SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1206

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

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16  insert:  and the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.

17  The Department of Insurance, in consultation with the

18  Department of Labor and Employment Security, shall determine

19  the number of positions needed for administrative support of

20  the programs within the Division of Workers' Compensation and

21  the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims as transferred

22  to the Department of Insurance. The number of administrative

23  support positions that the Department of Insurance determines

24  are needed shall not exceed the number of administrative

25  support positions that prior to the transfer were authorized

26  to the Department of Labor and Employment Security for this

27  purpose. Upon transfer of the Division of Workers'

28  Compensation and the Office of the Judges of Compensation

29  Claims, the number of required administrative support

30  positions as determined by the Department of Insurance shall

31  be authorized within the Department of Insurance. The

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1206

    Amendment No.    





 1  Department of Insurance may transfer and reassign positions as

 2  deemed necessary to effectively integrate the activities of

 3  the Division of Workers' Compensation. Appointments to

 4  time-limited positions under this act and authorized positions

 5  under this section may be made without regard to the

 6  provisions of 60K-3, 4 and 17, Florida Administrative Code.

 7  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 216.181(8), Florida

 8  Statutes, the Department of Insurance is authorized, during

 9  Fiscal Year 2000-2001, to exceed the approved salary in the

10  budget entities affected by this act.

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