
  716  and any other costs necessary to comply with the rule.
  717         (e) An analysis of the impact on small businesses as
  718  defined by s. 288.703, and an analysis of the impact on small
  719  counties and small cities as defined in s. 120.52. The impact
  720  analysis for small businesses must include the basis for the
  721  agency’s decision not to implement alternatives that would
  722  reduce adverse impacts on small businesses.
  723         (f) Any additional information that the agency determines
  724  may be useful.
  725         (g) In the statement or revised statement, whichever
  726  applies, a description of any regulatory alternatives submitted
  727  under paragraph (1)(a) and a statement adopting the alternative
  728  or a statement of the reasons for rejecting the alternative in
  729  favor of the proposed rule.
  730         (3) If the adverse impact or regulatory costs of the rule
  731  exceed any of the criteria established in paragraph (2)(a), the
  732  rule must shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and
  733  Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 30 days
  734  before prior to the next regular legislative session, and the
  735  rule may not take effect until it is ratified by the
  736  Legislature.
  737         (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the adoption of:
  738         (a) Federal standards pursuant to s. 120.54(6).
  739         (b) Triennial updates of and amendments to the Florida
  740  Building Code which are expressly authorized by s. 553.73.
  741         (c) Triennial updates of and amendments to the Florida Fire
  742  Prevention Code which are expressly authorized by s. 633.202.
  743         (d)Emergency rules adopted pursuant to s. 120.54(4).
  744         (5) For purposes of subsections (2) and (3), adverse
  745  impacts and regulatory costs likely to occur within 5 years
  746  after implementation of the rule include adverse impacts and
  747  regulatory costs estimated to occur within 5 years after the
  748  effective date of the rule. However, if any provision of the
  749  rule is not fully implemented upon the effective date of the
  750  rule, the adverse impacts and regulatory costs associated with
  751  such provision must be adjusted to include any additional
  752  adverse impacts and regulatory costs estimated to occur within 5
  753  years after implementation of such provision.
  754         (6)(a)In evaluating the impacts described in paragraphs
  755  (2)(a) and (e), an agency shall include good faith estimates of
  756  market impacts likely to result from compliance with the
  757  proposed rule, including:
  758         1.Increased customer charges for goods or services.
  759         2.Decreased market value of goods or services produced,
  760  provided, or sold.
  761         3.Increased costs resulting from the purchase of
  762  substitute or alternative goods or services.
  763         4.The reasonable value of time to be spent by owners,
  764  officers, operators, and managers to understand and comply with
  765  the proposed rule, including, but not limited to, time to be
  766  spent completing required education, training, or testing.
  767         5.Capital costs.
  768         6.Any other impacts suggested by the rules ombudsman in
  769  the Executive Office of the Governor or by any interested
  770  persons.
  771         (b)In estimating the information required in paragraphs
  772  (2)(b)-(e), the agency may use surveys of individuals,
  773  businesses, business organizations, counties, and municipalities
  774  to collect data helpful to estimate the costs and impacts.
  775         (c)In estimating compliance costs under paragraph (2)(d),
  776  the agency shall consider, among other matters, all direct and
  777  indirect costs necessary to comply with the proposed rule which
  778  are readily ascertainable based upon standard business
  779  practices, including, but not limited to, costs related to:
  780         1.Filing fees.
  781         2.Expenses to obtain a license.
  782         3.Necessary equipment.
  783         4.Installation, utilities, and maintenance of necessary
  784  equipment.
  785         5.Necessary operations and procedures.
  786         6.Accounting, financial, information management, and other
  787  administrative processes.
  788         7.Other processes.
  789         8.Labor based on relevant rates of wages, salaries, and
  790  benefits.
  791         9.Materials and supplies.
  792         10.Capital expenditures, including financing costs.
  793         11.Professional and technical services, including
  794  contracted services necessary to implement and maintain
  795  compliance.
  796         12.Monitoring and reporting.
  797         13.Qualifying and recurring education, training, and
  798  testing.
  799         14.Travel.
  800         15.Insurance and surety requirements.
  801         16.A fair and reasonable allocation of administrative
  802  costs and other overhead.
  803         17.Reduced sales or other revenues.
  804         18.Other items suggested by the rules ombudsman in the
  805  Executive Office of the Governor or by any interested person,
  806  business organization, or business representative.
  807         (7)(a)The Department of State shall include on the Florida
  808  Administrative Register website the agency website addresses
  809  where statements of estimated regulatory costs can be viewed in
  810  their entirety.
  811         (b)An agency that prepares a statement of estimated
  812  regulatory costs must provide, as part of the notice required
  813  under s. 120.54(3)(a), the agency website address where the
  814  statement of estimated regulatory costs can be read in its
  815  entirety to the Department of State for publication in the
  816  Florida Administrative Register.
  817         (c)If an agency revises its statement of estimated
  818  regulatory costs, the agency must provide notice that a revision
  819  has been made in the manner provided under s. 120.54(3)(d)1.
  820  Such notice must also include the agency website address where
  821  the revision can be viewed in its entirety.
  822         Section 4. Section 120.5435, Florida Statutes, is created
  823  to read:
  824         120.5435Repromulgation of rules.—
  825         (1)It is the intent of the Legislature that each agency
  826  periodically review its rules for consistency with the powers
  827  and duties granted by its enabling statutes.
  828         (2)If an agency determines after review that substantive
  829  changes to update a rule are not required, such agency must
  830  repromulgate the rule to reflect the date of the review. All
  831  rules adopted, amended, or repromulgated on or after July 1,
  832  2023, must be reviewed within 5 years after their effective
  833  dates and every 5 years thereafter. Each agency shall review all
  834  existing rules pursuant to this section no later than December
  835  31, 2028. Any variation from this schedule must be reflected in
  836  the agency’s regulatory plan. No later than December 31, 2023,
  837  the committee shall provide each agency with a list of existing
  838  rules and their effective dates. Failure of an agency to adhere
  839  to the deadlines imposed in this section constitutes a material
  840  failure to follow the applicable rulemaking procedures or
  841  requirements of this chapter and shall be the basis of an
  842  objection under s. 120.545.
  843         (3)Before repromulgation of a rule, the agency must, upon
  844  approval by the agency head or his or her designee:
  845         (a)Publish a notice of repromulgation in the Florida
  846  Administrative Register. A notice of repromulgation is not
  847  required to include the text of the rule being repromulgated.
  848         (b)File the rule for repromulgation with the Department of
  849  State. A rule may not be filed for repromulgation less than 28
  850  days, or more than 90 days, after the date of publication of the
  851  notice required by paragraph (a).
  852         (4)The agency must file a notice of repromulgation with
  853  the committee at least 14 days before filing the rule for
  854  repromulgation. At the time the rule is filed for
  855  repromulgation, the committee shall certify whether the agency
  856  has responded in writing to all material and timely written
  857  comments or written inquiries made on behalf of the committee.
  858         (5)A repromulgated rule is not subject to challenge as a
  859  proposed rule pursuant to s. 120.56(2).
  860         (6)The hearing requirements of s. 120.54 do not apply to
  861  repromulgation of a rule.
  862         (7)(a)The agency, upon approval of the agency head or his
  863  or her designee, shall electronically file with the Department
  864  of State a certified copy of the repromulgated rule it proposes
  865  to adopt and one certified copy of any material incorporated by
  866  reference in the rule.
  867         (b)The rule is considered to be repromulgated upon its
  868  filing with the Department of State.
  869         (c)The Department of State shall update the history note
  870  of the rule in the Florida Administrative Code to reflect the
  871  filing date of the repromulgated rule.
  872         (8)At least 30 days before each legislative session, the
  873  committee shall submit to the President of the Senate and the
  874  Speaker of the House of Representatives a list of all rules that
  875  have not been repromulgated in accordance with this section, and
  876  identify whether the statutory rulemaking authority for each
  877  rule remains in effect. If no action is taken by the Legislature
  878  with regard to a rule during the next regular legislative
  879  session, each agency, within 14 days after the close of the
  880  session, must initiate rulemaking proceedings under chapter 120
  881  to repeal the rule.
  882         (9)The Department of State shall adopt rules to implement
  883  this section by December 31, 2023.
  884         Section 5. Section 120.5436, Florida Statutes, is created
  885  to read:
  886         120.5436 Infrastructure and environmental permitting
  887  review.—
  888         (1)(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to build a more
  889  resilient and responsive government infrastructure to allow for
  890  quick recovery after natural disasters, including hurricanes and
  891  tropical storms.
  892         (b)It is further the intent of the Legislature to promote
  893  efficiency in state government across branches, agencies, and
  894  other governmental entities and to identify any area of
  895  improvement within each that allows for quick, effective
  896  delivery of services.
  897         (c)Further, the Legislature intends for the state to seek
  898  out ways to improve its administrative procedures in relevant
  899  fields to build a streamlined permitting process that withstands
  900  disruptions caused by natural disasters, including hurricanes
  901  and tropical storms.
  902         (2)(a)The Department of Environmental Protection and water
  903  management districts shall conduct a holistic review of their
  904  current coastal permitting processes and other permit programs.
  905  These permitting processes must include, but are not limited to,
  906  coastal construction control line permits; joint coastal
  907  permits; environmental resource permits; consistent with the
  908  terms of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
  909  approval, state-administered section 404 permits; and permitting
  910  processes related to water supply infrastructure, wastewater
  911  infrastructure, and onsite treatment and disposal systems.
  912         (b)The scope and purpose of the review is to identify
  913  areas of improvement and to increase efficiency within each
  914  process. Factors that must be considered in the review include
  915  the following:
  916         1.The requirements to obtain a permit.
  917         2.Time periods for review, including by commenting
  918  agencies, and approval of the permit application.
  919         3.Areas for improved efficiency and decision-point
  920  consolidation within a single project’s process.
  921         4.Areas of duplication across one or more permit programs.
  922         5.The methods of requesting permits.
  923         6.Any other factors that may increase the efficiency of
  924  the permitting processes and may allow improved storm recovery.
  925         (c)By December 31, 2023, the department and water
  926  management districts shall provide their findings and proposed
  927  solutions in a report to the Governor, the President of the
  928  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  929         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 120.545, Florida
  930  Statutes, is amended to read:
  931         120.545 Committee review of agency rules.—
  932         (1) As a legislative check on legislatively created
  933  authority, the committee shall examine each existing rule and
  934  proposed rule, except for those proposed rules exempted by s.
  935  120.81(1)(e) and (2), and its accompanying material, and each
  936  emergency rule, and may examine any existing rule, for the
  937  purpose of determining whether:
  938         (a) The rule is an invalid exercise of delegated
  939  legislative authority.
  940         (b) The statutory authority for the rule has been repealed.
  941         (c) The rule reiterates or paraphrases statutory material.
  942         (d) The rule is in proper form.
  943         (e) The notice given before prior to its adoption was
  944  sufficient to give adequate notice of the purpose and effect of
  945  the rule.
  946         (f) The rule is consistent with expressed legislative
  947  intent pertaining to the specific provisions of law which the
  948  rule implements.
  949         (g) The rule is necessary to accomplish the apparent or
  950  expressed objectives of the specific provision of law which the
  951  rule implements.
  952         (h) The rule is a reasonable implementation of the law as
  953  it affects the convenience of the general public or persons
  954  particularly affected by the rule.
  955         (i) The rule could be made less complex or more easily
  956  comprehensible to the general public.
  957         (j) The rule’s statement of estimated regulatory costs
  958  complies with the requirements of s. 120.541 and whether the
  959  rule does not impose regulatory costs on the regulated person,
  960  county, or city which could be reduced by the adoption of less
  961  costly alternatives that substantially accomplish the statutory
  962  objectives.
  963         (k) The rule will require additional appropriations.
  964         (l) If the rule is an emergency rule, there exists an
  965  emergency justifying the adoption of such rule, the agency is
  966  within its statutory authority, and the rule was adopted in
  967  compliance with the requirements and limitations of s.
  968  120.54(4).
  969         Section 7. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1)
  970  of section 120.55, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  971         120.55 Publication.—
  972         (1) The Department of State shall:
  973         (a)1. Through a continuous revision and publication system,
  974  compile and publish electronically, on a website managed by the
  975  department, the “Florida Administrative Code.” The Florida
  976  Administrative Code must shall contain all rules adopted by each
  977  agency, citing the grant of rulemaking authority and the
  978  specific law implemented pursuant to which each rule was
  979  adopted, all history notes as authorized in s. 120.545(7),
  980  complete indexes to all rules contained in the code, and any
  981  other material required or authorized by law or deemed useful by
  982  the department. The electronic code must shall display each rule
  983  chapter currently in effect in browse mode and allow full text
  984  search of the code and each rule chapter. The department may
  985  contract with a publishing firm for a printed publication;
  986  however, the department shall retain responsibility for the code
  987  as provided in this section. The electronic publication is shall
  988  be the official compilation of the administrative rules of this
  989  state. The Florida Administrative Register must be published
  990  once each business day by 8 a.m., with the exception of state
  991  holidays or emergency closures of state agencies. If a rule,
  992  proposed rule, or notice of rule development is corrected and
  993  replaced, the corrected rule or notice must be published in the
  994  next available Florida Administrative Register with a notation
  995  indicating that the rule, proposed rule, or notice has been
  996  corrected by the Department of State. Any timeframes for
  997  rulemaking set forth in this chapter must revert to the initial
  998  date of publication.
  999  
 1000  The Department of State retains shall retain the copyright over
 1001  the Florida Administrative Code.
 1002         2. Not publish rules in the Florida Administrative Code
 1003  which are general in form but applicable to only one school
 1004  district, community college district, or county, or a part
 1005  thereof, or state university rules relating to internal
 1006  personnel or business and finance shall not be published in the
 1007  Florida Administrative Code. Exclusion from publication in the
 1008  Florida Administrative Code does shall not affect the validity
 1009  or effectiveness of such rules.
 1010         3. At the beginning of the section of the code dealing with
 1011  an agency that files copies of its rules with the department,
 1012  the agency department shall publish the address and telephone
 1013  number of the executive offices of each agency, the manner by
 1014  which the agency indexes its rules, a listing of all rules of
 1015  that agency excluded from publication in the code, and a
 1016  statement as to where those rules may be inspected.
 1017         4. Not publish forms shall not be published in the Florida
 1018  Administrative Code; but any form which an agency uses in its
 1019  dealings with the public, along with any accompanying
 1020  instructions, shall be filed with the committee before it is
 1021  used. Any form or instruction which meets the definition of
 1022  “rule” provided in s. 120.52 must shall be incorporated by
 1023  reference into the appropriate rule. The reference must shall
 1024  specifically state that the form is being incorporated by
 1025  reference and must shall include the number, title, and
 1026  effective date of the form and an explanation of how the form
 1027  may be obtained. Each form created by an agency which is
 1028  incorporated by reference in a rule notice of which is given
 1029  under s. 120.54(3)(a) after December 31, 2007, must clearly
 1030  display the number, title, and effective date of the form and
 1031  the number of the rule in which the form is incorporated.
 1032         5. Require all materials incorporated by reference in any
 1033  part of an adopted rule and in any part of a repromulgated rule
 1034  The department shall allow adopted rules and material
 1035  incorporated by reference to be filed in the manner prescribed
 1036  by s. 120.54(1)(i)3.a. or b. electronic form as prescribed by
 1037  department rule. When a proposed rule is filed for adoption or
 1038  repromulgation with incorporated material in electronic form,
 1039  the department’s publication of the Florida Administrative Code
 1040  on its website must contain a hyperlink from the incorporating
 1041  reference in the rule directly to that material. The department
 1042  may not allow hyperlinks from rules in the Florida
 1043  Administrative Code to any material other than that filed with
 1044  and maintained by the department, but may allow hyperlinks to
 1045  incorporated material maintained by the department from the
 1046  adopting agency’s website or other sites.
 1047         6.Include the date of any technical changes to a rule in
 1048  the history note of the rule in the Florida Administrative Code.
 1049  A technical change does not affect the effective date of the
 1050  rule.
 1051         (b) Electronically publish on a website managed by the
 1052  department a continuous revision and publication entitled the
 1053  “Florida Administrative Register,” which shall serve as the
 1054  official publication and must contain:
 1055         1. All notices required by s. 120.54(2) and (3)(a), showing
 1056  the text of all rules proposed for consideration.
 1057         2. All notices of public meetings, hearings, and workshops
 1058  conducted in accordance with s. 120.525, including a statement
 1059  of the manner in which a copy of the agenda may be obtained.
 1060         3. A notice of each request for authorization to amend or
 1061  repeal an existing uniform rule or for the adoption of new
 1062  uniform rules.
 1063         4. Notice of petitions for declaratory statements or
 1064  administrative determinations.
 1065         5. A summary of each objection to any rule filed by the
 1066  Administrative Procedures Committee.
 1067         6. A list of rules filed for adoption in the previous 7
 1068  days.
 1069         7. A list of all rules filed for adoption pending
 1070  legislative ratification under s. 120.541(3). A rule shall be
 1071  removed from the list once notice of ratification or withdrawal
 1072  of the rule is received.
 1073         8. The full text of each emergency rule in effect on the
 1074  date of publication.
 1075         9. Any other material required or authorized by law or
 1076  deemed useful by the department.
 1077  
 1078  The department may contract with a publishing firm for a printed
 1079  publication of the Florida Administrative Register and make
 1080  copies available on an annual subscription basis.
 1081         (c) Prescribe by rule the style and form required for
 1082  rules, notices, and other materials submitted for filing,
 1083  including a rule requiring documents created by an agency which
 1084  are proposed to be incorporated by reference in notices
 1085  published pursuant to s. 120.54(3)(a) and (d) to be coded in the
 1086  same manner as notices published pursuant to s. 120.54(3)(a)1.
 1087         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
 1088  120.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1089         120.56 Challenges to rules.—
 1090         (2) CHALLENGING PROPOSED RULES; SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—
 1091         (a) A petition alleging the invalidity of a proposed rule
 1092  shall be filed within 21 days after the date of publication of
 1093  the notice required by s. 120.54(3)(a); within 10 days after the
 1094  final public hearing is held on the proposed rule as provided by
 1095  s. 120.54(3)(e)2.; within 20 days after the statement of
 1096  estimated regulatory costs or revised statement of estimated
 1097  regulatory costs, if applicable, has been prepared and made
 1098  available as provided in s. 120.541(1)(c) s. 120.541(1)(d); or
 1099  within 20 days after the date of publication of the notice
 1100  required by s. 120.54(3)(d). The petitioner has the burden to
 1101  prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner
 1102  would be substantially affected by the proposed rule. The agency
 1103  then has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence
 1104  that the proposed rule is not an invalid exercise of delegated
 1105  legislative authority as to the objections raised. A person who
 1106  is not substantially affected by the proposed rule as initially
 1107  noticed, but who is substantially affected by the rule as a
 1108  result of a change, may challenge any provision of the resulting
 1109  proposed rule.
 1110         Section 9. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
 1111  (2) of section 120.74, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1112         120.74 Agency annual rulemaking and regulatory plans;
 1113  reports.—
 1114         (1) REGULATORY PLAN.—By October 1 of each year, each agency
 1115  shall prepare a regulatory plan.
 1116         (a) The plan must include a listing of each law enacted or
 1117  amended during the previous 12 months which creates or modifies
 1118  the duties or authority of the agency. If the Governor or the
 1119  Attorney General provides a letter to the committee stating that
 1120  a law affects all or most agencies, the agency may exclude the
 1121  law from its plan. For each law listed by an agency under this
 1122  paragraph, the plan must state:
 1123         1. Whether the agency must adopt rules to implement the
 1124  law.
 1125         2. If rulemaking is necessary to implement the law:
 1126         a. Whether a notice of rule development has been published
 1127  and, if so, the citation to such notice in the Florida
 1128  Administrative Register.
 1129         b. The date by which the agency expects to publish the
 1130  notice of proposed rule under s. 120.54(3)(a).
 1131         3. If rulemaking is not necessary to implement the law, a
 1132  concise written explanation of the reasons why the law may be
 1133  implemented without rulemaking.
 1134         (b) The plan must also identify and describe each rule,
 1135  including each rule number or proposed rule number, that include
 1136  a listing of each law not otherwise listed pursuant to paragraph
 1137  (a) which the agency expects to develop, adopt, or repeal for
 1138  the 12-month period beginning on October 1 and ending on
 1139  September 30 implement by rulemaking before the following July
 1140  1, excluding emergency rules except emergency rulemaking. For
 1141  each rule law listed under this paragraph, the plan must state
 1142  whether the rulemaking is intended to simplify, clarify,
 1143  increase efficiency, improve coordination with other agencies,
 1144  reduce regulatory costs, or delete obsolete, unnecessary, or
 1145  redundant rules.
 1146         (c) The plan must include any desired update to the prior
 1147  year’s regulatory plan or supplement published pursuant to
 1148  subsection (7). If, in a prior year, a law was identified under
 1149  this paragraph or under subparagraph (a)1. as a law requiring
 1150  rulemaking to implement but a notice of proposed rule has not
 1151  been published:
 1152         1. The agency must shall identify and again list such law,
 1153  noting the applicable notice of rule development by citation to
 1154  the Florida Administrative Register; or
 1155         2. If the agency has subsequently determined that
 1156  rulemaking is not necessary to implement the law, the agency
 1157  must shall identify such law, reference the citation to the
 1158  applicable notice of rule development in the Florida
 1159  Administrative Register, and provide a concise written
 1160  explanation of the reason why the law may be implemented without
 1161  rulemaking.
 1162         (d) The plan must identify any rules that are required to
 1163  be repromulgated pursuant to s. 120.5435 for the 12-month period
 1164  beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30.
 1165         (e) The plan must include a certification executed on
 1166  behalf of the agency by both the agency head, or, if the agency
 1167  head is a collegial body, the presiding officer; and the
 1168  individual acting as principal legal advisor to the agency head.
 1169  The certification must declare:
 1170         1. Verify That the persons executing the certification have
 1171  reviewed the plan.
 1172         2. Verify That the agency regularly reviews all of its
 1173  rules and identify the period during which all rules have most
 1174  recently been reviewed to determine if the rules remain
 1175  consistent with the agency’s rulemaking authority and the laws
 1176  implemented.
 1177         3. That the agency understands that regulatory
 1178  accountability is necessary to ensure public confidence in the
 1179  integrity of state government and, to that end, the agency is
 1180  diligently working toward lowering the total number of rules
 1181  adopted.
 1182         4. The total number of rules adopted and repealed during
 1183  the previous 12 months.
 1184         (2) PUBLICATION AND DELIVERY TO THE COMMITTEE.—
 1185         (a) By October 1 of each year, each agency shall:
 1186         1. Publish its regulatory plan on its website or on another
 1187  state website established for publication of administrative law
 1188  records. A clearly labeled hyperlink to the current plan must be
 1189  included on the agency’s primary website homepage.
 1190         2. Electronically deliver to the committee a copy of the
 1191  certification required in paragraph (1)(e) (1)(d).
 1192         3. Publish in the Florida Administrative Register a notice
 1193  identifying the date of publication of the agency’s regulatory
 1194  plan. The notice must include a hyperlink or website address
 1195  providing direct access to the published plan.
 1196         Section 10. Subsection (11) of section 120.80, Florida
 1197  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1198         120.80 Exceptions and special requirements; agencies.—
 1199         (11) NATIONAL GUARD.—Notwithstanding s. 120.52(17) s.
 1200  120.52(16), the enlistment, organization, administration,
 1201  equipment, maintenance, training, and discipline of the militia,
 1202  National Guard, organized militia, and unorganized militia, as
 1203  provided by s. 2, Art. X of the State Constitution, are not
 1204  rules as defined by this chapter.
 1205         Section 11. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 1206  120.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1207         120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.—
 1208         (1) EDUCATIONAL UNITS.—
 1209         (c) Notwithstanding s. 120.52(17) s. 120.52(16), any tests,
 1210  test scoring criteria, or testing procedures relating to student
 1211  assessment which are developed or administered by the Department
 1212  of Education pursuant to s. 1003.4282, s. 1008.22, or s.
 1213  1008.25, or any other statewide educational tests required by
 1214  law, are not rules.
 1215         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1216  420.9072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1217         420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.—The
 1218  State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program is created for the
 1219  purpose of providing funds to counties and eligible
 1220  municipalities as an incentive for the creation of local housing
 1221  partnerships, to expand production of and preserve affordable
 1222  housing, to further the housing element of the local government
 1223  comprehensive plan specific to affordable housing, and to
 1224  increase housing-related employment.
 1225         (1)(a) In addition to the legislative findings set forth in
 1226  s. 420.6015, the Legislature finds that affordable housing is
 1227  most effectively provided by combining available public and
 1228  private resources to conserve and improve existing housing and
 1229  provide new housing for very-low-income households, low-income
 1230  households, and moderate-income households. The Legislature
 1231  intends to encourage partnerships in order to secure the
 1232  benefits of cooperation by the public and private sectors and to
 1233  reduce the cost of housing for the target group by effectively
 1234  combining all available resources and cost-saving measures. The
 1235  Legislature further intends that local governments achieve this
 1236  combination of resources by encouraging active partnerships
 1237  between government, lenders, builders and developers, real
 1238  estate professionals, advocates for low-income persons, and
 1239  community groups to produce affordable housing and provide
 1240  related services. Extending the partnership concept to encompass
 1241  cooperative efforts among small counties as defined in s.
 1242  120.52(20) s. 120.52(19), and among counties and municipalities
 1243  is specifically encouraged. Local governments are also intended
 1244  to establish an affordable housing advisory committee to
 1245  recommend monetary and nonmonetary incentives for affordable
 1246  housing as provided in s. 420.9076.
 1247         Section 13. Subsection (7) of section 420.9075, Florida
 1248  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1249         420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.—
 1250         (7) The moneys deposited in the local housing assistance
 1251  trust fund shall be used to administer and implement the local
 1252  housing assistance plan. The cost of administering the plan may
 1253  not exceed 5 percent of the local housing distribution moneys
 1254  and program income deposited into the trust fund. A county or an
 1255  eligible municipality may not exceed the 5-percent limitation on
 1256  administrative costs, unless its governing body finds, by
 1257  resolution, that 5 percent of the local housing distribution
 1258  plus 5 percent of program income is insufficient to adequately
 1259  pay the necessary costs of administering the local housing
 1260  assistance plan. The cost of administering the program may not
 1261  exceed 10 percent of the local housing distribution plus 5
 1262  percent of program income deposited into the trust fund, except
 1263  that small counties, as defined in s. 120.52(20) s. 120.52(19),
 1264  and eligible municipalities receiving a local housing
 1265  distribution of up to $350,000 may use up to 10 percent of
 1266  program income for administrative costs.
 1267         Section 14. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
 1268  443.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1269         443.091 Benefit eligibility conditions.—
 1270         (1) An unemployed individual is eligible to receive
 1271  benefits for any week only if the Department of Economic
 1272  Opportunity finds that:
 1273         (d) She or he is able to work and is available for work. In
 1274  order to assess eligibility for a claimed week of unemployment,
 1275  the department shall develop criteria to determine a claimant’s
 1276  ability to work and availability for work. A claimant must be
 1277  actively seeking work in order to be considered available for
 1278  work. This means engaging in systematic and sustained efforts to
 1279  find work, including contacting at least five prospective
 1280  employers for each week of unemployment claimed. The department
 1281  may require the claimant to provide proof of such efforts to the
 1282  one-stop career center as part of reemployment services. A
 1283  claimant’s proof of work search efforts may not include the same
 1284  prospective employer at the same location in 3 consecutive
 1285  weeks, unless the employer has indicated since the time of the
 1286  initial contact that the employer is hiring. The department
 1287  shall conduct random reviews of work search information provided
 1288  by claimants. As an alternative to contacting at least five
 1289  prospective employers for any week of unemployment claimed, a
 1290  claimant may, for that same week, report in person to a one-stop
 1291  career center to meet with a representative of the center and
 1292  access reemployment services of the center. The center shall
 1293  keep a record of the services or information provided to the
 1294  claimant and shall provide the records to the department upon
 1295  request by the department. However:
 1296         1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph or
 1297  paragraphs (b) and (e), an otherwise eligible individual may not
 1298  be denied benefits for any week because she or he is in training
 1299  with the approval of the department, or by reason of s.
 1300  443.101(2) relating to failure to apply for, or refusal to
 1301  accept, suitable work. Training may be approved by the
 1302  department in accordance with criteria prescribed by rule. A
 1303  claimant’s eligibility during approved training is contingent
 1304  upon satisfying eligibility conditions prescribed by rule.
 1305         2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an
 1306  otherwise eligible individual who is in training approved under
 1307  s. 236(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, may not be
 1308  determined ineligible or disqualified for benefits due to
 1309  enrollment in such training or because of leaving work that is
 1310  not suitable employment to enter such training. As used in this
 1311  subparagraph, the term “suitable employment” means work of a
 1312  substantially equal or higher skill level than the worker’s past
 1313  adversely affected employment, as defined for purposes of the
 1314  Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the wages for which are at least
 1315  80 percent of the worker’s average weekly wage as determined for
 1316  purposes of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
 1317         3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an
 1318  otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits for any
 1319  week because she or he is before any state or federal court
 1320  pursuant to a lawfully issued summons to appear for jury duty.
 1321         4. Union members who customarily obtain employment through
 1322  a union hiring hall may satisfy the work search requirements of
 1323  this paragraph by reporting daily to their union hall.
 1324         5. The work search requirements of this paragraph do not
 1325  apply to persons who are unemployed as a result of a temporary
 1326  layoff or who are claiming benefits under an approved short-time
 1327  compensation plan as provided in s. 443.1116.
 1328         6. In small counties as defined in s. 120.52(20) s.
 1329  120.52(19), a claimant engaging in systematic and sustained
 1330  efforts to find work must contact at least three prospective
 1331  employers for each week of unemployment claimed.
 1332         7. The work search requirements of this paragraph do not
 1333  apply to persons required to participate in reemployment
 1334  services under paragraph (e).
 1335         Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
 1336  
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 1338  And the title is amended as follows:
 1339         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 1340  and insert:
 1341                        A bill to be entitled                      
 1342         An act relating to administrative procedures; amending
 1343         s. 120.52, F.S.; defining the terms “repromulgation”
 1344         and “technical change”; amending s. 120.54, F.S.;
 1345         applying certain provisions applicable to all rules
 1346         other than emergency rules to rules amended or
 1347         repromulgated after a specified date; requiring
 1348         agencies to publish a certain notice of rule
 1349         development in the Florida Administrative Register
 1350         within a specified timeframe before providing
 1351         specified notice of a proposed rule; requiring that a
 1352         notice of rule development cite the grant of
 1353         rulemaking authority; requiring that a notice of rule
 1354         development contain a proposed rule number and
 1355         specified statements; requiring that notice of a
 1356         proposed rule be published in the Florida
 1357         Administrative Register within a specified timeframe
 1358         after the most recent notice of rule development;
 1359         revising the scope of public workshops to include
 1360         information gathered for the preparation of statements
 1361         of estimated regulatory costs; requiring that a notice
 1362         of proposed rule include a website address where a
 1363         statement of regulatory costs can be viewed; requiring
 1364         that a notice of proposed rule include a request for
 1365         the submission of any helpful information regarding
 1366         the statement of estimated regulatory costs; requiring
 1367         that material proposed to be incorporated by reference
 1368         and the statement of estimated regulatory costs be
 1369         made available to the public; requiring that material
 1370         proposed to be incorporated by reference be made
 1371         available in a specified manner; authorizing
 1372         electronic delivery of notices to persons who have
 1373         requested advance notice of agency rulemaking
 1374         proceedings; requiring an agency to prepare a
 1375         statement of estimated regulatory costs before
 1376         adopting or amending any rule other than an emergency
 1377         rule; providing that an agency is not required to
 1378         prepare a statement of estimated regulatory costs
 1379         before repealing a rule; providing an exception;
 1380         requiring that certain rule repeals be considered
 1381         presumptively correct in a proceeding before the
 1382         Division of Administrative Hearings or a court of
 1383         competent jurisdiction; revising the criteria under
 1384         which a proposed rule’s adverse impact on small
 1385         businesses is deemed to exist; requiring an agency to
 1386         provide notice of a regulatory alternative to the
 1387         Administrative Procedures Committee within a certain
 1388         timeframe; requiring certain agency personnel to
 1389         attend public hearings on proposed rules; requiring an
 1390         agency to publish a notice of convening a separate
 1391         proceeding in certain circumstances; providing that
 1392         rulemaking timelines are tolled during such separate
 1393         proceedings; providing that such timelines resume the
 1394         day after the conclusion of such proceedings;
 1395         requiring that notice of conclusion of such
 1396         proceedings be provided to the committee; revising the
 1397         requirements for the contents of a notice of change;
 1398         requiring the committee to notify the Department of
 1399         State that the date for an agency to adopt a proposed
 1400         rule has expired under certain circumstances;
 1401         requiring the department to publish a notice of
 1402         withdrawal under certain circumstances; requiring the
 1403         agency, upon approval of the agency head, to
 1404         electronically file with the department a certified
 1405         copy of the proposed rule; requiring the committee to
 1406         notify the department that the agency has failed to
 1407         withdraw a rule within a specified timeframe;
 1408         requiring the department to publish a notice of
 1409         withdrawal of the rule; prohibiting an emergency rule
 1410         from being effective for longer than a specified
 1411         timeframe; providing that such rule is not renewable;
 1412         providing an exception; requiring that emergency rules
 1413         be published in the Florida Administrative Code;
 1414         authorizing agencies to supersede an emergency rule
 1415         through adoption of another emergency rule; providing
 1416         the requirements for adopting the new rule;
 1417         authorizing an agency to make technical changes to an
 1418         emergency rule during a specified timeframe; requiring
 1419         that notice of renewal of an emergency rule be
 1420         published in the Florida Administrative Register
 1421         before the expiration of the existing rule; requiring
 1422         that the notice state specified facts and reasons;
 1423         requiring that emergency rules be published in a
 1424         certain section of the Florida Administrative Code;
 1425         requiring specified emergency rules to contain a
 1426         certain history note; providing that certain emergency
 1427         rules may be repealed at any time while the emergency
 1428         rule is in effect by publishing a certain notice in
 1429         the Florida Administrative Register; requiring an
 1430         agency to file a copy of a certain petition with the
 1431         committee; making technical changes; amending s.
 1432         120.541, F.S.; requiring an agency to provide a copy
 1433         of a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative
 1434         to the committee within a certain timeframe;
 1435         specifying the circumstances under which such proposal
 1436         is deemed to be made in good faith; revising
 1437         requirements for an agency’s consideration of a lower
 1438         cost regulatory alternative; providing for an agency’s
 1439         revision and publication of a revised statement of
 1440         estimated regulatory costs in response to such
 1441         alternatives; requiring that the revised statement of
 1442         estimated regulatory costs be made available in the
 1443         same manner as the original; deleting the definition
 1444         of the term “transactional costs”; revising the
 1445         applicability of specified provisions; providing
 1446         additional requirements for the calculation of
 1447         estimated regulatory costs; making technical changes;
 1448         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 1449         conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 120.5435,
 1450         F.S.; providing legislative intent; requiring agency
 1451         review of rules and repromulgation of rules that do
 1452         not require substantive changes within a specified
 1453         timeframe; requiring that such rules be reviewed
 1454         periodically; requiring the agency to publish any
 1455         variation from this schedule in the agency’s
 1456         regulatory plan; requiring the committee to provide
 1457         each agency with a specified list; providing that the
 1458         failure of an agency to adhere to specified deadlines
 1459         constitutes a material failure and is the basis for a
 1460         specified objection; requiring an agency to publish a
 1461         notice of repromulgation in the Florida Administrative
 1462         Register and file a rule for repromulgation with the
 1463         department within a specified timeframe; requiring an
 1464         agency to file a notice of repromulgation with the
 1465         committee within a specified timeframe; requiring the
 1466         committee to certify if the agency has provided
 1467         certain responses to the committee; providing that a
 1468         repromulgated rule is not subject to challenge as a
 1469         proposed rule and that certain hearing requirements do
 1470         not apply; requiring an agency to electronically file
 1471         a certified copy of a proposed repromulgated rule and
 1472         any material incorporated by reference; providing that
 1473         a rule is considered repromulgated upon filing with
 1474         the department; requiring the department to update
 1475         certain information in the Florida Administrative
 1476         Code; requiring the committee to submit a specified
 1477         list to the Legislature, within a specified timeframe;
 1478         requiring the agency to initiate rulemaking
 1479         proceedings to repeal certain rules within a specified
 1480         timeframe if certain conditions exist; requiring the
 1481         department to adopt rules by a certain date; creating
 1482         s. 120.5436, F.S.; providing legislative intent;
 1483         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
 1484         and water management districts to conduct a holistic
 1485         review of certain permitting processes and programs;
 1486         providing the scope and purpose of the review;
 1487         providing the factors the department and districts
 1488         must consider when conducting the review; requiring
 1489         the department and districts to submit a specified
 1490         report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified
 1491         date; amending s. 120.545, F.S.; requiring the
 1492         committee to examine certain existing rules; amending
 1493         s. 120.55, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to
 1494         publish the Florida Administrative Register once each
 1495         business day by a specified time; providing
 1496         exceptions; requiring the department to indicate if a
 1497         rule, proposed rule, or notice of rule development was
 1498         corrected or replaced by republishing the register and
 1499         noting the rule, proposed rule, or notice of rule
 1500         development was corrected; requiring that certain
 1501         rulemaking timeframes revert to the initial date of
 1502         publication; requiring the agency, rather than the
 1503         department, to publish specified information at the
 1504         beginning of specified sections of the code; requiring
 1505         that materials incorporated by reference be filed in a
 1506         specified manner; requiring the department to include
 1507         the date of a technical rule change in the Florida
 1508         Administrative Code; providing that a technical change
 1509         does not affect the effective date of a rule; revising
 1510         the required contents of the Florida Administrative
 1511         Register; requiring the department to adopt specified
 1512         rules; amending s. 120.56, F.S.; conforming a cross
 1513         reference; amending s. 120.74, F.S.; requiring an
 1514         agency to list each rule it plans to develop, adopt,
 1515         or repeal during the forthcoming year in the agency’s
 1516         annual regulatory plan; requiring that an agency’s
 1517         annual regulatory plan identify any rules required to
 1518         be repromulgated during the forthcoming year;
 1519         requiring the agency to make certain declarations
 1520         concerning the annual regulatory plan; amending ss.
 1521         120.80, 120.81, 420.9072, 420.9075, and 443.091, F.S.;
 1522         conforming cross-references; providing an effective
 1523         date.