22053646, 34-8.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 22053646

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

Chapter:

DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Overview

RULE:

34-8.002	General Rules for Filing the CE Form 6 - Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests
34-8.008	Final Filing Using the CE Form 6F
34-8.009	Amended Filing Using the CE Form 6X
34-8.202	General Rules for Filing the CE Form 1 - Statement of Financial Interests
34-8.208	Final Filing Using the CE Form 1F
34-8.209	Amended Filing Using the CE Form 1X

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to update, clarify, and re-adopt the forms and their instructions incorporated by reference in Chapter 34-8, F.A.C., and to address changes required by law. All of the forms and instructions will reference the 2019 filing year.  Rules 34-8.002 and 34-8.008, F.A.C., are being amended to add to the instructions for CE Form 6 and CE Form 6F that members of an expressway agency created pursuant to Chapter 348 or 343, F.S., are required to file those forms.  Rules 34-8.202 and 34-8.208, F.A.C., are being amended to omit from the instructions for CE Form 1 and CE Form 1F assistant bureau chiefs from the definition of individuals required to file those forms and to clarify the threshold amount provided for in Section 287.017, F.S., for purchasing agents required to the file those forms has been raised from CATEGORY ONE ($20,000) to CATEGORY TWO ($35,000).  And Rule 34-8.202, F.A.C., is being amended to clarify in CE Form 1 that the disclosure period is the calendar year.

SUMMARY:

This rulemaking affects the CE Form 6 -Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests; CE Form 6F-Final Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests; CE Form 6X-Amendment to Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests; CE Form 1-Statement of Financial Interests; CE Form 1F-Final Statement of Financial Interests; and CE Form 1X-Amendment to Statement of Financial Interests.  The rulemaking also affects instructions for completing those forms.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. II, s. 8, Fla. Const., 112.3144, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.322, F.S.

LAW:

Art. II, s. 8, Fla. Const., 112.3144, 112.3145, 112.3147, 112.312, 112.322, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/26/2019 Vol. 45/124

COMMENTS:

From 6/26/2019 To 7/17/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-08810 CE Form 6X - Amendment to Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests 2017
Ref-08813 CE Form 1X - Amendment to Statement of Financial Interests 2017
Ref-09822 2019 CE Form 1F Final Statement of Financial Interests
Ref-09828 2018 CE Form 1 Statement of Financial Interests
Ref-09835 2018 CE Form 6 Full and Public Disclosure of Financial Interests

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