27704284, 34-7.025 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 27704284

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

Chapter:

ETHICS TRAINING, FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Overview

RULE:

34-7.025

Ethics Training Course Content

PURPOSE:

Rulemaking is needed to reflect a recent statutory change to Section 112.3142(2)(d), Florida Statutes, made by Chapter 2023-121, Laws of Florida.  The Chapter Law modified Section 112.3142(2)(d) to require that elected officers of independent special districts, and each person appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term of such an elective office, receive four hours of ethic training each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2024.  Currently Rule 34-7.025 does not include officers of independent special district when listing the types of public officers that must receive four hours of ethics training under Section 112.3142.  The Rule will be updated to reflect the statutory addition.

SUMMARY:

Rules 34-7.025(1) and 34-7.025(2) will be updated to reflect that the statutory training requirements contained therein apply as well to elected local officers of independent special districts, as defined in Section 189.012, Florida Statutes, including any person appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term of such elective office of an independent special district.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Sections 112.322(9) and 112.3142, Florida Statutes

LAW:

Section 112.3142, Florida Statutes

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/26/2023 Vol. 49/209

COMMENTS:

From 10/26/2023 To 11/16/2023 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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