Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 37 No. 49, December 9, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

In response to comments by JAPC staff, the following corrections are made.

1) In the Notice of Proposed Rule (NPR) published on 12-9-11, in the section regarding the SERC and Legislative ratification, the phrase “Knowledge and experience of Department staff” is deleted. A SERC was prepared. The following summary of the SERC is provided: The proposed rule will have a favorable economic impact. No new or increased fees are imposed. The proposed rule will result in pay increases to some funeral director interns, because it will facilitate some interns to work under general rather than direct supervision, thus making them more valuable to their employer. The changes make it easier to obtain a funeral director license in Florida, and will increase the number of persons who are able to pursue and earn a living in a funeral director career. The proposed rule will reduce costs to some applicants for funeral director licensure, and will not increase costs for any applicants. Approximately 75 persons per year, who apply for a funeral director internship, will be affected by the proposed rule.

2) In the NPR, the statement that “Substantial rewording of Rule 69K-17.0035 follows,” is corrected to read “Substantial rewording of Rule 69K-18.002 follows.”

3) In rule subparagraph (3)(e)2., the phrase “within 20 5 calendar days” is changed to read “within 20 calendar days.”

4) In rule paragraph (8)(c), the reference to Rule 69K-16.0001, is changed to refer to Rule 69K-17.001.